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I'm 99.9% certain that the Supreme Court would rule such programs Constitutional.
by adestefan 13y ago
I'm 99.9% certain that the Supreme Court would rule such programs Constitutional.
- tehwalrus 13y agoIf true, then there is clearly no real balance of powers in the US; PRISM clearly violates the original spirit of the 4th amendment. If noone is standing up for the constitution anymore, then the legislature + executive have taken control.
- smalltalk 13y agoSaying "clearly" is usually a sign that you're trying to avoid explaining why something is true. Could you explain why PRISM violates the original spirit of the 4th amendment? The 4th amendment is a very narrowly worded provision (when the founders knew how to write broadly worded provisions, e.g., the 1st amendment) and doesn't apply to third party records (when there were third party records during the 18th century, so the founders could have included them in the 4th amendment either explicitly or by broader drafting had they wanted to).