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Thus, if law enforcement officials decline to offer a Miranda warning to an individual in their custody, they may interrogate that person and act upon the knowledge gained, but may not use that person's statements to incriminate him or her in a criminal trial.
As for his American citizenship, he was naturalized, not born here. There are certain restrictions like not being able to hold the office of president for one.
If and when illegal aliens eventually obtain citizenship they too will be second tier.
American born is and always will be top tier.
Wow, I must have missed that addendum to the Constitution. Fascinating.
You have DO have the right to not have anything you say prior to being mirandized used in court against you.
Its completely astounding to me that these people dont know this. One would presume we're all adults, so I have to ask myself how people who are governed by laws every single day, dont know even basic laws like mirandizing requirements.
There is no constitutional right to be mirandized. There is only protection from using information you disclose, against you.
As long as they arent going to bring up what you say in court, or even ask you questions, there is no need to be mirandized.
I have to ask myself how so many people can live in a country, but not comprehend basic 101 of our laws.
And what if the information gained leads back to you?
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