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I don't want to cause any alarm... and I'm sure this has been discussed at length by many of you, as the growing concerns of your 4th Amendment rights to privacy are being slowly and slowly diminished under the guise of the terrorist threat.
The USA Patriot Act was implemented in October of 2001 to combat just this purpose... it was ratified by Congress without much argument, and it was quickly thrown together... it did not consider any constitutional issues that may be violated by unreasonable searches (under the 4th amendment, a reasonable search requires a warrant obtained through probable cause of criminal activity).
The Patriot Act has a detrimental effect on online communications... which now can be monitored WITHOUT probable cause... as long as the suspected activity is covered in the Act... Basically, because of the need to combat terrorism, the US Government has effectually given LOCAL and Federal authorities the ability to "sneak a peak" at your e-mails.
Not to mention, the Act seems to cover things that aren't even associated with terrorism, thus making it overbroad... these things include the monitoring of people suspected of computer fraud defined as someone "exceeding the authority" of a computer used in interstate commerce... well... LOL -- shit.
Generally, a warrant is needed to search your house... under this act, they can search your home at anytime... even waiting until you aren't there (it is customary to go when the person is HOME).
Under the ACT, wiretaps, e-mail taps, etc will not need warrants, so long as the person is reasonably suspected of contributing to terroristic activities... and THIS information can be used as legitimate probable cause for a search warrant.
Here is the kicker... and what everyone HERE should be worried about.
The Media and the US Government has had a recent push saying that drugs support terrorism... you purchase drugs, you are supporting terrorism. Now, these "sneak a peak" searches can be done at anytime... without warrant. They find out you just bought 10,000 bucks of redijects... guess what... warrant issued.
To me, this flies in the face of the 4th Amendment... it is, in effect, altering it to a great degree. I understand terrorism... but to draw a phantom bridge between drug and even anabolic steroid sales and purchases to be able to obtain warrantless wiretaps and e-mail taps... it seems to be a horrendous violation of the Constitution.
C-ditty -- Be Safe
The USA Patriot Act was implemented in October of 2001 to combat just this purpose... it was ratified by Congress without much argument, and it was quickly thrown together... it did not consider any constitutional issues that may be violated by unreasonable searches (under the 4th amendment, a reasonable search requires a warrant obtained through probable cause of criminal activity).
The Patriot Act has a detrimental effect on online communications... which now can be monitored WITHOUT probable cause... as long as the suspected activity is covered in the Act... Basically, because of the need to combat terrorism, the US Government has effectually given LOCAL and Federal authorities the ability to "sneak a peak" at your e-mails.
Not to mention, the Act seems to cover things that aren't even associated with terrorism, thus making it overbroad... these things include the monitoring of people suspected of computer fraud defined as someone "exceeding the authority" of a computer used in interstate commerce... well... LOL -- shit.
Generally, a warrant is needed to search your house... under this act, they can search your home at anytime... even waiting until you aren't there (it is customary to go when the person is HOME).
Under the ACT, wiretaps, e-mail taps, etc will not need warrants, so long as the person is reasonably suspected of contributing to terroristic activities... and THIS information can be used as legitimate probable cause for a search warrant.
Here is the kicker... and what everyone HERE should be worried about.
The Media and the US Government has had a recent push saying that drugs support terrorism... you purchase drugs, you are supporting terrorism. Now, these "sneak a peak" searches can be done at anytime... without warrant. They find out you just bought 10,000 bucks of redijects... guess what... warrant issued.
To me, this flies in the face of the 4th Amendment... it is, in effect, altering it to a great degree. I understand terrorism... but to draw a phantom bridge between drug and even anabolic steroid sales and purchases to be able to obtain warrantless wiretaps and e-mail taps... it seems to be a horrendous violation of the Constitution.
C-ditty -- Be Safe
