[624] in libertarians
Re: Legislative Alert
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vernon Imrich)
Thu Feb 9 18:34:27 1995
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 1995 18:32:33 EST
From: Vernon Imrich <vimrich@MIT.EDU>
|> > So why aren't they putting forth a bill to punish officers who
|> > break the 4th Amendment?
|>
|> Can't judges now put out arrest warrants for violation of the 4th Ammendment?
|> Why should we need Congress to pass a bill.
Judges don't make the law. The Constitution does not stipulate the
fines or terms of jail for offenses, or even the various levels of
offenses. There has to be a law to do that.
|> > The fact is, that without the exclusionary steps in place now, it's
|> > open season. It's trivial now to get a warrant. All you need is
|> > the word of an "undisclosed informant."
|>
|> Isn't this the judges' fault for allowing it to be so trivial?
Sometimes. But usually these standards are codified by law. That's
what the current bill is all about now. As with mandatory minimums,
imposing strictures on the court is not usually the answer.
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