jimlongley wrote:GIJoe wrote:This (Warrant-less Customs Searches)is actually written in the 4th amendment as an exception and has been that way for years
"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."
Could you show me where that clause is?
What the Coast Guard is doing is conducting unreasonable warrantless searches, and just because they are getting away with it doesn't justify it. I also don't see any exception for crossing international boundries. Maybe this is where the TSA gets their justification.
I would have to agree with you with 1 exception or is it acception
were does US law end and maritime law begin?