Senator's Letter Essay

Senator’s Letter
Terrance Edwards
ADJ/255
August 29, 2010
Jon Gaskins

Dear Congress of the United States,
I write this letter to you in concern about the exclusionary rule and how it is being enforced by policemen and policewomen all of the country. I am a concerned citizen, Senator, parent, Christian and person of this country on how the original laws and rights of the land are being handled and enforced. The rights of the people were put in place so that the people of the land who work in powerful positions and who are government employed, do not abuse those who are considered citizens of society.
The Fourth Amendment clearly states “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 of affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized” (U.S. Constitution, 2001). The exclusionary rule was created by the U.S. Supreme Court and was not created in statutes passed by legislative bodies. The rule clearly was created to exclude evidence obtained in an illegal search and seizure and deter police misconduct.
But yet and still, police misconduct is now being overlooked or misused because of the now Good Faith exception to the Fourth Amendment. When the Fourth Amendment clearly states that the people of the land have “The right 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 of affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized” (U.S. Constitution, 2001) , then this means in every situation, so therefore even in an honest mistake (Good Faith rule).  
The exclusionary rule sole or primary purpose of being created was to deter...