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To: RedRover
What most basic of Constitutional rights is being trod upon when a policeman asks to look in my briefcase?

None at all, if all he does is ask. Then you can say "No" and go on about your business. If you can't say "No" and go on about your business, then your right to be secure in your person and your effects has just been shot in the head.

194 posted on 07/22/2005 11:59:54 AM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: Oberon

But I have a choice. I can simply not take the subway. If I choose to ride, I will cooperate with the police.


328 posted on 07/22/2005 12:35:53 PM PDT by RedRover
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