YES TO DRUG CHECKPOINTS

Let me see if I understand. The Post believes that checkpoints for illegal
aliens are okay because their primary purpose is to protect our borders
from illegal aliens ["No to Drug Checkpoints," editorial, Dec. 4]. The Post
believes that checkpoints to catch drunk drivers are okay because their
primary purpose is to protect our highways from drunk drivers. The Post
believes that checkpoints to find illegal drugs are not okay because their
primary purpose is to catch criminals.

Would The Post agree that checkpoints to find illegal drugs are okay if
their primary purpose is to protect our cities from the importation of
illegal drugs or to protect our highways from drivers impaired by illegal
drug use?

Alexander J. Brown, Springfield