[NJ_gent]

"Why not check for proof of insurance?"

Why not search the car for illegal weapons or drugs? Why not search the people in the car? How about strip-searching everyone? How about arresting and detaining anyone who can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt who they are until they can? How about we check for outstanding warrants on all of them? Unpaid child support, traffic tickets, or any of a dozen other reasons to jail people or otherwise punish them?

After all, every 'citizen' is just another potential criminal, right?

[johnfrink]

Actually, that was my point. Checking for driver's licenses is pointless--insurance would be LESS pointless, but still an unreasonable search, IMO.

The "if you haven't done anything wrong, you've got nothing to worry about" types are going to be our undoing.