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« Carpio update: EMT recalls trying to save Allen | Today | 3 companies vie to operate R.I. Web site » June 12, 2006House pulls bill to allow police to search records without a warrantPROVIDENCE _ After a barrage of criticism, the House Leadership today pulled a bill that would give proposed legislation police the right to obtain Rhode Islanders' telephone call records without a warrant. Larry Berman, a spokesman for the House leadership, said the bill was being taken off the House Judiciary Committee agenday for tomorrow. He said the leadership needed more time to make revisions. Earlier today, the leadership said it would drop phone records from the bill. Maj. Steven O'Donnell said the State Police will continue to ask the legislature for permission to obtain some customers' Internet records without a review by a judge. The police say that getting a warrant is too cumbersome and takes too long to deal with increasing numbers of complaints about Internet-borne crime. The House Judiciary Committee was scheduled to vote tomorrow on two similar bills, one House, one Senate, from the State Police.
Posted by Peter Phipps CommentsGreg | June 12, 2006 4:31 PM link Just for those who might be interested, this document a bunch of ne'er-do wells from a coupla hundred years ago wrote said, and I quote: Amendment IV 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. How can this be constitutional? | June 12, 2006 4:34 PM link It seems this is an attempt to cure the symptom instead of the disease. If the process is too cumbersome, then streamline it. Faster approval of warrants will allow the police to do their job in a manner that will also ensure a stronger case against the perpetrators of these crimes. We don't need to dismantle our constitution to solve a bureaucratic failure. John | June 15, 2006 1:57 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Just another step towards the "Thought Police". Pretty sad. It's almost like we don't have a Constitution anymore. No more right to own property, no more freedom of speech, and now no more freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.
Soon, they will try to repeal the second amendment. Then things will get REALLY interesting.