Notes from the Resistance
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]
All of this leaves us with an FBI out of control and run by a director who has been credibly accused of misleading Congress while under oath — a felony — and whose agents have been credibly accused of conspiracy to engage in computer hacking — also a felony. [More]
So when do the frog marches begin?
Never?
We’re the enemy?
[Via bondmen]
The indictment says Woodrow Massa, 66, participated in the arrest and detention of two people “despite the absence of an arrest warrant or probable cause,” denying the individuals their Constitutional right from unreasonable seizure. [More]
Not so fun on the other side of the table, is it, Woody? It must be pretty ironic knowing your only hope is if your captors violate the law worse than you did…
[Via bondmen]
“But the real story here isn’t that I am seeking to change my name, but that a process that is supposed to protect and shield those in danger was undermined and sealed information was released to the right wing media within hours of my filing… [More]
The real story here is anyone who thinks the government has their privacy interests at heart is delusional.
Welcome to our world, lefty.
[Via Remarks]
U.S. Postal Service caught tracking mail of 2nd Amendment advocates [More]
And here I thought that red flag on my mailbox meant “outbound”…
“In a 7-4 vote on Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors agreed to test Mayor London Breed’s controversial plan to overhaul the city’s surveillance practices, which will allow police to access private security cameras in real time.” [More]
I’m surprised that’s not challengeable on privacy grounds and also as a kind of unfunded mandate since the government doesn’t share in the costs.
[Via Andy M]
Police have used “Fog Reveal” to search hundreds of billions of records from 250 million mobile devices, and harnessed the data to create location analyses known among law enforcement as “patterns of life,” according to thousands of pages of records about the company. [More]
Add that to this and welcome to Surveillance Nation!
Hey, if you’re not doing anything wrong, you shouldn’t have anything to hide. Besides, what could go wrong?
Funny, how the economic fascist profiteers behind this keep a personal low profile… The VA State Corporation Commission wasn’t any help either.
[Via Jess]
The country’s largest wireless carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data connection, but they routinely hold onto that location information for months and in some cases years, providing it to law enforcement whether you like it or not, according to carrier letters made public last week by the Federal Communications Commission. [More]
Maybe that’s why they call them “cell” phones…
In a Constitutional system, you could make a case for Fourth AND Fifth Amendment violations without looking too hard. Then again, why should rulers who trample the Second with impunity worry about that?
The senator is requesting that Garland provide details about the ATF investigations, including how the organization establishes probable cause to conduct these visits, as well as whether they obtain a warrant. She also called on the ATF to reveal how many “knock and talks” they have conducted since the ramp-up began in late July. The letter requests that Garland responds within 30 days. [More]
And if he doesn’t? Or just sends back some weasel words that paint the JBTs as heroes out there protecting us from racist domestic extremists? Hell, Eric Holder told a Republican Congress to go **** themselves and he’s still out there being in-your-face about everything.
This is more like Ernst trying to bolster/reestablish gun creds with the uninformed and those with short memories.
[Via Jess]
The FBI told a federal magistrate judge that it intended to open hundreds of safe deposit boxes seized during a March 2021 raid in order to inventory the items inside—but new evidence shows that federal agents were plotting all along to use the operation as an opportunity to forfeit cash and other valuables. [More]
So: Who’s going to jail?
[Via Jess]
Enrolled Agent: Conservatives Have Nothing to Fear From Beefed-up IRS as Long as They Haven’t Cheated [More]
How is this any different from “You won’t object to us searching you and your premises without a warrant and talking to you without your attorney if you have nothing to hide”?
And who believes this fascist dweeb has actual “GOP friends”?
[Via Michael G]
Tangentially-related UPDATE:
Look at some of the replies. [More]
Most of those will never even question things unless they’re caught in the net. Most have never considered the implications behind “He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.”
[Via WiscoDave]
Particularly after Heller and McDonald, as recently reaffirmed by Bruen, the government certainly cannot prevent Petitioner from exercising his Second Amendment right to keep firearms in the home. And the Second Circuit may not use Torvicia’s exercise of that constitutional right to render him vulnerable to government searches and seizures of his
firearms which violate Fourth Amendment protections but for some atextual, judge-invented special needs exception. [More]
“Single issue” apologists and flat-out deceivers take note.
[Via Jess]
AI may be searching you for guns the next time you go out in public [More]
Second…Fourth…Hey, no right is absolute, right?
