Notes from the Resistance
Senators push for quick action on FISA before surveillance authority lapses [More]
Hurry! We need it NOW!
What? “Include a warrant requirement for federal agencies to search U.S. citizens’ data”…?
No. Do it our way or we let the whole thing “go dark.”
Besides, we don’t negotiate with terrorists.
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Here are the 117 GOP Jihadis who have declared their unholy war against the Constitution and the American people [More]
I also blame those who didn’t vote.
Way to take fire out of bellies before the election, Vichycons…
FBI Agents Captured on Video During Home Visit Admit They Spend ‘Every Day, All Day Long’ Interrogating Americans About Their Social Media Posts [More]
If they show up at your door, remember the rule.
[Via Michael G]
NYC to test gun detecting systems in subways amid security push [More]
And if they can have them there, why not Everywhere, in Everytown? If you don’t have to respect the Second Amendment, what’s to keep you from trampling on the Fourth?
After all, it’s for the greater good.
My first thought was of ways criminals and terrorists will defeat this, starting with preferential embedded assets.
[Via Jess]
Today, President Biden will issue an Executive Order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from exploitation by countries of concern. [More]
What if the U.S. is the country of concern?
[Via WiscoDave]
Pennsylvania Police Settle Lawsuit With Woman Forced to Undergo ‘Humiliating’ Strip-Search [More]
They ought to carry a collapsible pole in their trunk, and plenty of dollar bills…. maybe play a club mix over the PA…
Or “The Weight of the Badge“…
[Via Michael G]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is initiating Project Tyr, an effort in its infancy to employ Amazon’s artificial intelligence-driven Rekognition cloud service to identify firearms—among other things—and the people associated with them. [More]
They figure we know their intentions well enough by now to where they don’t need to add the “ant” at the end.
[Via Andy M]
Aidan Johnston, Gun Owners of America’s director of federal affairs, told POLITICO the group “is closely tracking the FISA loophole allowing federal law enforcement to buy lists of gun owners and concealed carry permit holders without a warrant or regard for the Second and Fourth Amendments.” [More]
The oath-breakers are bound and determined to build that confiscation database.
[Via Dan Gifford]
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]
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]
The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit in California challenging that state’s law requiring firearms dealers to video record all transactions, calling it a violation of First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. [More]
What’s that saying about 1984 being an instruction manual…?
Democrats are literally totalitarians.
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]
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]
The Modified FISA-702 Reauthorization Bill (HR 6611) Has Passed the House – The Changes Have Expanded Federal Surveillance of Americans [More]
Thanks, Stupid Party!
You’ve made an avowed enemy very happy!
[Via bondmen]
That “misuse” can be deliberate by activists gone wild or due to lax/incompetent security protocols. And it’s not like sensitive and supposedly secure government systems at the highest levels can’t be breached and hacked by anyone, from cyber criminals to foreign enemies. It’s not like names, addresses, and lists don’t have real-world street value, and it would be just like the prohibitionists to have their efforts actually increase violence and its incentives. [More]
Why do you need privacy if you’re not doing anything wrong?
Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a challenge to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s effort to conduct warrantless searches and seizures from licensed firearms retailers in the county have filed a brief in response to objections by the defendants, in support of an application for summary relief. [More]
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]
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]
Eighth Circuit Says Cops Can Come With Probable Cause For An Arrest AFTER They’ve Already Arrested Someone [More]
Now that we’ve broken in and found all this evidence, getting a search warrant should be a cinch!
It’s no surprise whose side the Eight Circuit is on.
[Via Michael G]
The feds called the manufacturer of his Liberty Gun Safe and got the passcode to get into it too. [More]
There’s a discussion going on at AR15.com.
They’re taking a beating on Twit…uh…X.
The company says there was an exculpatory warrant that explains its action.
That doesn’t explain why there was a “back door,” and why that’s a surprise to so many.
[Via WiscoDave]
It’s no secret that game wardens wield exceptional authority, but what happens when they abuse their power and use it to trample gun owners’ 4A rights? One such instance recently occurred with game wardens violating a gun owner’s 4A rights on their own property. [Watch]
Acton’s Law in action…
Well, it’s not like THEY work for YOU…
[Via Jess]
The ruling is major for many reasons, including that the government tried to claim that charter boat fishing is a “closely-regulated industry” to which the Fourth Amendment does not apply. [More]
Ah, the Scarborough Doctrine of authorized free speech exercisers…
And don’t forget Hogg’s Resurrected Postulate…
[Via Michael G]
David M. Greco, Petitioner v. Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General of New Jersey, et al… Dec 28 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023. [More]
This is a FOURTH AMENDMENT challenge to New Jersey’s “red flag” law based on unconstitutional search and seizure…
[Via Jess]
