Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Struck Constrictionist

From AMERICAblog:

Funny, it's going to be strict construction that brings this Presidency to an early end. Prohibition on illegal search and seizure is a very clear and basic part of the Constitution (as opposed to the more attenuated logic of the Second 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.

-- United States Constitution, Amendment IV
Holy moly, that's clarity! Our Founding Fathers left little room for ambiguity.