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To: Viva Le Dissention
Allow me a question, please. Let's say there was a specific threat - maybe a known terrorist is trying to smuggle a bomb into this airport or on board a plane. Would you consider searching all vehicles then?
8 posted on 01/06/2004 9:18:58 AM PST by Quilla
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To: Quilla
No. The Constitution and the Supreme Court are quite clear on this subject.

No general law enforcement searches without particularized, reasonable suspicion.

In my mind, the Constitution requires probable cause for every search--but this is an issue on which I disagree with the Court--at the very least, though, particularized, reasonable suspicion is necessary.
14 posted on 01/06/2004 9:23:20 AM PST by Viva Le Dissention
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