The Fourth Amendment is ‘Protection from unreasonable search and seizure’. The Fourth Amendment is that you have the right to your house, persons, and papers. No one can search through your personal items unless they have a warrant and a right to do so. Only two people have the right to go through your mailbox, yourself (family), and the mailman. If we didn’t have this amendment anyone would be able to go through your house at anytime they pleased, taking or doing whatever they please. Having this amendment secures our right to our belongings.
Imagine one day you’re sitting at your house, doing the dishes looking out onto the street. You watch as someone you know isn’t a neighbor or the mailman, go