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Subject: 
US supreme court strikes down drug checkpoints
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Date: 
Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:07:00 GMT
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A small bit of good news. However when one reads the article one discovers
that the court considers drunk driving checkpoints constitutional, and sees
no problem in detaining someone outside their home for hours while a warrant
is obtained.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20001128/pl/scotus_roadblocks.html

Scalia's dissenting opinion is particularly scary to liberarians of all
stripes as the media labels him as such, clearly he's not.



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  One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...)
 
(...) Here in the UK random alchhol test are not strictly legal. However, they do sort of occur. However, for 10-20 yaers now drink driving has been effectivly stigmatised to the point where even drinking within the legal limit (80 mg/l) is frowned (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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