Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure

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.

Today I'm still on my soap box about the reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act. Why? Because when I turned on the morning news today, the important information CBS chose to air was the Tiger Woods teleconference. I live in the woods in Alaska, and the big switch to digital TV last year left me with only one channel to view. All those trees, it turns out, make the weaker digital signal impossible for us to pick up and we now get most of our news on the web. (Yet another not so well thought out government plan, but that's a whole new topic for a different day.) My point is that as important as the issue of reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act is to each and every individual in our nation because it robs us of the privacy guaranteed us in our constitution, I've not heard mention of it on any of the major networks. I'm disappointed in media that thinks whether or not Tiger will cheat again is more important to me than whether or not my government is listening to every conversation that I have and every website that I visit. For those of you feeling the same way, here's a link to a video news report on the subject posted on Web420:

http://www.web420.com/forum/9-politics/917-patriot-act-reauthorization#918

And a reminder that BORDC (Bill of Rights Defense Committee) is organizing actions against the PATRIOT Act's reauthorization. You can join, or find out more about BORDC at: http://www.bordc.org

Welcome to the Hardluck Studios Soap Box (hosted by Hardluck Studios Fine Art) where you can have your say about the crazy state of affairs our world is in today. Politics, Climate Change, Economics, International Tensions (to name a few) are on the minds of all of us. All we need do is turn on the evening news to feel exasperated at how our leaders are "handling" these issues. In fact, that's what inspired us to create this blog. Every night when we're listening to the bad news of the day, we find ourselves offering up solutions to "our leaders" and feeling a growing need to have our voices heard by them. Maybe ours aren't the perfect solutions for every situation, but aren't all options worth considering when issues with such grave consequences  for your actions as we face today are at stake?  If you find yourself feeling this way, too, feel free to suggest a topic or  post a comment. Hardluck Studios believes in equality and freedom for all, so please - no comments that infringe upon the rights of others.
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