The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution makes it impermissible for police or other government agents to seize persons or property, or to conduct searches of them, without a warrant or probable cause.
Unfortunately, those due process and privacy guarantees are becoming empty promises as government at every level keeps Americans under constant surveillance -- from the NSA's electronic eavesdropping to the increasing use by local police of license plate readers that scan all vehicles within a targeted area.
Warrant-less checkpoints are likewise becoming commonplace -- and a small but growing number of Americans are starting to challenge the assumption that we can be stopped and questioned by police at whim.
The phrase "Your papers, please" has no place in a free republic.
Joe Draego of Charlottesville, Virginia is among the brave and principled people who have challenged the legitimacy of police checkpoints. In early July, Mr. Draego was stopped at a checkpoint set up near his home and refused to comply when a police officer demanded to see his ID. He joins us today to explain what happened next -- and why he took the stand that he did.
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