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North Carolina Republicans create "secret police force" (popular.info)

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[-] geekworking@lemmy.world 227 points 3 years ago

This includes the private residences of subcontractors and contractors who run businesses out of their homes

Even more crazy is that you can't tell anyone you've been raided, including seeking or talking to legal counsel.

So you technically are denied legal counsel if you are targeted by a blatently unconstitutional search.

And it's legal for them to destroy any incriminating records that they want at any time.

Unlimited power to target whoever they want and no legal recourse.

Welcome to Germany 1935.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 109 points 3 years ago

This law is categorically unconstitutional. It is a prima facie contradiction of multiple specific amendments in the bill of rights. This will certainly be thrown out - even hard-right judges won’t be able to justify this. It’s clearly not reasonable in the slightest.

[-] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 3 years ago

So are the lawnakers complete morons or do they have an ulterior motive?

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 47 points 3 years ago

Yes.

[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 44 points 3 years ago

Their motives are strictly unconstitutional and pure evil. Republicans want their own private gestapo.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 20 points 3 years ago

It's political theatre. If it passes, they get a Gestapo. If it is thrown out (likely), they can chum the waters and get their base frothing about "woke judges" or some shit.

Either way, they win.

[-] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 16 points 3 years ago

Complete morons or performative assholes, you say?

[-] chakan2@lemmy.world 22 points 3 years ago

even hard-right judges won’t be able to justify this.

They don't have to justify anything any more. You should stop pretending the constitution matters.

[-] TruTollTroll@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago

It does matter! It matters to us... unfortunately totalitarianism has taken control and the AC along with the GOP do not care... the mask is off.... it is now time for the 2nd amendment to be actually enacted by a well regulated militia who protects the constitution as the 2nd amendment laid out

[-] Archer@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago

even hard-right judges won’t be able to justify this. It’s clearly not reasonable in the slightest.

I dunno about that, Supreme Court looking pretty right wing lately

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[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 19 points 3 years ago

This will be a federal conservative policy soon enough

[-] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago

Reminds me more of Eastern Germany to be honest. But yeah, that's fucked up no matter where it happened before.

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[-] ptz@dubvee.org 136 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Moreover, Gov Ops staff will be authorized to enter “any building or facility” owned or leased by a state or non-state entity without a judicial warrant.

That sounds unconstitutional. I mean, the whole thing sounds unconstitutional but that especially.

[-] root_beer@midwest.social 34 points 3 years ago

Repealing the fourth amendment will be a plank on the GOP platform

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 27 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

The 4th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th.... hell, all of them except the 2nd, really.

That's why a Constitutional Convention in the present climate scares the absolute shit out of me.

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[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 years ago

Lol yeah that’s 100% going to get thrown out in court.

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 126 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Oh, look. The party of Nazi apologists is passing laws to make their own Gestapo. But everyone comparing them to Nazis are the real problem.

[-] root_beer@midwest.social 23 points 3 years ago

That’s when you respond saying “fine, NKVD then, you guys are like the Soviets”

See what the assholes say then

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 67 points 3 years ago

seems like a violation of the 4th amendment but knowing the current supreme court they'll rule it doesn't apply to state laws (but the 2nd amendment does!)

[-] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world 50 points 3 years ago

The constitution only applies when the billionaires giving them huge bribes say it does. Couldn’t be simpler.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 46 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Moreover, Gov Ops staff will be authorized to enter “any building or facility” owned or leased by a state or non-state entity without a judicial warrant. This includes the private residences of subcontractors and contractors [emphasis mine] who run businesses out of their homes, lawmakers say.

As if the name isn't hilariously evil enough...

This would have been front-page news a decade or two ago. So far out as to be unbelievable except by the lunatic fringe. "Nah, the government would never go that far."

Full fucking stop. No government agent is coming in my home without a judicial warrant. I am not a big man. I am not a tough man. I AM able to enforce that statement. We'll play Ruby Ridge II up in here come to that.

Imagine conservatives trying to spin that shit.

Police: "Well the law says we can kick his door down and take his shit without approval from the judiciary. So we tried. And the mad man turned his front door frame into a hell storm of lead!"

Y'all liberals better pull your head out your ass in a fucking hurry. Fascism is here, now, today. If you can't defend yourself, you are not peaceful, you are harmless.

(And I know, I'm old, so it's easier to throw my life down. But I'm not getting on the concentration camp train.)

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[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 29 points 3 years ago

chuckles I'm in danger.

[-] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 28 points 3 years ago

Benjamin...get the Musket.

[-] febra@lemmy.world 23 points 3 years ago

So more nazi stuff coming out of the GOP. What's wrong with you America

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 8 points 3 years ago

Decades of siding with fascists over even milquetoast socialists, including when NATO member Greece got couped by its own military.

[-] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 20 points 3 years ago

That rat fuck Tim Moore.

[-] Delusional@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago

With some people all you need is one look and think "that guy is a awful person and shouldn't be anywhere near dictating rules for other people." and this guy is one of them. Though to be fair that's like 95% of elected Republicans as well

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago

No national sources on this?

Is this one local? I don't know of it. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article279613749.html

Truthout is the best source I could find.

https://truthout.org/articles/north-carolina-gop-passed-budget-creates-secret-police-critics-warn/

[-] greenfish@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago

That's a newspaper based in Raleigh, reputable as such things go. Source: I live nearby

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 10 points 3 years ago

Found this Newsweek article just now:

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-secret-police-sparks-fight-democrats-1831481

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Truthout is a good source. You know they are good because Karl Rove purposely gave them bad information so Republicans could come back and disparage the source.

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[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago

We need more Republicans put in prison for stuff like this.

[-] argo_yamato@lemm.ee 14 points 3 years ago

That's pretty messed up

[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago

Smash Fascism

[-] Ibex0@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago

$300 billion ain't right.

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[-] FunkyMonk@kbin.social 12 points 3 years ago

Something something shall give no quarter to.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago

🎶Load up on guns, and bring your friends...🎶

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