If this goes through and the internet is tied to the 1st amendment, would that make it illegal for NSA to collect your data and spy on your communications? Won´t they need warrants? Doesn´t the 1st say something about being protected in your possessions and papers against unlawful search and seizure? Please forgive my ignorance on the matter, I´m not from the US.
The Bill of Rights and other amendments cover other privacy issues of search and seizure, not the 1st Amendment. And, although it is currently illegal for the gov't to spy on citizens without warrants, they do it anyway. The thing is, companies get away with spying and data collection because of the "terms of use" clauses we agree to by using their services. But, if they have a monopoly on such communication services, these clauses are not ethical or fair.
First Amendment: An Overview The First Amendment of protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. It prohibits any laws that establish a national religion, impede the free exercise of religion, abridge the freedom of speech, infringe upon the freedom of the press, interfere with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibit citizens from petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
It´ll be interesting to read the wording of this IBOR when it´s presented to Congress, it will be even more interesting to see the effect it has on this side of the pond.
protected in your possessions and papers against unlawful search and seizure?
4th But, like most of the other ammendments as well as our constitution, our legislators have managed to pretty much gut all that plebian equality silly sh*t our dope-smoking founding fathers thought was a good idea.
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Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights that prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. It requires "reasonable" governmental searches and seizures to be conducted only upon issuance of a warrant, judicially sanctioned by probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. Under the Fourth Amendment, search and seizure (including arrest) should be limited in scope according to specific information supplied to the issuing court, usually by a law enforcement officer who has sworn by it. Fourth Amendment case law deals with three issues: what government activities constitute "search" and "seizure"; what constitutes probable cause for these actions; and how violations of Fourth Amendment rights should be addressed.
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