Homeland Security finds loophole in Bill of Rights - Article

[Angelina]

Column: Homeland Security finds loophole in Bill of Rights
Dale McFeatters The Eagle-Tribune September 12, 2013
The Founding Fathers valued privacy enough to specify in the Fourth Amendment that the people had the right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures unless a warrant was issued.

Among other items, they specified “papers.” In a rare moment of shortsightedness, they failed to specify laptops, cellphones and thumb drives. The feds, if they had any clue that these electronic devices might contain incriminating information, could of course go to court and obtain a warrant.
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x312427644/Column-Homeland-Security-finds-loophole-in-Bill-of-Rights

This is an interesting article...

 

[This Vale Of Tears]

Column: Homeland Security finds loophole in Bill of Rights
Dale McFeatters The Eagle-Tribune September 12, 2013
The Founding Fathers valued privacy enough to specify in the Fourth Amendment that the people had the right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures unless a warrant was issued.

Among other items, they specified “papers.” In a rare moment of shortsightedness, they failed to specify laptops, cellphones and thumb drives. The feds, if they had any clue that these electronic devices might contain incriminating information, could of course go to court and obtain a warrant.
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x312427644/Column-Homeland-Security-finds-loophole-in-Bill-of-Rights

This is an interesting article...

They're actually trying to make that argument with a straight face? I saw the writing on the wall when George Bush used the climate of fear after the WTC attacks to pass the so called "patriot" act. This opened the door to a lot of Orwellian trespasses we are seeing today. It was a huge mistake.