Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La...
by dragonwriter on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @06:22PM
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> But are travelers (foreigners)
International travelers entering the US (who were subjected to the policy) are not all foreigners.
> part of "the people"?
Yes, "the people" in the Fourth Amendment (and most of the rest of the Constitution) are the people subject to the authority of the United States government, which is basically everyone within US territory, however transitorily, and not exempt from US authority by treaty (e.g., diplomats, etc., are excluded.)
International travelers entering the US (who were subjected to the policy) are not all foreigners.
> part of "the people"?
Yes, "the people" in the Fourth Amendment (and most of the rest of the Constitution) are the people subject to the authority of the United States government, which is basically everyone within US territory, however transitorily, and not exempt from US authority by treaty (e.g., diplomats, etc., are excluded.)