Similar to the Patriot Act — much government overreach and invasion of privacy, but hey, it’s for our security, right? We want to catch the terrorists, right? The government would never use this power against us law-abiding citizens, right?
I don’t expect to live in a safe world.
I expect to live in a free country. Respect the Constitution.
Well said.
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Benjamin Franklin once said: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”.
1) This may be more like a municipal utility which has a right to enter your property for reading meters or repairing their lines/equipment once they’ve determined the need, and given notice. That is not a 4th Amendment “search” which requires a “reasonable expectation of privacy” (REP). Normally the meters/equipment are in an area that does not have a REP.
2) This is limited to premises adjacent to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system
3) If necessary, courts will have to confine this law to within constitutional limits of probable cause and precedent that requires a warrant for house searches except for exigent circumstances or consent.