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A 5 page paper which examines the right that prohibits illegal search and seizure, and considers how and why it is failing in today’s society, particularly in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the ideological foundation for American democracy, but also express what it means to be American. These rights are regarded as sacred, and while they are subject to interpretation by
the Supreme Court, no one has yet dared to alter or change one word of these carefully articulated freedoms. To do so would not only be considered sacrilegious, but
would be tantamount to committing political suicide for an elected official. However, America became a very different place on September 11, 2001, when terrorists, reportedly organized by Muslim leader
Osama bin Laden, launched air attacks that brought down the towers of New Yorks World Trade Center, seriously damaged the Washington Pentagon building and destroyed American Airlines Flight 93.
As America continues its painful healing process, citizens are struggling to cope with terrorism on its home shores. With feelings of shared vulnerability in the aftermath of the attack,
in which the national security of the United States has sustained a direct hit, one can only wonder what changes will be made and how far reaching they will be.
The constitutional right that will invariably be most affected by the events of September 11 is Article 4, which states, "The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effect, 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 seize" (The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America, 1979, p. 31).
At the time, the Founding Fathers believed this right to be every bit as important as Article I, which guarantees freedom of speech and religion, for when the American
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