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Feds Threaten to Prosecute Merchant for Selling ‘Department of Homeland Stupidity’ Coffee Mugs
Cybercast News Service ^ | October 31, 2013 - 3:36 PM | Ali Meyer and Michael W. Chapman

Posted on 10/31/2013 2:42:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The Department of Justice, on behalf of the National Security Administration (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has threatened to criminally prosecute a novelty store owner for selling mugs and t-shirts that say, among other things, “Department of Homeland Stupidity” and “The NSA: The only part of government that actually listens.”

The novelty items are sold online at Zazzle.com, which is operated by merchant Dan McCall. The NSA and DHS sent “cease and desist” letters to Zazzle stating that the parody products violate statutes that protect their official seals from misuse.

The NSA and DHS, through the Department of Justice, are “threatening litigation and criminal prosecution if the parody designs weren’t immediately removed,” reported the government watchdog group Judicial Watch. …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; blasphemy; coffeemugs; dhs; dontcriticizethegovt; freedomofspeech; governmentbullies; nsa; totalitarianism; zazzle
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1 posted on 10/31/2013 2:42:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Well thatvproves the merchant’s point right there.


2 posted on 10/31/2013 2:44:12 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Olog-hai

Come and get him, thugs. Make yourselves look like even bigger fools and bullies.


3 posted on 10/31/2013 2:44:28 PM PDT by IronJack (=)
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To: Olog-hai

Typical government employees and agencies that hate the truth. I beginning to believe Snowden actually is a patriot !


4 posted on 10/31/2013 2:44:49 PM PDT by AKinAK (Keep your powder dry pilgrim.)
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To: Olog-hai

Isn’t that public property?


5 posted on 10/31/2013 2:45:25 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Nachum

Ping.


6 posted on 10/31/2013 2:45:32 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: jsanders2001

I agree. Are they still online? I’d like to buy a few dozen coffee mugs as Christmas presents!


7 posted on 10/31/2013 2:45:33 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Olog-hai

I thought dissent was patriotic!


8 posted on 10/31/2013 2:47:12 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Never mind the highest form of patriotism.

Of course, these government apparatchiks will try to revive the word “sedition” to suit their ends.


9 posted on 10/31/2013 2:49:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai; COUNTrecount; Nowhere Man; FightThePower!; C. Edmund Wright; jacob allen; Travis McGee; ..

Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!

To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don't add you to the list...

10 posted on 10/31/2013 2:49:35 PM PDT by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: Olog-hai

If they only had a Koran, their rights
would have remained.


11 posted on 10/31/2013 2:49:55 PM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: Olog-hai

the counter suit will make the cup seller rich.

sic semper tyranis!!


12 posted on 10/31/2013 2:50:04 PM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
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To: Olog-hai

You couldn’t make fun of the King nor criticize him which was one of the points of the First Amendment.


13 posted on 10/31/2013 2:50:18 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Olog-hai

I’d buy a mug now.

Want to see who in your community is a potential communist citizen spy, use that mug around town and see who gets offended.


14 posted on 10/31/2013 2:51:24 PM PDT by roofgoat
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To: Olog-hai

We are not enlisted and this is not their barracks. That is a red line here.

NSA tape worms not happy, eh?

Maybe Obamacare should add as mandatory presciption to pay for those who want their arse or vagina tickled by woms with NSA listening devices on them. THe government will give you free tickles care program alongside its intrusive gang of pedophiles voting for them.


15 posted on 10/31/2013 2:51:29 PM PDT by lavaroise
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To: Olog-hai

If the NSA quit spanking their monkeys in their mother’s basement, they might get a life and leave innocent Americans alone.

But those pin-headed totalitarian wankers at the NSA just can’t take a joke.

Freaks and idiots, the whole lot of them.


16 posted on 10/31/2013 2:52:09 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie ( "I was all for Obamacare, until I found out I was paying for it." - California Girl)
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To: Olog-hai

I want a set!!!!


17 posted on 10/31/2013 2:52:20 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: DJ MacWoW

ANy one not accepting criticism is not your friend and interpretes it as a personal injury, when all that was done was in good intentions.

You know where their prejudices and hearts lay when any criticism is interpreted narcissistically that way and with such distrust. INstead of admiting they are stupid and could do better,, they attack.

THe whole system is gay and tyranically stupid.


18 posted on 10/31/2013 2:53:41 PM PDT by lavaroise
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To: Jack Hydrazine

They took em off, however you can customize a shirt or mug sooooooooooooooooo let’s give this small business a shot in the arm.


19 posted on 10/31/2013 2:53:49 PM PDT by shadeaud (Stay Thirsty My Friends)
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To: IronJack

The jacka$$ govey is prolly forum shopping right now for a libtard judge. Then sue, drain the defendant of funds, get a favorable ruling, and lose on Appeal. Meanwhile, the guy has spent 100s of thousands. In these cases, the Appellate court should rule against the US Govey for all fees, and impose sanctions.


20 posted on 10/31/2013 2:53:53 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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