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To: R. Scott

Isn't life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, mentioned somewhere in the constitution? In fact, isn't the safe guarding of those God given rights, pretty much the sum and total of what that document is all about? What I want some genius to show me, is some mention of a right to privacy in the Constitution. You know that secret place that only liberal activist judges know about, where they found the right to legally murder 45 million unborn Americans, maybe even a few visiting unborn foriegners. That secret Chamber in our Constitution where our founding fathers stashed all the invisible ammo that liberal judges coming centuries later would need to shoot that sacred document so full of alleged holes that every thing they themselves despised, could be driven through it and enslave their heirs in worse tyranny than that from whence they themselves had first fled and then in a bloody war repelled from these blessed shores.


274 posted on 03/21/2005 1:50:59 PM PST by F.J. Mitchell (Hillary Rodhamclinton is phonier than a three dollar bill clinton.)
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To: F.J. Mitchell

I agree with you that there is no right to privacy. Don't know how it was dreamed up, though I can think of justifications for such a right. IMO, the point that should be made is that there is no power of government to invade it.


286 posted on 03/21/2005 2:01:42 PM PST by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: F.J. Mitchell
What I want some genius to show me, is some mention of a right to privacy in the Constitution.

It's not an absolute right, but certain aspects one's privacy are protected by the fourth amendment.

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.

Of course the right is very limited. A reasonable search is permitted, but requires a warrant under most circumstances. IMHO, a search with a warrant is not reasonable if the warrant is served in an unreasonable manner, or if the warrant does not meet the requirement to be particular (that is specific to the individual case, blanket warrants are not allowed). A "defective" warrant that fails to indicate probable cause would also result in an unreasonable search.

345 posted on 03/21/2005 3:32:54 PM PST by El Gato (Activist Judges can twist the Constitution into anything they want ... or so they think.)
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