chicharrones
needs more ammo
The illusion continues.
It means that the illusion of us having rights continues.
Pretty much. Considering the .gov has all our info already (drivers license, carry license, property appraisal, property taxes, automobile info, and on and on) I might as well make a polite conversation about the basics and be on my way. I've done the opposite in my youth and got thrown in the clink for obstruction of justice. Sure, I eventually got bailed out and went to court with charges dismissed. Same has happened with my son. Much easier and cheaper to just give the ol' yes sir, no sir routine and be on our way.
I go through checkpoints north of the Tejas border and it's pretty much "Are you a U.S. Citizen, blah, blah." which gets answered in kind. Since the K-9s don't put their paws on my vehicle, I get to drive on within seconds.
And thinking of rural towns doing drivers license "checks", I figure that's because they don't have the budget to put up the mobile speed check machines that are uploading a photo of your license plate to be cross referenced to a "list".