Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Another judge who needs to go

....this time in Mississippi, where a judge has demanded the names and addresses of all homeschoolers in his judicial district without giving a legal explanation as to why.  If you're unclear as to why this is a legal issue, here's the text of the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution:

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.

In other words, without a legal reason, the judge has no right whatsoever to demand this information.  Moreover, a judge who does not, apparently, understand this basic limitation of the 4th Amendment needs to be removed both from the bench and the bar, as he obviously does not understand the United States Constitution.

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