US Govt: No Warrant Needed to Track Your Car With a GPS Device

[inaba]

I really wouldn't give a shit if the government knew where I was.
I'd imagine robbery and theft becoming somewhat more difficult.

[Missing User]

[QUOTE=FlakAttack;40043112]Obvious examples like the Patriot Act and TSA shouldn't even have to be mentioned, but I will go through a few less obvious ones.

Federal Reserve: in violation of Article 1, Section 8. "To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;" - Congress should be in direct control of the value of the dollar, not an arms-length organization.

Tax benefits for religious organizations: 1st Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"

Random searches, stop-and-frisk, warrantless spying: 4th Amendment: "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 [B]probable cause[/B], supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): 6th Amendment: [URL]http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/sixth_amendment[/URL] - Basically innocent until proven guilty, right to a speedy trial, right to know your accusers, etc... but NDAA allows the government to detain American citizens indefinitely without trial.

Fines for copyright violation: up to $250,000 per infraction? 8th Amendment: "Excessive bail shall not be required, [B]nor excessive fines imposed[/B], nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

EULAs, untradable licenses: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine"]First Sale Doctrine[/URL]: When buying digital goods, American law considers transfering your license to someone else illegal. For example, selling your Steam account is illegal. It's interesting to note that in the EU, trading your license is perfectly legal as long as the seller loses or otherwise gives up access to the license afterwards (eg you change the Steam password).

Guantanamo Bay and other torture shenanigans, forcing people to buy health insurance, gun bans... it's a long list.[/QUOTE]

Federal Reserve: They control the money-supply, not the value of the dollar.

Stop & Frisk/Warrantless Searching/Spying: Supreme court says it legal, see [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_v._Ohio[/url] / [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Dunn[/url]

NDAA: You might want to see AUMF before going to scream about that. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Terrorists[/url]

Fines for copyright: Who are you to determine what is "reasonable" or "excessive." Its up to the defendant to say that its unreasonable.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furman_v._Georgia[/url]
[quote]"There are, then, four principles by which we may determine whether a particular punishment is 'cruel and unusual'."

The "essential predicate" is "that a punishment must not by its severity be degrading to human dignity," especially torture.
"A severe punishment that is obviously inflicted in wholly arbitrary fashion."
"A severe punishment that is clearly and totally rejected throughout society."
"A severe punishment that is patently unnecessary."[/quote]

EULAs: You are not buying digital goods. You are leasing them with steam. EULAs are for private goods. They get to make their own rules.

[quote]For the first sale doctrine to apply, lawful "ownership" of the copy or phonorecord is required. As §109(d) prescribes,[B] first sale doctrine does not apply if the possession of the copy is "by rental, lease, loan, or otherwise without acquiring ownership of it."[/B][/quote]

Get-Mo: Political debate.
Health Insurance: Damn, it must suck having a reasonable life-style. This is being disputed in courts still. Political Debate.
Gun Bans: Dont start this debate. The constitution says you have a right to bare arms, but it doesnt say anything about the government regulating it. See [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller[/url] about owning a gun/using it for good/ what you can and cant.

[Zenreon]

Is it just me or is this sort of thing getting more frequent?