The recent Supreme Court case declaring that laws requiring that we identify ourselves to law enforcement are constitutional has got my gut bunched up. Like the convicted defendant, this provision is much more likely to be used against non-war related defendants than prospective terrorists. What most of the negative commentary on this case glosses over is that not all states have legislation requiring this and there is no examination of which state constitutions might grant protection from official harassment via request for identification.
Freedom lost one in this case. That doesn't mean that the game's over, nor that it's irrecoverable.
Posted by TMLutas at June 23, 2004 12:54 PM