The first of many assaults upon the Constitution has happened. The ultra-conservative membership of the United States Supreme Court has ruled that evidence found during an illegal search is admissible in open court.
WTF?
We got the government taking children away from their parents with no signs of abuse (Yeah, I know it's complicated) and we now have police with the right to break the law and use anything they find (cough) as legal evidence.
Luckily, as Barry pointed out in his story, this ruling will not apply in Texas. Still, this is a serious blow to one of the basic foundations to our Constitution. Illegal search and seizure.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of the damage this SCOTUS will do to the Constitution before balance will be restored to it's membership.
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