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Pick up a rock on federal land, go to jail?
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| February 22, 2009
Posted on 02/23/2009 4:38:30 PM PST by Joiseydude
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To: Joiseydude
Clear violation of the 4th Amendment brought to you by the war on drugs.
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:39:34 PM PST
by
omega4179
(Jindal MMXII)
To: Joiseydude
What about illegals coming in over the border? Are they exempt?
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:40:35 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(No, pundits strongly believe that the proper solution is more dilution.)
To: Joiseydude
Glad this wasn’t around in 2007!
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:40:37 PM PST
by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: Joiseydude
The Fed own too much land. The want us concentrated in cities where they can control and tax us better.
To: Joiseydude
It’s always been unlawful to take rocks from government lands but confiscating your vehicle is taking things too far.
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:41:32 PM PST
by
bgill
To: Dallas59
So where did you steal rocks from?
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:42:32 PM PST
by
Joiseydude
(Obama: "Putting my ideals into effect are more important than your safety from terrorist acts")
To: Joiseydude
Nothing new really. When I was in the upper penninsula last July we had to be carefull about collecting agates on the beaches. Between state and federal lands you really have to be carefull. It’s been that way for years.
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:42:34 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: Joiseydude
I could see someone walking out with a rock stuck in their shoe tread...
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:42:58 PM PST
by
allmost
To: Joiseydude
hmmm..could that now extend to any private property owned/mortgaged with the soon to be nationalized banks?
You bet your arse! I love collecting rocks and fossils! This is ridiculous!
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:43:18 PM PST
by
penelopesire
("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
To: Joiseydude
“for even unknowingly disturbing fossils”
I always get a kick out of this . . . the average slob has to KNOW ALL THE LAWS THAT ARE PASSED, but a common, two-bit criminal has to have his rights read to him (ala Miranda) because he might NOT KNOW THE LAW, and will be freed if he wasn’t informed of his rights (that he didn’t know).
What am I missing?
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:44:40 PM PST
by
laweeks
To: Joiseydude
Well...uh...I .....Never! But I did take a #1 and #2 on government land.
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:44:52 PM PST
by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: Joiseydude
Make sure you clean the treads of your motorcycle tires after riding on BLM land. There was no size designated for the rocks in question. A grain of sand or a pebble wedged in a tread could cost your vehicle. Beware politicians writing law in a hurry. It is often bad and broad. Just look at the recent law concerned lead and products for children under age 12. What a disaster.
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:45:57 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: Joiseydude
These rules have been around for a while. Sounds like they are increasing penalties.
My wife and I were at Fort Jefferson National Monument at the Dry Tortugas, a group of islands 70 miles west of Key West by boat. We were boarded by National Marine Sanctuary personnel who wanted to snoop around the boat some, checked fish for size limits and then came across a bucket of dead shells we had gathered beachcombing, they really flipped out when they saw we had some small pieces of dead coral that we found on the beach.
Got ticketed, fined, wasted half a day dealing with 5 different Federal agencies.
A nightmare.
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:46:21 PM PST
by
jsh3180
To: Joiseydude
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:48:05 PM PST
by
listenhillary
(Rahm Emmanuel slip - A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.)
To: Joiseydude
I have always had a problem with the sign, “Property of US Government, No Tresspassing.”
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:48:18 PM PST
by
hadaclueonce
(< Patching a tire ....)
To: hadaclueonce
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:49:32 PM PST
by
listenhillary
(Rahm Emmanuel slip - A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.)
To: Myrddin
“Beware politicians writing law in a hurry.”
Drop the last three words and it be more accurate.
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:50:21 PM PST
by
ataDude
(My incredulity has already turned into disillusionment and is now turning into hatred.)
To: Anti-Bubba182
They want us concentrated in cities where they can control and tax us better.Yep, rural cleansing.
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:50:32 PM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(Welcome to the Obama-Democrat Depression.)
To: Joiseydude
Welcome to the New Direction Amerika, comrades!
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posted on
02/23/2009 4:51:48 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(The media lied, America died !)
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