Posted on 08/25/2007 12:32:37 PM PDT by microgood
I strongly disagree. The Founders wrote the Constitution in plain, accessible language and waged very public arguments in the newspapers for it and against it. They intended the People the be supreme as befits a Republican form of government -- which means that Joe Blow's interpretation of the Constitution is ultimately more important than that of the courts.
Judges are our representatives, and we have the right to throw them out via our legislative represenatives if we believe they interpret the Constitution incorrectly. We also have the right to throw out the entire system of government if it infringes on our rights too severely. That's what a Republic means.
Thank you so much for the information and the links. I’ve never had a cop ask to search me, and I don’t have anything to hide. However, I want to assert my rights if it ever happens. I greatly appreciate your help.
The US governement is out of control. These agants should be tried and executed for their crimes.
I had an uncle who distrusted banks and regularly carried thousands with him. He was a straightlaced as one can be and yet, I’m guessing his cash would have been seized if he’d ever been stopped for a broken tail light or something.
The ACLU took a long time to get involved in this issue.
RICO laws have been on the books for almost 20 years.
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