Warrants are one of the most powerful checks on government power ever invented. But in an age where your data is bought from brokers, your movements are tracked by private contractors, and your financial records are collected in bulk… the protections warrants were designed to provide have been quietly gutted.
In this video, we break down how warrants actually work, why the founders were obsessed with getting them right, and what's changed in the digital era that should concern everyone.
There's a part of every warrant that almost no one talks about — and it's the part that matters most. Once you understand this machinery inside a warrant, you'll never dismiss them as "just paperwork" again.
00:00 The Most Important Thing You've Never Thought About
01:19 What Is A Warrant?
03:40 Footage Of My Ancestor, Judge Naomira Brockwulf
09:07 Why Is A Search Dangerous?
14:02 The Forgotten Amendment
16:01 Actual Footage of the FBI Redefining The Term "Search"
16:19 The FBI Is Buying Your Data
20:19 The Surveillance Accountability Act
Special thanks to Rob Frommer and Jim Harper for all their work on 4th Amendment Protections.
Here is a link to the legislation Jim Harper is currently working on: https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1667&inflect=2
Stay tuned for a link to the "Surveillance Accountability Act" which will be announced this week!
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