NJ,

You are obviously correct in thatCURRENTLY, the courts allow such searches. So, I am onlyoffering a minority opinion. But then again, a century ago the courts allowed things that are now considered to be flagrant violations of civil liberties. Dunno about the Federalist papers. Its strange that they are pretty clear about gun owning rights, but some areas still get by with passing Draconian anti-gun legislation. I guess they are like the bible, you can interpret them how you want. The issue is who's in charge when the interpreting occurs. In the meantime, I'll stick with my opinion that law enforcement should havedamn good cause to enter private property.

And in response toyour ACLU statements, I'll avoid the temptation of referring to police interrogation techniques that involve toilet plunger handles.