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To: theDentist
Any lawyers out there who can undoubtedly explain it better than I?

*shrug* Creating a class of "presumed criminals" who can be searched at will violates the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of equal protection of the laws. This is especially true if the harm extends to persons who also drive the same car such as family members.

Consequently, you can create a special label "watch out, the owner of this vehicle has been caught driving drunk" license plate, but you can't give police the power to stop them at will.

10 posted on 03/24/2004 12:57:10 PM PST by SedVictaCatoni (You see, there'd be these conclusions you could jump to.)
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To: SedVictaCatoni
I agree that this special tag creates some serious legal problems. That's why I propose that 3rd time DUI convictees have their licenses to drive permanently revoked. Solves that problem. Penalty for driving with a revoked license for DUI reasons should be a long term in prison.

No legal problems with that.
11 posted on 03/24/2004 1:01:49 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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