Homeland Security has jurisdiction over baseball logos?
Glad to see our Homeland Security guys are focusing on the really important things.
Is this a joke?
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Ignore the policemen being attacked with an axe by an Islamof**k in NYC. Those panties are the real national security threat. Praise be Obama, blessed be his name.
Did they have a court order to seize merchandise or is this like the RIAA raids at flea markets where flak jacketed goons with not confiscation authority take vendors’ merchandise?
Big Media Meets Law Enforcement at White House; Biden Announces Focus on Intellectual Property Theft
BroadbandandBreakfast ^ | December 16th, 2009 | Andrew Feinberg and Eli Evans
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409611/posts
The U.S. is committed to an inter-agency process for combating piracy of American intellectual property, Vice President Joseph Biden said Tuesday during a press availability with top law enforcement officials.
Appearing at the White House complex with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano...
Homeland security. Creepy nazi name. The manpower of the USA and twice the budget. Created for 9/11. Now used for us. Thanks Bush. Now it’s utterly out of control.
Well if they just had been bras, the K and C would not have touched!
Thank God! DHS has saved us from KC Royals’ underwear! In so doing, they have probably stopped Islamic underwear bomber baseball fans.
I have no words........
they did the same thing about a year ago in a strip club in the suburbs of Boston:
a strip club was giving away counterfeit New England Patriots merchandise.
there were something like 20 officers in on the bust.
they are keeping you safe from wayward strip clubs.
the Department of Homeland Security has the same headcount as the US Marine Corps and they have twice the budget of the Marines.
Thy also have seized improperly imported
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, is this not an issue for the civil courts. I would assume DHS would only be involved if this was a criminal matter. I always thought that the offended copyright holder can sue for treble damages, but that is a matter for civil courts, not criminal.
IIRC, there is some connection between terrorist groups and profits from counterfeit merchandise.
It Is Time For The Congress To Re-establish it’s constitutional authority
While the talkies, talk radio show hosts, need to remind “US” of this.. Members of the House and Senate also seem to forget. While those selected to head various federal departments of government are recomended by the incomming POTUS (president of the United States).
Such candidates are constitutionaly required to be approved by the Senate in a procedure known as advise and consent.. Those appointed then are also sworn to uphold, protect,serve, and support the constitution. Not the executive branch. .
Such appointees can and should refuse any executive order.Or allow the executive branch create a political appointee who over rides their congressional authority. Particularly. If and when that executive order is designed to ignore existing congressional legislation which defines a departments jurisdiction or specific purpose protecting the interests of the country . Which places the country in danger, or minimizes the value of citizenship, or places its citizens in clear and eminent danger.
Therefore they and their respective departments must be held answerable to both houses of congress which funds these operations. And, should be held in contempt, censure, and impeachment and the funds witheld if refused to comply.