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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
No. But it sounds like there were some shell-shocked kids.
We're thinking about going to the Congresswoman and Mayor. But it would be good to get some weigh-in from someone who actually knows this stuff cold.
It was definitely a jack-boot thug thing. It sounds like they were looking to make some kids very uncomfortable.
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With the caveat that it has been a few years since I looked into this for a friend ...
By statute, the Border Patrol can establish checkpoints (temporary or permanent) within 100 miles of the Canadian and Mexican borders. Case law (including a Supreme Court case from the 1970s) says such activity does not violate the 4th Amendment.
But that doesn't surprise us, really, does it? Complain anyway.
