Thread: Bush Authorized NSA Eavesdropping in U.S.
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Old 12-17-2005, 17:28   #22
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Originally Posted by JMI
Is it legal for the POTUS do authorize this activity? Does the constitution protect citizens from eavesdropping?
Amendment IV - Search and seizure. Ratified 12/15/1791.

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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