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To: lastchance
Rights are not granted by the states or other bodies of government. They are granted by God and God alone. The 9th admendment clearly states that simply because a right is not listed in the constitution does not in anyway imply the right does not exist.

The right to privacy is not listed in the constitution.
The right to privacy exists nonetheless.

The right to privacy was not hidden for centuries. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated... Indeed the fourth admendment declares your right to privacy as it concerns to your papers, person, effects, and home. Perhaps you are ready to grant unfeathered access to your private papers and home, but I am not quite ready to give up my right to privacy.

38 posted on 01/15/2006 10:18:20 AM PST by dpa5923 (Small minds talk about people, normal minds talk about events, great minds talk about ideas.)
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To: dpa5923

You are right that rights are granted by God and government exists to protect those rights. However the argument advanced in Roe Vs. Wade did not deal with that question. It dealt with the question of is there a constitutional right of privacy that makes moot any State law on the issue of abortion.
Also the right against unreasonable searches and seizures has nothing to do with the right of privacy. It has to do with the right of citizens to due process. It also acknowleges that government in excercising its power is subject to lawful restraints. If it did have to do with a right to privacy it could be argued that any search or seizure violates the right to privacy. Since you can not gather evidence against a person without violating their privacy.
The government can not search your premises or persons without following legal procedures. But provided those procedures are followed a right to privacy will not prevent them from learning about every aspect of your life and using it as they see fit.


73 posted on 01/15/2006 11:59:43 AM PST by lastchance (Hug your babies.)
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