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Re:California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones by geggam on Thursday January 28, 2016 @11:48AM (#10989283)
only for lawyers... its obvious the concept is to protect citizens from govt dragnets... to anyone who isnt attempting to pervert the spirit of the law
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Re:California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones by mikeash on Thursday January 28, 2016 @11:54AM (#10989334)
You've gone from "plain English" to "spirit of the law" which is way different.

Again, I agree with you, but this position is not something you arrive at by just reading the 4th Amendment and then understanding its words without legal context.

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