Do you believe in the right to privacy?

Question

read your constitution. Nowhere is it written that we have right to privacy. Will you support me in me an admendment to the constitution to guarantee our right to privacy?

That amendment does imply privacy. But I say we need that right to given explicitly. It is true this will take quite a bit of power out of the hands of the National government. I am Ok with that.

Answer 1

It's shameful that we would need an amendment to remind the SCOTUS that the Forth Amendment means what the words say it means, the probable cause means probable cause and not reasonable suspicion and so on ... yet this seems to be the case.

I'd definitely like an amendment that spells out the "Constitutional privacy" I learned about in High School Civics class. This Constitutional privacy was the other side of Constitutional obligation. The two of them together defined the limits of government power, something we today are in sore need of.

Obligation: If activity infringes your rights, then the government MUST act to protect your rights. If it refuses to do so, citizens can take the legislative and/or executive branches to court, where the judiciary can MAKE the government do its job.

Privacy: If your activity does NOT infringe on the rights of others, then the government MAY NOT interfere to curtail that activity. If it does, citizens can take the legislative and/or executive branches to court, where the judiciary can MAKE the government respect your right to privacy.

Note on obligation: This does not mean that government can or should guarantee that you will never be robbed, only that government has an obligation to consider theft to be a crime and to take reasonable measures to prevent theft, to apprehend and punish theives.

Note on privacy: There are cases where government can interfere in public activity, but must "butt out" where the activity is in private between consenting adults. Sexual behavior is a good example.

Note on both: True, we have many laws that violate this principle. For instance, some say that "No beer sales on Sunday" violates this principle. That these laws have not (as yet) been successfully challenged and repealed does not negate the principle.

Answer 2

The right to privacy is an implied right based on things like the prohibition of illegal search and seizure. I wouldn't mind an amendment that helped clarify some of the gray area to keep government from overturning the rights we have been granted by less Fascist Supreme Courts of the past.

Answer 3

Yes, but it's impossible to effect. There is no right. How can you ask for the right to privacy when there are so many laws against it? Ask anyone they'll tell you there's no such thing as privacy.

What if someone was molesting your kid? How much right to privacy would you want in your amendment.

If you have a different meaning, then let us know.

Answer 4

Yes definitely people need their own space to do things. It would also interfere with your life because everyone needs their own space once in a while. Some countries have the right to privacy written in their constitution.

Answer 5

I would like to have my finances and wage statements protected from government intrusion, but they have all my bank and wage statements without my permission.

Because of the greed for tax monies.

Unless you repeal the Income Tax Amendment and get rid of the IRS, you will never have privacy.

Answer 6

The right to privacy was made up by pedophile liberals to justify the evil Liberal policy of baby killing, and nothing else.

The killing of an unborn child should not be a right, not even for Nazi Liberals. The curailment of Liberalism should be done through free speech and education, not through letting them kill their own children because they are hedonists with no sense of responsibility.

Answer 7

Are you referring to the US consititution? If so, check again....



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.

Answer 8

right to privacy is an inherent right stupid.... it doesnt need to be put in writing. However there are inherent rights that the governement/president can impeded on to protect the common good

Answer 9

Yes I will because I do feel that ones own privacy is important

Answer 10

Of course. I would definitely support an amendment in that direction. We also need one that leads to the assassination of Bush.