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IP: 4th amendment - is it safe?
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 21:11:16 -0500
FYI - lots of headers removed. Thank you for your time and attention. Paul Sinasohn Tech Writer - TIE Scopus HQ ext. 5868 psinasoh () scopus com
----- Begin Included Message ----- (Forwarding details deleted.) Monday: the House was debating a bill that basically guts the exclusionary rule. A Democrat, Mel Watts, introduced substitute language which was, WORD-FOR-WORD, the 4th Amendment. Bill McCollum went on a tear on the House floor, denouncing this terrible bleeding-heart liberal language as directly contrary to the bill's intent. A vote was taken. The 4th Amendment was voted down by the House. They later figured out what had happened. ====================================== For those who don't have a reference library at hand, here's the 4th Amendment: "The right of the people to be secure in their person, 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." ----- end ----------------------- ----- End Included Message -----
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