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priceofliberty:

More detailed coverage to follow later, but some grand news this morning from the Supreme Court in its decision in Florida v. Jardines. From the opening of the decision:

Police took a drug-sniffing dog to Jardines’ front porch, where the dog gave a positive alert for narcotics. Based on the alert, the officers obtained a warrant for a search, which revealed marijuana plants;

Jardines was charged with trafficking in cannabis. The Supreme Court of Florida approved the trial court’s decision to suppress the evidence, holding that the officers had engaged in a Fourth Amendment search unsupported by probable cause. 

Held: The investigation of Jardines’ home was a “search” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.

(a) When “the Government obtains information by physically intruding” on persons, houses, papers, or effects, “a ‘search’ within the original meaning of the Fourth Amendment” has “undoubtedly occurred.”….

(b) At the Fourth Amendment’s “very core” stands “the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion.” ….The area “immediately surrounding and associated with the home”—the curtilage—is “part of the home itself for Fourth Amendment purposes.”…

The officers entered the curtilage here: The front porch is the classic exemplar of an area “to which the activity of home life extends.”

(c) The officers’ entry was not explicitly or implicitly invited. Officers need not “shield their eyes” when passing by a home “on public thoroughfares,” ….but “no man can set his foot upon his neighbour’s close without his leave,” …..A police officer not armed with a warrant may approach a home in hopes of speaking to its occupants, because that is “no more than any private citizen might do.” ….But the scope of a license is limited not only to a particular area but also to a specific purpose, and there is no customary invitation to enter the curtilage simply to conduct a search.

(d) It is unnecessary to decide whether the officers violated  Jardines’ expectation of privacy under Katz v. United States,

Opinion written by Antonin Scalia, joined by Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Ginsburg. Dissent from Alito, joined by Kennedy, Roberts, and Breyer.

See Jacob Sullum in the March Reason for detailed background on this drug dog issue. Sullum on last month’s crummier decision on dogs triggering searches in Florida v. Harris.

(via the-liberty-republican)

pendarkspoliticalpage:

jtem:

Obama has only been President for four.  So, if you’re going to blame his policies — and we both do — we must conclude that those policies began before Obama… that they began with Bush.

So much for the “Obama is a liberal” mantra.

P.S.  The previous 8 hadn’t been very good either, and yet you argue for Obama to continue the disastrous give-aways to the 1% at the expense of jobs and the middle class.

Yeah, you keep trying to defend Obama with your plastic sword of Bush hate, sweetheart, but the fact is that when you take all the factors into account, there is no comparison.  And you still have it wrong on the whole “giveaways to the 1%, thing.  You still need to stop drinking Koolaid it is bad for your perception.  If you mean the tax cuts, then let’s explore that as we go through the following list.

Since President Obama Took Office, The Nation Has Lost 261,000 Jobs And The Unemployment Rate Has Increased From 7.8 Percent To 8.1 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 9/17/12)

The Unemployment Rate Peaked At 10.1 Percent In October 2009. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/6/12)

Since President Obama’s $825 Billion Stimulus Passed, The Nation Has Lost 1.1 Million Jobs.(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/6/12)

Since Obama Took Office, The National Debt Has Risen $5.4 Trillion, An Increase Of 51 Percent. (U.S. Department Of The Treasury, TreasuryDirect.gov, Accessed 9/17/12)

As to the supposed current budget plan:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/post/wonkbook-5-things-to-watch-in-obamas-2013-budget/2012/02/13/gIQAbYKhAR_blog.html

“This Is The Fourth Straight Year That The Deficit Will Exceed One Trillion Dollars, All Under President Obama.” (Erik Wasson, “CBO Says 2012 Deficit Has Reached $1.17T,” The Hill, 9/10/12)

Obama Had Already Racked Up The Three Largest Deficits In U.S. History. “The U.S budget deficit for fiscal year 2011 is $1.299 trillion, the second largest shortfall in history. The nation only ran a larger deficit for the 2009 fiscal year, which included the dramatic collapse of financial markets and a huge bailout effort by the government.”(Erik Wasson, “Treasury Announces 2011 Deficit Is Second Highest In History.  ”http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/187681-its-official-deficit-is-second-highest-in-history

Even Tim Geithner had to make some embarrassing admissions:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WdcQGJF_jmY

Current CBO Projections are equally dim: http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43907

And, he really wasn’t all that bright as to how to fix the housing crisis either:  http://www.propublica.org/article/obama-housing-plans-vs.-reality

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/politifact-president-barack-obamas-efforts-to-help-foreclosure-crisis-have/1232402

As to the whole health care miracle, our messiah once again failed.  Health Premium Growth Slows to 4.5% in U.S., Kaiser Says

He was wrong on the “education fix” too:  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45040257/ns/us_news-education/#.TqgJ6Jsr27t

That whole health care thing?  Fail! http://factcheck.org/2012/01/promises-promises/

Then there was The Non-Green Jobs Boom: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204190704577024510087261078.html?mod=rss_opinion_main

All that money he dropped on green jobs produced jack:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204450804576623212299743484.html

A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/business/student-loans-weighing-down-a-generation-with-heavy-debt.html

Report Details Woes of Student Loan Debt: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/business/government-report-details-student-loan-debt.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Fed’s Holdings of U.S. Gov’t Debt Hit Record $1,696,691,000,000; Up 257% Under Obama: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/fed-s-holdings-us-govt-debt-hit-record-1696691000000-257-under-obama

Obama Increased Foreign Aid 80%; Spent 76% More on Foreign Aid Than Border Security:  http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-increased-foreign-aid-80-spent-76-more-foreign-aid-border-security

Also feel free to paruse the following:

http://minutemennews.com/2013/01/obama-increased-debt-50521-per-household-in-first-term-more-than-first-42-presidents-in-53-terms-combined/

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57546525/obamas-economic-policies-stay-the-course-or-change/

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/02/10/Now-States-Cutting-Employee-Hours-to-Avoid-Obamacare-Costs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znVnjsVFuiU

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/business/restored-payroll-tax-pinches-those-with-the-smallest-checks.html?hp&_r=1&

http://nation.foxnews.com/youth-unemployment/2013/02/06/study-only-62-percent-young-people-employed-half-only-part-time

http://www.businessinsider.com/8-retailers-closing-the-most-stores-2013-2013-1#best-buy-1

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/irs-cheapest-obamacare-plan-will-be-20000-family

http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2013/01/31/obamas-jobs-council-shutting-down-thursday

http://gopthedailydose.com/2013/01/27/obama-to-cut-healthcare-benefits-for-militarytrashing-tricare/

http://weaselzippers.us/2013/01/26/obamas-epa-kills-texas-power-plant-and-3900-jobs/

http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/264640/obama-spending-three-times-fast-bush-blames-bush

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/01/01/congressional-budget-office-shows-senate-bill-is-600-billion-tax-hike/

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/01/02/morning-bell-taxes-to-rise-on-most-american-workers/

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323820104578215400767461788.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/12/31/obamas-wrong-this-cliff-deal-still-raises-taxes-on-the-middle-class/

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/rick-newman/2013/01/02/middle-class-taxes-just-went-up

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/336806/obama-panders-middle-class-he-lets-their-taxes-rise-patrick-brennan

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/09/03/obamas_economic_policies_have_failed.html

http://www.redstate.com/california_yankee/2012/05/06/obamas-failed-policies-cause-millions-of-americans-to-give-up/

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2013/01/22/Obama-Channels-FDR-and-Mimics-His-Failed-Policies.aspx#page1

http://www.globalnews.ca/obamas+2013+budget+gets+to+congress+republicans+say+it+repeats+failed+policies/6442579767/story.html

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/arnold-ahlert/obamas-three-years-of-budget-failure/

Now, to be totally fair, Obama ALSO continued the Bush policies that were also failures:  http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/10/18/obama-has-continued-bushs-failed-policies/

One could, if a reasonable thinker, be led to the conclusion that it was more of an Geithner/Bernanke problem than either a Bush or Obama problem.  But, the fact is that there has been far more damage done in the last four years, than in all of the 8 before it.  We are well past the stage where blaming Bush has any meaning at all.

Great set of links regarding the state of the economy during the Obama presidency. Both sides of the aisle should credit American ingenuity, natural resources, and plain ‘ole hard work for any economic success. The only credit politicians should take is when they get out of the way.

(Posted from my mobile device, please excuse typos)

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