Reply #19: Merci boupcoup, M. de Tocqueville

[Jack Rabbit]

This is our Fourth Amendment:

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.

To which I add:

The United States shall make no law authorizing searches or seizures without warrant or probable cause.

I should mention that I put that last sentence in at this time last year, long before all the recent hallaballoo about warrantless wiretaps. Yes, it's true, this is a grievance againt Bush.