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2017-08-27 -Land of the Free

Congress Quietly Passed A Bill Allowing Warrantless Searches Of Homes - Only 1% Opposed It

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Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-08-27 01:50|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 For 233 years the U.S. follows the Constitution. Then the people elect Barack Obama for 8 years. That's all the time that was needed for Obama to separate the federal government from the U.S. Constitution.

Posted by Hupeting Sforza8196 2017-08-27 03:01|| 2017-08-27 03:01|| Front Page Top

#2 It wasn't just Obama who abused the Constitution. Under Bush, the Patriot Act was passed which went against the Bill of Rights. All these assaults on our Constitution need to be declared unconstitutional. Trading safety for liberty is never a good deal.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-08-27 07:33|| 2017-08-27 07:33|| Front Page Top

#3 It all started with FDR

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-08-27 07:34|| 2017-08-27 07:34|| Front Page Top

#4 What surprises me is the degree of herd-like behavior exhibited by Congress--and the Pubs are in control. Maybe it just my naivete.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-08-27 07:35|| 2017-08-27 07:35|| Front Page Top

#5 It all started with FDR
Posted by g(r)omgoru

There is some very strong supporting evidence for this comment.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-08-27 07:36|| 2017-08-27 07:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Alternatively, it all started with Adam.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-08-27 07:39|| 2017-08-27 07:39|| Front Page Top

#7 History is hard.

... for some.

Posted by Pappy 2017-08-27 08:38|| 2017-08-27 08:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Go after Congress first. Oh; I forgot, they are exempt I guess.

Posted by Dale 2017-08-27 09:55|| 2017-08-27 09:55|| Front Page Top

#9 If it's clearly unconstitutional somebody needs to go shopping for a judge who will overturn it.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-08-27 12:33|| 2017-08-27 12:33|| Front Page Top

#10 The problem being that judge shopping and the filing of lawsuits costs money. So Congress should be liable for compensatory and punitive damages whenever these harebrained schemes of theirs and found to be unconstitutional.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-08-27 12:35|| 2017-08-27 12:35|| Front Page Top

#11 It all started with Marbury vs. Madison.

It's just metastasized now.

Posted by charger 2017-08-27 14:26|| 2017-08-27 14:26|| Front Page Top

#12 I read the subsection in question (Article IV A 31 b) as passing the inspection responsibility from the feds to the state/commonwealth/DC involved, but allowing the company railroad inspectors as free access to adjacent federal properties as they already have to adjacent state, local government, and private properties subject to the laws and constitutions that hold within their state/commonwealth/DC boundaries. A few lines above, in Section IV A 30, it does point out that

30. In carrying out its purposes, the Commission, through its Board or des- ignated employees or agents, shall, consistent with federal law:

which includes the Constitution of the United States, going on to say

(d) Implement and enforce relevant federal and State laws and regulations relat- ing to safety of the WMATA Rail System;

The text of the signed bill is here, if anyone wants to read it.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-08-27 14:55|| 2017-08-27 14:55|| Front Page Top

#13 You, my dear, are a marvelous resource.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-08-27 21:03|| 2017-08-27 21:03|| Front Page Top

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