h1. tt post oct 22, 2015 b

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At a so-called _"sobriety checkpoint,"_ motorists are stopped, questioned, and maybe searched for no reason, except for the fact that people with guns have established a blockade of sorts.

Wikipedia : "Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

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... prohibits *unreasonable* searches and seizures ...
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Who gets to define "unreasonable"?

But wait, there's more  from that page with my edits added:

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*Where society's need is great,* --[f*ck that]-- no other effective means of meeting the need is available, and *intrusion on people's privacy is minimal,* --[f*ck that too]-- certain *discretionless checkpoints* toward that end may briefly detain motorists. 

In United States v. Martinez-Fuerte (1976), the Supreme Court allowed discretionless immigration checkpoints.

In Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz (1990), the Supreme Court allowed *discretionless sobriety checkpoints.*
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Unreasonable.
Minimal.
Discretionless.


It depends upon who gets to write the dictionary.