Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Ha Ha Ha

In an earlier post I unfairly (though I was open about it) criticized Limbaugh for claiming he had a right to privacy by quoting him as saying there was no constitutional right to privacy. I guess I wasn't being unfair after all:

Limbaugh argued that he has a constitutional right to privacy over the records, and that the seizure of the records by the State Attorney's Office was making it difficult for him to obtain treatment from his doctors.


Limbaugh:

I agree with the view, best articulated by Judge Robert Bork, that there is no basis in the Constitution for the privacy right which was announced as the foundational basis for the constitutional right to abortion.


Limbaugh:

There is no right to privacy specifically enumerated in the Constitution.


...okay, it is true that the Florida constitution does specifically enumerate some privacy right.

Section 23. Right of privacy. - Every natural person has the right to be let alone and free from government intrusion into his private life except as otherwise provided herein. This section shall not be construed to limit the public's right of access to public records and meetings as provided by law.



...Limbaugh today.


It's not up to me to prove my innocence by giving up my right to privacy. I have to give up my right to privacy now in order for the state who is, in effect, just casting a line out there, hoping to net something. They've got to invade my privacy to do this.


flopping fish