civil liberties - The War on Guns

J6 Truth confirmed InvestigateJ6.org and StopHate.com… earlier identified MPD Officer Jimmy Chrisman as the dangerous thug who fired the Stinger Ball Munition into crowd of peaceful patriots on January 6th. [More]

So it wasn’t Trump telling followers “to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!”…?

[Via bondmen]

We’re the Only Ones Lethally Injecting Enough

But McClain, who had committed no crime, did not understand why he was being detained, and his objections were met with swiftly escalating force, culminating in an injection of ketamine that left him unconscious. [More]

I can’t help but notice “Aurora transformed from a reliably Republican city to a decidedly progressive Democrat-controlled one.”

Who thinks that can’t be extrapolated?

The cognitive dissonance— it burns…

On a different note, here’s a handy immediate survival tip that would predclude many such outcomes: Don’t talk back (or at all), quietly comply and don’t resist (unless you have good reason to think you can prevail and get away with it). Barring that, live to go after your authoritarian attackers later.

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Nosing Around Enough

Here, it just seems that the court is either creeped out by dogs sniffing butts or particularly protective of the embarrassment of body odor. [More]

I’m creeped out by anyone presuming authority to do that to me. And I’m further creeped out by the ones who give their dogs secret cue signals.

[Via Michael G]

Inextricably Bound

Gun owners are America’s fastest-growing criminal class. One state after another is enacting “Show us the gun and we’ll find the crime” laws. Judges and politicians are justifying mass disarmament in the name of “freedom from fear” — as if no one will be safe until government controls every trigger. Federal agencies consider all 20+ million marijuana users who own firearms to be felons (unless their last name is Biden). Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden both retroactively outlawed widely-owned firearm accessories, creating new legions of potential jailbirds. At the same time many federal agencies are stockpiling automatic weapons, Biden calls for banning semiautomatic pistols and rifles owned by 50 million Americans. [More]

And as you can see from the other Intolerable Acts presented, it’s not just about RKBA.

That’s the problem with the “single issue” cop-out. Because those doing it know damn well it’s not about guns, it’s about freedom.

[Via bondmen]

Hey, If You’re Not Doing Anything Wrong…

House Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed a vote on two bills relating to FISA Section 702 extension and reform, making it likely that the unconstitutional Section 702 will be renewed without change until April 2024. [More]

Well, that didn’t take long.

So… friend of my enemy, right…?

[Via bondmen]

We’re the Only Ones Bending Knees Enough

Supreme Court sides with woman forced to her knees by police when she was 83 [More]

Looks like they don’t get qualified immunity for this one, but what I’m not clear on is does the department pay or the officers themselves, or all? And will she still be alive to collect by the time this settles?

[Via Michael G]

Of Course You Realize This Means War

Court Ruling Allows State to Seize Citizens for Indefinite Quarantine and Isolation – Due Process No More?… That’s the lesson out of a recent ruling by a New York state appeals court that effectively upheld the right of state officials to arbitrarily seize and detain pretty much any person they deem necessary. [More]

And where does self-defense against kidnapping come in…?

[Via Dan Gifford]

Ruthless J6 Prosecutions Confirm the Ones Afraid of Oath Keepers are Oath Breakers

One way to keep a balking population in line is through the time-tested method of tyrants – cowing it into submission by making a highly publicized example of prominent members, which the J6 “uprising” at the Capitol more than provided. And no one was more high-profile in Oath Keepers than founder Stewart Rhodes, sentenced to 18 years in prison for “seditious conspiracy” and “obstruction of an official proceeding and tampering with documents and proceedings.” [More]

Part Three wraps up my series on why those in power are bent on utterly destroying the one concept that could render them powerless: Enforcers learning they have the power and the duty to say “No.”

The Immunity Syndrome

When Matthew sued the judge for these egregious violations of constitutional rights, Goldston argued that she could not be sued even if she had violated the Constitution by invoking judicial immunity. [More]

Making people you persecute believe they have no legal recourse seems like an invitation to try it another way.

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Incompetent Enough

A man from Japan wrongly accused of drunken driving can sue a Michigan police officer who grossly misread a breath test and conceded during the stop that she had “no idea” what she was doing, a federal appeals court said Thursday. [More]

Then why did she do it, prepared to use a full continuum of force up to lethal to ensure compliance…?

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Fishing Enough

Like geofence warrants, keyword warrants cast a dragnet that require a provider to search its entire reserve of user data—in this case, queries by one billion Google users. Police generally have no identified suspects; instead, the sole basis for the warrant is the officer’s hunch that the suspect might have searched for something in some way related to the crime. [More]

Ah, the old Inspector Clouseau theory of policing…

So what happens if you use Duck Duck Go?

[Via Michael G]

Political Prisoners

1,000 Days Without A Trial: Jan. 6 Prisoner Shares His Story of ‘Endurance, Perseverance, And Hope’ [More]

Who thinks those with the power to do this would ever not without a significant deterrent to make them think twice?

Sing it, Lee…

[Via bondmen]

The Westminster Declaration

As signatories of this statement, we have fundamental political and ideological disagreements. However, it is only by coming together that we will defeat the encroaching forces of censorship so that we can maintain our ability to openly debate and challenge one another. [More]

Yep.

[Via bondmen]

We’re the Only Ones Unwarranted Enough

If they’d had one they would have produced it. Which makes them what…? [W at ch]

LANGUAGE WARNING. All the “Right on!” cheering for this notwithstanding, besides poking at a group that continually strays from respecting rights and self-restraint, she’s breaking a cardinal rule.

Literally, don’t try this at home.

[Via Henry Bowman]

It’s Time to Play TSA Kabuki!

Criminal Gangs Exploit Security Gaps to Infiltrate Airports [M o re]

It’s paywalled, but the headline tells us enough.

Remember that the next time Mad Maxie feels you up.

[Via bondmen]

From the Party of Intolerant Fascists

Nearly Half of Democrats Believe Free Speech Should Be Legal ‘Only Under Certain Circumstances’- “A bare majority of Democrats (53%) say speech should be legal under any circumstances, while 47% say it should be legal ‘only under certain circumstances.’” [More]

I wonder what kind of compromise Republicans could offer…?

[Via Michael G]

Casus Belli

The state was appealing the lower court’s decision against Governor Kathy Hochul’s quarantine camp law. The law granted power to the state to seal anyone in an apartment or take them to a camp without evidence of infection or exposure, without due process, and with no termination date. In other words, the law was totalitarian. [More]

What kind of anti-government extremist seditious conspirator would oppose that…?

It does help clarify who the SAFE Act is supposed to help keep safe…

[Via GP]