[Maceman]

Someone needs to explain to me how come we needed a constitutional amendment to make the sale of alcool a federal crime, but didn't need one to pass our insane and draconian drug laws.

I will never understand why conservatives support federal anti-drug laws.

[jammer]

the Fourth Amendment protects not against violations of privacy or invasiveness, but against violation of property rights. Since one can't have property rights for illicit drugs, a search can't violate the Fourth Amendment.

Sheer sophistry, with straw man component of property rights. Perhaps we should be glad the Court recognizes property rights in SOME context.

So, using the same principle, an otherwise illegal search of a home that finds, say, stolen goods makes the search legal, since there are no property rights in stolen goods either? What a precedent!

[jonestown]

"Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for the majority, indicated that the Fourth Amendment protects not against violations of privacy or invasiveness, but against violation of property rights."

"Since one can't have property rights for illicit drugs, a search can't violate the Fourth Amendment."

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Catch 22.

Since our government has decreed that they can declare most anything "illicit", -- one obviously has virtually no property rights.

"A search for illicit property can't violate the Fourth Amendment" is sheer idiocy: -- illogical thinking enshrined in legalistic sounding BS.

It's nearly time.

[Free and Armed]

Yeah, things are getting insane.

[eno_]

Anybody know who dissented?

[mlc9852]

The cops recently raided a high school in my city. Drug sniffing dogs were brought in to search the school. It should be noted that the school in question has a high percentage of blacks. They did not find a thing. Nothing. And they were not acting on any type of tip. Just wanted to let the kids know they were watching them. As a parent, I find this outrageous. No one wants their children using drugs, but just because they attend a public school should not mean they give up their basic rights. I found it outrageous.

[maine-iac7]

several state legislatures have also now considered bills that would mandate ignition interlock devices in every car sold in the state. New Mexico's version of the law would require all drivers to blow into a tube before starting their car, then again every ten minutes while driving. Drivers over the legal limit would not be able to start their cars or, if already on the road, given a window of time to pull over. Onboard computer systems would keep data on each test, which service centers would download once a month or so and send to law enforcement officials for evaluation.

(above excerpt from full article)

This is spine chilling! Even Huxley couldn't have dreamed this up!

I'm gonna get a donkey...

[lodwick]

Welcome to the PoliceState, Wolfie.

Be prepared to show your papers, and be strip-searched, at any given moment.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[libertyman]

The Drug War isn't shrinking the Bill of Rights: it's ERASING it!

[metesky]

The Supreme Court is part of gub'mint (the Third Branch of our ruling troika) and as such has no vested interest in reducing the power of gub'mint.