Comments on: Searching for Radiation Sans Warrant

by: A Stitch in Haste

Sat, 24 Dec 2024 20:39:52 +0000

On Warrantless Geiger Counter Searches

Not to gloat or anything, but I was, to the best of my knowledge, the first to raise, in the context of the warrantless wiretapping scandal, the specter of

by: Dr. Steven Taylor

Sat, 24 Dec 2024 19:51:56 +0000

Ed,

A key issue here, as I highlighted in the post, is that atual entry onto private property occurred

And JD–I am not wild about some of what goes on airports and am not especially fond of sobriety checkpoints.

by: jd watson

Sat, 24 Dec 2024 19:42:28 +0000

The real question is whether these searches were unreasonable, and therefore required a warrant. Do those who object to this also object to the warrantless searches without probable cause at airports, sobriety checkpoints, &tc.

by: ed hess

Sat, 24 Dec 2024 19:18:16 +0000

I think the cases are pretty clear that remote detection of radiated energy and the like isn’t a “search” implicating the Fourth amendment.

by: Dr. Steven Taylor

Sat, 24 Dec 2024 16:07:59 +0000

A) Finding the people who want to kill us doesn’t mean that we have to set aside adequate checks and balances.

and

B) The bottom line is that we are talking about monitoring a good number of people who don’t want to kill us.

And Matthew: I am afraid that it is quite clear that there are many in the administration who see no need on having their power checked, which is unfortunate, disappointing and disturbing.

by: jeffersonranch

Sat, 24 Dec 2024 15:59:24 +0000

They want to kill us.

by: Matthew

Sat, 24 Dec 2024 15:51:58 +0000

“Why, why, why, why”

Isn’t it obvious? Honestly, wasn’t it obvious long before this recent series of “revelations”?

This administration contains at its core what can only be called a cabal (as Madison would have called it, and as Powell’s former Chief of Staff called it) that believes in unchecked executive authority in the area of “national security” (as they themselves define it).