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The Supreme Court Just Created a Full-Blown Police State
armstrongeconomics.com ^ | Jun 21, 2016 | Martin Armstrong

Posted on 06/22/2016 11:37:57 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra

The Supreme Court ruling in Utah v Strieff awarded the police total freedom to stop any citizen, at any time, to do whatever they desire. The Supreme Court determined that the “poisonous fruit” of a police officer’s stop of a citizen can be used against them at trial. This has wiped out, in reality, any constitutional protection you thought you had. This is a sad day for the United States, for the Supreme Court has officially created a full-blown police state and clearly has no intention of honoring why this nation began the entire American Revolution — to prevent illegal searches that allowed the king to look for anything he could use to prosecute citizens.

The Supreme Court ruled that even though the officer had initially violated a person’s rights (in other words, the Constitution) the officer’s conduct was “at most negligent” and the result of “good-faith mistakes.” This language is a wink and nod to the police who only have to claim they made a mistake that was not intentional and they walk free. We have witnessed police outrageously murder citizens, but the police officers involved are usually not charged. Now, with this decision, the United States has become exactly as Ukraine stood before the people revolted.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: constitution; policestate; scotus; supremecourt
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Anybody been following this? Does not sound good.
1 posted on 06/22/2016 11:37:57 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Two states to so far avoid: Utah and Oklahoma.


2 posted on 06/22/2016 11:39:33 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Miranda is dead..........................


3 posted on 06/22/2016 11:39:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
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To: SkyDancer

Two states to so far avoid: Any East of the Mississippi and any West of the Mississippi..................


4 posted on 06/22/2016 11:41:22 AM PDT by Red Badger (Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

The State has not been your servant for decades. You are their tax slave, at best.


5 posted on 06/22/2016 11:42:58 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....eI aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: TangoLimaSierra
The new rule only applies to those who are under probation, out on bail, etc. No need for reasonable suspicion. That's typical, FWIW, as part of judge-imposed conditions when anybody appears before the bench, until the case is settled. What's different here is that the target was out and about, minding his own business.

If the cops pinch a person who is not on probation or otherwise personally in view of the law, the usual (weak) fourth amendment applies. If the government thinks the search was unreasonable (which amounts to absence of any reason to have suspicion), then it won't use the evidence against you.

6 posted on 06/22/2016 11:43:02 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: TangoLimaSierra; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

PING!


7 posted on 06/22/2016 11:43:20 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Cuckservative: a "conservative" willing to raise another country's ideology in his own country)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

8 posted on 06/22/2016 11:43:36 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

I tell you people and I keep telling you people, it’s in the water...you drink it and you become totally insane instantly...

I’m sitting here shaking my head...Welcome to Utah, the United Police State of America...


9 posted on 06/22/2016 11:44:07 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: Red Badger

Best to fly below the RADAR, and go Galt.


10 posted on 06/22/2016 11:44:33 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....eI aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

The SCOTUS doesn’t “rule” it “opines”


11 posted on 06/22/2016 11:44:40 AM PDT by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

This is a good thing. We now can send armies of law enforcement into Chicago and stop the wanton slaughter of black people by the thousands including a 3 year old child last week end. Let’s mount up!!


12 posted on 06/22/2016 11:44:51 AM PDT by WENDLE (Ban Wahhabis . Not guns!! Profile them!!)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

This is a duplicate thread on this topic I posted yesterday.
Although this SCOTUS ruling is yet additional erosion of our 4th and 5th Ammendments, there is more to it than Armstrong’s blogging indicates.

See related legal analysis
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3442064/posts

At any rate, we know where is is all leading to...

RE: “Anybody been following this? Does not sound good.”


13 posted on 06/22/2016 11:45:02 AM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: HarleyLady27

U may not be wacko, as it turns out......


14 posted on 06/22/2016 11:45:43 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....eI aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Total nonsense. If you don’t have a warrant for your arrest outstanding then this ruling wouldn’t effect you at all.


15 posted on 06/22/2016 11:45:44 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: TangoLimaSierra

‘cept if your Mexican............Sheriff Joe Arpio


16 posted on 06/22/2016 11:45:45 AM PDT by notaliberal (St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
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To: TangoLimaSierra; BuckeyeTexan
Anybody been following this?

The thread on the Court's decision is here. FWIW, the majority opinion was by Thomas and the dissent by Sotomayor.

17 posted on 06/22/2016 11:46:48 AM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Cboldt

Well this sure sounds like something different than what that blazing jeremiad makes it out to be.

We should try not to be played.


18 posted on 06/22/2016 11:47:40 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

The Supreme Court Just Created a Full-Blown Police State

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Too much drama.

The ruling was consistent with others. If you don’t have an arrest warrant this ruling won’t affect you. And even if you do the probability is this ruling won’t affect you either.


19 posted on 06/22/2016 11:48:03 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: WENDLE

Nobody’s bothering to even understand this. They are just knee jerking and chesty thumping.


20 posted on 06/22/2016 11:48:25 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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