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To: epicure who wrote (21172)	6/16/2006 2:51:51 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541455

I am missing something in this whole flap about no-knock searches. The Constitution says you can't search without a warrant. The police get a warrant from a judge, go to a residence, enter and search. Does the Fourth Amendment say anything about getting a warrant, knocking politely, waiting a dutiful period of time, then entering like gentlemen? I don't see that. The only risk I see in no-knock searches is armed suspects inside who may shoot first at anyone coming through the door. The flip side is they have no time to destroy evidence, and the cops get a tactical advantage of surprise when confronting armed suspects, which has to be a plus for law enforcement. If the cops have a warrant to enter and search premises, why shouldn't they be free to enter and search?

To: epicure who wrote (21172)	6/16/2006 9:40:53 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541455

In the spirit of Kevin Drum, who advocated knowing a political ideology, conservatism, by its practices when in charge of the government, one might say, on the heels of this Supreme Court decision, that conservatism is about an invasive, powerful central state (lots of illustrations) closely allied with business interests (large businesses, see the medicare drug bill, telco bills, et al). The signature policies of liberalism, by contrast, are social security, medicare, and medicaid. Is that 'nuff said, as "they" say.