cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/158114
An internal memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) suggests that agents are authorized to enter the homes of immigrants and citizens alike without a judicial warrant — an assertion that violates the Fourth Amendment and several years of caselaw stating otherwise. The memo was first made public in a disclosure from whistleblowers within the federal government, with the help of…
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So if desk monkeys at a fed agency can grant themselves the power of issuing warrants to authorize whatever they want, what stops me from doing the same?
The threat of state sanctioned violence
The people outnumber the state.
Only willing and committed people matter, and there is the rub.