6 Dumb Traffic Laws That Should Be Repealed
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 21 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Just because it's "the law" doesn't mean it's right -- or even sensible -- when it comes to traffic law, anyhow. While we may have no choice but to obey -- or risk a ticket -- that ...
Use This Card To Stand Up For Your Rights At Roadblocks
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Roadblocks | 9 Comments »The 4th Amendment has been weakened significantly over the years in an effort to allow the use of roadblocks as a law enforcement tool. Fortunately, you still have rights should you choose to exercise them. When citizens are faced with roadblocks, ...
A Blueprint For Reasonable Drunk Driving Laws
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in DUI/DWI | 24 Comments »As a followup to last week's post on the possibility of mandatory breathalyzers in every vehicle, we thought it would be worth going over the organization's stance on DUI/DWI laws: The NMA supports drinking and driving regulations based on reasonable standards ...
The Fourth Amendment Is Dead
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 Posted in Motorist Privacy | 45 Comments »By James Baxter, NMA President The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution has been strangled with convoluted legal rationalizations, riddled with bullets in the form of Supreme Court decisions and drawn and quartered by “creative” law enforcement interpretations. ...
5 Federal Court Cases That Weakened The 4th Amendment
Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in Roadblocks | 5 Comments »"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and ...
5 Things You Need To Know About Roadblocks
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 Posted in Roadblocks | 69 Comments »Q. Are roadblocks legal? A. The US Supreme Court has found roadblocks to be legal for a variety of purposes, the most prominent being so-called "sobriety check points." There is a longer history of roadblock approvals related to checking vehicles near ...
