>I'm not sure if this was already posted but just in case you missed it, the Supreme Court has completely done away with the 4th amendment.
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>The Supreme Court ruled Monday that jailers may subject people arrested for minor offenses to invasive strip searches, siding with security needs over privacy rights.
>http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/supreme_court_upholds_jails_st.html
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>4th Amendment : 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.
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>Franklin : They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

This might be a sign that the authorities are beginning to fear the general population.