Chilling Effects, Constitution, fascism

Rule of Law vs Rule of Whim, Continued

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Rule of Law vs Rule of Whim?

Harkening back to previous comments about the difference between the Rule of Law and the Rule of a Whim ( http://rights.com/2000/11/20/the-rule-of-law-or-the-rule-of-whim/ ) Federal district judge James Robart of Seattle’s recent ruling embodies the difference between the rule of law and the rule of whim.

Federal immigration law, Section 1182(f), could not be clearer:

Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.

When the judiciary ignores the law, the meaning of the “law” is lost. We are then no longer a country of laws, not men, we are a country of men’s whims, not law.

Abuse of Power, Authoritarianism, big government, Doing the Right Thing, elections, fascism, Freedom

Clinton campaign “TO PRODUCE AN UNAWARE AND COMPLIANT CITIZENRY”

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“And as I’ve mentioned, we’ve all been quite content to demean government, drop civics and in general conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizenry. The unawareness remains strong but compliance is obviously fading rapidly.” – sent to Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta by former Clinton administration official Bill Ivey on March 13, 2016.

https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/3599

Constitution

You have the Right to Remain Innocent – James Duane. Just one error.

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If you haven’t seen James Duane’s video, you should spend the 20 minutes and watch his portion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE).

Professor Duane has a book out (Amazon affiliate link below) which everyone should read – the short summary is: do not talk to the police without an attorney present.

He only has one error while talking about the shear number of laws on the books. On page 25 he says:

The monstrous potential for injustice created by this modem farce has become, quite by accident, the most important reason why the Fifth Amendment is now more precious than ever before.

He believes that the proliferation of laws that can be enforced or not is by accident. It is not. It is intentional. What better way to keep a populace in control than by making them a nation of lawbreakers – 3 felonies a day Professor Duane states? Guilt and potential prosecution make people pliable and that is the goal. We no longer have a limited government.

What he neglects to mention or perhaps to consider is that if it wasn’t for the far-left’s expansion of the size and scope of the Federal government, much of this need would be negated. The US Constitution was written as a document of enumerated powers with the Bill of Rights being a secondary backstop to governmental power. With the expansion of the reach of the government over the past 100-150 years, the relationship has been flipped with the left believing the US Constitution is a document of enumerated liberties.

The impact of the authoritarian expansion of the Federal government is felt everywhere, notably in criminal law. Hopefully Professor Duane considers the matter deeper in the future and realizes that at root, the cause is not as superficial as he believes.

His advice remains accurate even if he doesn’t ponder the true cause deeply enough.

Here is the book:

4TB SSD

4TB SSD – Samsung 850 EVO – 4TB – 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E4T0B/AM)

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It has been a long time coming, but Samsung is releasing their 4TB SSD at the end of July. This will be a nice step up in speed from 4TB and larger HDDs.

If it is like other drives, it may work in an external enclosure. When we confirm this, we’ll update the information and link to enclosures. If you have information about working ones, questions or comments, please let us know below.

More info on the 4TB Samsung 850 EVO – 4TB – 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E4T0B/AM)

or click on the link below to add it to your Amazon cart:

Samsung’s information page is here:
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-75E4T0B/AM

Abuse of Power, big government

Hillary Clinton asks Santa [at] SantaClaus.com for help, repeatedly

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Hillary Clinton asks Santa [at] SantaClaus.com for help, repeatedly. One wonders where Hillary is getting these email addresses, because one KNOWS that Santa did not sign up for political emails.

One example:

Subject: I’m so sorry
From: HillaryClinton.com
Sent: Thu, May 5, 2016 at 8:18 pm
To: santa [at] SantaClaus.com
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Friend —

If you or anyone you know is Muslim-American, Mexican-American, a woman, an immigrant, or anyone else Trump has attacked, then I have one thing to say to you. Actually, two things:

First: I’m so sorry for what you’ve had to listen to on the news and read in the papers every single day.

And second: We’re going to fight back, and we’re going to make sure that none of his horrible ideas ever become law — that’s a promise. But Hillary is counting on you to be a critical part of that fight, and that starts today with our brand new Stop Trump Fund.

Will you chip in right now? It’s not about the money — it’s about saying to the world that you’re on the team that’s going to stand up to Trump’s bullying once and for all. We’ll even send you a free sticker to thank you for your support:

Donate $1

Thank you,

Kristina

Kristina Schake
Deputy Communications Director
Hillary for America

Hillary needs you now more than ever — chip in $1 to join more than one million grassroots donors standing with her:

Donate $1

Paid for by Hillary for America, a grassroots campaign of 1.2 million donors committed to electing Hillary Clinton (and keeping Donald Trump out of the White House).
Contributions or gifts to Hillary for America are not tax deductible.

This email was sent to … . This is your campaign, so if you have thoughts on anything at all, just click here to send us a message! If you’d like more information on key policies, visit hillaryclinton.com/issues. Getting emails from Hillary for America is one of the best ways to stay in touch with this campaign, but if you really want to scale back, click here to receive less email and click here to unsubscribe. There are other ways to stay involved — be sure to follow the campaign on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Puedes encontrar más información sobre la campaña de Hillary en español aquí. If you’re still reading this, you must be a really dedicated Hillary supporter. Yee-haw for you! Thanks so much for doing everything you can to elect Hillary Clinton as our next president.

Hillary for America, P.O. Box 5256, New York, NY 10185

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First Amendment

There is nothing, I think, more unfortunate than to have soft, chubby, fat-looking children – JFK

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“There is nothing, I think, more unfortunate than to have soft, chubby, fat-looking children who go to watch their school play basketball every Saturday and regard that as their weeks exercise.”

— John F. Kennedy
This isn’t fat-shaming.  Even in the last 20 years, the nation has gotten significantly closer to WALL-E than one might expect.
privacy, Security, Social Security Number, taxes

Last 4 digits of SSN as encryption password for tax returns or financial documents? Completely unsafe.

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Does your accountant, financial advisor, or bank encrypt your tax return or other financial document with the “last four digits of your SSN”? Many professionals do so with great intentions of protecting their client’s information. So far in the first few months 2016 we’ve seen every accountant and several bank send we’ve dealt with send information encrypted with the last four of the social security number – or request that you send it to them with it encrypted with the last four of your SSN. However, it is not providing any security if Continue reading Last 4 digits of SSN as encryption password for tax returns or financial documents? Completely unsafe. →

Abuse of Power, Authoritarianism, big government, Bill Of Rights, elections, Freedom, rights

Your great grandchildren won’t thank you when the state is all-powerful because we didn’t fight

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For years, I’ve watched governments take control of our lives. Their argument is always the same: ‘Fewer costs, greater efficiency.’ But the result is the same, too. Less control by the people, more control by the State — until the individual’s anguishes count for nothing. That is what I consider my duty to resist.  The point of a so-called great family is to protect our freedoms.
Your great grandchildren won’t thank you when the state is all-powerful because we didn’t fight.”

THE DOWAGER COUNTESS, Downton Abbey

Individual Rights and Today's Issue