There's No Way Anyone in the Trump Administration Has Read the Declaration of Independence

"Thirty-three-year-old Thomas Jefferson enumerated grievances against a would-be authoritarian king over our nascent nation. Among others were: 1. "He has sent hither Swarms of Officers to harass our People." 2. "He has excited domestic Insurrection among us." 3. "For quartering large Bodies of Armed Troops among us." 4. "He has kept among us, in Times of Peace, Standing Armies without the consent of our Legislatures." "We the people" are hearing echos of that history."

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and persons or things to be seized. U.S. CONST. amend. IV. Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster. That is called the fox guarding the henhouse."

"The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer. Accordingly, the Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED pursuant to the attached Judgment. Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its ques"

Federal Judge Fred Biery ordered release of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian from federal custody and directed their return to Minnesota. Government actions are compared to grievances in the Declaration of Independence, including officers harassing people, inciting insurrection, quartering troops, and standing armies. The Fourth Amendment guarantees security against unreasonable searches and seizures and requires warrants supported by probable cause. Administrative warrants issued by the executive to itself fail probable-cause standards. The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer, and the Court found the Constitution overrides the administration’s detention, granting the Great Writ and release.

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