These are strange times, indeed.
And yet and still — the Fourth Amendment continues to apply to all goofy administrative subpoenas — like these. There is simply nothing unlawful about opposing — by peacefully speaking out — against lawless ICE activity. Thus, there can be no probable cause — for any such subpoena.
So… I have proactively made it very clear in a written notice to each of these companies listed below, that should they receive a subpoena of any kind, for any part of my details, I am insisting on my right to be notified at least 14 days in advance (in writing) before any such company complies with these lawless searches.
Here is the latest on the broader narrative, from the Gray Lady:
…In recent months, Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, have received hundreds of administrative subpoenas from the Department of Homeland Security, according to four government officials and tech employees privy to the requests. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests, the government officials said. In the subpoenas, the department asked the companies for identifying details of accounts that do not have a real person’s name attached and that have criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents. The New York Times saw two subpoenas that were sent to Meta over the last six months.
The tech companies, which can choose whether or not to provide the information, have said they review government requests before complying. Some of the companies notified the people whom the government had requested data on and gave them 10 to 14 days to fight the subpoena in court….
To be clear, nothing about this frightens me. I stand ready to fully vindicate my rights (and seek large damages awards, from Noem) in federal court wherever and whenever needed. Bank on that.
[And here’s to wishing St. Valentine’s passion (and luck) — to all the US bobsled and luge team members!]
नमस्ते
This morning, Scott wants to make this all a “horse race” — of who is handing up the most felony indictments (out of ICE’s rampant lawlessness in Minneapolis).
These officers may yet see jail — see they were not exercising their First Amendment rights — they had sworn an oath to uphold the law, including telling the truth under oath, in judicial proceedings.
