Justice Black, who wrote the Reid opinion[1], did so in terms which are very much applicable to the current situation: The concept that the Bill of Rights

Justice Black, who wrote the Reid opinion[1], did so in terms which are very much applicable to the current situation: The concept that the Bill of Rights and other constitutional protections against arbitrary government are inoperative when they become inconvenient or when expediency dictates otherwise is a very dangerous doctrine and, if allowed to flourish, would destroy the benefit of a written Constitution and undermine the basis of our Government. That sentence basically sums up my entire viewpoint on warrantless government dragnets. [1]: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0354_0001_ZO.html http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0354...