America moves even closer to being a full blown police state....

[Daywolf]

Martial Law coming, a possibility.
Rrrrrmember how the alarmism from the left 8yrs ago was "Oh! Bush will suspend elections!" (I remember that crap well), it's just projection. This is quite possibly what is in the elite lefts e-mails like every possibility they war strategised from their filthy little minds that they themselves would dream up to do.

Remember how Leftists railed on Conservs saying "you will make girls eligible for the draft"? It's exactly what they did once in power. Watch your butts!

[Chaboo_Cleric]

More freedoms taken away. Personally the Police have to much power as is.

[Daywolf]

Originally Posted by Chaboo_Cleric [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Personally the Police have to much power as is.

Well yeah, they've been militarized. And even then, the left considers military fully Okay-dokay to police US citizens even if they need to crap on the constitution and drag it thru the street to show their contempt for it (er and from some of the ""conservatives"" (deeply disliking neocons)). All I can say, rally on the local Sheriff, just get out of the city, elect a good Sheriff.

[JurisDictum]

Once conservatives realize these laws can be used to search a car and house to find every gun that doesn't have the right kind of paperwork -- it will hit them why this is a bad idea. It encourages illegal searches when you can use evidense obtained from illegal searches.

"Illegal search" has no meaning if you can just use the evidence anyway. It's not like the cops are going to get punished for it.

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by JurisDictum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's not like the cops are going to get punished for it.

That is a problem. I would imagine the law proscribes some form of punishment and if not they should be amended. Of course if we want to prohibit the use of evidence obtained through unreasonable search, then we ought to press our elected representatives to pass legislation prohibiting it. SCOTUS didn't declare protections for the activity, it simply affirmed that it is not prohibited. There is a difference.

[Nihilist_santa]

Its really hard to prove you were stopped for no reason. The courts will almost always side with the officer unless some substantial proof is brought forward. In the long run this wont stop cops from planting drugs on people they dont like it just means that if in the process they find your murder weapon in the trunk your lawyer cant get you off on a technicality.