[jude24]

Just because there are drunk drivers does not mean that martial law should be declared.

A brief, 1-minute stop on the highway is martial law? You have no idea what martial law is, do you?

[John D]

A brief, 1-minute stop on the highway is martial law? You have no idea what martial law is, do you?


The problem is I have never been in a one minute stop, by the time I get to the actual checkpoint it has been at least 20 to 30 minutes. If I had been drunk I would have been sober by the time they got to me.

[beef]

"A brief, 1-minute stop on the highway is martial law? You have no idea what martial law is, do you?"

Yes, and I'd like to keep it that way. I would be willing to bet that every day, hundreds of thousands if not millions of people in this country drive while legally intoxicated. A very small percentage of those result in an accident, and an even smaller percentage result in injury or death. The per mile rate of accidents is still far higher than for sober drivers and that's why it's illegal. But it's not a good enough reason to continue the erosion our personal freedom.