Re: constitutional rights

[brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

At 16:53 4/13/00 -0500, Joel Rauber wrote:

> > > there exists a great deal of considered legal opinion that
> > > maintains there is no right to privacy within the US constitution
> > > (this is a debated point).
> >
> > Strictly speaking yes, such opinions abound.  On the other
> > hand, in *my*  opinion: ......

> Its not just that opinions abound ....;
> but a body of considered legal opinion exists
> (to which I personally object, I might add)....

> Joel Rauber

As it turns out, though every opinion is equal, some opinions
are more equal than others.

Take an example from the last month or two.
Northwest Airlines was upset that their Stewardesses apparently
organized an (illegal) sick-out.

Northwest petitioned a judge for permission to seize
the personal home computers of named members of their staff.
 And the judge acceded to the petition.

The PCs were indeed seized from private homes and examined for
evidence of this illegal action.
Subsequently, one or more of those crew-members was fired.

So the moral of this story appears to be:
  Quote the constitution all you want, but above all, don't get
suspected of illegal (or any?) actions which may impact business
 or industrial profits.




brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
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