DOT VS CONSTITUTION?
Has any of you had a go at the commerce clause of the constitution and the rights of a state trooper to pull your trucks over for a random inspection? I was stopped twice today in Texas. I recieved a list of violations one steering axle brake out of adjustment( never opened the hood or marked it to measure it ) A defective auto adjusting slack adjuster ( Same one ) For those who don't know I drive a 82 extended hood KW that doesn't have auto adjust slack adjusters. The reflective tape on my 09 Timpte across the back and on the ICC bumper just isn't enough he said I have to have it on my mud flaps too! I didn't sign a page in my log book and my air warning light wasn't working properly it was dim. I didn't have a rear license plate light or back up lights on my tractor. Now comes the questions. Does opersting a truck remove your 4th amendment rights? He demanded I open my door so he could see inside my truck. Do I still have my 5th amendment rights in having to assist him with his inspection? There is a place in the commerce clause that says no state shall impede a vessel involved in interstate commerce so now the search is on. I'm going to write Govenor a letter about it and probably piss off a cop and a Justice of the Peace. Any Advice? Should I fight or lay down and take it?