Posted on 01/07/2016 1:35:36 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
Wide network of conservatives receive notices from Francis D. Schmitz thattheir records — electronic and bank — were seized in the far reaching, illegal, John Doe investigations. No word on what was done with them.
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
The only things missing from this scene are the brown shirt, the jack boots, and the red arm band with a crooked black logo. It’s hard to imagine that this could happen in this country, but unfortunately this may just be the tip of the iceberg.
The Stasi would be proud.
A year from now, our turn.
At the very least, the state should rename the “Government Accountability Board” the shorter and more apt “Stasi”.
Perhaps they should issue leather overcoats with identifying armbands to their operatives.
Bzzzt. Wrong answer.
This “John Doe” process in Wisconsin appears to walk and quack like the prohibited “Bill of attainder” and ‘Star Court/Star Chamber’ illegality and is prohibited in Federal and State law on the same proviso of ‘ex post facto’ law. In Wisconsin’s Constitution, it reads “No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, nor any law impairing the obligation of contracts, shall ever be passed, and no conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate.” (Article I, Section 12)
The fact that the accused were not convicted does not mitigate the fact that the process, especially the order to keep silent, deprived and attainted the accused! Left unchecked, this would have permitted the executive branch, the District Attorney, to use the power of his office to restrain legal activities for indefinite periods. This deprivation of access to legal counsel and restriction of free speech in one’s own defense meets (IMHO) the definition of being attainted with crime without being able to mount a defense.
This is how “progressives” play the game. We need to stop being so nice to them.
I’ve read some more on this over the past year, or more, and it appears to be IMO a campaign with a goal of silencing the Conservative side of the political spectrum in Wisconsin. NOT unlike the weather benders trying to shut up their “denier” opposition, but with truly incredibly unlawful, unconstitutional, brazen, and arrogant tactics.
Walker made ill with their illicit control of the State, and they responded in a manner they understood. Criminal-Socialist-Democrats are to be expected to react in this manner. Crime, and arrogance are their calling.
Furthermore, the prosecutor still has not returned the records and the property confiscated, including computers and cell phones, despite court orders to do so.
I know people professionally who were subjects of the GAB, Chisholm, Schmitz overreach (not nearly a strong enough term) and when I heard there was a John Doe underway, I suspected one of these professional acquaintances might be a target, but was afraid to call or email that person because I thought I'd be then targeted by assosciation. Had that actually occurred, I think I'd consider punching Fran in the face, Even though I'm pretty big, he's even bigger than me and I'd still punch him in the face if I found he'd dug into my background. What an awful mess this became.
The next step should be the disbarring of Chisholm and Schmitz, and then a multi-million dollar suit against their holdings, savings, homes and family funds. Then, criminal prosecution and long jail sentences.
And this is not even about revenge, but only the strongest legal pushback now will prevent this from happening again.
If so, lather, rinse, repeat.
Oh, and the judges who signed the warrants—removal from the bench, and the same treatment as Chisholm and Schmitz.
Police officers should be disciplined, too. I’m not sure they should get the full treatment, but they need to know they just can’t simply obey any order if it is illegal. Those who ordered raids of homes at O’Dark Thirty (for political, white collar non-violent crimes at best) with a SWAT team should be out of a job and pension at the least.
Hopefully there are some civil suits in the making that will bankrupt those behind all this...
Yes.
Hopefully Scott Walker will man up and SWAT these scum back.
It seems to me some RICO proceedings need to be started against this enterprise.
Well, that brings it down to the personal, doesn’t it? Does Schmitz still live in C’burg?
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