The explicit part of that puzzle came two weeks back when the high court ruled that a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer—who allegedly assaulted the owner of a bed and breakfast and then sent the IRS after him for lodging a complaint—cannot be sued for violating the First and Fourth Amendments. This overturned a lower court decision that came to the opposite conclusion and etched in stone that immigration agents are, in some sense, above the law. [More]
Well, how else are we going to have a tyranny if enforcers aren’t allowed to tyrannize? Besides, it’s not like they’re out there repelling foreign invaders.
And remember, “conservatives”: Back the Blue (or in this case, green)!
[Via Michael G]
