From the Constitution of the State of Tennessee :
Quote:
Article 1 Section 7.
That the people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers
and possessions, from unreasonable searches and seizures; and that general
warrants, whereby an officer may be commanded to search suspected places,
without evidence of the fact committed, or to seize any person or persons not
named, whose offences are not particularly described and supported by evi-
dence, are dangerous to liberty and ought not be granted.
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Additionally, (IANAL) The Tennessee Code Annotated, recognizes that a persons : Home, property, business, and vehicle, are considered the same under the law, at least for purposes of self defense. ( I can find no other section where this distinction is excluded for any reason, including the motor vehicle section)
Let me ask a question of those who are advocating the officers here: If an officer comes to your front door, and knocks, you answer the door and, open it just enough to stick out your head and communicate with him, and he "orders" you to open the door fully, are you going to comply ? How about if he "orders" you to let him in your foyer ?