Robert Mak | King5

Governor Christine Gregoire says, it’s a small inconvenience to save lives. She’s pushing to institute sobriety checkpoints in Washington State. But critics say, it’s a violation of your Constitutional rights…
Gregoire says, the checkpoints would have to be authorized by a judge, and publicized ahead of time. She believes the State Supreme Court may have left an opening to create checkpoints, though the idea has failed before in this state.

Is the public ready to accept a checkpoint? The ACLU and others have already lined up in opposition, saying a law-abiding citizen should not be stopped without reason. Gregoire says the inconvenience is only 20 seconds: “Is it wrong that I’m a law-abiding citizen when I go into a federal courthouse today and I go through a check to see if I’m armed? Is it wrong when I have to go through check points at the airport? I’m sorry this country has come to this, but it has. It’s reality.”

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