WATCH OUT: Homeland Security is NOT just targeting terrorists.

[garybeck]

I just got a call from a friend. Her husband had an outstanding warrant from 15 years ago in another state. He's traveled since then with no problems.

last week he was on vacation with his parents, they went somewhere out of the country. when he returned to the states, Homeland Security, Bush's great new enterprise that is supposed to be protecting us from terrorists, was waiting for him and the immediately extradited him to california.

She said specifically it was homeland security who was waiting for him - not the FBI, not DEA, not Federal Marshalls, not state police from the outstanding warrant state. Homeland Security.

without getting into the details, i can assure you that his warrant has absolutely NOTHING to do with terrorism, violence, guns, ... You get the idea.


For a long time I've been thinking that this crackdown on security not only about terrorism. When they're scanning your bags they're not only looking for explosives residue.

The "front" of homeland security and terrorism prevention can be used to track down all kinds of people for all kinds of reasons.

Watch out. It could get worse.

[bdamomma]

1. oh crap does that mean if you have a traffic violation

Homeland Security is coming after a person. hmmm....privacy what's that?

[BrklynLiberal]

2. It IS getting worse. It is the beginning of a Fascist state.

That is why this election is so important.

NOTE: Some of these symptoms are found in non-fascist countries where they should be treated as serious warning signs. On the other hand, fascist states - unlike democratic nations - have many, if not all, of these symptoms.


Massive warrantless searches

Your president and other officials regularly lie to you
Fraudulent election counts
Government monitoring of letters, emails, phone calls and checking accounts

Secret courts

A government subservient to the interests of the country's largest corporations.

Use of torture on prisoners

Courts that support presidential use of unconstitutional powers

Massive spying on citizens, especially those involved in political dissent

A government that uses words like democracy, freedom and peace while engaging in acts dramatically at odds with such words

Government agencies or officials declaring themselves exempt from portions of the law or constitution

Creation of watchlists, no-fly lists and similar exclusionary documents

National ID cards

Growing number of citizens incarcerated for a growing number of offenses

Massive use of cameras to spy on citizens

A media supportive of, or obsequious towards, the government in covering its police state activities

Security bubble around government leaders' public appearances including preselected audiences and limit on proximity of protests

Disarming of citizenry

Dissent characterized as disloyal by government and its supporting media

Increasing government control over private behavior

Lack of legal recourse to stop illegal government actions

Prison without trial and arrests without charges

It is difficult to borrow books from libraries pertaining to controversial subjects such as, communism,socialism,and, fascism.

Transfer of powers from legislatures to executive

Assassinations of popular public figures

Expansion of prisons and laws that lead people to prisons

President claims right to make war whenever he wants

Words misused to mean their opposite: i.e. peace for war, democracy for fascism

The president sets himself up as the sole moral authority for the entire country, using his personal beliefs as the basis on which to declare what is 'good' and what is 'evil.'

Federal takeover of functions formerly considered essential state or local responsibilities such as state militias and public education

Creation of a mercenary military force used for foreign and domestic purposes



http://prorev.com/fascisthints.htm

[glinda]

3. Please Forward

this to various places like News Outlets, Dem. Officials to jar their memory, Human Rights Groups, etc..... I think it be a good reminder.

[ColbertWatcher]

4. Thank you for posting this. Must read. n/t

[Warpy]

5. I know somebody who applied for a marriage license years ago

and for some bizarre reason, a warrant issued 20 years earlier for pot possession popped up in the clerk's office. He'd thought he'd cleared that whole mess up back then but still ended up spending a weekend in jail instead of getting married. He'd only come back to that state so he could get married in his fiancee's church.

This is nothing new, in other words. DHS just made it more efficient.

(They did get married 2 weeks later, justice of the peace, never did find out what her family did with all the curried shrimp)

[garybeck]

8. "DHS just made it more efficient."

Right, but I'm starting to wonder which is the real intent? Everything they say is a lie. So was this just created so they have a more efficient way to track down domestic offenders and crack down on things like drugs? Or did they originally plan to actually protect americans and then they realized how it could be used for other things? I'm starting to suspect the former.

[TexasObserver]

6. Must read

[Greyhound]

7. TYS.

Wait, I thought we were all chicken little?