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Junior Chimp
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« on: June 01, 2009, 12:24:05 AM » |
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In the 18th century, the only possible way to convey information was by writing it on paper. It is impossible for them to write any document while thinking of technological progress for the next 200 + years. Therefore it can be reasonably argued that the US Constitution as it stands protects against the government arbitrarily looking into the personal domain, like electronic documents, biological data, etc.
In the same vein, the First Amendment specifically protects "the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble". Due to the progress in technology, it is accepted that Radio, TV, Internet are protected even when they are not specifically mentioned on paper.
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