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To: Publius Valerius
Well, smart guy, the knock and announce rule goes back (at least!) to 1603--long before the U.S. Constitution was a twinkle in anyone's eye.

Perhaps before getting arrogant you should learn to read. Breyer did not reference common law - he said it was IN the Constitution - and the person you are insulting directly quoted him!

168 posted on 06/15/2006 2:34:18 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

It IS part of the Constitution.


171 posted on 06/15/2006 2:41:51 PM PDT by Publius Valerius
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To: Republican Wildcat
Breyer did not reference common law

Really? Huh. Must be my inability to read, but I thought for sure that I saw the following quote in Breyer's dissent:

"[W]e held that the “common-law ‘knock and announce’ principle forms a part of the reasonableness inquiry under the Fourth Amendment.” (BREYER, J., dissenting op. at 2).

173 posted on 06/15/2006 2:47:35 PM PDT by Publius Valerius
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