[MisterKnowItAll]

'Once again, legal precedent and word parsing trumps the very document that gives it power. If it IS a search, then the Fourth DOES apply. There can be no other calculus.'

Again, this is dead wrong. The Fourth Amendment does _not_ apply to government searches that don't violate a reasonable expectation of privacy.

If you can't follow the explanations I've already given and the one bigLusr set forth in post number 695, I don't see any reason to continue to explain this simple point to you.

[Dead Corpse]

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.

Now. Put down the blunt and tell me where they are allowed to perform any searches at all without my consent or a warrant. Take your time. I realize you may need it to work your way through all the big words.