{"id":9975,"date":"2012-11-20T13:44:43","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T18:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=9975"},"modified":"2022-01-17T06:26:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T11:26:23","slug":"so-much-for-the-4th-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=9975","title":{"rendered":"So much for the 4th Amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good day all. As you know, I tend to be a bit of an absolutist when it comes to the constitution. Pity our so-called representatives consider that fine document an impediment to their race towards a more totalitarian United States.<\/p>\n

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****UPDATE BELOW****<\/span><\/h2>\n

In this case, Senator Patrick \u201cLeaky\u201d Leahy, (D-VT) put forth a bill a while ago that was actually rather good. (For a change) The bill, called the Leahy introduced legislation called the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, would, in many cases, require police to obtain a search warrant to access private communications and the locations of mobile devices.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t see anything wrong with that idea. It may have needed a bit more strengthening, but it was a good start. At least it was. Instead, Leahy has rewritten the legislation to actually all but do away with the 4th<\/sup> amendment as it pertains to your electronic files. Here are the details from CNET<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A Senate proposal touted<\/a> as protecting Americans’ e-mail privacy has been quietly rewritten, giving government agencies more surveillance power than they possess under current law.<\/p>\n

CNET has learned that Patrick Leahy, the influential Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, has dramatically reshaped his legislation in response to law enforcement concerns. A vote on his bill, which now authorizes warrantless access to Americans’ e-mail, is scheduled for next week.<\/p>\n

Leahy’s rewritten bill would allow more than 22 agencies — including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Communications Commission — to access Americans’ e-mail, Google Docs files, Facebook wall posts, and Twitter direct messages without a search warrant<\/a>. It also would give the FBI and Homeland Security more authority, in some circumstances, to gain full access to Internet accounts without notifying either the owner or a judge. (CNET obtained the revised draft from a source involved in the negotiations with Leahy.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is about par for the course for Leahy. He\u2019s always been a statist totalitarian. I\u2019m sure this will blow through the Senate with little or no opposition. I suspect that most of the morons up there don\u2019t even know that much about it, and couldn\u2019t care less. So why did Leaky Leahy complete rewrite this bill?<\/p>\n

One person participating in Capitol Hill meetings on this topic told CNET that Justice Department officials have expressed their displeasure about Leahy’s original bill. The department is on record as opposing any such requirement: James Baker, the associate deputy attorney general, has publicly warned that requiring a warrant to obtain stored e-mail could have an “adverse impact” on criminal investigations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear Mr. Baker. In regards to having to do your job and get a warrant? Tough cookies. There is a reason the 4th<\/sup> amendment exists. It\u2019s to protect people from scumbags like you going on fishing expeditions. Perhaps you should look up the reasoning behind the 4th<\/sup> amendment and why the founders thought it was necessary to put it in the Bill of Rights. To put it simply, the British Crown and it\u2019s colonial representatives could issue General Warrants with little or no recourse ((Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution<\/a>)).<\/p>\n

The actual amendment reads as follows:<\/p>\n

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.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is very simple and straight forward. It\u2019s easy to understand and means exactly what it says it does. However, over the years, and especially with the rise of computers and smartphones, law enforcement officials have ignored the requirements for a warrant with the excuse that \u201cIt\u2019s easy to see and read, like a postcard sent through the mails.\u201d<\/p>\n

BOVINE DROPPINGS!<\/p>\n

Over the last few years, police and federal agents have been rifling through people\u2019s email, computer systems and cellphones at will, and without bothering with a search warrant. Judges have been letting them get away with it too. Leahy\u2019s bill would just make it all official. The 4th<\/sup> Amendment means nothing.<\/p>\n

The United States has slowly been slipping into a totalitarian form of government for decades, almost for a century. Both parties are guilty of this, however, the Democrats have been far worse. Now they are trying to sneak this police state wish list through the legislative process when no one is looking. We can\u2019t count on the courts to actually do what they are supposed to and defend the rights of the people. They have shown they will always defer to the power of the State.<\/p>\n

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Call you senators and representatives and tell them to vote NO on this thing. For you in Vermont, Thanks a lot of putting this fascist pig back into office over and over again.<\/p>\n

Thatisall<\/p>\n

~The Angry Webmaster~<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

***UPDATE***<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Leaky Leahy has pulled his warrantless email Surveillance bill<\/a><\/p>\n

Sen. Patrick Leahy has abandoned his controversial proposal that would grant government agencies more surveillance power — including warrantless access to Americans’ e-mail accounts — than they possess under current law.<\/p>\n

The Vermont Democrat said today on Twitter that he would “not support such an exception” for warrantless access. The remarks came a few hours after a CNET article<\/a> was published this morning that disclosed the existence of the measure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Man that was fast. Not to surprising of course. This low life is always trying to sneak one in under the radar if he can. As they say, sunshine is the best disinfectant. In this case, that leftist cockroach got caught in the light of day and is quickly scurrying back into his closet.<\/p>\n\"1\"2\"3\"4\"5 (1<\/strong> votes, average: 1.00<\/strong> out of 5)
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Alterslash, the unofficial Slashdot digest<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
You see a direct attack on the Fourth Amendment, and the best you can come up with is, “ha ha, it was your side that did it, not mine.” Do you listen to … Justice Department officials have expressed their displeasure about Leahy’s original bill …<\/div>\n
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Senate \u2013 Den full of Vipers | unifiedserenity<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
CNET has learned that Patrick Leahy, the influential Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, has dramatically reshaped his legislation in response to law enforcement concerns. A vote on his bill, which now authorizes warrantless access to Americans’ e-mail, …. Judges already have been wrestling with how to apply the Fourth Amendment to an always-on, always-connected society. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police needed a search warrant for …<\/div>\n
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Privacy bill’s dark irony: Government would be allowed to read …<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
The US government has admitted to violating the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures on at least one occasion during surveillance efforts. … In what is perhaps the most baffling part of the proposal, the measure comes as part of a re-write to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, an attempt from Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) that aimed only a year ago to increase protections for the personal computer …<\/div>\n
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Legislating Away The Fourth Amendment \u00bb AdamsCode.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Legislating Away The Fourth Amendment. by Adam. A new bill (HERE) being put forth by Senator Leahy aims to relax rules for the federal government with respect to accessing citizens’ electronic communications and information. As reported …<\/div>\n
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Humboldt Republicans: SENATE BILL LETS FEDS READ YOUR …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Leahy’s rewritten bill would allow more than 22 agencies — including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Communications Commission — to access Americans’ e-mail, Google Docs files, Facebook wall posts, and Twitter direct messages without a search warrant. It also would give the FBI and ….. Stanley and the Fourth Amendment Implications of Using \u201cMoocherhunter\u201d To Locate the User of An Unsecured Wireless Network. 14 hours ago. HillBuzz.org …<\/div>\n
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This seems completely reasonable and something that probably should be considered the law already if the 4th Amendment were respected. Of course, almost immediately after he introduced his reform package, we noted that the law …<\/div>\n
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Senate Bill Rewrite Lets Feds Read Your E-mail … – fuNctioN cReeP<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
CNET has learned that Patrick Leahy, the influential Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, has dramatically reshaped his legislation in response to law enforcement concerns. … groups including the National District Attorneys’ Association and the National Sheriffs’ Association organizations objected to the legislation and asked him to “reconsider acting” on it, Leahy pushed back the vote and reworked the bill as a package of amendments to be offered next Thursday.<\/div>\n
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Ol Leaky Leahy, the VERY ASSHOLE who divulged numerous classified files and classified materials during the eighties drafts a bill to void the 4th and 5th Amendment rights of Americans. BTW, Leahy is a commie. Imagine that, a leftist who is …<\/div>\n
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