Justice Department Asks Congress for Indefinite Detention Powers To Fight "Covid"

Def happening now! buckle up!

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Y’all think Covid is the only thing in play???

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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/doj-suspend-constitutional-rights-coronavirus-970935/

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DOJ Wants to Suspend Certain Constitutional Rights During Coronavirus Emergency The Department of Justice has secretly asked Congress for the ability to detain arrested people “indefinitely” in addition to other powers that one expert called “terrifying”
By PETER WADE

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Norman L. Reimer, executive director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, told Politico the measure was “terrifying,” saying, “Not only would it be a violation of [habeas corpus], but it says ‘affecting pre-arrest.’ So that means you could be arrested and never brought before a judge until they decide that the emergency or the civil disobedience is over. I find it absolutely terrifying. Especially in a time of emergency, we should be very careful about granting new powers to the government.” “That is something that should not happen in a democracy,” he added.

DOJ also asked Congress to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to have defendants appear at a hearing via videoconference instead of in-person with the defendant’s consent, although in a draft obtained by Politico, the sections about requiring consent were crossed out. But it’s not just Americans’ rights the DOJ wants to violate. They also asked Congress to pass a law saying that immigrants who test positive for COVID-19 cannot qualify as asylum seekers.

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The Justice Dept. is only as powerful as the people whom they serve and please allow them to be. Per the Thread about the massive uptick in the purchase of guns due to the CV, that tells just where the mind of the people is, if push comes to shove.

The Founders feared a Central Bank more than a Standing Army; and given the Government's compassionate - but heretofore monetarily unparalleled - response to the CV...things are changing, TP. I can not imagine why DOJ would request such an outlandish request, given that Barr et al must know the minds of the people they serve...and what would likely happen if they truly tried to go rogue in full view. Hell, at least the Dem DOJ lied and covered up.

Guess we'll know soon enough.

dear sweet Jesus

and we will roll over and take it

WTF Trump???

What the actual?

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This isn't what people are thinking. The report is greatly overhyping the matter, surprise surprise. Which is very dangerous given the subject matter. The effort is mainly to suspend time limitations that typically work against the government. Under normal circumstances if the govt fails to act within prescribed timeframes for various things then the defendant is released pending trial, no bail necessary, or the case may even be dismissed.

But the govt can't hit those marks if the court isn't open for them to get in there and do it. So the argument is that defendants shouldn't go free nor cases dismissed due to no fault of the prosecution.

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We've all seen what poorly-written legislation can do. And we know what paves the road to hell.

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davyjones

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Correct. Same thing happening in my field with complying with Federal requirements regarding Public Hearings and complying with other statutes that are problematic with shutdowns and isolations in place. Examples on the Civil side just the ones cited on the Criminal side. But the left will distort this and make it sinister like they’ve done everything else.