A Las Vegas area family is suing Henderson City Police for
knocking on their door in the middle of the night and ordering the family to
evacuate so that they could use the residence for surveillance purposes. When the family resisted, members were
arrested and they are now suing on the basis of the Third Amendment which, in
essence, says the government can’t take adverse possession of your property and
put soldiers in it without your permission. The owner alleges the police, upon entering
his home, forced him to the floor at gunpoint, then shot him and his “cowering”
dog with a few rounds of pepper-spray pellets; then handcuffed and arrested him
in connection with “obstructing a police officer” before occupying his home. They then proceeded to indulge in his food, air
conditioning and other amenities while he was locked up downtown. Charges against the family members have been
dropped.
COMMENTS:
Is this the beginning of the end of America? Are we becoming a police state? We've certainly created the atmosphere for it...
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. What is your thought on cutting aid to Egypt, as John
McCain is insisting? (Paula ~ Hanford,
WA)
A. Once again, McCain shoots from the hip and misses the mark. The military in Egypt is the sole center of
democratic stability. They have worked
with the United States for years. Morsi
was installed after the military chased Mubarak out for his anti-democracy
moves, and then Morsi proceeded to start dismantling democratic
institutions. Obama seems to be in love
with the Muslim Brotherhood; they’ve dropped by at the White House to chat on
numerous occasions. The military doesn’t
insist on who takes over, and it provides for democratic elections. Why drop aid to your friends and turn them
against you? Now, as for sending aid to
the government, as opposed to the military, I think we should wait and
see.
Q. Will the turmoil in Egypt start another Arab Spring? (Jerry ~ Folsom, CA)
A. Perhaps, since
a lot of unrest and dissatisfaction with new regimes continue in those
countries. Odds are that Obama will
screw things up just as badly on the second go around.
Q. I just heard about a Watergate-style break-in at a law
office in Dallas. What happened? (Cheryl ~ Petaluma, CA)
A. The firm, Schulman and Mathias, represents Aurelia
Fedenisn, a high-level State Department employee who became a whistleblower regarding
several “influenced, manipulated, or simply called off” misconduct
investigations, including those involving sexual assaults and prostitution
scandals. The law firm was burglarized and the intruders broke
into a filing cabinet and stole several computers containing “sensitive
information” regarding the case. Bars of silver were left untouched.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to
choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not
dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.” ~ Tony Blair
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