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JDPriestly

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7. If the Post Office seizes and examines your mail, it's government action that

Reply to DeSwiss (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 11, 2013, 06:59 PM

Aug 2013

violates the Fourth Amendment. If UPS examines your package and tips of the FBI, it is a private action. As a private company, the UPS is not subject to the limitations of the Bill of Rights. The FBI still is, but the UPS could play private tipster once in a while, and no one would know the difference.

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