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They didn't want to replicate what they had spent the past few years fighting against. sadbear Jun 2013 #1
yours is a pre-9/11 mindset burnodo Jun 2013 #2
" and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause" Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #3
And the probable cause was, what, exactly? Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #9
You owned a telephone. kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #16
Got a cheap Casio watch? You're al Qaeda! OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #33
Very important distinction PDittie Jun 2013 #58
I don't think it was declined, I think it was withdrawn. reusrename Jun 2013 #64
The probable cause is that we have been spying on 300 million Americans and we have GoneFishin Jun 2013 #73
Over a year later, and cali_democrat hasn't answered your question veveto Aug 2014 #74
The rest of the sentence makes me think the Founding Fathers expected slightly more specificity. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #10
Well isn't it the job of the independent judiciary to interpret the law Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #24
Authoritarians argue that it's legal. Maedhros Jun 2013 #47
Yes, and then there is this court decision. ProSense Jun 2013 #17
African Americans are not citizens. MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #40
Didn't it take a war and constitutional amendments to overturn Dred Scott? Progressive dog Jun 2013 #71
Not quite what happened, I think MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #72
Educate yourself. 99Forever Jun 2013 #60
Education is NOT the problem in this case. bvar22 Jun 2013 #65
so what was the probable cause? backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #51
These are FISA warrants Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #56
The taste of tyranny takes generations to go away. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #4
First of all, you want to believe Snowden without corroboration. randome Jun 2013 #5
Right, the fourth doesn't mention computers and phones, so it shouldn't apply, right? X_Digger Jun 2013 #8
It applies in the context of the 21st century, not the 18th! randome Jun 2013 #11
May your chains set lightly upon you.. X_Digger Jun 2013 #15
+1 Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #35
Perfect Quote! BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #53
Ben Franklin was also more thoughtful than many of the apologists of today too!... cascadiance Jun 2013 #61
+100 nt Mojorabbit Jun 2013 #63
+1 leftstreet Jun 2013 #67
Absolutely PERFECT response to those who would discount our concerns for perceived partisan gain. bvar22 Jun 2013 #69
Here's a crazy notion noise Jun 2013 #26
We have no one but ourselves to blame. sadbear Jun 2013 #14
Best get to amending then. TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #30
I'm not a linguist or a philosopher... sadbear Jun 2013 #31
"Fundamentalist constitution crap "...that's a mouth full. I believe the Constitution snappyturtle Jun 2013 #50
+1000 Manny. dkf Jun 2013 #6
Compared to Hoover's COINTELPRO, this is geek tragedy Jun 2013 #20
Please don't depress me further with more intrusion and wrongdoing. dkf Jun 2013 #22
Intrusion and wrongdoing has been a constant geek tragedy Jun 2013 #23
All that crap they feed us about our rights...it's just a fairy tale isn't it? dkf Jun 2013 #29
We have a winner! xtraxritical Jun 2013 #41
I cannot believe you are just figuring this out. Rex Jun 2013 #70
+1 Rex Jun 2013 #68
What would FDR have done? Lincoln? BTW, you can have Tebow. What are the Patriots thinking? nt graham4anything Jun 2013 #7
They were probably thinking Ryan is a buffoon... cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #21
If the Pats took on Tebow... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #37
The Tebow thing is pretty weird. MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #44
Thankfully we got rid of him! graham4anything Jun 2013 #57
They knew that... 99Forever Jun 2013 #12
But but but ....... wilsonbooks Jun 2013 #13
"unreasonable" "probable cause" yodermon Jun 2013 #18
Same guys passed the Alien and Sedition Acts. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #19
Adams was a bit of a fascist sometimes. But MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #28
Nobody needs to know squat about any of my phone calls. JEB Jun 2013 #25
Kicked, recommended and is if that wasn't bad enough it's even worse, Uncle Joe Jun 2013 #27
You just don't understand the "sensible, reality based community" because Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #32
I love the terra-ists and hate the troops. MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #39
Traitors and terrorists, all of them long-haired hippies. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #54
Agreed. Phlem Jun 2013 #34
You know the answer, Manny... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #36
That was the cool thing about The Founders MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #38
Our founders were aware of what tyranny could do. They were trying to get away from it. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #42
Our current "masters" have no sense of right and wrong MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #43
In the long run they wont win. Their greed will get the best of them. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #45
Yes, very unusual... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #49
Those Founding Fathers had their heads so far up in the clouds 99th_Monkey Jun 2013 #46
Hey, I vote for the good old.... ReRe Jun 2013 #48
Manny, you hit another home run! avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #52
Nah, the Founders did. MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #55
A NATION OF LAWS NOT PEOPLE Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #59
Simple, the PNAC vision indepat Jun 2013 #62
They been doing it since Hoover. Rex Jun 2013 #66
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