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by 2OEH8eoCRo0 2125 days ago
>if you're a non-american traveler, all the constitutional rights you're afforded as an American don't apply.

False

https://www.maniatislawoffice.com/blog/2018/08/do-non-citize...

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But can’t they just deny you entry? I mean you can have all the rights but if they can just let you in (especially if you live in the US), that’s still a pretty big lever.
Thank you, I was under the misconception that as a foreigner I wasn't afforded these right s.
Many Americans don’t get those rights in practice - although I don’t think there have been any cases of the third ammendment being broken recently.
In fact, the Third Amendment came up recently, when some hotels in Washington DC kicked the National Guard out.

Their right to do so wasn't challenged, so there's one plank of the Bill of Rights which hasn't rotted through...

I’ve always considered America’s uniform worship to make the 3rd irellevent, I guess it goes to show that ensuring rights via law is good even if you think it unnecceraary