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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.


     On February 7, 1995 the U.S. House of Representatives
debated H.R. 666, the "Exclusionary Rule Reform Act."  This act
was designed to allow federal prosecutors to utilize illegally
gathered evidence by waiving the requirement of a search warrant
under certain circumstances.  During the debate, Representative
Mel Watt introduced an amendment to the bill containing the above
text.  In a vote of 303 to 121, the House voted to reject
Representative Watt's amendment, which was in fact, the Fourth
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.



Got to love the current political milieu.  Only the "Conservative
Revolution" could give us a Congress that judges the Fourth
Amendment to be "too soft on crime."  God help us all.

Ray Goforth
goforth@igc.apc.org