Does the NSA violate the 3rd Amendment by collecting your metadata?

Posted by $ Olduglycarl 10 years ago to Government
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Interesting!...NSA spying on you is like quartering a soldier in your home, thereby violating your privacy.

And why did the framers prohibit the government lodging soldiers in private homes? Besides a general distaste for standing armies, quartering was costly for homeowners; it was also an annoyance that completely extinguished a family's sense of privacy and made them feel violated. Sound familiar?"

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  • Posted by Abaco 10 years ago
    The term "metadata" makes me chuckle. "It's not data...just metadata!" It's like the term "copay". "Pay" is still in there and that's what it is. I asked the receptionist at my doctor's office they should stop beating around the bush and start calling it what it is. She blurted out, "Ok. Youpay!" We had a good laugh over that. Anyway...you get the idea.
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  • Posted by edweaver 10 years ago
    IMHO, this seems a stretch but it definitely violates the 4th.

    Any communication with another individual must be protected against government spying. That includes any communication with a group of people on Facebook or any other social media site that is not posted as a public comment. Public comments are a different story since anyone can see them.
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