Montana GOPer Pushes Sheriff Supremacy Bill
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 26th, 2011 5:42 am by HL
Montana GOPer Pushes Sheriff Supremacy Bill
Montana state Sen. Greg Hinkle (R) is sponsoring a bill to give local sheriffs supreme authority in their counties, and requiring “that federal employees shall obtain the county sheriff’s permission to arrest, search, and seize.”
Don’t Touch My Junk! Jesse Ventura Sues The TSA
Former Minnesota Governor, ex-professional wrestler and current TRU TV host Jesse Ventura is suing the Department of Homeland Security and the TSA over the new airport security measures instituted last year. In a complaint filed in Minnesota district court on Monday, Ventura alleges that body scans and enhanced pat downs at airports violate his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. The suit even claims that pat downs “meet the definition for an unlawful sexual assault.”