| | | Several amendments have been weakened over time by the Courts. Particularly, Search & Seizure, over time, offers little protection to a person who is "suspected" of marijuana possession. If one does not acquiesce to a warrantless search, a dog will be brought in to deliver almost immediate "suspicion" followed by a full on search. It is coercion to allow a search, IMO.
Only a couple years ago the Court decided to allow strip-searches of persons who aren't even suspected of carrying contraband, regardless of crime, if they are going into a jail for unrelated reasons. Now, you and I can see times where you would want to do that. So, the Court just took away the right. Not how this is supposed to work.
I'm sure the Congress does it, too -- but I feel the Court has gone just too far on some essential liberties. That is not to say a left-leaning court would have done better; it probably would just tinker with other parts of it.
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