By the way, Michael, you are quite correct in what you say. Words like "unreasonable" can always be conveniently used to re-interpret a document like the Constitution in any manner that an oppressive government might desire. What they find "unreasonable" is a strictly subjective thing, after all, and any good lawyer knows that!

Same goes for "probable cause". All it takes to effectively subvert a document such as the Constitution is a government that has the will to subvert it. The present USA government definitely has the will to do so, and is doing so.

Another example: "No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."

Well, hey, that's no problem at all! The government simply has to pass a new LAW! (Like the Patriot Act. Call it the Freedom and Security Act.) Gotcha! The soldier can now be quartered in your house, in time of peace, without your consent...and he's doing it exactly in a manner prescribed by the new law that your government just passed.

Child's play. It just takes the will to do it, that's all.