Do Unto Others….But First

The GOP has been accusing Dems of trying to fix elections or allowing immigrants to run  rampant or well you get the picture….but as far as voter fraud goes there have been more GOpers caught than Dems….and the GOP is not above some disgusting dirty tricks to win elections.

This one caught my eye this morning….

A Missouri House primary race allegedly came with a side of hardball that crossed into felony territory. Federal prosecutors say Republican candidate Thomas Ross schemed for weeks to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent, Louise Secker, in an attempt to sink her campaign, the Missouri Independent reports. Ross, who won the GOP nomination for the state’s 161st House District by just 32 votes last month, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Investigators say Ross’ former campaign manager told police about the plot, saying the candidate told him to plant the drugs in Secker’s purse or vehicle while she was out of state on vacation, reports the AP.

According to an FBI affidavit, the then–campaign manager went to Joplin police in July with a glove holding a baggie of cocaine and an Adderall pill, and shared text messages in which the pair allegedly used code phrases like “the substance of the matter.” The manager later wore an FBI recording device to Ross’ home on July 31, less than a week before the Aug. 6 primary. He said he still had “the bag and addies” and could tip off police about drugs in Secker’s car. Ross allegedly replied, “If you can pull it off…pull it off.”

“The American people deserve confidence in an electoral process that has served our nation for generations,” said R. Matthew Price, US Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, said in a news release. “Candidates are expected to conduct their campaigns with integrity, honesty, and respect for their opponents, allowing voters to make informed decisions without fear of misinformation or undue influence.” Peter Kinder, chairman of Missouri’s Republican Party, said the arrest was “serious and deeply troubling” and urged Ross to drop out of the race, the AP reports.

These are the types of people the morons among us are electing….

“Candidates are expected to conduct their campaigns with integrity, honesty, and respect for their opponent”….when was the last time a GOPer held to those characteristics?

If he decides to stay in the race he may just win….after all it is Missouri.

Anything to add?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

New Power For ICE?

America has its band of legal thugs called ICE….they can do whatever they want with no oversight…..they can detain citizens, jail citizens, arrest protesters, all in all just intimidate the citizenry….and now there is a new power the Gestapo has in its hands….

Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by the AP, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches. The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone with a final order of removal, a move that advocates say collides with Fourth Amendment protections and upends years of advice given to immigrant communities. The shift comes as the Trump administration dramatically expands immigration arrests nationwide, deploying thousands of officers under a mass deportation campaign that is already reshaping enforcement tactics in cities such as Minneapolis.

For years, immigrant advocates, legal aid groups, and local governments have urged people not to open their doors to immigration agents unless they are shown a warrant signed by a judge. That guidance is rooted in Supreme Court rulings that generally prohibit law enforcement from entering a home without judicial approval. The ICE directive directly undercuts that advice at a time when arrests are accelerating under the administration’s immigration crackdown. The memo itself has not been widely shared within the agency, according to a whistleblower complaint, but its contents have been used to train new ICE officers who are being deployed into cities and towns to implement the president’s immigration crackdown. New ICE hires and those still in training are being told to follow the memo’s guidance instead of written training materials that actually contradict the memo, according to the whistleblower disclosure.

It is unclear how broadly the directive has been applied in immigration enforcement operations. The AP witnessed ICE officers ramming through the front door of the home of a Liberian man, Garrison Gibson, with a deportation order from 2023 in Minneapolis on Jan. 11, wearing heavy tactical gear and with their rifles drawn. Documents reviewed by the AP revealed that the agents only had an administrative warrant—meaning there was no judge who authorized the raid on private property. Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in an e-mailed statement to the AP that everyone the department serves with an administrative warrant has already had “full due process and a final order of removal.”

(Click for the AP’s full story.)

How much longer will Americans tolerate these actions by a pack of cowardly goons that hide their identities and show no concern for the Constitution.

Any American that condones these tactics and violations is no more American that my Hyundai auto.

Time to flood the streets of Minneapolis with people…..true American patriots not the bozos that worship the Orange dickhead.

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Personal note:

My daughter has to work two days a week in New Orleans…..her mother is Thai and of course I am a whitey she appears more Hispanic than Asian and I am always concerned that she may get caught up in of of the damn stupid ‘sweeps’…..for that reason I have her text me every two hours and immediately if she gets caught up in some illegal sweep.

I worry for her safety.

Somebody needs to do something…..I would say Congress but they only offer lip service….then who?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”