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FAFO: Never go pro se at the US border.

I've got Jason Aldean's next big Country Hit.


Title: I Don't Answer Questions

Verse 1:

Way down south at the border line
Two fellas stepped up, said "We're doin' fine."
With hats down low, shades just so,
Came to the checkpoint, puttin' on a show.

"Got any ID?" asked the woman in blue,
They shook their heads, "Not telling you."
"I don't answer questions," was their proud reply,
Not a smart move when you're tryin' to get by.

Chorus:
I don't answer questions, that's what they said,
Invoking amendments, got it all in their head.
Fifth and Sixth, they cried out loud,
But mixed up their rights, oh weren't they proud.
Played a game at the border, didn’t understand the rules,
F'd around and found out, oh weren’t they fools?

Verse 2:
The officer sighed, he'd seen it before,
Two jokers thinking they knew the law.
"Just need a name and where you've been,"
But they dug their heels in, fueled by their whim.

"Sir, we plead the Fifth, and the Sixth too!"
Misused their words, didn’t have a clue.
Too stubborn to just comply,
Their tempers flared, oh me, oh my.

Chorus:
I don't answer questions, that's what they said,
Invoking amendments, got it all in their head.
Fifth and Sixth, they cried out loud,
But mixed up their rights, oh weren't they proud.
Played a game at the border, didn’t understand the rules,
F'd around and found out, oh weren’t they fools?

Bridge:
Now sitting in a cell, wondering where they went wrong,
Their story's the same old tired song.
Should've been simple, just a few words to say,
But pride and folly led them astray.

Verse 3:
Finally a lawyer came, shook his head in dismay,
"Boys, oh boys, why'd you play it this way?
Fifth’s for silence, Sixth for your defense,"
They looked confused, it didn’t make sense.

Chorus:
I don't answer questions, that's what they said,
Invoking amendments, got it all in their head.
Fifth and Sixth, they cried out loud,
But mixed up their rights, oh weren't they proud.
Played a game at the border, didn’t understand the rules,
F'd around and found out, oh weren’t they fools?

Outro:
Next time at the border, they might just think twice,
Answer the questions, take some good advice.
"I don't answer questions," they'll leave it behind,
A lesson learned, in due time.
 
I detect a proud graduate of the Sovereign Citizen School of Constitutional Law. His charges will be dismissed once he presents his arguments in court.

So long as he signs his pleading and inks his right thumb print. That makes it official.
 
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WHAT IS THE 100-MILE BORDER ENFORCEMENT ZONE?

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which includes the Border Patrol, is the largest law enforcement agency in the country. Their jurisdiction they claim spans 100 miles into the interior of the United States from any land or maritime border. Two-thirds of the U.S. population lives within this 100-mile border enforcement zone, including cities like Washington D.C., San Francisco CA, Chicago IL, New Orleans LA, Boston MA, & more.

Because these are considered border cities, federal border and immigration agents assert the power to board public transportation or set up interior checkpoints and stop, interrogate and search children on their way to school, parents on their way to work, and families going to doctor’s appointments or the grocery store — all done without a warrant or reasonable suspicion.

How can CBP agents do this? Unlike other federal agencies, CBP officers are uniquely granted extraordinary and unprecedented powers. These extraordinary powers state that officers are able to racially profile, stop, frisk, detain, interrogate, and arrest anyone without a warrant or reasonable suspicion. The Fourth Amendment is intended to protect all people against unreasonable searches and seizures. Every other federal law enforcement agency, except CBP, requires either a warrant or "reasonable grounds" for an officer to act without a warrant.
 
They didn't need papers. All he needed to do was say "yes" when asked if he was a citizen and they wouldn't have passed thru.
I don't like the law, but this is 99% on him.

ACLU suggests otherwise:

You have the right to remain silent or tell the agent that you’ll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney, no matter your citizenship or immigration status. You do not have to answer questions about your immigration status. You may simply say that you do not wish to answer those questions. If you choose to remain silent, the agent will likely ask you questions for longer, but your silence alone is not enough to support probable cause or reasonable suspicion to arrest, detain, or search you or your belongings.
 
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