[MRM]

Jim, you are wrong in every analysis you make above. Yes I am a lawyer. I also have a business degree or two. The Bill of Rights does not just not regulate private citizens, it does not apply to private citizens. The Bill of Rights only controls what the government can and can't do - what kind of laws they have authority to pass. You can’t have a constitutional issue without government action.

The Bill of Rights does not apply to any of the situations you describe above. What was drummed into you in MBA school was that you cannot enter into a contract that is illegal - not unconstitutional. State laws protect you from trespass and privacy violations by your employer. The 4th Amendment has nothing to do with it. State theft laws protect your property from being stolen from private people, the 5th Amendment’s takings clause does not apply.

There cannot be a constitutional issue without a government action. It is only government actions that are unconstitutional, not private citizens. The fact that you don't understand this, and are actually arguing to the contrary, is appalling. You should seriously have learned this in freshman civics. It is not an insult to point out that you have the most basic misunderstanding of what the constitution is and what it does that is possible. You should seriously reconsider every political opinion you have ever held because it is based on a faulty premise.