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  • Funny FBI Math Concludes ‘Fewer Than’ 3,394,053 “Warrantless Searches” On Americans’ Electronic Data Last Year

    04/30/2022 11:11:25 AM PDT · by bitt · 13 replies
    redvoicemedia.com ^ | 4/30/2022 | gregory hoyt
    A report from the Daily Wire states that the “FBI may have conducted millions of warrantless searches of Americans’ electronic data,” during the 2021 fiscal year, per a report released on April 29th from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). According to this report, from December 2020 through November 2021, the FBI conducted “fewer than 3,394,053” searches of U.S. data that was pulled from the National Security Agency (NSA). The rationale for the report reading “fewer than” when detailing the data inquiries is due to a rather complex and arguably funny bit of math in reporting data...
  • Constitutional Refuseniks(Oathkeepers)

    04/12/2011 6:46:23 AM PDT · by marktwain · 47 replies
    reason.com ^ | May, 2011 | Radley Balko
    When you run down the list of issues the Oath Keepers are worried about, it reads a lot like a bill of particulars from the American Civil Liberties Union. The Oath Keepers don't like warrantless searches. They're upset that the executive branch has claimed the power to classify American citizens as enemy combatants, detain them indefinitely, and try them before military tribunals. They worry that a large-scale terrorist attack similar to 9/11 could lead to the mass detention of Arabs or Muslims, just as Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. They worry about crackdowns on political speech, protest,...
  • National Guardsman Breaks Rank On Dems Virginia Gun Control: ‘We Will Not Comply’

    12/23/2019 2:17:25 AM PST · by WWG1WWA · 159 replies
    Daily Sounder.com ^ | December 22, 2019 | William Addison
    Over the last few months, Virginia Democrats have worked to pass extreme gun control measures in the state. In fact, a Democratic congressmen went as far as to say that the National Guard my have to be used in order to enforce a door-to-door gun grab. “And ultimately, I’m not the governor, but the governor may have to nationalize the National Guard to enforce the law,” Rep. Donald McEachin said, according to Newsweek. “That’s his call, because I don’t know how serious these counties are and how severe the violations of law will be. But that’s obviously an option he...
  • Manhunt leads to massive roadblock, warrantless car-to-car searches

    03/16/2014 7:23:27 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 86 replies
    Police State USA ^ | March 15, 2014 | PSUSA
    ROCKVILLE, MD — Thousands of motorists were brought to a standstill when police conducted a massive roadblock to find three crime suspects. Twelve lanes of traffic were shut down and swarms of armed government agents combed through a giant traffic jam performing warrantless vehicle-to-vehicle searches. The busy Tuesday morning commute was abruptly halted just after 10:00 a.m. on March 11th. One driver told ABC News that traffic stopped and he witnessed 30 police cars pass on the shoulders of I-270 near Rockville. “Then, when I saw a wall of police officers with automatic weapons approaching our cars, it was apparent...
  • New Details Show Broader NSA Surveillance Reach

    08/20/2013 5:51:05 PM PDT · by John W · 59 replies
    The Wall Street Journal ^ | August 20, 2013 | SIOBHAN GORMAN and JENNIFER VALENTINO-DEVRIES
    WASHINGTON—The National Security Agency—which possesses only limited legal authority to spy on U.S. citizens—has built a surveillance network that covers more Americans' Internet communications than officials have publicly disclosed, current and former officials say. The system has the capacity to reach roughly 75% of all U.S. Internet traffic in the hunt for foreign intelligence, including a wide array of communications by foreigners and Americans. In some cases, it retains the written content of emails sent between citizens within the U.S. and also filters domestic phone calls made with Internet technology, these people say. Details of these surveillance programs were gathered...
  • ( UN ) Agenda 21 Getting Worse ( in Australia )

    09/30/2012 10:52:54 AM PDT · by george76 · 28 replies
    Standeyo ^ | September 28, 2012 | Lynette
    As the UN digs in its ever-sharper, global-grasping claws, there are less and less desirable places to relocate. The New World Order permeates and invades all. Agenda 21? This is how it is done in Australia. Been going on for years... We know a family who live in Sydney’s Parramatta. The oldest girl, now in her 80’s, lives in the family home which was built in the early 1900’s. She was invited to a meeting with Parramatta Council and she and others were told that the Council “could not tolerate” for much longer that there was only one or two...
  • ON WARRANTLESS SEARCHES AND WIRETAPS: THE ABYSMAL CONSTITUTIONAL RECORD OF BILL + HILLARY CLINTON

    12/22/2005 8:26:00 AM PST · by Mia T · 65 replies · 4,555+ views
    The Cato Institute, Chicago Sun-Times, NewsMax.com, Townhall.com ^ | 12.22.05 | Timothy Lynch, Bob Novak, Tony Snow, NewsMax staff, Mia T
    ON WARRANTLESS SEARCHES AND WIRETAPS:THE ABYSMAL CONSTITUTIONAL RECORD OF BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON(and this report covers only term #1) I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it. LEARNED HAND Since there are occasions when every vessel will break from her moorings, and since,...
  • Security law hits rocketry hobbyists

    05/29/2003 8:11:04 PM PDT · by Ten Megaton Solution · 39 replies · 224+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | 29 May, 2003 | Audrey Hudson
    <p>Model-rocket hobbyists must be licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before buying motors that are now considered explosives under a homeland security law.</p> <p>The regulation was proposed in March and went into effect this week over the objection of some Capitol Hill lawmakers.</p>
  • Endangered by new state law Why flail animal rescuers?

    08/31/2002 6:41:26 PM PDT · by 07055 · 23 replies · 194+ views
    The Roanoke Times ^ | August 6, 2002 | SHARYN HUTCHENS
    WHAT does it take to get through to Virginia's legislators? In April they passed and Gov. Mark Warner signed a law that is going to get someone raped or killed. The law requires animal rescuers, most of whom are women and many of whom live alone, to post their home addresses and telephone numbers publicly in pounds, open their homes to the public "at reasonable hours" and make their rescue records available to the public upon request. As if that were not stupid and dangerous enough, these volunteers' homes are now subject to a warrantless inspection by the state veterinarian....