The state campaign watchdog agency will investigate allegations that a Washington, D.C., group failed to properly disclose how it is funding a campaign against Proposition 64, which would legalize recreational use of marijuana in California, according to a letter released Monday.
The Fair Political Practices Commission sent the letter to attorneys for the pro-ballot measure campaign who had filed a complaint that the group SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) Action Inc. was late in disclosing contributions it received and failed to account for spending at least $149,850.
“Failure to act could result in voters being denied critical information in advance of the election,” the Proposition 64 campaign said in its complaint.
Galena West, chief of the FPPC’s enforcement division, wrote that it “will investigate the allegation(s) under the jurisdiction of the commission" and noted that her office has not made any determination on the validity of the allegations.
The national coalition fighting the marijuana initiative includes former Rep. Patrick Kennedy and has said it is raising more than $2 million to fight initiatives in five states this year, including the November ballot measure in California. A spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
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Yep,old Patrick Kennedy is heading up SAM. Mr. Drunk Driver Gets Special Treatment From The Cops Kennedy. Nevermind he plows into a school bus while drunk he's a Kennedy. They aren't peons like the rest of us are. They are so high and mighty they will tell you how to live your life.
Friday, September 30, 2016
Federal medical marijuana protections *temporarily* extended.
From Marijuana Majority:
Federal medical marijuana protections *temporarily* extended. Earlier this month we told you that a federal law protecting state-legal medical marijuana patients from DEA harassment was set to expire on September 30. Congress still hasn't resolved the question of whether to extend the provision through next year, but they did just pass a temporary bill prolonging the protections until December 9.
Stay tuned for an action alert making it easy for you to pressure your representatives to keep protecting patients and providers on a longer-term basis.
This is great. It shows we are a powerful lobby that they must take seriously. Thanks to everyone who helped us out by signing the petition.
Federal medical marijuana protections *temporarily* extended. Earlier this month we told you that a federal law protecting state-legal medical marijuana patients from DEA harassment was set to expire on September 30. Congress still hasn't resolved the question of whether to extend the provision through next year, but they did just pass a temporary bill prolonging the protections until December 9.
Stay tuned for an action alert making it easy for you to pressure your representatives to keep protecting patients and providers on a longer-term basis.
This is great. It shows we are a powerful lobby that they must take seriously. Thanks to everyone who helped us out by signing the petition.
Congress grills James Comey
FBI Director James Comey is passionately defending the integrity of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email setup, arguing that critics are unfair to suggest that agents were biased or succumbed to political pressure.
“You can call us wrong, but don’t call us weasels. We are not weasels,” Comey declared Wednesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. “We are honest people and … whether or not you agree with the result, this was done the way you want it to be done.”
The normally stoic FBI chief grew emotional and emphatic as he rejected claims from Republican lawmakers that the FBI was essentially in the tank for Clinton when it recommended that neither she nor any of her aides be prosecuted in connection with the presence of classified information on Clinton’s private email server. He acknowledged he has “no patience” for such allegations.
“I knew there were going to be all kinds of rocks thrown, but this organization and the people who did this are honest, independent people. We do not carry water for one side or the other. That’s hard for people to see because so much of our country, we see things through sides,” Comey said. “We are not on anybody’s side.”
It was at least Comey’s third appearance on Capitol Hill since the Clinton email probe was closed, but the FBI director’s assurances did not seem to satisfy House Republicans, who said the decision not to prosecute Clinton or her aides smacked of favoritism.
“I would be in big trouble, and I should be in big trouble, if I did something like that,” said Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.). “There seems to be different strokes for different folks. I think there’s a heavy hand coming from someplace else.”
Comey insisted there is no double standard, though he said there would be serious consequences — short of criminal prosecution — if FBI personnel handled classified information as Clinton and her aides did.
“Mary or Joe, if they did this in the FBI, would not be prosecuted,” the FBI director said. “They’d be in big trouble, but they would not be prosecuted. That wouldn’t be fair.”
Republicans suggested there were numerous potential targets of prosecution in the case and repeatedly questioned prosecutors’ decisions to grant forms of immunity to at least five people in connection with the probe.
“You cleaned the slate before you even knew. … You gave immunity to people that you were going to need to make a case if a case was to be made,” said Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas).
GOP lawmakers focused in particular on the Justice Department’s decision to give a form of immunity to Clinton lawyers Cheryl Mills and Heather Samuelson to obtain computers containing emails related to the case.
“Laptops don’t go to the Bureau of Prisons,” Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said. “The immunity was not for the laptop, it was for Cheryl Mills.”
The FBI director repeated an explanation he gave for the first time at a Senate hearing Tuesday, that the deal to get the laptops was wise because subpoenaing computers from an attorney would be complex and time consuming.
“Anytime you know you’re subpoenaing a laptop from a lawyer that involved a lawyer’s practice of law, you know you’re getting into a big megillah,” Comey said.
Republicans also questioned why Mills and Samuelson were allowed to attend Clinton’s July 2 interview at FBI headquarters as her attorneys, given that they had been interviewed as witnesses in the email probe.
“I don’t think there’s any reasonable prosecutor out there who would have allowed two immunized witnesses central to the prosecution and proving the case against her to sit in the room with the FBI interview of the subject of that investigation,” said Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), a former U.S. attorney. He said those circumstances signaled that the decision not to prosecute Clinton was already made when she sat down for the interview.
“If colleagues of ours believe I am lying about when I made this decision, please urge them to contact me privately so we can have a conversation about this,” Comey said. “The decision was made after that because I didn’t know what was going to happen during the interview. She would maybe lie in the interview in a way we could prove.”
Comey also said it wasn’t the FBI’s role to dictate who could or couldn’t act as Clinton’s lawyers. “I would also urge you to tell me what tools we have as prosecutors and investigators to kick out of the interview someone that the subject says is their lawyer,” the FBI chief said, while acknowledging he’d never encountered such a situation before.
Ratcliffe said Clinton and the others should have been called to a grand jury, where no one is allowed to accompany the witness.
Comey did say there was no chance of charges against Mills or Samuelson by the time of the Clinton interview.
“We had already concluded we did not have a prosecutable case against Cheryl Mills or Heather Samuelson at that point. If we they were targets of our investigation, maybe we would have canceled the interview,” the FBI director said. ‘Frankly, our focus was on the subject. The subject at that point was Hillary Clinton.”
Despite the second-guessing from Republicans, Comey said he remained convinced that prosecution wasn’t even remotely appropriate given the facts.
“As painful as this is for people, this was not a close call,” he said. “This was done by pros in the right way.”
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Has James Comey ever heard of Peter Comey? He should be familiar to him as they are brothers. Peter Comey is tied to the Clinton Crime Family Foundation. That is why James Comey didn't do squat. Everyone was out there saying that James Comey is a straight shooter. If this is what they mean by "straight shooter" then I would hate to see their interpretation of corrupt.
Here is what really happened.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Is Hillary Clinton above the law?
From Public Advocate-the Clinton Investigative Commission:
It's time for Americans like you and me to take drastic action.
Hillary Clinton has shown herself to be possibly the most corrupt politician in America.
We've seen evidence of countless acts of criminal negligence, corruption and deceit.
She even left Americans to die in Benghazi.
Yet she has not faced one indictment, not one criminal charge.
Instead, she's been praised by the media and President Obama while securing the nomination for president from one of America's two primary political parties.
Is Hillary Clinton above the law?
Is America powerless to hold her accountable?
She's got the White House, the Department of Justice and even the FBI in her back pocket protecting her.
The federal justice and court systems are so packed with Obama's cronies that there's no one to stand up to Hillary's criminal rampage.
The United States Congress is the only force left that can take action against her.
But Republican leadership is sitting on their hands.
That's why I'm writing you today as Director of the Clinton Investigative Commission (CIC).
I'm formally calling on Congress to act now and hold Hillary Clinton accountable for her actions.
But I need your help to do it.
Our Representatives won't speak up unless you and I force them to.
My constitutional experts have uncovered something only a handful of people in the country have realized.
We don't have to wait for November to Impeach Hillary.
That's right.
Congress can impeach Hillary right now for her criminal misconduct as a senior federal official.
I've prepared a petition to Congress, laying out her misdeeds and what they can do about it.
Please sign your petition for Congress to "Impeach Hillary."
All it needs is your signature, demanding they take action.
And once you've signed, please consider chipping in with a donation of $10 or $15 to help fund our efforts.
Hillary Clinton is a criminal of the highest order, and I'm not going to sit by and watch her behavior go unpunished.
She left Americans to die in Benghazi, and then tried to lie to the American public about what happened...
...She abused her power as Secretary of State to funnel untold millions into the Clinton Family slush fund, dubbed the Clinton Foundation...
...She committed criminal negligence in her role as Secretary of State in the handling of classified information, documents and emails...
...and she blatantly lied to Congress about her behavior as Secretary of State, as testified by the director of the FBI.
Despite the overwhelming evidence, Hillary still denies she did anything wrong.
That's why I've tasked the Clinton Investigative Commission (CIC) with bringing her to justice.
The CIC was founded to uncover the corruption of President Bill Clinton -- but we've never stopped observing and tracking the activities of the Clinton family, and that includes Hillary.
I have watched in horror this past year as one crime after another committed by Hillary was exposed -- only to see her evade justice each and every time.
For years now, America has known that Secretary Hillary Clinton behaved inappropriately, and even criminally, regarding the Benghazi incident.
But then you and I saw her incompetence and negligence in handling classified emails laid out before the country.
As FBI Director James Comey reported in his findings, Hillary's guilt seemed beyond question -- yet he inexplicably refused to recommend charges against her.
There are former government employees in prison for committing far lesser acts of negligence than Hillary, yet she is allowed to walk free and even seek the highest office in the land!
And just this summer, you and I learned that Hillary Clinton utilized a "Pay to Play" policy during her time as Secretary of State.
An independent investigation found that Hillary gave the overwhelming majority of her discretional time to groups and individuals who made massive donations to her Clinton Foundation.
The Clinton Foundation is nothing more than a tax shelter and slush fund for the Clinton Family under the guise of a "non-profit organization."
Yet again, she is not facing any criminal charges!
Is there a different standard of justice for the wealthy and connected like the Clintons? It's certainly looking that way to most Americans.
We are going to hold Hillary to the same laws that apply to you and me.
And with your help, we can do it.
That's why the CIC is launching the first national petition calling on Congress to impeach Hillary Clinton over her behavior as Secretary of State.
By impeaching Hillary, Congress will be certifying her as "unqualified for national office."
She doesn't even have to be in office for Congress to Impeach her.
It's likely most members of Congress do not realize they have this power.
And Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have shown that they have no desire to hold Hillary accountable.
Which is why Public Advocate's Clinton Investigative Commission is turning up the heat on the Republican-controlled House and Senate.
With your help, the CIC is going to launch a full media blitz to gather support and kick Congress into action.
We will be emailing millions of Americans, launching Google Ads and even using social media to gather more signatures.
I've tasked the CIC with gathering at least 50,000 signatures right off the bat -- and 1 million signatures before it's over.
And then we will turn all our efforts onto Congress by delivering your petitions and pressuring them to act!
So please sign your petition calling for Congress to "Impeach Hillary" over her criminal conduct.
And then please consider chipping in a generous donation to help the CIC do even more.
Authoritative published opinions -- including our own top Clinton Investigative Commission legal counsel -- say impeachment is an extremely appropriate legislative action.
And since it is completely independent of executive involvement, there is no way for the corrupt Obama Administration to stop it.
While Hillary Clinton does not currently hold public office, Congress is empowered under the Constitution to act based on her transgressions while she held federal office.
After Congress impeaches Hillary, the Senate can then bar her from holding any federal office in the future.
Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) has already joined with the Clinton Investigative Commission in calling for impeachment hearings.
Do you think the same laws that apply to you and me should also apply to the wealthy and connected like Hillary Clinton?
Do you think it matters when government employees violate the law, endanger our national security, and use their power to line their own pockets?
If you said "Yes," you need to let Congress know.
Speaker Ryan and Majority Leader McConnell have shown us that they aren't going to act on their own.
It's going to take a massive grassroots uprising to force their hand and make them do the right thing.
Signed petitions, emails, faxes, Google Ads, social media, direct mail -- we'll use it all!
The Clinton Investigative Commission will be delivering your signed petition directly to your U.S. Senators and Congressman.
But we need at least 50,000 signed petitions to Congress to get this ball rolling.
And to reach that many people is going to take a full media program -- which isn't cheap.
So after you sign your petition for Congress to Impeach Hillary, please consider chipping in a donation of $20 or even $15 to fund the CIC's efforts.
Even $10 or $5 will be a great help.
Thank you in advance for standing up for law and order in America.
Together, we can show the Clintons they are not above the law.
God Bless,
HON. EUGENE DELGAUDIO
Director, Clinton Investigative Commission
P.S. The Clinton Investigative Commission is launching a first-of-its-kind petition calling on Congress to "Impeach Hillary" over her criminal conduct!
Hillary's pattern of corruption has been exposed for all the country to see -- yet she has still not faced a single indictment, not a single charge.
Obama's administration is sitting on the evidence, refusing to take action. That's why we need Congress to step up and fight for justice.
Click here to sign your petition for Congress to "Impeach Hillary."
And after you sign, please consider chipping in a generous donation of $20, $15 -- or even $10 or $5 -- to fund our efforts to bring Hillary to justice.
*** Clinton Investigative Commission is a project of Public Advocate of the United States.
Public Advocate is a non-profit 501(c)4 that fights for the Family. As such, we do not endorse or oppose any candidate for office.
Contributions or gifts to Public Advocate of the U.S. are not tax-deductible. Public Advocate is a non-profit organization that fights the radical agenda of the Homosexual Lobby. Public Advocate receives no government funds. You may reach us at: Public Advocate, P.O. Box 1360, Merrifield, VA 22116; phone (703) 845-1808; http://publicadvocateusa.org.
It's time for Americans like you and me to take drastic action.
Hillary Clinton has shown herself to be possibly the most corrupt politician in America.
We've seen evidence of countless acts of criminal negligence, corruption and deceit.
She even left Americans to die in Benghazi.
Yet she has not faced one indictment, not one criminal charge.
Instead, she's been praised by the media and President Obama while securing the nomination for president from one of America's two primary political parties.
Is Hillary Clinton above the law?
Is America powerless to hold her accountable?
She's got the White House, the Department of Justice and even the FBI in her back pocket protecting her.
The federal justice and court systems are so packed with Obama's cronies that there's no one to stand up to Hillary's criminal rampage.
The United States Congress is the only force left that can take action against her.
But Republican leadership is sitting on their hands.
That's why I'm writing you today as Director of the Clinton Investigative Commission (CIC).
I'm formally calling on Congress to act now and hold Hillary Clinton accountable for her actions.
But I need your help to do it.
Our Representatives won't speak up unless you and I force them to.
My constitutional experts have uncovered something only a handful of people in the country have realized.
We don't have to wait for November to Impeach Hillary.
That's right.
Congress can impeach Hillary right now for her criminal misconduct as a senior federal official.
I've prepared a petition to Congress, laying out her misdeeds and what they can do about it.
Please sign your petition for Congress to "Impeach Hillary."
All it needs is your signature, demanding they take action.
And once you've signed, please consider chipping in with a donation of $10 or $15 to help fund our efforts.
Hillary Clinton is a criminal of the highest order, and I'm not going to sit by and watch her behavior go unpunished.
She left Americans to die in Benghazi, and then tried to lie to the American public about what happened...
...She abused her power as Secretary of State to funnel untold millions into the Clinton Family slush fund, dubbed the Clinton Foundation...
...She committed criminal negligence in her role as Secretary of State in the handling of classified information, documents and emails...
...and she blatantly lied to Congress about her behavior as Secretary of State, as testified by the director of the FBI.
Despite the overwhelming evidence, Hillary still denies she did anything wrong.
That's why I've tasked the Clinton Investigative Commission (CIC) with bringing her to justice.
The CIC was founded to uncover the corruption of President Bill Clinton -- but we've never stopped observing and tracking the activities of the Clinton family, and that includes Hillary.
I have watched in horror this past year as one crime after another committed by Hillary was exposed -- only to see her evade justice each and every time.
For years now, America has known that Secretary Hillary Clinton behaved inappropriately, and even criminally, regarding the Benghazi incident.
But then you and I saw her incompetence and negligence in handling classified emails laid out before the country.
As FBI Director James Comey reported in his findings, Hillary's guilt seemed beyond question -- yet he inexplicably refused to recommend charges against her.
There are former government employees in prison for committing far lesser acts of negligence than Hillary, yet she is allowed to walk free and even seek the highest office in the land!
And just this summer, you and I learned that Hillary Clinton utilized a "Pay to Play" policy during her time as Secretary of State.
An independent investigation found that Hillary gave the overwhelming majority of her discretional time to groups and individuals who made massive donations to her Clinton Foundation.
The Clinton Foundation is nothing more than a tax shelter and slush fund for the Clinton Family under the guise of a "non-profit organization."
Yet again, she is not facing any criminal charges!
Is there a different standard of justice for the wealthy and connected like the Clintons? It's certainly looking that way to most Americans.
We are going to hold Hillary to the same laws that apply to you and me.
And with your help, we can do it.
That's why the CIC is launching the first national petition calling on Congress to impeach Hillary Clinton over her behavior as Secretary of State.
By impeaching Hillary, Congress will be certifying her as "unqualified for national office."
She doesn't even have to be in office for Congress to Impeach her.
It's likely most members of Congress do not realize they have this power.
And Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have shown that they have no desire to hold Hillary accountable.
Which is why Public Advocate's Clinton Investigative Commission is turning up the heat on the Republican-controlled House and Senate.
With your help, the CIC is going to launch a full media blitz to gather support and kick Congress into action.
We will be emailing millions of Americans, launching Google Ads and even using social media to gather more signatures.
I've tasked the CIC with gathering at least 50,000 signatures right off the bat -- and 1 million signatures before it's over.
And then we will turn all our efforts onto Congress by delivering your petitions and pressuring them to act!
So please sign your petition calling for Congress to "Impeach Hillary" over her criminal conduct.
And then please consider chipping in a generous donation to help the CIC do even more.
Authoritative published opinions -- including our own top Clinton Investigative Commission legal counsel -- say impeachment is an extremely appropriate legislative action.
And since it is completely independent of executive involvement, there is no way for the corrupt Obama Administration to stop it.
While Hillary Clinton does not currently hold public office, Congress is empowered under the Constitution to act based on her transgressions while she held federal office.
After Congress impeaches Hillary, the Senate can then bar her from holding any federal office in the future.
Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) has already joined with the Clinton Investigative Commission in calling for impeachment hearings.
Do you think the same laws that apply to you and me should also apply to the wealthy and connected like Hillary Clinton?
Do you think it matters when government employees violate the law, endanger our national security, and use their power to line their own pockets?
If you said "Yes," you need to let Congress know.
Speaker Ryan and Majority Leader McConnell have shown us that they aren't going to act on their own.
It's going to take a massive grassroots uprising to force their hand and make them do the right thing.
Signed petitions, emails, faxes, Google Ads, social media, direct mail -- we'll use it all!
The Clinton Investigative Commission will be delivering your signed petition directly to your U.S. Senators and Congressman.
But we need at least 50,000 signed petitions to Congress to get this ball rolling.
And to reach that many people is going to take a full media program -- which isn't cheap.
So after you sign your petition for Congress to Impeach Hillary, please consider chipping in a donation of $20 or even $15 to fund the CIC's efforts.
Even $10 or $5 will be a great help.
Thank you in advance for standing up for law and order in America.
Together, we can show the Clintons they are not above the law.
God Bless,
HON. EUGENE DELGAUDIO
Director, Clinton Investigative Commission
P.S. The Clinton Investigative Commission is launching a first-of-its-kind petition calling on Congress to "Impeach Hillary" over her criminal conduct!
Hillary's pattern of corruption has been exposed for all the country to see -- yet she has still not faced a single indictment, not a single charge.
Obama's administration is sitting on the evidence, refusing to take action. That's why we need Congress to step up and fight for justice.
Click here to sign your petition for Congress to "Impeach Hillary."
And after you sign, please consider chipping in a generous donation of $20, $15 -- or even $10 or $5 -- to fund our efforts to bring Hillary to justice.
*** Clinton Investigative Commission is a project of Public Advocate of the United States.
Public Advocate is a non-profit 501(c)4 that fights for the Family. As such, we do not endorse or oppose any candidate for office.
Contributions or gifts to Public Advocate of the U.S. are not tax-deductible. Public Advocate is a non-profit organization that fights the radical agenda of the Homosexual Lobby. Public Advocate receives no government funds. You may reach us at: Public Advocate, P.O. Box 1360, Merrifield, VA 22116; phone (703) 845-1808; http://publicadvocateusa.org.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Make sure those in Congress receive the same medical care our vets get
From Freedom Works:
I’m tired of hearing the horror stories coming from the VA. I’m tired of seeing our veterans receiving terrible health care treatment. If Congress claims the VA health system is good enough for our veterans, it should be good enough for them. Thankfully Rep. Warren Davidson introduced legislation to change that. It’s called the Lead by Example Act and it would require Members of Congress to live under the VA. It's time Congress has some skin in the game in order to help our veterans. If you think that’s a good idea, sign our petition to make Congress live under the VA health care system.
For far too long our veterans have suffered under this terrible VA health care system. They deserve better. And Rep. Davidson’s bill is a big first step to reforming our broken VA system. Sign our petition to make Congress receive the same health care as our veterans.
I’m tired of hearing the horror stories coming from the VA. I’m tired of seeing our veterans receiving terrible health care treatment. If Congress claims the VA health system is good enough for our veterans, it should be good enough for them. Thankfully Rep. Warren Davidson introduced legislation to change that. It’s called the Lead by Example Act and it would require Members of Congress to live under the VA. It's time Congress has some skin in the game in order to help our veterans. If you think that’s a good idea, sign our petition to make Congress live under the VA health care system.
For far too long our veterans have suffered under this terrible VA health care system. They deserve better. And Rep. Davidson’s bill is a big first step to reforming our broken VA system. Sign our petition to make Congress receive the same health care as our veterans.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Don't get stung by the Stingray
From Demand Progress:
Your local police can tap your cell phone from anywhere.
Police are using “Stingrays”, a device that mimics cell towers and tricks your phone – and up to 10,000 neighboring phones! – into connecting so they can capture your calls and text messages.
And because they don't need a warrant, police could be tapping your phone right now and you'd have no idea!
But police use of Stingrays can interfere with our ability to communicate – they’ve even kept folks from contacting 911 and protestors from talking to each other. In some instances, Stingrays may even be able to spoof messages that appear to be from the owners of the phone!1
The FCC has jurisdiction to stop local police from using these devices, but we need to mount a huge grassroots response to get them to ban Stingrays.
Sign the petition: Tell the FCC to ban the use of Stingrays by local law enforcement!
More and more local police units are using these devices to spy on anyone they deem a threat – whether a criminal or an activist.
The Baltimore Police Department has even used Stingrays more than 1,000 times in the last year alone – disproportionately hurting the African-American community’s ability to communicate.2
But by keeping the use of this irresponsible tool under a veil of secrecy, local police forces are able to use Stingrays largely without any judicial oversight or warrants. To use them, the FBI has been making local police forces to sign non-disclosure agreements, making it so police officers can’t even tell judges about their use!3
Thankfully we don’t have to rely on the FBI, Department of Justice, or Congress to stop local law enforcement from using these this insanely intrusive devices.
The FCC has jurisdiction to regulate Stingrays because they use the same frequencies that we use to make calls and text with our friends and families. And now it's time for the FCC to act.
Tell the FCC: It’s time for the FCC to rein in local law enforcement’s use of Stingrays. Ban local police from using stingrays now!
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Your local police can tap your cell phone from anywhere.
Police are using “Stingrays”, a device that mimics cell towers and tricks your phone – and up to 10,000 neighboring phones! – into connecting so they can capture your calls and text messages.
And because they don't need a warrant, police could be tapping your phone right now and you'd have no idea!
But police use of Stingrays can interfere with our ability to communicate – they’ve even kept folks from contacting 911 and protestors from talking to each other. In some instances, Stingrays may even be able to spoof messages that appear to be from the owners of the phone!1
The FCC has jurisdiction to stop local police from using these devices, but we need to mount a huge grassroots response to get them to ban Stingrays.
Sign the petition: Tell the FCC to ban the use of Stingrays by local law enforcement!
More and more local police units are using these devices to spy on anyone they deem a threat – whether a criminal or an activist.
The Baltimore Police Department has even used Stingrays more than 1,000 times in the last year alone – disproportionately hurting the African-American community’s ability to communicate.2
But by keeping the use of this irresponsible tool under a veil of secrecy, local police forces are able to use Stingrays largely without any judicial oversight or warrants. To use them, the FBI has been making local police forces to sign non-disclosure agreements, making it so police officers can’t even tell judges about their use!3
Thankfully we don’t have to rely on the FBI, Department of Justice, or Congress to stop local law enforcement from using these this insanely intrusive devices.
The FCC has jurisdiction to regulate Stingrays because they use the same frequencies that we use to make calls and text with our friends and families. And now it's time for the FCC to act.
Tell the FCC: It’s time for the FCC to rein in local law enforcement’s use of Stingrays. Ban local police from using stingrays now!
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Friday, September 23, 2016
Don't let them bust medical marijuana dispensaries support the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment
For the past two years, Congress has passed annual spending bills which included a provision protecting those who engage in the state-sanctioned use and dispensing of medical cannabis from undue prosecution by the Department of Justice. However, members of Congress have yet to taken action to reauthorize this provision and therefore the law is set to expire at the end of the month.
The amendment, known as the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment, maintains that federal funds can not be used to prevent states from “implementing their own state laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession or cultivation of medical marijuana.”
Just last month, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld the amendment, opining that federal officials are not permitted to engage in the criminal prosecution of those who are involved in activity related to medical marijuana absent evidence that the defendants are in clear violation of state law. However, this protection ceases to exist if the provision is not renewed — putting hundreds of thousands of patients and providers at risk.
Please enter your zip code below to contact your federally elected officials and urge them to move quickly to reauthorize the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment and to keep these important patient protections in place.
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