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"Pat H." wrote:

> It's not that we have something to hide, it's just that we don't want our
> rights (privacy included) violated.
> If they don't have a search warrant, or probable cause they shouldn't be
> even allowed to touch your car.
>
> Sure, maybe drug searching roadblocks is a small thing to complain about,
> but how long until they can ENTER your home without probable cause, or any
> warrant to be there?

Exactly the point. It is *your* tax dollars that are paying for those highways,
and *your* tax dollars that are paying the salaries of those law enforcement
officers and their Gestapo-like 'are your papers in order' checkpoints. Without
probable cause, they have *no* right stopping anyone going about their business.

It's a public highway, and there should not be intrusive, wide-net/warrantless
searches without legitimate reason. At what point will citizens be interrogated
and 'checked out' as they enter or leave malls, gas stations, rail and bus
terminals? When do such searches spread to homes, churches, schools, etc.? The
road to tyranny begins with a slow erosion of civil rights, and indifference
from those who think 'it can't happen here'.

The slippery slope precedent for this nonsense began with the so-called
'sobriety checkpoints' which by their very nature, are limited in the impact
they can have on DUI offenders. Police can detect, apprehend and convict more
drivers committing DUI offences by increased activity on the 100 series
highways, watching parking lots adjacent to drinking establishments, and simply
paying attention to driver behaviour. 'Checkpoints' are a fraud and a facade, no
matter the reason(s) given for them.

Anyone who is stopped at one of these roadblocks, if asked if their vehicle can
be searched, should answer "sure, as soon as you produce a signed warrant from a
judge specifically naming me and my vehicle for a search, and the cause for it"

Mr. Ed

"The FAMOUS Mr. Ed"