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ACLU Creates Map of US "Constitution-Free Zone"

Posted by kdawson on from the stay-well-inland dept.

trackpick points out a recent ACLU initiative to publicize a recent expansion of authority claimed by the Border Patrol to stop and search individuals up to 100 miles from any US border. They have created a map of what they call the US Constitution-Free Zone. "Using data provided by the US Census Bureau, the ACLU has determined that nearly 2/3 of the entire US population (197.4 million people) live within 100 miles of the US land and coastal borders. The government is assuming extraordinary powers to stop and search individuals within this zone. This is not just about the border: This 'Constitution-Free Zone' includes most of the nation's largest metropolitan areas.'"

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  1. I like that... by Harin_Teb · · Score: 3, Funny

    I like that Michigan is one of the few elite states that is entirely within the constitution free zone. WOOO go us!

  2. D.C. by hansamurai · · Score: 5, Funny

    You don't need to tell me that Washington D.C. is within 100 miles of the coast to prove it's a Constitution-Free Zone.

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  3. no, this map makes perfect sense. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The large interior part looks just like Palin's map of "Real America".

    1. Re:no, this map makes perfect sense. by LearnToSpell · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, or something like this.

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  4. Here's a list: by hansamurai · · Score: 5, Funny

    The constitution applies in the following zones:

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  5. These are parts of the country... by krakround · · Score: 5, Funny

    that are not the real America. Only in pro-America America does the Constitution apply. The rest of America hates America.

  6. Re:Considering the last 8 years... by jabithew · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bering arms? Quick, everyone vote for McCain/Palin!

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  7. Re:Stupid Guns by Bryansix · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rewriting history again? Everybody knows it was Mel Gibson who delivered the victory to the colonial militias by using guerrilla warfare.

  8. Re:Stupid Guns by operagost · · Score: 4, Funny

    I love how people tend to forget that the Colonial militias were getting their asses kicked by the redcoats until a bunch of Germans and -- yes -- Frenchmen came over and taught us how to fight as an actual army.

    You forgot Poland.

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  9. Re:Considering the last 8 years... by fishbowl · · Score: 4, Funny

    "[Aren't] there some real questions of merit over whether this amendment was fully or correctly (according to the law) ratified properly?"

    Sure there are questions. The answers are "no, the Amendment is valid and stands."

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