Jeh Johnson: Gun Control Is Now 'Part and Parcel of Homeland Security'

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Tuesday that passing gun control laws is now "part and parcel of homeland security" in an interview on CBS This Morning. In the segment which was flagged by Politico, Johnson said this was the first time he had vocalized such a belief publicly.
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Judge orders Homeland Security chief, others to court

HOUSTON (AP) -- A federal judge in Texas has threatened to hold Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and other top immigration enforcement officials in contempt of court for not fixing problems that led to work permits being mistakenly awarded under President Barack Obama's executive immigration action after the judge had put the plan on hold.
The Justice Department had said about 2,000 individuals had been sent three-year work authorizations after U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, Texas, temporarily blocked the immigration action on Feb. 16. In a court order Tuesday, Hanen said government officials have yet to fix the problem. The judge also requested Johnson and four other officials attend an Aug. 19 hearing to explain why the issue hasn't been fixed and to "be prepared to show why he or she should not be held in contempt of court."


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Homeland Security suspends immigration agreements with Arizona police

The Obama administration said Monday it is suspending existing agreements with Arizona police over enforcement of federal immigration laws, and said it has issued a directive telling federal authorities to decline many of the calls reporting illegal immigrants that the Homeland Security Department may get from Arizona police.

Administration officials, speaking on condition they not be named, told reporters they expect to see an increase in the number of calls they get from Arizona police — but that won’t change President Obama’s decision to limit whom the government actually tries to detain and deport.

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TEA Party News!

A patriots quote, the Tea Party & Napolitano's shame
From J. Nelson, Benton County Republicans 4/17/2009 Email - Thanks to patriot Patricia Anderson for the following quotation:

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. --Samuel Adams, August 1, 1776, from a speech at the Philadelphia State House

The TEA Party was a tremendous success all across America!

Locally, our newspaper said that about 350 persons turned out to demonstrate at the Corvallis post office and in front of the Benton County courthouse. However, a friend, at about 5:40 p.m., counted 375 in front of the courthouse, and many people had already demonstrated and left. The organizers are estimating that about 450 people attended.

And what a party it was! There were many, many wonderful signs demonstrating deep concern for our nation. My favorite was P.J. Hunter’s. It showed Barney Frank and Chris Dodd looking through a set of handcuffs and said, “the Chris and Barney show. Doing all they can to bring down America.” The spirit of enthusiasm was very high. Hundreds put their names on a contact list and asked that the organizers to bring everyone together again!

A couple of days before the Tea Parties, Barack Obama's Department of Homeland Security issued a "rightwing" threat assessment to warn of the "current economic and political climate fueling resurgence in radicalization and recruitment" for "rightwing extremism."

Who are these extremists? According to the report, adherents are primarily "hate-oriented" or "antigovernment" but also include "individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration," as well as veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Potential terrorists, all of us.

Predictably, the same mean-mouthed critics, who for the past 8 years have fed the gullible public hate for President Bush and criticism of everything Republican and a moral America, were on the editorial page of the G-T today, misstating fact and spewing venom toward those who speak out against infringement against our Constitution and back-breaking debt for our nation.

We are not cowed or deterred from our purpose to speak out against corruption and poor government actions. We will continue to band together and speak out for justice, liberty and a free America for ourselves and for our children.

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Federal agency warns of radicals on right

WASHINGTON TIMES, 4/14/2009 by Audrey Hudson - 9-page report sent to police. ∴ The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement officials about a rise in "rightwing extremist activity," saying the economic recession, the election of America's first black president and the return of a few disgruntled war veterans could swell the ranks of white-power militias. ∴ A footnote attached to the report by the Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines "rightwing extremism in the United States" as including not just racist or hate groups, but also groups that reject federal authority in favor of state or local authority. ∴ "It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single-issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration," the warning says. Read the rest at the Washington Times...

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Man-Caused Disaster

From Jules Crittenden 3/2009 - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano may be onto something with her new terminology. No more “terrorism.” FOX:

“I referred to ‘man-caused’ disasters. That is perhaps only a nuance, but it demonstrates that we want to move away from the politics of fear toward a policy of being prepared for all risks that can occur.”

This may sound like an absurd, even offensive semantic exercise. But the Politics of Risk Occurrence Preparation make a lot of sense in the Obama era. For example, a more inclusive ”man-caused” disaster orientation turns global warming into a homeland security matter, which allows us to go on a war footing against climate change, and put the full resources of US intelligence agencies, the FBI, Secret Service, Coast Guard, local SWAT teams and fire departments, etc., on the job. Gets them into the economy thing, too, I suppose. Does leave a gender gap you could drive a truck bomb through, though. DHS may want to consider developing risk occurrence preparation policies to address the potential for female disaster causation.

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