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The Supreme Court of the United States ruled yesterday that police can take DNA from people they arrest and enter it into a national database. They can do this even if the person is wrongfully arrested.
U.S. Constitution
Bill of Rights - Amendment 4
'Search and Seizure'
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.
Shockingly, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled yesterday that police can take DNA from people they arrest and enter it into a national database. They can do this even if the person is wrongfully arrested.
“Taking and analyzing a cheek swab of the arrestee DNA is, like fingerprinting and photographing, a legitimate police booking procedure that is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the court’s five-justice majority.
In a scathing dissent, Justice Scalia said, “Make no mistake about it: because of today’s decision, your DNA can be taken and entered into a national database if you are ever arrested, rightly or wrongly, and for whatever reason.”
“So bad,” Glenn said. “So bad, so bad, so bad.”
Ted Cruz has denounced the decision. He said in a statement, “Today’s unfortunate U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Maryland v. King, by a vote of 5-4, expands government power, invades our liberty, and undermines our constitutional rights.”» Full Article With Comments
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Indeed, the SCOTUS is almost as anti-american anymore as Obama is. Remember the national bio-metrics database? Here we have it handed unto the administration via the back door and on a golden plate. » GlennBeck.com
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