DRUG WARRIORS ARE TRAMPLING ON RIGHTS

"There has to be a logical reason to stop autos," said Rep. Jeff Smith,
D-Columbus, a member of the House Judiciary A Committee ("MBN chief: State
laws hinder job," May 26).

He said the U.S. Constitution guarantees protection against unreasonable
search and seizure.

"I'd be willing to help in my capacity as a lawmaker, but some of that is
going to be out of our hands," Smith said.

In other words, Smith would help, but, dang . . . that pesky Constitution
thing keeps getting in the way of upping the drug arrests.

I am getting mighty sick of my Constitution and my life and rights being
affected by both drug users and drug warriors alike. In fact, it's begun to
look to me like the drug warriors are by far the most dangerous to the way
of life our Constitution was written to protect.

Thomas Jefferson said that what he and others were giving to posterity
would certainly be taken from us if we weren't vigilant.

Come to think of it, it's not the drug users who are truly messing with our
rights, our country, our individual lives and freedoms as much as it is the
people who want to make them stop.

A.H. Jones Sulphur Springs, Texas