Constitutional search limits not respected

A founding document of the United States makes it clear that people and their property can't be unreasonably searched or their property seized, and that if this must be done, then it has to be because a crime has likely been committed.
 
This prohibition is contained in the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, yet apparently the Department of Homeland Security has not read it because they have policies which are clearly in violation.
 
The policies on searching and possibly seizing electronic devices at the nation's borders were revealed recently, although they have apparently been in effect for years. The justification is that border agents need to look for information on computers and electronic devices relating to drug smuggling, terrorism or national security.
 
However, federal agents could also look for information on legal status, child pornography, financial dealings and violations of copyright.

In other words, the policy allows federal agents to look for just about anything they please - even if they have no suspicion a law has been violated.
 
The policy could affect those using Yuma area border crossing points, including people with common devices like cell phones and portable media players. They could find their privacy violated and have their devices seized without probable cause, despite constitutional prohibitions against this.
 
Revelations like these continue to demonstrate how far over the line our government has stepped since the Sept. 11 terror attacks. There is no longer any respect for the constitutional protections of our  liberties and rights.
 
Anything goes in the name of some quest for absolute security - or in the case of this search policy, to enforce whatever laws the government chooses.
  
The Fourth Amendment was put in place to protect us from government abuse. Clearly we have leaders and government bureaucrats who don't care - and Congress isn't doing anything about it.