One thing that I think people miss is that they talk about "the law" as if there was one consistent law.
The constitution is the law. But people talk about laws violating the constitution as if they are legitimate.
If they are, then the constitution is a contradiction. National Security Letters, the TSA, even the existence of the FBI is in violation of the constitution.
But once something's been around for a couple decades, people assume it's legal. It becomes the background, and anything they do then becomes "the law".
Yeah, a law was passed creating the TSA, but that law did not repeal the fourth amendment, thus the TSA is still illegal, under both the fourth amendment and USC 18-242 which makes it a federal crime to violate a citizens constitutional rights.
The constitution is the law. But people talk about laws violating the constitution as if they are legitimate.
If they are, then the constitution is a contradiction. National Security Letters, the TSA, even the existence of the FBI is in violation of the constitution.
But once something's been around for a couple decades, people assume it's legal. It becomes the background, and anything they do then becomes "the law".
Yeah, a law was passed creating the TSA, but that law did not repeal the fourth amendment, thus the TSA is still illegal, under both the fourth amendment and USC 18-242 which makes it a federal crime to violate a citizens constitutional rights.