05-01-2010, 07:44 AM
ClassicalLib17 Wrote:An I.D. check to allay "reasonable suspicion" or "probable cause" is very American.
Come on Harold this Arizona law is obviously against the 5th amendment. Driving a vehicle is very different than walking down the street. An officer cant arrest you for no ID if you state your identity when asked. This is a classic attempt to trade liberty for security.
It may be tougher for border states but that doesn't give them the right to infringe on our constitution. Arizona Pima county sheriff Clarence Dupnik wont enforce the law. This coming from the largest border county in Arizona and a guy who thinks students should be screened for citizenship for enrollment. He knows that laws already exist to detain illegals and hand them over to ICE.
I suppose you and your tea party compatriots also support Obama's National ID in the new immigration bill. Because citizenship papers vary from state to state from year to year sometimes even county to county. Even if this law is allowed to be enforced (unlikely) an officer wont be able to determine authenticity of documents unless there is a national standard.