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Supreme Court further entrenches Terry v. Ohio.

By Marks & Katz, LLC

Terry v. Ohio wrongfully tramples on civil liberties. (Image from FBI's website). The United States is far from a truly free nation; nor are any other nations. Light a flame in a dried-out forest, and soon an uncontrollable inferno will rage beyond the control of the firesetter. Establish an overgrown criminal "justice" system that even outlaws marijuana, prostitution and gambling, and then try to rein it in. Just try, when over one million people rely on their livelihoods from receiving their pay from the criminal justice system, including judges, all other courthouse personnel, prosecutors, criminal defense lawyers, cops, and jailers; and when so many local economies rely on the local prisons for their tax base and for customers of local businesses...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).