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To: BP2

Are you yelling at us or agreeing with this gentlemen who took a stand? You just never know these days..:)


84 posted on 04/24/2009 1:30:58 PM PDT by briarbey b (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: briarbey b
Are you yelling at us or agreeing with this gentlemen who took a stand? You just never know these days..:)

I'm agreeing with this gentleman asserting his rights.

He didn't evade. He stopped his vehicle per their request. He didn't open his window because that could have been seen as an invitation for further entry. Is it risky? Hell yes. We're conditioned (rightfully so) to follow law enforcement.

However, sometimes their actions are based upon faulty laws, and we sometimes have to fight back, to "push the boundary" to get noticed. That's something most Conservatives are hesitant to do by nature -- be Activist.

I am against the steady loss and re-definition of our liberties, even though it may be a two-edged sword for the republic as a whole.

I have great respect for Border Patrol agents and ALL LEOs. I do not envy their job -- they have to deal with drug runners, felons as well as honest American citizens, and have no idea which one is going to pull into their Checkpoint.

But "conditioning" Americans that they must open their vehicle without reasonable suspicion and submit to a random inspection is as ludicrous as the anal probes we all get by the TSA at the airport. Such "policy" is done without the application of "common sense" that LEOs are empowered to use every day on their job.

92 posted on 04/24/2009 3:17:16 PM PDT by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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