Drivers License Checkpoints are Unconstitutional

Even though I concede Con’s point that the Supreme Court ruled it was constitutional for checkpoints, two of the Supreme Justices dissented [1]. And, there have been multiple court challenges since [2]. Knowing that the Constitution is a very complex document and that there are constitutional scholars, one may reason that the Constitution is largely a matter of interpreting what the framers of the Constitution intended. Supreme Court William Brennan wrote in his dissent, "The scheme of the Fourth Amendment becomes meaningful only when it is assured that at some point the conduct of those charged with enforcing the laws can be subjected to the more detached, neutral scrutiny of a judge who must evaluate the reasonableness of a particular search or seizure in light of the particular circumstances. And in making that assessment it is imperative that the facts be judged against an objective standard . . . . Anything less would invite intrusions upon constitutionally guaranteed rights based on nothing more substantial than inarticulate hunches, a result this Court has consistently refused to sanction."Part of Justice Brennan's complaint was that this decision was the ninth that had ruled against Fourth Amendment protections that term.With so many highly-regarded figures within the legal field are in disagreement with the decision and its interpretation of Amendment Four, it is a logical assumption there could be a possible future overruling of the decision. In realization that laws can flip back and forth is evidence that laws can change when philosophical views of office positions do, which contradicts Cons view that philosophy or personal viewpoints/interpretations aren't related to the argument of constitutionality past, future or present.If one cannot question constitutionality of laws within in a democratic nation, it cannot be a democracy, for a democracy is simply “a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people” [2]. Again, many laws are currently being questioned as constitutional, especially and obviously in the interpretation of Amendment Four.Many criminal defense attorneys argue this interpretation in court on a regular basis for their clients. William Pangman, a past president and founder of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers states: “Bear in mind that other Fourth Amendment problems with sobriety check-points may exist when individual drivers passing through the check-point are asked to pull over. Police do not have the right, per se, to check driver's licenses or registrations when the stop is not initiated by a violation. However, where the police have a reasonable suspicion of illegal conduct, even though there is not actual violation of the law they may examine drivers' licenses or registration.” [3]In conclusion, I maintain roadside barricades used to stop vehicles at random is unconstitutional for it assumes all are guilty of committing a violation, when in actuality, they only result in the arrests of an extreme minority. In a recent roadside stop in Kansas City, Missouri, close to 1,500 cars were stopped, resulting in only 35 violations, or only 4.2%. [4] The Bill of Rights provides that citizens are innocent until proven guilty and seems to contradict this practice of assuming all are guilty unless they prove they are innocent. In this case, the KC police inconvenienced 95.8% of the drivers and their passengers who are not accounted for in the stats of this report. I ask that voters who have read this debate decide by voting for PRO if they feel that the practice of roadside blockades are unjust and unconstitutional, for it is you and me who ultimately decide how the constitution is interpreted by our involvement in voting for officials, and state/national legislators who directly control this interpretation. It is the unified citizens of our country who can change laws by involvement and activism in the political arena overall.1. http://en.wikipedia.org...2. http://www.merriam-webster.com...3. http://www.motorists.org...4. http://www.kshb.com...