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To: Congressman Billybob; ConservativeMind; Ron Jeremy
Car accidents on the road everyday where neither driver had any alcohol. Why the accident? Then we have accidents where one or more of the drivers had a drink or two and suddenly the accident was due to alcohol and the driver's a felon. Or, as the writer describes, no accident is required. All that is required is being stopped at a checkpoint and under the officer's discretion, or an inaccurate machine, you're busted sans the usual Constitutional protections. Impaired? Who's to say? Again, not required.

Sure, there are many accidents caused on the highway by truly impaired drunken drivers. But I don't know what that has to do with all the people getting screwed for being pulled over at a checkpoint after a few drinks.

188 posted on 12/31/2008 6:10:16 PM PST by BufordP ("I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system."--George "the Abandoner" Bush)
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To: BufordP
Boy, the crazies are out tonight.

I hope that everyone who thinks he has a constitutional right to drink and drive is arrested as promptly as possible and loses his license. The good ol’ boys in my corner of the Appalachian Mountains are brighter than that. Around here, they have designated drivers if they want to go have a snootful.

194 posted on 12/31/2008 6:14:32 PM PST by Congressman Billybob (Latest book: www.AmericasOwnersManual.com)
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