Amendment (article) IV
“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.”
How many times since the drug war does a cop search the perp because he has “probable cause?” Read this Amendment again and pay close attention to what you have to have in order to obtain a warrant–probable cause. And what has to happen to get that warrant? You have to take an oath in front of a Judge.
The officer has to be very specific as to what he/she is going to seize and from where. What happens if a cop swears an “oath or affirmation (if the if the officer is an atheist),” and gets a warrant to search anything of yours? If the officer lied about anything to obtain the warrant, the cop just committed perjury, a felony! A cop cannot violate your civil rights any more than a criminal can.
Shall not be violated–except on suspision of drugs? Look hard, that says “shall not be violated.” There are no exceptions there either. An officer with a badge cannot violate your “persons, houses, papers and effects” ever. Unreasonable searches are searches without a warrant.
“PROB”ABLE, a. [L. probabilis, from probo, to prove. See Prove.]
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Next time a cop pulls you over and threatens to get the drug dog, tell him that still doesn’t give him an excuse to search you and your vehicle. The dog can only give him probable cause. The dog can’t issue warrants. Tell him that if the dog can’t tell the judge exactly what drug he read on, they still cannot get a warrant to search you or your car. Remember that probable cause only gives them ability to get a warrant.
The war on drugs isn’t a war on drugs, if it were, we would be fighting it with lawn mowers.
Is this quote beginning to make sense you now?
“A man that has been taught to know and prize the rights that God has given him cannot be enslaved. It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins.”
Ben Franklin
Citizen Conway

