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		derefr on Aug 1, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NSA Unlawfully Surveiled Kim Dotcom in New Zealand > Foreigners on foreign soil have no rights as far as US law is concerned. Except for, you know, treaty rights. Which there are a lot of.

triplesec on Aug 2, 2017 [–]

And it is indeed incorrect because the constitution and the bill of rights do apply to foreign citizens who are visiting the us. Of course there are laws which are designed to protect citizens but don't protect foreigners but they are not actually part of the constitution

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