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To: sonofstrangelove
Well, “The Great Connecticut Land Grab” was a clear case of a government taking privately owned land from its owners even though it was not for pubic use; and “The Supremes” voted to let them get away with it.

The words “for public use” are actually in the 5th Amendment, and were included as a clear and hard limit on governments’ powers of imminent domain. Yet five supreme court justices ignored those words.

I don't think the word “privacy” is even in the Constitution at all. Further, I do not think “privacy” can be an issue when discussing things that a person willingly posts to a web-site or web-sites which can, will and are intended to be, viewed by millions of people.

107 posted on 09/17/2009 5:23:52 AM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: WayneS

I think that many people here on this site value their privacy


110 posted on 09/17/2009 3:25:46 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ("We will either find a way, or make one."Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
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To: WayneS

If FReepers value their privacy and do not like government sticking their big nose in their business please send me a private message.


111 posted on 09/17/2009 3:27:37 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ("We will either find a way, or make one."Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
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To: WayneS; sonofstrangelove

http://www.usconstitution.net/constnot.html#privacy

Things not in the Constitution

The Right To Privacy

The Constitution does not specifically mention a right to privacy.

However, Supreme Court decisions over the years have established that the right to privacy is a basic human right, and as such is protected by virtue of the 9th Amendment. The right to privacy has come to the public’s attention via several controversial Supreme Court rulings, including several dealing with contraception (the Griswold and Eisenstadt cases), interracial marriage (the Loving case), and abortion (the well-known Roe v Wade case). In addition, it is said that a right to privacy is inherent in many of the amendments in the Bill of Rights, such as the 3rd, the 4th’s search and seizure limits, and the 5th’s self-incrimination limit.


112 posted on 09/17/2009 3:29:09 PM PDT by Sparko (Obama & Czars: neutering the American Voter, perverting the Constitution, all on our dime.)
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