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To: Ken H
An informant said that Spruill's sixth-floor Harlem apartment was being used by an armed drug dealer to stash cocaine and heroin, police officials said.

If judges are willing to issue warrants on the basis of hearsay which is not given (by the original speaker) under oath or affirmation, what is the point of the "oath or affirmation" requirement in the Constitution?

335 posted on 03/25/2006 1:12:44 PM PST by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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To: supercat
If judges are willing to issue warrants on the basis of hearsay which is not given (by the original speaker) under oath or affirmation, what is the point of the "oath or affirmation" requirement in the Constitution?

Constitution, shmonstitution ... don't you know there's a War On Drugs going on? Terrorizing innocent seniors is a small price to pay for protecting fools from themselves.

338 posted on 03/25/2006 3:45:52 PM PST by Know your rights (The modern enlightened liberal doesn't care what you believe as long as you don't really believe it.)
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