DHS memo declares the Fourth Amendment optional

Protest against ICE following the murder of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis in Lower Manhattan. (Christopher Penler/shutterstock.com)

A leaked memo from the Department of Homeland Security makes it clear that the agency sees the Constitution, at most, as an inconvenience. The memo authorizes armed and masked ICE agents to enter homes without judicial warrants.

The Fourth Amendment exists to ensure your home is your most private place, and that government goons can't decide on their own to simply walk in. — Read the rest

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