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Yup, boarder towns in red states are going to start stopping women as they travel through their towns to make sure they aren't pregnant.

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[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That has to violate the 4th Amendment.

From The Bill of Rights:

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

You can’t just assume any & all pregnant women are going to get an abortion, so that’s not probable cause.

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 32 points 1 year ago

as if these lunatics care for the constitution and its rights, unless it benefits them.

[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nah, they never gave a shit about the Constitution. It's just like the Bible for them, they can tell their voters it says whatever they want it to and they know damn well none of them have ever read it and never will.

And the bible means whatever they want it to mean. They make whatever argument will support their position of power, credible or not.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

They haven't even gone to the trouble of making a version of the Bible that supports their worldview.

[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

That's not true! Every time a room full of 6 years gets shot up they read half of the second amendment! They never read the rest but go fuck yourself if you're going to stop them from murdering rooms of children.

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just need an attorney that wants to stand agaisnt this. Every woman pulled over in these cities should call them up and he sues the city under the 4th ammendment.

They'll all go broke pretty quick and their courts will be tied up permanently. Either the town will financially collapse or realise that the law is just to harrass people.

[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The people that would want to die over this are probably, sadly enough, the ones who cannot even afford to do so as they'd be financially ruined for the rest of their life just for the cost of a lawyer alone.

[-] Stern@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

I'd think the commerce clause would be the applicable one here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_Clause

Dormant commerce clause and right to travel.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

These are the same cunts who want trump to be our dictator. What more need be said?

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