Liberal Fascism in Dee Cee

This just hit my email box from GetLiberty.org:

D.C. to Citizens: “Drop Your Rights and Give up Your Guns.”

“Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA - ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve the State.” – Heinrich Himmler

The Supreme Court is preparing to render its ruling in the landmark case District of Columbia v. Heller. So D.C. officials, ever fearful that the Second Amendment might be actually upheld, are launching the SafeHomes Initiative- a last ditch (albeit unconstitutional) effort to get firearms off city streets—by invading people’s homes.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department’s web-site, under the SafeHomes Initiative:

“Officers…will visit your community and knock on your door. If you wish to have your home searched for weapons [ED: And don’t we all?], you have the option to choose the officer you wish to conduct the search. He or she will provide a Consent to Search form for you to complete and sign.

“In the event that a trace of the weapons yields a connection to prior crimes, charges may be filed against the individuals responsible. If the trace finds no connection to criminal cases, the weapon will be destroyed.”

However, don’t be fooled by the government’s patently absurd propaganda. This initiative poses a serious threat to the Constitutional rights of the citizens of the District of Columbia. According to the government, these searches are “purely voluntary”. However, according to Arthur B. Spitzer of the American Civil Liberties Union:

“…it’s a very bad idea. It sends the message to the public that police ought to be able to search your house anytime for any reason. People will be intimidated. That cheapens civil liberties and privacy for everyone.”

Additionally, this initiative would put the Constitutional notion of separation of powers in serious jeopardy. According to Thomas Nolan, a Criminology professor at Boston University:

“I just have a queasy feeling any time the police try to do an end run around the Constitution. The police have restrictions on their authority and ability to conduct searches. The Constitution was written with very specific intent, and that was to keep the law out of private homes unless there is a written document signed by a judge and based on probable cause. Here, you don’t have that.”

And, Professor Nolan, is not alone in his concerns. In his dissent in the landmark Supreme Court Case Terry v. Ohio, Justice William Douglas stated:

“To give the police greater power than a magistrate is to take a long step down the totalitarian path.”

Yet that’s exactly what this initiative does. The District of Columbia does not want ordinary law-abiding citizens to be in the possession of firearms. It’s just that simple. So, they’ve given their citizens the ultimate Hobson’s choice: Either supinely submit to having your home searched—or know that the local gendarmerie are eyeing you suspiciously and wondering why.

This sort of behavior on the part of people charged with protecting us is patently evil and ought to be fought vigorously. This is unacceptable activity and should be stopped immediately. Anybody surprised to find these fascists in uber-liberal Dee Cee? I'm not... This should also serve as a warning to all of us of the sorts of things that the liberal agenda, when left unchecked, is capable of instituting.