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That's not what the constitution says, but let's be honest: does it really matter what it says?
by rocky1138 13y ago
That's not what the constitution says, but let's be honest: does it really matter what it says?
- kbenson 13y agoYes. Yes it does.
- rayiner 13y agoThe 5th amendment says, in relevant portion: "No person... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..." I don't think it's a great decision, but it's misleading to say "that's not what the constitution says." The constitution doesn't say anything, one way or the other, about the proper way to invoke the right against self-incrimination. It just says that people shall not be "compelled."