Re: YAA (yet another article)

Phil Karn writes:

Do I sound like I don't place much faith in the warrant requirement acting as a meaningful safeguard? You bet!

I agree with Phil that, in practice, the warrant requirement is a very thin reed on which to base our Fourth Amendment rights. The magistrates who review warrant applications tend to accept uncritically what they're told by the government officials seeking the warrant. Hellman's proposal would address only the most obvious and most extreme abuses. --Mike