A bill that will allow homes to be searched without a warrant was passed with overwhelming support by the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Trump—and it happened with no media coverage and very little fanfare.
On the surface, House Joint Resolution 76 looks harmless. The title of the bill claims that its purpose is “Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.”
The proposal for a safety commission to act as a wing of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority may sound logical, when its power includes thing such as the ability to “Adopt, revise, and distribute a written State Safety Oversight Program” and to “Review, approve, oversee, and enforce the adoption and implementation of WMATA’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan.”
However, there is one major red flag buried within the text of the bill that Americanstems from the list of “powers” given to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, and it violates one of the basic tenets of the U.S. Constitution.
Read more at
http://www.1776coalition.com/rise-up-1/congress-quietly-passed-a-bill-allowing-warrantless-searches-of-homes-only-1-opposed-it/#ixzz4qxJErqsS
Poster Comment:
Tell us what that list of power is so we can see if it is in fact a violation or if the writer is blowing smoke.
#1: misterwhite To: IbJensen (#0)
“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.”
A stretch to say that's a fourth amendment violation.
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-27 09:50:44 Reply Private Reply
#2: IbJensen To: misterwhite (#1)
That's why I said this:
Tell us what that list of power is so we can see if it is in fact a violation or if the writer is blowing smoke.
IbJensen posted on 2017-08-27 10:30:35 Reply Private Reply
#3: misterwhite To: IbJensen (#2)
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-27 10:48:02 Reply Private Reply
#4: Tooconservative To: IbJensen (#0)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/76/text
I see nothing about searching houses.
Looks like #FakeNews clickbait to me.
Tooconservative posted on 2017-08-28 08:49:40 Reply Private Reply