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> From: Marc DeMartini
> To: JayFraser-aol.com
> Cc: live-aboard-centaur.astro.utoronto.ca
> Subject: Re: My Boat Is My Castle: The 4th Amendment at Sea
> Date: Thursday, May 16, 1996 12:02 AM
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> Perhaps "lost a basic right" is not quite right. Isn't the search and
> seizure power of the C.G. quite old?
>
> As for teh 4th amendment of the Constitution applying in this case, I
> believe the intent was that it apply to homes on land, the issue at sea
> was the British Navy removing seamen from ships whom they thought should
> be serving on their own.
Thereby being the first liveaboards to complain right?
Mark.
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