Posted on 08/16/2005 5:58:08 PM PDT by elkfersupper
The "SAFETEA-LU" federal transportation funding measure signed into law last Wednesday provides millions of dollars for controversial enforcement measures including sobriety checkpoint roadblocks and now automobile seizures.
The law adds automobile impoundment and seizure to the list of acceptable "alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures" eligible for federal grant money, which amounted to $40 million in 2003. This allows states to fund driving under the influence (DUI)-related confiscation efforts entirely with federal tax dollars.
The DUI grant program began in 1988 as a result of lobbying by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). The money is used to entice states to enact tough laws and conduct high-profile education campaigns against alcohol-impaired driving. In 1991, for example, the grants were used to compel states to reduce their legal intoxication standard from a blood alcohol level of 0.10 to 0.08.
Despite approval from the US Supreme Court, several state supreme courts including Michigan and Rhode Island have found drunk-driving roadblocks unconstitutional. An Albuquerque, New Mexico court recently found a DUI car seizure ordinance unconstitutional.
(Excerpt) Read more at thenewspaper.com ...
Yuppers to all that.
Read this and get back to me
You got that right, sweetheart! There are no more "peace officers."
True, good old-fashioned lawmen are a thing of the past. Today's cops are nothing more than revenue agents for the state and prostitutes for MADD.
Ping.
I'm sorry to name the only exception, because other than he, you're quite right. Calvin Coolidge. The other 'Pubbie presidents after the 19th century have all been SMAGINOs.
This is good news if it holds up.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1462178/posts
This kind on nonsense is what floats their boats in DC. It's obviously more important to them than stopping illegal immigration...
Which reminds me when mayor Jerry Brown set up some DUI road blocks in Oakland California but was pressured to stop them because too many illegal aliens were getting their automobiles confiscated
Not when "Your Legislature" whines that they "HAVE" to pass the new standards into state law due to federal BLACKMAIL!
These BLACKMAIL schemes being perpetrated by "our" Gov. Org. are shameful beyond civil description, amounting to sedition.
And both parties are happy to continue the BLACKMAIL in order to promote their pet causes.
ping
"It's actually that now. Maine proposed .04 this week."
Swallow some mouthwash, and you're f*cked!
Many of us here are asking ourselves that same question. It's all about power, money and greed.
"Many of us here are asking ourselves that same question"
It just keeps getting worse and worse, doesn't it?
I will bet in a 5-10 years you will see Republicans pushing for socialist health care...
Sure glad I take my boat to the bar.
you lucky bastard... :)
Yes, it does. I fear for our nation and our sovereignty.
"Where does it say you have a right to drive drunk?"
Define drunk.
Thanks for the ping. Here's a little something in return:
"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be
much easier to deal with." ('Atlas Shrugged' 1957)
"Sure glad I take my boat to the bar."
Your ripe for a DUI. I don't know your state of residence, but many states are able to charge for DUI for just about anything. From cars, to bicycles to boats to horses, all will result in a DUI.
Good luck.
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