, SecurityFocus 2003-06-13
The U.S. government's most secret class of Internet spying, telephone wiretaps and physical searches would become slightly less secret under legislation proposed this week reflecting lawmakers' growing unease with the Justice Department's use of expanded surveillance powers.
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Law Would Spy on Ashcroft
2003-06-14
sinxoverpixsq (at) yahoo (dot) com [email concealed] (1 replies)
sinxoverpixsq (at) yahoo (dot) com [email concealed] (1 replies)
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."
Please note the use of the term people here, not citizen. The Constitution does hold many rights as protected regardless of citizenship, sir. The 5th and 6th ammendments also address rights of "people" not just "citizens". Compare that with the 15th ammendment which explicitly grants the right to vote to citizens only. This is not a fluke. These self evident truths of certain inalienable rights were NOT restricted to citizens of our great land!
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