I Am Detained By The Feds For Not Answering Questions

Mandatory reading for all US residents but especially those living in the borderlands. His follow up is here. As one who has been harassed numerous times by the Border Patrol both at the border and within the US, this topic hits close to home.

Small except: But you do know, based on history and human nature, that a right undefended will shrivel and die. If you don’t fight for the small right, you won’t be in a position to assert the large right.

Moreover, the existence of the right of privacy is usually based on whether people have a current expectation of privacy in a certain situation. To the extent that people decline to assert their right of privacy, it slips away. Lack of vigilance by citizens begets more government power.