The fourth amendments has been chipped away for a number of years. Supreme court rulings that any passenger in a vehicle can be searched without probable cause for example. Probable cause simply means that there is some indication that a person has violated some law. It shouldn’t mean that just because a passenger is occupying a vehicle of someone who is being investigated means that they lose their rights. Click the link for more detail in the issue.
Tomorrow, July 8th, Congress is about to vote on a FISA bill, which essentially upturns the very fundamental requirement that requires a warrant according to our constitution.
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