"The latest memorandum from the Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) cheerfully announces with bureaucratic calm what once would have been answered by revolutionary era muskets: federal agents may enter private homes without a warrant signed by a judge. [snip]
"In practical terms, it gives the Trump administration license to break down doors without the traditional judicial oversight that has long been a cornerstone of American liberty.
"This is not merely a policy adjustment. It is a confession—of contempt for the U.S. Constitution and for the intelligence of the American public.
"The Fourth Amendment states in plain English that the
government may not search or seize without a warrant issued by a neutral
magistrate. It was written by our nation’s founders – people who had
experienced firsthand the charms of having British agents, on behalf of
King George the third, kicking in doors based on vague suspicions. The
colonists found these encounters repugnant. The 4th amendment was their way of saying: never again. ICE’s memo is the modern Trump reply: just watch us..." -- David Shuster, Blue Amp Media Substack, on the most recent blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution by the lawless Malignant Fascist's regime. These increasingly bold fascists regard the Constitution as merely advisory and obeying judicial orders as optional. We doubt these thugs will pay any more attention to any "restrictions" that might be placed on them when Congress takes up the DHS funding bill over the next 10 days.
(Photo: DHS paramilitary thugs in Minneapolis / John Locher, AP)
