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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian

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To: Lane3 who wrote (6354)5/26/2000 10:04:00 AM
From: jhild  Read Replies (1) of 9127
 
In the spirit of your topic for today let me offer this from the US Information Agency:
AMENDMENT 4,

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.

This measure does not forbid legal authorities to search, to seize goods or to arrest people. It simply requires that in most cases the authorities obtain a search or arrest warrant from a judge by showing the need for it. The Supreme Court has held that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment may not be admitted in evidence in a criminal trial.
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/rights/structur/explan.htm

The link is actually a pretty good one as it offers a plain English discussion of the various articles and amendments to the Constitution.
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