Family Protection Plan: A Personal Fourth Amendment by Bill Rounds

Family Protection Plan: A Personal Fourth Amendment

by Bill Rounds
How to Vanish

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Ever wonder how a fish in a bowl feels? Some people are nice and give them a few plants, or even a castle where they can escape the constant prying eyes of ogling idiots. Take away that castle, and they are completely exposed. The Fourth Amendment used to be a family protection plan for our own castle. Now the Fourth Amendment is weaker than ever and that family protection plan must be created on our own. We are starting to know how the little fishies feel.

Judicial Trend
Recently the 9th Circuit denied rehearing a case which permitted police to search a home without any suspicion whatsoever. The Chief Judge of the 9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, penned an artful dissent, pointing out the damage done by allowing such a decision in the lower court to stand. Although case law of all other Circuits is contrary to the ruling in the case, Judge Kozinski points out that the case law in the 9th Circuit should have led to a similar ruling.

So what does this mean for us? First, the law/government/constitution will not always protect you, protect family or friends from intrusion. It is up to individuals to take measures to have a family protection plan. Fortunately, tools for a family protection plan still exist. Things like anonymous web surfing, encrypted email, cell phone security, and protecting your Facebook profile, when used together, can carve out a private area inside the fishbowl where you and your family can avoid the watchful eyes of the idiots.............................