It's strange to hear so-called "conservatives" try to overlook the clear provision in the US Constitution that requires all searches MUST be supported by WARRANTS. Thus, a police officer cannot compel you to show ID without first obtaining a warrant.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66R45C20100728

The provision in the AZ law that requires residents to have the "proper ID' to obtain a legal job is also unconstitutional, because it violates the "Contract Clause", which prohibits all states from interfering in private contract.

And for those "conseratives" who say that these portions of the US Constitution only provide US citizens with these protections, one might want to note: The Constitutional provisions are not centered on the citizens, but speak of prohibitions against the GOVERNMENT, and set up rules about how the government is supposed to act. There is no mention of whether the subject of the goernment action is or is not a citizen. That is irrelevant. The rules are about government action, and it doesn't matter who is the focus of that action.

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