Feds: No Warrant Needed to Track Your Car With a GPS Device

Feuer Frei! · 03-20-13, 02:29 AM

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The President Barack Obama administration is claiming that authorities do not need court warrants to affix GPS devices to vehicles to monitor their every move.

The administration maintains that position despite the Supreme Court’s infamous decision last year that concluded that attaching the GPS devices amounted to search protected by the Constitution.

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03-20-13, 04:39 AM

So much for "The Land of the Free" & the beloved 'Constitution', some of the old 'Eastern Bloc' countries now have more freedom than americans.

August · 03-20-13, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Twin Screws

So much for "The Land of the Free" & the beloved 'Constitution', some of the old 'Eastern Bloc' countries now have more freedom than americans.

Not so fast. They haven't won their case yet. Given the SC's prior ruling I doubt they will prevail.

Sailor Steve · 03-20-13, 09:54 AM

I have to agree. If the feds butt heads with the court over this, the feds will lose.

Administrations have been testing the Fourth Amendment forever, and have been put in their place more often than not.

Platapus · 03-20-13, 05:38 PM

Feuer

The whole purpose of having a Supreme Court is that the Executive and Legislative Branches can "say" that anything is OK. But just because they say it is OK, does not mean that it is.

Congress can pass any law they wish restricting guns. That does not mean that the SCOTUS won't overturn it.

Feuer Frei! · 03-20-13, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Feuer

Are you addressing this to me?

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The whole purpose of having a Supreme Court is that the Executive and Legislative Branches can "say" that anything is OK. But just because they say it is OK, does not mean that it is.

Of course. It's like the old adage: 'don't believe everything you read"

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Congress can pass any law they wish restricting guns. That does not mean that the SCOTUS won't overturn it.

But, but, we are discussing something else here, no?

03-20-13, 09:54 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I have to agree. If the feds butt heads with the court over this, the feds will lose. Administrations have been testing the Fourth Amendment forever, and have been put in their place more often than not. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-20-13, 05:38 PM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Feuer The whole purpose of having a Supreme Court is that the Executive and Legislative Branches can "say" that anything is OK. But just because they say it is OK, does not mean that it is. Congress can pass any law they wish restricting guns. That does not mean that the SCOTUS won't overturn it. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-20-13, 04:39 AM	#2
Twin Screws Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	So much for "The Land of the Free" & the beloved 'Constitution', some of the old 'Eastern Bloc' countries now have more freedom than americans.