Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Fishbowl (4th Amendment) News

On February 25th of this year, I noted that the sanctity of the 4th amendment, the Constitutional amendment which guarantees Americans

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated; and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

was being gutted in a post titled So Much for the Sanctity of Your Home, and the Fourth Amendment.

Today I read the following at The Volokh Conspiracy.  Eleventh Circuit Decision Largely Eliminates Fourth Amendment Protection in E-Mail, which was posted by Orin Kerr.

Kerr takes 2,070 some odd words to comment on the question of whether this is just, when, as the Daily Pundit notes, it should only take a couple dozen.

To the common man, it’s simple as shit: Does government interception of a communication without a warrant or consent of either party violate 4th (check yes or no).

Posted by John Venlet on 03/17 at 07:31 AM
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