Judge rules part of Patriot Act unconstitutional

09-29-2011 • Break The Matrix

Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as amended by the Patriot Act, “now permits the executive branch of government to conduct surveillance and searches of American citizens without satisfying the probable cause requirements of the Fourth Amendment.”

1 Comments in Response to Judge rules part of Patriot Act unconstitutional

Comment by Trouser Chili

Entered on: 9/29/2011 2:42:48 PM

In my book, if 2 pieces are unconstitutional, then the WHOLE THING is unconstitutional. Legislators just HAD to cram all of this $#!t into one massive bill. None of these provisions would survive on their own. So if they all get voted in together, they all go away together. How do we take that argument to the Supreme Court?

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