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To: miss print
We all know that the guvmint sends people out to catch landlords who won't rent to certain ethnicities, etc. Who is to say that the guvmint won't send agents to go to various retailers (big and small) with $10,000 to see whether guy complies with the reporting regulations? How about sending out IRS Agents to check as to whether they comply or not? The Patriot Bill has all the ear-marks of Big Brother and Fidel Castro.

Okay, serious questions. Why do you think it is entrapment to check to see if someone is following the law? Another example you didn't use is checking bars to see if they are serving minors. Is there any pro-active law enforcement activity that you find acceptable? Where do you draw the line?

413 posted on 11/26/2001 7:11:59 PM PST by JD86
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To: JD86
The U.S. Constitution was set up that the individual was innocent until the government proved them guilty. With the way the government has been conducting itself in the last few years, we are all guilty until we prove ourselves innocent. For that reason, I oppose "check-points" to find drunken drivers. The use of check-points means that all drivers are guilty until they prove that they aren't drinking and driving. The check-points can be used to check one's car for all sorts of other things, e.g., contraband, etc. The use of them inures Americans to the fact that our constitutional rights are being violated. People become afraid to oppose them, too, as we are told these check-points are taking the bad drivers off the road and, after all, don't we all want to be safer? ("What's the matter, fella, you got a problem with being safer?") Etc., etc.
414 posted on 11/26/2001 7:55:04 PM PST by miss print
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