Posted on 04/24/2015 6:47:42 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
According to a report at the National Review, conservatives in Wisconsin have been the target of police raids in a secret "John Doe" witch hunt against supporters of Governor Scott Walker. But, Newsbusters reported Thursday, only Fox News reported on the raids. The rest of the so-called "mainstream media" has so far said nothing, Scott Whitlock said.
Fox's Trace Gallagher explained how prosecutors were allowed to go after conservative groups like the Wisconsin Club for Growth. Then, he said, it expanded to supporters. Cindy Archer was one of those supporters.
Recounting the NRO story, Gallagher said that "late one night she was jolted awake by what she thought was a home invasion. It turned out to be a police raid. More than a dozen police officers holding a battering ram, yelling and pounding on her door. She said she was trying to calm down her dogs and get dressed with her body in full view of police. When she opened the door, she kept begging them not to shoot her dogs." Archer, the NRO explained, was "one of the lead architects of Wisconsin’s Act 10 — also called the 'Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill,' the measure that sparked that we dubbed the "Wisconsin Insurrection."
Police refused to let Archer speak with an attorney, and told her not to speak out about her ordeal to anyone. Doing so, they threatened, would see her face contempt of court charges. Police left with her laptop and cell phone, David French said at NRO.
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Title should read, “Media silent BECAUSE Wisconsin police raids target conservatives.”
When a member of the liberal had her phone snatched away by police the other day, she was aghast, probably said, ‘Hey, I am one of you guys!’ I am sure that by now, her editor has educated her on what should and shouldn’t be filmed.
Old news to those who watched these events unfold, but very glad to see some national exposure of the worst police-state tactics in the nation. ALL part of the liberal attack on Gov. Walker. No one has been tested any where near as hard.
Has Walker addressed this? This is his state and the attacks were on his supporters. His silence speaks volume.
The MSM would cheer it on
This happened in 2013. I never heard about it until last night on Fox. How does this happen in America?
I think you are mistaken here. The police never go after innocent parties. The police would never take anyone’s property. The police will never mass round up the political enemies of the Left upon the Left’s orders. If you don’t believe that , just ask any jackboot licker. Why you would be a party to that slanders them so is beyond me.
No it doesn’t. There is a season for everything. Walker is a dam good man.
Thanks for posting.
OUTRAGEOUS actics of POLICE-STATE totalitarians. Unchecked.
Prison is too good for the perps, the politicized, weaponized, badge-wearing, battering-ram, police-state badgers.
(First I heard about it was on Glenn Beck’s radio show yesterday)
BUMP! BUMP!
Ted Cruz and his supporters have also been subject to all sorts of ugly criticism, not just from the Left and the media, but from the GOPe too.
The fifth-column leftist media have long been traitors to the United States of America. Complicit with them has been the FCC.
For progressives, the end justifies the means, so their indifference to the abuse of conservatives is consistent with their beliefs.
How do we fight back? Can we fight back?
The Persecution of Wisconsin Conservatives November 20, 2013A John Doe investigation gives prosecutors a lot of latitude otherwise unavailable to them. Unlike normal investigations, which are initiated based on probable cause, John Doe investigations enable investigators to establish probable cause itself. In pursuing that effort, law enforcement officials are granted the power to subpoena witnesses, take sworn testimony, offer immunity from prosecution, and compel testimony from reluctant witnesses. Their reach is limited only by a judge, whose is responsible to ensure procedural fairness and decide whether to file a criminal complaint. Yet the judge has broad powers as well, including the power to determine whether the examination will be secret. All of this occurs while the gag order part of the statute leaves the target of a probe with no way to defend themselves publicly.
I've never heard of such a thing before. Along with the prosecutor there is a crooked judge in this wood pile.
The case is still wending its way through the courts. When it is resolved in his favor, he will have a much stronger case to make to the American people about the goals of the liberal fascists, and the lengths to which they are willing to go to achieve their goals. I think he is being very smart to keep his winning hand in his pocket.
AFAIK, these "John Doe" laws are particular to Wisconsin, and are over 100 years old.
Here's a link to the statute.
History:
Legal proceedings: What is a John Doe investigation anyway?The John Doe proceeding is an institution sanctioned by long usage since Wisconsin’s territorial days.1 The provisions of Wis. Stat. section 968.26 currently define the scope of a John Doe proceeding in Wisconsin, which is intended as an independent, investigatory tool to ascertain whether a crime has been committed and if so, by whom.
The goal is to allow the judge to determine whether it appears probable from the testimony given that a crime has been committed, and whether to file a complaint. But the proceedings are also designed to protect innocent citizens from the fallout of frivolous prosecutions.2
As the Wisconsin Supreme Court stated in 1889: “When [the John Doe] statute was first enacted the common-law practice was for the magistrate to issue the warrant on a complaint of mere suspicion, and he was protected in doing so. This was found to be a very unsafe practice. Many arrests were made on groundless suspicion, when the accused were innocent of the crime and there was no testimony whatever against them. This statute was made to protect citizens from arrest and imprisonment on frivolous and groundless suspicion.”3 Unlike normal criminal proceedings, which can be initiated if there is probable cause to believe a person has violated the law, John Doe proceedings help law enforcement develop the evidence necessary to establish the very existence of probable cause. The John Doe proceeding gives law enforcement powers not otherwise available to them. For example, it gives law enforcement the power to subpoena witnesses, to take testimony under oath, to offer immunity from prosecution, and to compel the testimony of reluctant witnesses.
The proceeding is overseen by a circuit court judge. It is the responsibility of the John Doe judge to use his or her training in constitutional and criminal law and in courtroom procedure in determining the need to subpoena witnesses requested by the district attorney, in presiding at the examination of witnesses, and in determining probable cause.
In short, it is the judge’s responsibility to ensure procedural fairness and to decide whether to issue a complaint (that is, a criminal charge).
Thanks for looking that up. That’s a nasty law.
When their time comes there will be no one to protect them. Just ask Brian Williams.
G. Gordon Liddy had the best advice to answer your question:
"Head shot, head shots."
“In short, it is the judge’s responsibility to ensure procedural fairness and to decide whether to issue a complaint (that is, a criminal charge).”
And we look to Judge Kukla, that paragon of virtue, to see to it that “procedural fairness” is preserved. She should be brought up on charges and removed from office.
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