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The government has all sorts of restrictions on what it can do (e.g., the 4th amendment), that apply to citizens, but not foreign nationals. Are you sure about
by npsimons 13y ago
The government has all sorts of restrictions on what it can do (e.g., the 4th amendment), that apply to citizens, but not foreign nationals.
Are you sure about that? IANAL, and I've not kept up with more recent laws, but the forth doesn't say anything about "citizens", it says "people".
- ilyanep 13y agoIt says "the people"
- coffeemug 13y agoThe distinction comes from the SCOTUS interpretation of the constitution, not the constitution itself. They've been quite consistent in limiting the constitutional rights to American citizens/soil/etc.
- sliverstorm 13y ago"The People" is commonly interpreted to mean the citizens, i.e.: We the People of the United States There is no way to interpret "people" in that line as including Saudis and Chinese.