Originally Posted by
Dade
The constitutional right to privacy is one that is very much debated. Strict constitutionists maintain that the constitution never explically states a right to privacy. It's along the same line of thought with gun rights. The constitution grants every citizen the right to bear arms. So any law restricting that right is unconstitutional. Yet the SCOTUS has made several rulings that infer the right to privacy, without it being stated in the constitution.
IMO we've never had privacy in this country. Just the illusion of it. Remember all the wiretappings and searches conducted by Hoover. The advancement of technology has made it harder to maintain that illusion.
How do you find 3 black grains of sand on a beach. You sift the sand. Not the best metaphor, I know.