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It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures.

Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.

Violating the 4th Amendment guarantees against illegal searches and seizures is not the way to solve crime problems.

I particularly recognize that reasonable people can disagree as to what that proper balance or blend is between privacy and security and safety.

A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person.

Our government should not be spying on the electronic communications of American citizens. Nor should our iPhones or Android devices be subject to unreasonable searches and seizures.

Satisfying a profit motive must never be the reason for law enforcement, and it certainly must never be allowed to support the seizure of personal property by those who we trust to protect and defend our nation and our Constitution.

With police wielding unprecedented powers to invade privacy, tap phones and conduct searches seemingly at random, our civil liberties are in a very precarious condition.

The NSA is forbidden to 'target' American citizens, green-card holders or companies for surveillance without an individual warrant from a judge.