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Should the government monitor emails without a warrant?
Yes(because the email was not around when the 4th amendment was written,nor is it tangible)
No(because the 4th amendment applies to today just as it did back then when it was written))
Maybe/I do not know.
4th 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.
Yahoo, Feds Battle Over E-Mail Privacy | Threat Level | Wired.com
Yahoo and federal prosecutors in Colorado are embroiled in a privacy battle that’s testing whether the Constitution’s warrant requirements apply to Americans’ e-mail.
Yes(because the email was not around when the 4th amendment was written,nor is it tangible)
No(because the 4th amendment applies to today just as it did back then when it was written))
Maybe/I do not know.
4th 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.
Yahoo, Feds Battle Over E-Mail Privacy | Threat Level | Wired.com
Yahoo and federal prosecutors in Colorado are embroiled in a privacy battle that’s testing whether the Constitution’s warrant requirements apply to Americans’ e-mail.
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