Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you are a legal resident here, the Bill of Rights should apply. If you are an illegal alien, then they don't. There was a case down here about 15 years ago in which a ship came into port with about 6 stowaways from Haiti. They had them in a cage in the ship. A Haitan lawyer (practicing law here) demanded to go aboard and advise them of their rights. They told him to get lost. He then tried to file a lawsuit on their behalf in the amount of ONE BILLION DOLLARS FOR EACH STOWAWAY. Yes, that's right. Something like $5,000,000,000. The court laughed him off (as did all of the local news stations). I think they took the guys back to Haiti in a cage. JLS At 08:56 AM 7/11/02, you wrote: > > Not true. The Bill of Rights, as well as all U.S. Constitutional rights > > apply to ANYONE within the borders of the United States - citizen or not, > > here legally or illegally. > >Really ? I didn't know that, not that I am an expert. >I love this country. Only in America ! :-) >You mean as far as the Bill of Rights are concerned, a non-US national has >the Right to Keep and Bear Arms ? And that that cop in New York City had >no rights searching thru my car, just because I was one of the organizers >of a demonstration for Human Rights 20 years ago, and he just didn't like >my face ? [Please excuse the capital letters, but this is my Religion.] > > >- Phong >Stateless for almost 20 years. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Bryan > > Caldwell > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:05 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] airport security kinda really long. ;-) > > > > > > On 7/11/02 3:34 AM, "Mike Cahill" <mcahill2@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > BTW, before we get into a hissy fit about the Bill of Rights, let's > > > understand one thing; these rights are granted to the citizens of > the US by > > > the constitution, not foreigners here illegally. > > > > Not true. The Bill of Rights, as well as all U.S. Constitutional rights > > apply to ANYONE within the borders of the United States - citizen or not, > > here legally or illegally. (Unless, as we've seen recently, the person in > > question is summarily deemed an "enemy combatant," in which case, > apparently > > Constitutional rights do not apply even if one is a U.S. Citizen.) > > > > >Not to be xenophobic, but by now, if the Justice department does not know > > >the whereabouts and situation of every Arab national here in the US > then we > > >have a lot more to worry about than some petty violation of the Bill of > > >Rights. > > > > Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I don't happen to think that > > there are any "petty" violations of the Bill of Rights. > > > > Bryan > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html