Maggie's Farm

There's a reason why the founders put real limits on the government, but many of our cops don't want that.

you're going to be surprised to learn, because they don't teach this on NCIS or the X-Files, that there is no national police force and that cops are the creation of state governments. missing from The Andy Griffith Show was the lesson that state governments have what are ironically in this case called "general police powers", meaning that there're not limited to specific grants of jurisdiction in the way the federal government is by Article I of the constitution.

Hawaii Five-O did a mediocre job of explaining that some federal constitutional rights like due process, right to counsel, right against self incrimination have been applied to limit the conduct of state/local police forces. But you should know, from every police procedural that CBS ever produced, that it's corruption in the police commission, chief of police office, and rogue cops that is the source of your rant. these are creations of the state government. For a further explanation, watch any TV or movie starring Elliot Ness.

every example in that story involved badly managed or lead local police forces cite any example of police wanting Stasi-like powers. when and where is this alternative universe where police can do "real police work" "consistent with the Constitution"? these are not rhetorical questions.

power=corruption. holy shi'ite let that BS phrase go. that's what every teenager and parking lot attendant thinks.

... says the poaster who's always both unintelligible and wrong.

that's axiomatic. but the constitution doesn't prevent ineffective police leadership. policing is a local or regional issue. if there's a corrupt cop or a cop who isn't doing his job, it's not because of or in spite of the constitution.

when post 1 claims the cops want to be like Stasi*, its hard to take the rant seriously. no, in fact, it's impossible to take it seriously.

* atten. Ten. Stasi was the East German internal security service. now you don't have to crib wikipedia.

RE: Shouldn’t People Be Allowed to Love Who They Want?

Other questions we receive, especially from members of the press, are from those who can’t quite understand why Christians can’t just “evolve” with the growing cultural consensus.

because almost evolution leads to dead ends.

for a great story, check out the link on that page to the Marine and his bride.