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> From: JayFraser-aol.com
> To: live-aboard-centaur.astro.utoronto.ca
> Subject: Re: My Boat Is My Castle: The 4th Amendment at Sea
> Date: Wednesday, May 15, 1996 11:04 PM
>
> John, thanks for sharing your knowledge and insights. I've a couple of
> questions:
>
> 1) Why was the USCG originally given these extraordinary powers in 1946?
>
> 2) Why do they still exist (the powers, not the USCG)? Have there been
any
> organized efforts to repeal them?
>
> 3) What can we (as livaboards) do to regain our 4th amendment rights?
>
> I was originally uninterested and annoyed that this thread had gone on
so
> long, but now I find myself wondering what I can do to fix this problem.
It
> is true, as someone said, that you should "know the rules and who's
dealing",
> but it seems like we have lost a basic right simply because we live on
boat
> which could be used to transport contraband.
>
This really has been my point all along. I have some good friends and
kids that were in my Exploring program that went through to USCG Academy.
I have no qualms with the CG, just the laws they are allowed to operate
under.
I really find the need to comment on, "know the rules and who's dealing."
Last time I checked this was still a republic, which means **WE** make the
rules and **WE** deal, and if we do not, then we are no longer a
republic.
> I'd like to hear your thoughts on this.
>
> Jay Fraser
>
>
Mark.
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