Now before anyone jumps on me about this view... I do not hold it to support illegals in this Country. I've said before, I want them run out of the Country and charged for our time and trouble doing it. The border should be sealed by the biggest, most impressive piece of engineering since the Great Wall.
Yes, I know what drunk driving can do - I had a family member nearly killed, maimed for life by a drunk driver. The only reason the drunk is still alive is that I am a Christian, and to have killed him would be murder.
No, I myself do not drive drunk - ever. Yes, I do enjoy an "adult beverage" once in a while. (and bacon, and bikinis, take that osama!)
Yes, I have been stopped at DUI checkpoints and had a pleasant conversation with an officer - no field sobriety tests were taken.
I realize DUI checkpoints may be effective, but at what price? Yes, they may get drunks off the road. Yes, they may net some illegals - all good things. I'd be tempted to be pro-checkpoint on those two things alone.
But then why stop at DUI checkpoints if this 100% random screening is so good? Why not checkpoints looking for illegal drugs, firearms...you name it? Why not empower the police to stop anyone, anywhere, demand papers and their purpose under penalty of being detained? Starts to sound like the Soviet Union, doesn't it? Why not virtual checkpoints on the internet? In the mail? On cell phones?
I agree with every word you wrote.
Agree on all that. Big government may have benefits, but its costs far outweigh those benefits, in my opinion. The Founding Fathers understood this. That’s why they attempted to limit the size and scope of the federal government.
I agree. The freedoms we have forfeited in the last 30 years for good causes (stop drunk driving, mandatory seat belt laws, stop smoking, environmental laws, keep kids safe, stop illegal guns, etc.) boggle the mind. I am very tired of government at all levels looking out for me. I would be extremely happy if I never had to interact with any government official again in my life. It does remind one of the old East German times.
Ditto, checkpoints are unconstitutional and their benefits do not out weight the bad things. As for illegals if they don’t like it let them leave.