Rand Paul’s “Fourth Amendment Restoration Act of 2013.”

June 6th, 2013

To be introduced next week.

Sec 1. SHORT TITLE
This Act may be called the “Fourth Amendment Restoration Act of 2013.”

Sec. 2. FINDINGS
Whereas the Bill of Rights says in the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution that “the right of
the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and
seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath
or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be
seized.
Whereas media reports indicate that the National Security Agency is currently collecting the phone
records of American citizens.
Whereas media reports indicate that the National Security Agency has secured a top secret court order
in April from a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) for the telephone records of millions of
American citizens.
Whereas media reports indicate that President Barack Obama’s Administration has been collecting
information about millions of citizens within the borders of the United States and between the United
States and other countries; and,
Whereas the collection of citizen’s phone records is a violation of the natural rights of every man and
woman in the United States, and a clear violation of the explicit language of the highest law of the land;

Sec. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution shall not be construed to allow any agency of the United
States Government to search the phone records of Americans without a warrant based on probable
cause.