2/3 of US population lives in Constitution-Free Zone(aclu.org)
aclu.org
2/3 of US population lives in Constitution-Free Zone
http://www.aclu.org/privacy/spying/areyoulivinginaconstitutionfreezone.html
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I'm always weary of when advocacy organizations make up terms and apparently expect others to adopt them as if they were official designations, like the FSF's use of DRM to instead refer to "Digital Restrictions Management".
In all fairness, they didn't redefine anything, thay made a term that can be easily communicated, just like any marketer would. Just because they are non-profit means that they have to forego valid strategies to spread their message?
No, but it doesn't mean they can be forgiven for using blatantly inaccurate terminology.
What? Wasn't the Constitution written in this "Constitution-Free Zone"?
This is the first time I've ever said this, but is this really Hacker News? The government is hacking our lives apparently.
This is the first time I've ever said this, but is this really Hacker News? The government is hacking our lives apparently.
"The government is assuming extraordinary powers to stop and search individuals within this zone."
Am I missing something?
Am I missing something?
I think the point is that the government extended border searches to mean searches within 100 miles of a border, which is pretty ridiculous. It seems like it was specifically designed to include the most populated cities in the US. The ACLU is claiming that the border search exception in the constitution shouldn't hold this far away from the border.
Sheesh. I have a job offer in Seattle too... Americans, please fix your country.
The crux is DHS announcing they can have border agents search anyone without probable cause 100 miles inland from the border.
It's one of those legal issues where the executive crosses the line and it takes about five years for a case to wind its way up to the Supreme Court and sanity to be restored in a ruling overturning the daft policy.
Apparently it's happened in California; federal agents were just pulling people over and searching the cars over objections.