Byron White Quotes

Unfortunately, too many public school officials believe that cameras are needed to enforce order and discipline.

We shouldn't need riot police at schools.

I'd never heard of a hall pass until I came to America. It sounds like something at school.

Every child should feel safe at school without feeling like a prisoner.

Where is the expectation of privacy in the commission of a crime?

Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.

The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations.

In America the schools have become too permissive, the kids now are controlling the schools, the tail is wagging the dog. We've got to make a change there and get it back to where the teachers have control of the classrooms.

The Obama administration, like those before it, promotes a disturbingly narrow interpretation of the Fourth Amendment, misapplying the facts of old analog cases to a radically different digital world.

On the first day of school, you got to be real careful where you sit. You walk into the classroom and just plunk your stuff down on any old desk, and the next thing you know the teacher is saying, 'I hope you all like where you're sitting, because these are your permanent seats.'

I got kicked out in grade school because I staged a riot because I wanted more library time.

The Supreme Court must strike down the government's illegal spying program as a violation of our Fourth Amendment right to privacy.

The erosion of privacy rights under the Fourth Amendment, written to protect us against unreasonable search and seizure, began in earnest under President George W. Bush.

I never thought I'd see the day when the U.S. government could listen in on phone conversations or read private mail without first obtaining a warrant from a court. That sounds more like something that happened in the Soviet Union.

Without the burden on the police to adhere to the requirements of the 4th Amendment, you loose the dogs.

Can there be any doubt that a Bill of Rights that in time of peace bars soldiers from being quartered in a home without the consent of the owner should also bar the police from investigating the intimacies of the marriage relation?

When awesome investigative power is entrusted to so many individuals, it is extremely important that they wield it with a proper regard for your constitutional rights, especially your right to privacy.

The court’s agents may enter into men’s houses, break up their chests and chambers

Before the American Revolution, the right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures had slight existence. British policies assaulted the privacy of dwellings and places of business, particularly when royal revenues were at stake.

If you are an American, you can understand why people cannot go through your house and go through your files. By the same token, should they be able to go through them electronically?

There is no fear exception to the 4th Amendment of the Constitution.

There is such thing as an absolute right to privacy in America. There is no place that can be out of the reach of law enforcement.

It would not be permissible for you to build a home and not let law enforcement in if they had a search warrant. If they think there's a crime ongoing, they go to court and get a warrant, and they're permitted to come in your home under the Fourth Amendment.

Three high schools. I was funny. I thought I was being funny. I just had an opinion about everything that was said in school, so that got me thrown out.

I want to collect more records from terrorists, but less records from innocent Americans. The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over! John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence, and I'm proud of standing for the Bill of Rights, and I will continue to stand for the Bill of Rights.