The Fourth Amendment

"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."


The Fourth Amendment is all about protecting the safety and freedom of the people. Without this Amendment the Government could come into your house and take your things without telling you the reason or even having a reason. This is another very important part of the Bill of Rights which keeps the governments power over the people in check, and allows for true freedom whichever state you live in.

This is a funny but serious cartoon about rights that are given to you by the 4th Amendment being forgotten as soon as you walk through an airports doors. Don't get me wrong I am all for great security at airports, but I do think we are starting to go a little overboard with the new scanners that see through your clothes.

This cartoon is about the Patriot Act and how it creates it's own rules ignoring most of the Constitution. The Patriot Act is basically a law that says if the Government suspects that you are a terrorist that you lose all of your 4th Amendment rights and pretty much all your other rights. I unlike most people only have a small problem with this law. I really doubt that the government would be able to get away with using this Act on anyone that they really could not prove was a terrorist. This Act does not affect normal people that aren't doing anything wrong. At least that is what I would like to believe.