Is it okay with you for DHS to warrantlessly confiscate your safe deposit box contents?

by Walt Posted 2012/03/30 15:53:04

Related Topics: Civil Rights, Bank, Search, Firearm, Photograph, Rights, Passport, Hell, America, Pornography, Nature, Foreign, patriot act, Record

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	It's okay with me! I don't have anything to hide! (They can confiscate my personal belongings if they want to.)	0 votes	0%
	Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bounds. They need to butt the hell out of my personal life.	31 votes	89%
	Other. (Please elaborate.)	4 votes	11%

"All Banks Notified by DHS of Unannounced Warrantless Looting of Personal Accounts or Safe Deposit Boxes"

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"According to in-house memos now circulating, the DHS has issued orders to banks across America which announce to them that "under the Patriot Act" the DHS has the absolute right to seize, without any warrant whatsoever, any and all customer bank accounts, to make "periodic and unannounced" visits to any bank to open and inspect the contents of "selected safe deposit boxes."

Further, the DHS "shall, at the discretion of the agent supervising the search, remove, photograph or seize as evidence" any of the following items "bar gold, gold coins, firearms of any kind unless manufactured prior to 1878, documents such as passports or foreign bank account records, pornography or any material that, in the opinion of the agent, shall be deemed of to be of a contraband nature"..."

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Bozette 2012/03/30 16:11:27

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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This act has never been about protecting us, it is about CONTROLLING us. They can access your records at any time, and no one is allowed to tell you. They can access and steal from your safety deposit box, I don't think the bank is allowed to tell you that either, but I am not positive. They can enter your home at any time and do not have to present you with a search warrant or even notify you! Wake up people!
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TheTailor 2012/04/03 18:12:56

Other. (Please elaborate.)

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What safety deposit box? I now own an safe, underground!

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Uranos7 2012/04/02 20:00:30

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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I'm confused wasn't limiting the Patriot act to only suspected terrorist and ending illegal wire taps part of Obama's Platform in 2008?
How soon the liberals forget.

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Walt to Uranos7 2012/04/03 11:04:46

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True, but in 2008 0bama did not specify who he thought of as terrorists. Subsequently, it has become clear who the administration thinks of as terrorists.

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Uranos7 to Walt 2012/04/03 11:53:20

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I'm guessing that is anyone who disagrees with him.

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TheTailor to Walt 2012/04/03 18:14:33

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Anyone that doesn't tow a progressive agenda is a terrorist to Obama and his posse.

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princess 2012/04/01 08:47:09 (edited)

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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This administration has shown they do not care about the Constitution or your privacy.
Another reason you can't trust your valuables in a bank deposit box anymore....invest in your own secure safe at home.

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VERYwiseguy 2012/03/31 07:33:12

Other. (Please elaborate.)

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No but paranoia had the Patriot Act passed and if they do only what they're supposed to do check on lone wolves and suspected terrorists I have no problem but the government is notorious for abusing their power.Fight City Hall syndrome.

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Heffeweizen 2012/03/31 02:14:43 (edited)

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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So much for probable cause. Way to go, Comrade Incompotano! This sort of crap is going to explode in their faces come election time.

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Alphalily 2012/03/31 02:12:35

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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They have become liars and thieves.

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eliosc 2012/03/31 02:00:22

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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I am sick of the so called government.

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Demonic Rat Hunter 2012/03/31 01:58:46

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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Shades of the USSR brought to you by comrade maobama.
The obama is doing his best to become the dictator he thinks he is.

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Hula girl - Friends not Fol... 2012/03/31 01:58:03

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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Hey, don't bother with Safety Deposit boxes any more....Bank may be forced to close or some DHS agent shows up. I'll take my chances with:

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sglmom 2012/03/31 01:55:20

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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kfallslady 2012/03/31 01:36:51

Other. (Please elaborate.)

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my question is why are they going into peoples accounts, are they behind on child support, are avading taxes? if so I say hell yes..

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Walt to kfallslady 2012/03/31 01:51:56

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As far as I'm aware, DHS doesn't have anything to do with collecting back child support payments or collecting taxes.

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kfallslady to Walt 2012/03/31 02:07:44

well maybe DHS is different to you, dhs means to me Department of Humane Services

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TheTailor to kfallslady 2012/04/03 18:19:31

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To bad it doesn't mean that to them.

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texasred 2012/03/30 22:44:13

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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I don't have a safe deposit box, but if I did... whatever would be in it is none of the government's business. This one is going to go to the Supreme Court, too.

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Striker 2012/03/30 19:20:38

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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No matter WHO, with our without a "warrant", should have any "right" whatsoever in anyone's bank account. Yet the IRS has had such rights for darned near forever, including the right of seizure without a hearing. This is another reason never to file that 1040 and thereby "admit your guilt".

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Farnsworth 2012/03/30 18:55:51

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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Guess Americans will start putting more stuff underground again.

We are living in a Nazi state

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ur XLNC 2012/03/30 18:29:57

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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Anyone have any remaining DOUBT as to WHAT OUR government is up to and WHO they do NOT work for?

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Kimmel 2012/03/30 18:20:50

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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I think a warrant should be necessary for that.

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SK-LIBERTY OVER EQUALITY 2012/03/30 17:23:15

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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Their campaign contributions for Omoba is down so they have to find ways to raise funds somehow.

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dave b 2012/03/30 16:18:04

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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Well folks...isnt this enough to prove that our 'government' is out of control and drunk with power? The Obama administration is at war with us, and they arent hiding it anymore.
Did you know that the DHS has also put on order up to 450 MILLION rounds of .40 caliber hollowpoint bullets?
Why would they need all of those? Hollowpoints arent used for target practice, that much I can tell you...WTF are we doing about all of this? Not a goddamn thing!

http://www.businessinsider.co...

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Bozette 2012/03/30 16:11:27

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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This act has never been about protecting us, it is about CONTROLLING us. They can access your records at any time, and no one is allowed to tell you. They can access and steal from your safety deposit box, I don't think the bank is allowed to tell you that either, but I am not positive. They can enter your home at any time and do not have to present you with a search warrant or even notify you! Wake up people!

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Heffewe... to Bozette 2012/03/31 02:19:51

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Bozette to Heffewe... 2012/03/31 06:34:05

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That is what it is all about Heff, CONTROL. I have heard this before, for some reason the people here continue to vote him and the other idiot in, the two longest serving congressmen. Amazing.

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Old Soldier 2012/03/30 16:05:47

Other. (Please elaborate.)

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Obama is trying to work fast folks, things are starting to fall apart for him.

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CUDDLY BUT STILL CRABBY 2012/03/30 16:04:45

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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If you give them an inch, they will take several miles.

We have no one to blame other than ourselves.

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Tennessean 2012/03/30 16:03:53

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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Maybe they are so stupid that they just do now about the constitution and its limit on being able to confiscate a persons property without due process.

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Bozette to Tennessean 2012/03/30 16:12:54

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They know exactly what they are doing and that it is against the Constitution and they don't care.

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S. Gompers 2012/03/30 16:00:46

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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This is ridiculous.

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Dale 2012/03/30 16:00:01

Governmental privacy intrusions and civil rights violations are way out of bo...

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Think my answer sums it all up. We are ever closer to the history some European Countries of the late 20's and 30's than we are here during the 50's, 60's, and 70's. We have already started down the slippery slope, and are picking up speed.

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