Wednesday, 20 October 2004
Terror Fears Don't Trump Constitution
Guess what? Disagreeing with George Bush no longer serves as probable cause to be subject to a body search:
[...]
"We cannot simply suspend or restrict civil liberties until the War of Terror is over, because the War on Terror is unlikely ever to be truly over," Judge Gerald Tjoflat wrote for the three-member court. "September 11, 2001, already a day of immeasurable tragedy, cannot be the day liberty perished in this country."
City officials in Columbus, Georgia, contended the searches were needed because of the elevated risk of terrorism, but the court threw out that argument, saying it would "eviscerate the Fourth Amendment."
"In the absence of some reason to believe that international terrorists would target or infiltrate this protest, there is no basis for using September 11 as an excuse for searching the protesters," the court said."
Next up, free-speech zones.
Posted by flow Frazao on October 20, 2004 at 01:01 AM in War on Terra | Permalink
We have to keep resisting. Peacefully resisting. I have dealt with these "free speech zones" and there isn't a oourt in our country that will uphold them. Refuse to be silent. They back down.
The courts are surprisingly standing on the side of our civil rights. We have to push it to the limit every chance we get.
The "authorities" say - we have to enter your home. Say no. Go to jail and let the courts decide.
"They" tell you to go stand in the free-speech zone. Say no. Don't go. Let them arrest you. Are a few days of freedom worth giving up for the very ideas we are fighting for?
Posted by: Gale | Oct 20, 2004 1:14:36 AM
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