THE TOPIC: ERIC HOLDER, DOJ & OBAMA - MURDER BY DRONE IN THE USA WITHOUT WARRANT - AT WHIM - PLEASE MAKE THIS GO VIRAL

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/78510163/2013.03.06_segs1to4.mp3

If you don't know KrisAnne Hall, it's time you do.  She is a Constitutional attorney and has a web presence.

We are so fortunate to "know her" via local talk radio.  Here she is this morning on the Derrell Day

Show, WYOO, 101.1 fm.  She is brilliant.

I would appreciate it if you would spread this audio file all over the world.  Let the world

know what is going on here in Amerika under this regime. 

LEE JOINS PAUL IN TALKING FILIBUSTER AGAINST CIA NOMINEE BRENNAN (YOU KNOW, THE IRISH MUSLIM)

Rand Paul. Clearly the result of good breeding.
Fifty more of him and we could transform the U.S.
back to where it once was. It's getting  a little late
for the sheeple to wake up, but please do what you
can by informing your friends and relations of what
this nation is up against.

H/T to Merlin

Lee joins Paul in talking filibuster against CIA nominee Brennan

By Ramsey Cox - 03/06/13 12:00 PM ET

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Wednesday joined Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in his talking filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

“Americans have every reason to be concerned any time the government wants to intrude on life, liberty or prosperity,” Lee said. “We’re talking here about the sanctity of human life and we have to take steps to protect that.”

Paul had been speaking from the Senate floor for more than three hours before another GOP member joined him.

“I’m here to filibuster John Brennan’s nomination to be director of CIA,” Paul said on the Senate floor Wednesday. “I will speak for as long as it takes."

“I will speak today until the president says, ‘no’ he will not kill you at a café or in your home.”

Paul has said he wants more answers from the administration on whether American citizens can be targeted by armed drones inside the United States before he'll lift his filibuster on Brennan's nomination. 

“

No American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being found guilty of a crime,” Paul said. “That an American could be killed on American soil is an abomination.” Paul noted that his throat was getting dry as he passed the one-hour mark of the talking filibuster, which has become rare in the upper chamber. Senators are allowed to filibuster without commanding the floor, so few choose to hold up nominations or legislation by speaking. 

"This is the first time I’ve come to the floor to use a true talking filibuster," Paul said. "It almost never happens. … I don’t think I’ve ever seen some one come and speak in a filibuster before."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said earlier Wednesday that he had hoped to have a vote on Brennan’s nomination so that lawmakers could leave town before a snowstorm prevented members from heading home for the weekend.

The Senate Intelligence panel in a 12-3 vote on Tuesday approved Brennan, but Paul has said he will keep his filibuster going until President Obama says he will not kill Americans by drone attack on American soil.

“Has America the Beautiful become ‘Alice in Wonderland’?” Paul said. “When I asked the president can you kill an American on American soil, it should have been an easy answer — an unequivocal "no."

“But his answer was, ‘I haven’t killed anyone yet and I have no intention of killing Americans, but I might.’ ”

• WATCH LIVE: Rand Paul filibuster

Paul said the possibility that a citizen could be targeted without being charged in the courts went against the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution, which gives citizens the right to a trial by a jury of their peers.

“The Fifth Amendment should also protect you from a president who might kill you with a drone,” Paul said. “No American should be killed in their house without a warrant. … But [Obama] says trust him, he hasn’t done it yet.

“Mr. President that’s not good enough. … I will not sit quietly in my office and let him shred the Constitution.”

Recently released Justice Department documents claim the CIA and the DOD have the legal right to take out terror suspects across the globe via armed drone strikes, even if those suspects happen to be U.S. citizens.

The legal justifications allowing armed drones to take out U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism overseas would open the door to such strikes against Americans inside the U.S., according to Paul.

Attorney General Eric Holder this week declined to rule out armed-drone strikes on American soil, though he said it's a far-fetched scenario.

In a letter sent to Paul before Brennan's confirmation vote, Holder said the White House "has no intention" of launching drone strikes on American soil, saying the administration "rejects the use of military force" inside the U.S. when "well-established law enforcement authorities" exist.

"The question you have posed is therefore entirely hypothetical, unlikely to occur, and one we hope no president will ever have to confront," Holder wrote. 

Lee said that Holder’s memo expressed a “standardless standard.”

“No one can reasonably look into this and see who the government may kill with a drone and who the government won’t kill with a drone,” Lee said.

Carlo Muñoz contributed.

NJ POLICE RAID HOME OF ACTIVIST ON RUMOR THAT HE HAD A GUN

http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2013/03/nj-police-raid-home-of-activist-on-rumor-that-he-had-a-gun-2579834.html

POLICE STATE CHECKPOINT NULLIFICATION

http://theinternationallibertarian.blogspot.com/2012/06/police-state-checkpoint-nullification.html

GOP AND FEINSTEIN FULFILL OBAMA'S DEMAND FOR RENEWED WARRANTLESS SEARCHES - YES...DEMANDS OF THE DICTATOR YOU VOTED FOR!

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33460.htm

OBAMA SET TO CONTINUE EMAIL SEARCHES WITHOUT WARRANT

http://freedomoutpost.com/2012/12/obama-set-to-continue-email-searches-without-warrant/

9TH CIRCUIT GIVES THE A-OK FOR WARRANTLESS HOME VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

From the same set of “judges” that said the government can attach GPS transponders to automobiles without warrants to track “people of interest.”  It took the Supremes to rescind that one.

 

According to this, if you let anyone into your house, even if you do not know they are a government agent, you are risking a government search without a warrant.  Talk about taking a tip from the old KGB and NKVD in the Soviet Union.

 

Welcome to America, land of the free and the home of the brave.

 

 

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33191.htm

Ninth Circuit Gives the A-OK For Warrantless Home Video Surveillance

By Hanni Fakhoury

November 30, 2012 "Information Clearing House" Can law enforcement enter your house and use a secret video camera to record the intimate details inside? On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unfortunately answered that question with "yes."

U.S. Fish and Wildlife agents suspected Ricky Wahchumwah of selling bald and gold eagle feathers and pelts in violation of federal law. Equipped with a small hidden video camera on his clothes, a Wildlife agent went to Wahchumwah's house and feigned interest in buying feathers and pelts. Unsurprisingly, the agent did not have a search warrant. Wahchumwah moved to suppress the video as an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment, but the trial court denied his motion. On appeal before the Ninth Circuit, we filed an amicus brief in support of Wahchumwah. We highlighted the Supreme Court's January 2012 decision in United States v. Jones -- which held that law enforcement's installation of a GPS device onto a car was a "search" under the Fourth Amendment -- and specifically focused on the concurring opinions of Justices Alito and Sotomayor, who were worried about the power of technology to eradicate privacy.

In our brief we argued that although a person may reveal small bits of information publicly or to a house guest, technology that allows the government to aggregate that data in ways that were impractical in the past means that greater judicial supervision and oversight is necessary. After all, a video camera can capture far more detail than the human eye and is specifically designed to allow the government to record, save and review details for another day, bypassing the human mind's tendency to forget. That means police need a search warrant to engage in the type of invasive surveillance they did in Wahchumwah's house.

Unconvinced, the Ninth Circuit instead relied on a case from 1966, Hoffa v. United States, ruling that Wahchumwah forfeited his privacy interest when he "voluntarily" revealed the interior of his home to the undercover agent. But its conclusion contradicts not only the Supreme Court's decision in Jones, but also earlier Ninth Circuit caselaw as well.

In Jones, the Supreme Court made clear that a law enforcement trespass onto private property for the purpose of obtaining information was a "search" under the Fourth Amendment. Under common law, a defendant was not liable for trespass if their entry was authorized. But the Ninth Circuit previously made clear in Theofel v. Farey-Jones that a person's consent to a trespass is ineffective if they're "mistaken as to the nature and quality of the invasion intended." In fact, Theofel cited another Ninth Circuit case where the court found a "police officer who, invited into a home, conceals a recording device for the media" to be a trespasser.

What that means here is that when the undercover agent concealed his identity and purpose, making Wahchumwah "mistaken as to the nature and quality" of the home visit, the government trespassed onto Wahchumwah's property. Since that trespass was done for the purpose of obtaining information -- to get evidence of bald and gold eagle feather and pelt sales -- the government "searched" Wahchumwah's home. And it needed a warrant to do that; without one, the search was unconstitutional.

Its troubling that the Ninth Circuit did not see it this way (nor are they the only one). Because the sad truth is that as technology continues to advance, surveillance becomes "voluntary" only by virtue of the fact we live in a modern society where technology is becoming cheaper, easier and more invasive. The Wahchumwah case exemplifies this: on suspicion of nothing more than the benign misdemeanor of selling eagle feathers, the government got to intrude inside the home and record every intimate detail it could: books on a shelf, letters on a coffee table, pictures on a wall. And we're entering an age where criminal suspicion is no longer even necessary. Whether you're calling a friend's stolen cell phone and landing on the NYPD massive database of call logs, driving into one of the increasing number of cities using license plate scanners to record who comes in or out, or walking somewhere close to hovering drones, innocent people are running the risk of having their personal details stored in criminal databases for years to come.

The only way to avoid pervasive law enforcement monitoring shouldn't be to make the choice to live under a rock in the wilderness somewhere. Instead, the Fourth Amendment means today what it meant in 1787: that the "right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects" shouldn't be violated unless the government comes back with a warrant.

This article was originally posted at Electronic Frontier Foundation

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EYES IN THE SKIES - VIDEO CAMERAS ON POLICE UAVS

http://www.policeone.com/police-products/investigation/video-surveillance/articles/5934057-Eyes-in-the-skies-Video-cameras-on-police-UAVs/

COURTS TO DETERMINE IF POLICE CAN SAMPLE YOUR DNA WITHOUT WARRANT - A VERY DANGEROUS MOMENT IN OUR HISTORY

http://frontporchpolitics.com/2012/08/courts-to-determine-police-can-sample-your-dna-without-warrant/

PISTOLE OF TSA: GROPERS BEING TRAINED TO FEEL FOR CROTCH BOMBS

http://www.prisonplanet.com/pistole-tsa-gropers-being-trained-to-feel-for-crotch-bombs.html

Wherever you are in the United States or in other countries - why are you allowing yourselves to be humiliated and trained to be subjected to a uniform and a blue glove?  In the United States, please call your Congressmen and your Senators at every level.  Your US Representatives and Congressmen are toll-free here:

866-220-0044 or 866-338-1015

As summer nears and you travel with your family - how much are you willing to take before you say NO MORE and refuse to fly?

Maybe if the airlines feel a pinch, they will tell the TSA to back off.

Remember, Memorial Day is next week.

Your Congressman or Senator may be in your district plying you with red, white and blue banners and little flags made in China, and talking about freedom and liberty.

Freedom and liberty in the USA is now BULLSHIT.  It is GONE when we have to suffer through uniformed goons with patches on their shirts and blue gloves that are NEVER CHANGED. 

Do something.  Don't you dare fly a flag when you can't make a phone call to protect yourself and the ones you love, from this unconstitutional surrender of your right to privacy.

FISA APPROVES EVERY SECRET SURVEILLANCE WARRANT IN 2011 - REPORT

http://www.prisonplanet.com/fisa-approves-every-secret-surveillance-warrant-in-2011-report.html

WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER CONSENT TO A POLICE SEARCH, EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-morgan/5-reasons-you-should-neve_b_1292554.html

HENDERSON, NV DIABETIC MAN BEATEN BY NHP AND HENDERSON POLICE DURING TRAFFIC STOP

http://www.lvrj.com/multimedia/Diabetic-man-is-beaten-by-NHP-and-Henderson-police-during-traffic-stop-138896774.html

It could happen to YOU!

Hey, Harry (Reid) - WTF?

DHS OFFICERS ARMED WITH SEMIAUTOMATICS SET UP UNANNOUNCED ID CHECKPOINT

http://www.infowars.com/dhs-officers-armed-with-semiautomatics-set-up-unannounced-id-checkpoint/

CLEAR VIOLATION OF OUR FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS!

NDAA - HOW CONGRESS SIGNED ITS OWN ARREST WARRANTS

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30139.htm

3 ELDERLY WOMEN COMPLAIN ABOUT PANTS SEARCH AT AIRPORT BY TSA

http://www.local10.com/news/Elderly-complain-about-pants-search-at-airport/-/1717324/4881644/-/ov0t3e/-/index.html

WE DON'T NEED NO STINK'N CONSTITUTION (OR WARRANTS) - AZ POLICE OFFICER EXECUTES UNARMED MAN AT HOME FOR DEMANDING WARRANT

I actually HATE posting videos like this. As I have said before, I have a few friends in law enforcement and they are good liberty-minded people.   There are a lot of good people in law enforcement, I'm working on a video now that celebrates some of the 'good guys'.   However, there are far too many stories out there like THIS one and these stories MUST be told.  An Arizona police officer has executed an unarmed man in his own home for demanding a warrant. There's more to this story in the video...  Video:  http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/5172.html - Brasscheck  P.S. Please share Brasscheck TV e-mails and videos with friends and colleagues.   That's how we grow. Thanks.   ================================ Brasscheck TV 2380 California St. San Francisco, CA 94115

CHUCK BALDWIN ON TENNESSEE TSA/DHS CHECKPOINTS

http://chuckbaldwinlive.com/home/?p=4086

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "TSA has yet to catch a single terrorist. We don’t need obscene screening methods at airports, and we certainly don’t need them on our highways or bus stops." - Washington Times editorial

The TSA's "VIPR" program is a growing bureaucratic monster that will bring groping and body scans to train stations, highways, sporting events and concerts, as well as shopping malls near you.

This is just the latest instance of the Federal State's poisoning of American rights and freedoms.

That's why I told Congress to get the TSA out of our lives by abolishing it. I encourage you to do the same.

The hardwired message begins:

Please abolish the TSA, and permit airlines to provide their own security plans.

I added these additional comments. You may borrow or copy them...

Obviously, I also strongly object to the TSA's growing VIPR (Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response) program that conducts searches in places like weigh stations and bus terminals.

As illustrated in Tennessee this week, VIPR deploys TSA agents and works with local law enforcement to stop and search people who are doing NOTHING suspicious. (http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/10/like-tsa-youll-love-vipr/247221/)

This so-called "Transportation Security Administration" has even...

* been present at the Super Bowl (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2009-01-29-supersecurity_N.htm)
* and had been asked to conduct searches of students going to the prom (http://www.koat.com/r/27984342/detail.html)

What has either event to do with "transportation?"

Moreover, as John Whitehead reported in July (http://www.rutherford.org/articles_db/commentary.asp?record_id=718)...

* In a training exercise in Atlanta, VIPR teams allegedly arrested a man after discovering a small amount of marijuana in his semi-trailer
* In San Diego, a VIPR investigation at a trolley station resulted in the deportation of three teenagers apprehended on their way to school

This tells me the TSA's purpose is NOT to protect us from terrorism, but to be deployed as a national police force to enforce federal laws.

And it is a force that has no respect for the Fourth Amendment. As Whitehead also notes, VIPR units engaged in thorough inspections of EVERY private and commercial vehicle entering and exiting the port the Brownsville, Texas port, even though there was no specific threat.

None of this has ANYTHING to do with protecting the American people from terrorism. Instead, the TSA and its VIPR program seem designed to break the will of the American people, so that...

* They become accustomed to seeing uniformed federal agents as a permanent presence in their daily lives
* And become habituated to surrendering their privacy and dignity to uniformed agents who search them without cause

Meanwhile, the government employee unions grow with each new TSA hire, and contractors get richer by equipping them. This makes no sense, because...

* The terror "threat" is nearly non-existent, as shown by the small number of plots over the years
* The infinite number of potential targets means TSA is powerless to stop the next attack
* The TSA only has the power to harass and humiliate the innocent and waste taxpayer dollars

The TSA is perhaps the most prominent symbol of the loss of liberty and privacy in America today. Please pass legislation to abolish it!

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Mr. Baldwin also has a good column on VIPR and the erosion of liberty.

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Policy Research Director
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

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TSA CHECKPOINTS, TENNESSEE AND CHUCK BALDWIN'S LAMBASTING OF BOTH~

http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin672.htm

RON PAUL'S THOUGHTS ON TSA VIPR VENOM RELEASED ON TENNESSEE HIGHWAYS

http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1920:tsa-releases-vipr-venom-on-tennessee-highways&catid=62:texas-straight-talk&Itemid=69

RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT! THE REST DON'T MATTER.