Category: civil liberties

Revealing Truth Forbidden Under Punishment of Law

Judge Overseeing Case to Release Covenant Killer Manifesto Warns of Contempt If Parties ‘Usurp’ Sealed Materials [More]

What filthy politics must be in play for this to even be an issue on as story of such public importance that’s being exploited to ratchet down on our rights?

If I had the information, I’d defy this robed tyrant in an instant and protect my sources to the end.

[Via bondmen]

Just Be Thankful They Don’t Throw You in a Volcano

Hawaii poised to slap tourists with $25 climate tax… “It’s a very small price to pay to preserve paradise,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, told The Wall Street Journal. [More]

And who better to pay more tribute to than “the most corrupt state in America“?

I’d think this would run afoul of the right of citizens to travel freely. Then again, they already require visitors to abdicate their rights under the Fifth Amendment.

And don’t get me started on the Second…

Sons of Akal Purakh

Turban-wearing Sikh motorcyclists would be free to ride helmet-free in California if Assembly Bill 2392, proposed by Fresno Assembly member Esmeralda Soria, becomes law this year. [More]

And that bit about making no law respecting the establishment of religion, or that other bit about equal protection under the law…? Precedent has been established with the kirpan.

Maybe people could start their own “faith” and claim the same “privilege”? Just not without the state claiming it alone has ther power to recognize “authorized religions” (just like in China!)

Then again, it’s hardly surprising that a “Gun Sense Candidate” views rights as things that can be given or withheld depending on what’s in it for her.

As an aside, I always thought Sons of Anarchy based in California was ridiculous, with the first thing you see with all these lawless OMG warriors is them showing unified submission to the law by wearing their helmets of obedience.

We’re the Only Ones Power Drunk Enough

For nearly a year, the Commerce Police Department charged innocent people with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol who insisted all along there was no evidence to make an arrest. One of them passed breathalyzer tests 10 times either in the field or at the jail, yet he was still charged with drunk driving. [More]

Deprivation Of Rights Under Color Of Law “is punishable by a range of imprisonment up to a life term, or the death penalty…”

What do they say? If you see something, say something…?

Let’s ask George what he thinks.

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Indemnified Enough

Donald Trump’s promise to “restore law and order” by indemnifying police officers “against any and all liability” appeals to that sentiment, even as it underestimates the difficulty of successfully suing police officers and overlooks the fact that cops already are routinely indemnified against damages when plaintiffs manage to overcome the barrier created by qualified immunity. [More]

Yet much of the non-critical thinking audience practically orgasmed when he announced it.

USA! USA!

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Rummaging Enough

The FBI violated the Fourth Amendment when its agents rifled through the contents of more than 700 safe-deposit boxes in the aftermath of a March 2021 raid, a panel of federal appeals court judges ruled unanimously on Tuesday. [More]

And the reason every damn one of those oath-breaking, jackbooted fascists isn’t behind bars…?

[Via Michael G]

The Empire Strikes Back

After 2 Million FOID Card Holders Rebel Against Pritzker, Democrats Target Illinois Gun Owners’ Driver’s Licenses [More]

He’s altering the terms of the deal. Pray he does not alter them further.

Hey, what was the text, history and tradition of operating a private horse-drawn carriage on throughways at the time of the Founding…?

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones Ballsy Enough

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]