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Congress Passes Law Expressly Violating the 4th Amendment, Only 1% Vote Against

posted by cmn32480 on Sunday August 27 2017, @09:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the they-won't-come-for-me dept.

hemocyanin writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 1) by ants_in_pants on Monday August 28 2017, @09:30PM

    by ants_in_pants (6665) on Monday August 28 2017, @09:30PM (#560522)

    The constitution has only ever applied when it was convenient for the Powers That Be. It was written by the founding fathers to make them feel very good about themselves and to make the little peons feel happy that we have all these rights, but it's always been ignored when the rich and powerful decide they'd rather not have us talking about certain things or doing things they don't want us doing.

    Trusting in the constitution, or in fact caring about its existence at all, is a grave mistake for anyone who actually cares about liberty or ethics. It's a piece of paper with little to no effect on real policy, and complaining that something is unconstitutional does absolutely nothing.

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    -Love, ants_in_pants