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DisgustipatedinCA

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33. In that case, please give us a true understanding of the 4th Amendment
Sat Jul 6, 2013, 11:15 AM
Jul 2013

And let me know how the NSA's spying meshes with the 4th.

I have heard recently that only loonies & RW Libertarians support the 4th. DirkGently Jul 2013 #1
I am! Down with 4th! In UK we don't have Constitution and we are just fine! idwiyo Jul 2013 #2
Lol! Lucky you, no old quaint document like the Constitution to worry your beautiful mind sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #6
We kind of do have... What is it called... Oh, Magna Carta! But who gives a shit! It's like ANCIENT! idwiyo Jul 2013 #8
Oh yes, the Magna Carta, which we based some of our nonsense on. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #9
Hey! Them are not lies if they are for our own good and prosperity of military industrial complex, idwiyo Jul 2013 #20
The poodle across the puddle is one of our best employees. Dragonfli Jul 2013 #26
Isn't that supposed to be "United Kingdom of Great Britain Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #65
It's an eventual goal, and its for their own good! idwiyo Jul 2013 #66
So, Ryan's daughter was right! Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #68
*Used to* base our law on, you mean kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #28
Thanks, too bad so many people defend this. Blind sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #58
Long live the poodle zeemike Jul 2013 #16
Who needs it? kentuck Jul 2013 #3
"If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #4
"If you think you have nothing to hide- " kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #54
Ralph Nader wrote the 4th amendment. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #5
It was originally going to be the 7th Amendment, but Nader totally fucked with the feng shui of the DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #14
DUzy! n/t winter is coming Jul 2013 #31
definitely deserves to be a DUzy! liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #64
That, my friend, is an 11th-dimensional HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #15
I almost spit my drink on my screen! Good one. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #63
The best part of this ProSense Jul 2013 #7
Worse, it will probably be 'collected and stored' by the NSA for future use. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #24
The best part of this stonecutter357 Jul 2013 #10
Are those two still trying to pass that crazy Amendment? Dragonfli Jul 2013 #11
Bravo! (or Brava!) - nt HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #18
I see Third Way Manny is back. zeemike Jul 2013 #12
Yes, if the president of another country has nothing to fear East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #30
socialist country? stonecutter357 Jul 2013 #13
State-controlled media ownership, too. It's a great place for Snowden. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #19
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Venezuelan_intelligence_agencies stonecutter357 Jul 2013 #23
down with the tyranny of privacy! nashville_brook Jul 2013 #17
Manny , you give the public too much credit. How many LibDemAlways Jul 2013 #21
I've even seen a few newbies claim that the "elite" founding fathers Hatchling Jul 2013 #22
There you go. The authors of the quaint old documents our elected leaders swear to defend and sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #27
Please. Elite, greedy, teabagging, TERRORISTS of their day. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #41
Rand Paul...Calls For Jailing People Who Attend ‘Radical Political Speeches’ ProSense Jul 2013 #25
May as well toss L Ron Hubbard in there too AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #56
Or drone-killing someone robbing a liquor store in America. Bolo Boffin Jul 2013 #60
Uh...no. SoapBox Jul 2013 #29
Well done, Manny ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #32
In that case, please give us a true understanding of the 4th Amendment DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #33
I know this will be wasted; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #36
No, not wasted. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #38
I understand that many, many people disagree ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #40
How does any level of judicial and congressional oversight make the the programs constitutional? TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #49
To your first question ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #52
I still don't see the basis of the exception. Are you saying the law itself defines an operative TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #59
Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #61
There is no point at all if that is the game. What is democratic about overriding fundamental law on TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #62
That/This has been "the game" ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #69
True. "Probable cause" had a different meaning in the 1700s MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #34
Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #37
or in this case, devolved. frylock Jul 2013 #42
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #43
Nothing we believe aligns with the Paul Bots/Libertarians AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #48
Point taken ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #51
Right, only the guilty have something to hide AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #44
Where have I said ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #45
You are essentially calling privacy unconstitutional AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #46
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #47
You are defending the patriot act AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #50
I am defending the rule of law ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #53
I understand where you are coming from AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #55
Agreed ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #57
Manny, thanks for all you do - keep on testifying! Divernan Jul 2013 #35
Those worthless documents felix_numinous Jul 2013 #39
that's right-the Communist were behind the 1st & 5th amendment -the 4th is the Paulbot/Larouche gang Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #67
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