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Big Brother on steroids: License-plate readers, checkpoints, and tracking cars w/o a court order, up Wednesday

There are a ton of nasty-sounding bills up in the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wedesday morning at 7:30 a.m. (see their agenda), but I think SB 9 by Sen. Williams has definitely made it to the short list so far among candidates for my own, personal, "Most Despised Bill of the Session. This legislation:Authorizes drivers license and insurance checkpoints (after the Lege and courts have repeatedly rejected DWI checkpoints, which is what police really want).Authorizes a two-year statewide pilot program of roadside license plate readers with tracking data gathered by a private contractor.Requires police officers in the field to check the immigration status of arrestees with ICE instead of leaving the task to county jails after arrest...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 28, 2011 (boomark / email).