Unbelievable.... ...go back to where ever it was you came from. You don't belong here....
If the checkpoints in the end prove to be unpopular, then they will either stop them, and if they decide not to in the face of opposition, then we'll toss Jones out on his ass in 2009. That's what makes this different than what an authoritarian government would do. If the road blocks prove unpopular over time, the City Council will take up the issue and then it will cease.
Oops, too late. LOL!