However, please allow me to try to make a distinction about invasion procedures and things readily available in public.
For example, you cannot be required to provide a blood sample without probable cause or a search warrant. However, when you walk down the street with your face uncovered for all to see you do not have an expectation of privacy and anyone may take your picture, including law enforcement officials. Now let me make the comparison to this law. No one can come into your house and demand an accounting of your cash without probable cause or a search warrant. However, when you walk into a public retail store and hand over $10,000 in cash you are affirmatively giving up privacy of that transaction. You may not agree with that last sentence but in this case I believe the public good of tracking and catching criminals and terrorists outweighs the private desire to pay in cash when other means are so readily available. Thank you for considering my position.
To: exodus
Thank you for responding. I agree with your analysis of the 4th Amendment insofar
as it... enumerates our right to be left alone.
However, please allow me to try to make a distinction about invasion procedures and things readily available in public.
For example, you cannot be required to provide a blood sample without probable cause or a search warrant. However, when you walk down the street with your face uncovered for all to see you do not have an expectation of privacy and anyone may take your picture, including law enforcement officials. Now let me make the comparison to this law. No one can come into your house and demand an accounting of your cash without probable cause or a search warrant. However, when you walk into a public retail store and hand over $10,000 in cash you are affirmatively giving up privacy of that transaction. You may not agree with that last sentence but in this case I believe the public good of tracking and catching criminals and terrorists outweighs the private desire to pay in cash when other means are so readily available. Thank you for considering my position.
# 110 by JD86
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I can't agree with your definition of "privacy," JD86.
It seems that you believe that I only have a right to privacy if I'm hiding in my house.
I believe that I have the right to walk out into a public place,
conduct myself in a lawful manner, go home,
and never be required to explain details of my life to anyone.
Why set the limit at $10,000?
What reason does anyone have to walk around with $5,000 in cash?
Money is property.
You're telling me that I don't have the right to my property.