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I agree that the courts seem to have widely interpreted the Constitution and read between the lines to sometimes allow a right to privacy. I am not a lawyer but it seems to me that we would be better served if we would ammend the constitution and add a clear right to privacy taking into consideration our modern world.
For instance Rehnquist stated that the Due Process Clause includes:
the right to marry:
This is not a reality for many gays or polygamists
the right to bodily integrity:
This is just not true, we can only ingest substances approved by the government and suicide is illegal almost everywhere.
the right to abortion:
What's with all the 3 month, 6 month rules, etc.. Either the fetus is protected human life or not.
When I lived in Seattle from time to time they would put up DWI roadblocks and stop every 3rd or 4th car for sobriety testing. What happened to our right to traverse without being searched. There seem to be many laws upheld that violate our privacy like seatbelt and helmet laws (bikes and motorcycles) and the ultimate privacy violation, they can take your house if the local polititians want to give the land to a Wal-Mart at their price.
I don't disagree with your premise, just wanted to vent a little.
Last edited by flstf; 03-28-2006 at 01:07 PM..
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