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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
Right up until a police K-9 "alerts" on the cocaine contaminating the money in your pocket*
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There really isn't enough residue for a drug dog to pick up in most cases. It's even simpler, whatever the dog does is a signal. Sits down? He's signaling. Barks? He's signaling. Sniffs then runs back to the officer? (No, of course he didn't just pull on the leash) H's signaling.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
sorry, good sir. I value and respect your opinions, but in this case I believe you are wrong. If it weren't the courts job to restrict the power of the legislature, then we have no checks and balances. Last time I looked, republican forms of government in this country were designed on checks and balances. If we didn't have them, the minnesota legislature could write laws that could use asset forfeiture on your property for not having your lawn mowed every week.
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Eminent domain of "blighted" property. I think it was in Chicago, when the Kelo vs. New London case was in the news, that a residential neighborhood was declared blighted and seized for redevelopment. The reason? A survey by city engineers found that noise levels from traffic had increased since the homes were constructed. Eminent domain, except when the public benefit from public projects for purposes like necessary infrastructure development or national defense would be overwhelming, is nothing more than state sanctioned armed robbery.