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Old 6th Aug 2019, 18:06
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Originally Posted by ph-sbe
Fair enough, I see your point: random testing is government mandated, therefore it's a 4th amendment issue. I see two issues with this. Number one: as I mentioned earlier, the 4th protects you from unreasonable searches only. Is it really unreasonable to be checked? Second, this particular case happened outside of the U.S., so the 4th is of no concern. Yes, there are similar protections, but in the EUSSR you are not as protected as you are in the U.S..
You should look up the origins of the 4th amendment sir. Comes straight from the UK from what I can remember.

But if this is a 4th amendment issue, then so is the need to sit tests to get your driver's licence.
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