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To: circlecity

What happened to the 5th Amendment and not being forced to give testimony against yourself?


17 posted on 01/09/2013 11:07:50 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: massgopguy
What happened to the 5th Amendment and not being forced to give testimony against yourself?

Under a line of Supreme Court cases going back more than 100 years, blood, saliva, hair, fingerprints, footprints, etc. are not considered "testimony." Taking any of these things is covered by the Fourth Amendment (unreasonable searches and seizures) not by the Fifth Amendment (self incrimination).

21 posted on 01/09/2013 11:16:33 AM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: massgopguy
"What happened to the 5th Amendment and not being forced to give testimony against yourself?"

The Fed and most States have ruled that 5th amendment privilege does not apply to blood, breath, urine, DNA or even handwriting samples.

26 posted on 01/09/2013 11:23:25 AM PST by circlecity
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