RE: Warrantless searches -- A sign of things to come?

The ease with which this nation disregards its own fundamental principles disturbs me.

A government official was quoted in today's LA Times as saying approximately, "I'm sure we can square this with the Fourth Amendment... this is an emergency situation." Eli ebrandt@hmc.edu To which I reply: Then declare a national emergency and suspend the constitution. Any emergency not sufficent enough to do this isn't a national emergency. The only thing that bothers me more than the use of rhetoric like "The War on Drugs" or "The War on Crime" or "The Health Care CRISIS" to cover up the fact that rights are being circumvented or outright eliminated is the willingness of the population to buy into the game. -uni- (Dark)