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Old 05-16-2011, 09:30 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Is it just me or is this session of the Supreme Court engaging in the worst destruction of individual rights so far?

Nation & World | Supreme Court OKs warrantless searches | Seattle Times Newspaper
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Old 05-16-2011, 09:54 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Ginsburg summed it up nicely:

From your link:
"The court today arms the police with a way routinely to dishonor the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement in drug cases," Ginsburg wrote. "In lieu of presenting their evidence to a neutral magistrate, police officers may now knock, listen, then break the door down, never mind that they had ample time to obtain a warrant."

She said the Fourth Amendment's "core requirement" is that officers have probable cause and a search warrant before they break into a house.
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:04 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Looks like a consensus decision, which we rarely see.

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Residents who "attempt to destroy evidence have only themselves to blame" when police burst in, Justice Samuel Alito said for an 8-1 majority.
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:05 PM
 
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The crown would be happy to see their methods being revisited on former subjects.

America is going backwards at an alarming rate
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:44 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Combine this with their decision in Citizen's United, and all we need is to privatize the police and the circle will be complete. What the British Crown and the Soviet Union tried and failed to do, we will have done all by ourselves.
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:54 PM
 
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Looks like a consensus decision, which we rarely see.

Following in George Bush's footsteps . . .

Eight more butts wiped with the Constitution.

Alright, Clinton too!
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Old 05-16-2011, 11:29 PM
 
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The crown would be happy to see their methods being revisited on former subjects.

America is going backwards at an alarming rate
More crap from cops.

Philly Police Harass, Threaten to Shoot Man Legally Carrying Gun - Stossel's Take Blog - FOXBusiness.com
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