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Congress just passed, and Trump signed, a law that makes all properties adjacent to the rail system operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Constitution free zones.
From TFA on zerohedge.com:
"In performing its duties, the Commission, through its Board or designated employees or agents, may: Enter upon the WMATA Rail System and, upon reasonable notice and a finding by the chief executive officer that a need exists, upon any lands, waters, and premises adjacent to the WMATA Rail System, including, without limitation, property owned or occupied by the federal government, for the purpose of making inspections, investigations, examinations, and testing as the Commission may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this MSC Compact, and such entry shall not be deemed a trespass."
As we all know, the standard in the 4th Amendment is a particularized warrant based on probable cause, "reasonable notice and need" as determined by the cops (i.e. agency chief), is not the same thing at all.
We already have constitution free zones within 100 100 miles of any border, and this provides a convenient framework to do a similar thing along any rail line (or road) so the Feds can liberate the center of the country from any form of Constitutional protection. Anyway ... the 4th Amendment is already dead at this point, but its piecemeal demise should provide a useful education for those clamoring for the demise of the 1st.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 28 2017, @10:03AM (1 child)
It is a problem with people if they don't or don't want to understand the game of politics. Guess what? In a democracy a politician listens to voters. There is a vote-bank for women because women say fuck-you to all the issues as long as abortion issue is not addressed. Is there a vote-bank for people wanting to defend constitutional rights? There is a vote-bank to send criminals to jail and "prevent rape" by burying due-process one step at a time but is there a vote-bank of people who want allow freedom of speech? There is a vote-bank for gun toting aficionados, so nobody has taken those rights, have they? There is no vote-bank for supporting 4th so there is none.
If people want to save constitution then they need to get together and agree that their differences - "real nazis" vs "real nazis" - are less important than supporting individual rights.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 28 2017, @03:51PM
there is a vote bank against the 4th amendment, namely the police unions and their supporters.