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An 8 page discussion of the evolution we have witnessed in regard to search and seizure practices in the aftermath of the September 11, 2002 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon itself. The author reviews the provisions of the Fourth Amendment and the manner in which our rights were protected by it prior to these attacks as compared to the changes which have occurred afterward. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPsearc2.rtf
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the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center and the subsequent attack on the Pentagon itself we as a nation have had to endure
different tests as to the strength of the various protective measures our founding fathers instilled in the Constitution and its various amendments. Such events coupled with the horror of
the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center and the April 19,1995 bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City has made us exceptionally aware of the fact that our
political boundaries are no longer exempt from terrorist acts (Lindsey, Beach and Toigo). The advent of such atrocities as school and shootings and such needs as employee screening against
such potentially dangerous habits as drug use has further complicated the manner in which we see fit to preserve our Constitutional protections. One amendment which has seen particular challenges
has been the Fourth Amendment. The Search and Seizure procedures defined by the Fourth Amendment have been severely challenged, in fact, in the aftermath of the 2002 terrorist attacks
and in the general societal degradation which we as a nation have been experiencing for some time. In the past our governments right
to search our homes or our bodies was limited primarily to situations in which there was a warrant or an arrest. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, in fact,
guarantees our rights as citizens against illegal search and seizure. It states: "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
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