On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:59:10 -0400, Gogarty
wrote (with possible editing):

....snip

Law enforcement routinely flouts all of these. But the Fourth Amendment in
particular has been a dead letter for many years, shot through with Supreme
Court exceptions.

Up until Ashcroft, LEA had to have probable cause and an order signed
by a judge. Granted, law enforcement abused the privilege, but now,
even judicial oversight is gone.
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Larry
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