Smart Meters and the Fourth Amendment

Smart meters are the latest threat to our civil liberties from our own government that is hell bent on jamming  a complete "surveillance society" down our throats at any cost.  Smart meters being installed all across America have been subsidized by the United States government with funds from the stimulus program to the tune of 3.4 BILLION dollars.

Smart meters are data collection devices, designed specifically to collect data about you and your families day to day electric use, in order to create profiles of your everyday life within your own home.  According to a report by the Congressional Research Service,  "By combining appliance usage patterns, an observer could discern the behavior of occupants in a home over a period of time For example, the data could show whether a residence is occupied, how many people live in it, and whether it is “occupied by more people than usual."  According to the Department of Energy, smart meters may be able to reveal occupants’ “daily schedules (including times when they are at or away from home or asleep), whether their homes are equipped with alarm systems, whether they own expensive electronic equipment such as plasma TVs, and whether they use certain types of medical equipment.”

Moreover, a smart grid will collect more than just electricity usage data. It will also

store data on the account holder’s name, service address, billing information, networked
appliances in the home, and meter IP address, among other information.

Many smart meters will also provide transactional records as they send data to the grid, which would show the time that the meter transmitted the data and the location or identity of the transmitter.

 

The invasion on privacy is monumental and the potential for abuse is unlimited.  For those of you who have not quite grasped the inherit dangers of owning a "smart meter" data collection device, I will spell it out for you in laymans' terms. You will have zero control over who gets to see the data collected from your home. It has already been  decided that law enforcement will have access to this information despite the obvious Fourth Amendment violations.  Your personal information will be collected, stored, analyzed, sold, given away, used by law enforcement, hacked into and stolen among other things.

 

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution states:

"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 the persons or things to be seized."
 

The bottom line is, if a "smart meter" has been installed in your home, your Fourth Amendment right to privacy has been relinquished!  For those of you that are too Ignorant to be concerned about this, here are a few more things to think about.

-The government and local police agencies will use your personal information to ARREST YOU for something illegal that you are doing in your own home. (already been done)

-Advertisers will use information gathered for personalised advertising based on your personal habits.

-Burglars or other criminals will be able to determine when you are home and when you are not home. They will know whether or not you have an alarm system, what time you get home from work, what time you go to sleep at night. They will know what  type of appliances you have ('TV's, computers, video games, stereo systems etc...) and where they are located in your house, so they don't have to waste valuable robbery  time looking for them.

-The IRS will know if you are running an illegal business from your home.

-Manufactures will be able to determine if you have violated the terms of your warranty by monitoring how you use their appliance

-There is increased risk of your other personal data collected (name, address, passwords, bank accounts etc..) being shared, sold, lost or stolen.

If you are still not concerned, You might as well allow BIG BROTHER to install web cams in every room of your home so they can further entertain themselves. Then they won't be forced to monitor you through the web cam in your computer, TV or cellphone.  If you believe that it will NEVER come to that, YOU ARE NAIVE MY FRIEND.

In closing, I will leave you with an article in today's newspaper. The Daytona News Journal, September 27, 2012.  It is an article about rental companies collecting bank and health records from people that rented computers. They were also caught taking pictures (with rented computers) of couples engaged in sex.

Colorado Shooter looks like American Idol's Phillip Phillips

Has anyone noticed how much the suspect in the Colorado movie theater massacre looks like American Idol winner Phillip Phillips? Below is a picture of suspect James Holmes, the accused "lone" shooter.

Here is a picture of Phillip Phillips, the 2012 winner of American Idol.

By no means am I attempting to infer anything by this comparison. Nor am I making light of the situation. My deepest sympathies are extented to all the families of each and every victim. My only purpose in making this comparison is to show how eerily similar the two look. So much so that it gives me the chills.

Prejudice and Ignorance

Prejudice and Ignorance, these are two of the most misused and misunderstood words in the English language today. With the Trayvon Martin shooting death dominating the nightly news, these two words keep popping up with ever increasing frequency. Unfortunately the Media continues to purposely incite the ignorant masses by using the word prejudice incorrectly.

We must "break the cycles of Prejudice and Ignorance" is the rally cry of Professional Agitators like the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson Therefore, I would like to spend a few minutes clarifying both the definitions and the proper use of these words in an effort to answer this commonly misunderstood command. Let's start with a simple definition of both of these words.

prej·u·dice (noun)
1. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
2. unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group.


ig·no·rance (noun)
the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.

Now take the word prejudice. Based on the definition above, it stands to reason, if a person has an opinion that is based on proven facts, well thought out and reasonable, then he is not guilty of being PREJUDICED. This person would have a condition commonly known as discernment. (see definition below)

dis·cern·ment (noun)
1. the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.

Now don't let that other "naughty" misused word "discrimination" throw you off. Discrimination is a good thing when used properly, when you discriminate on the basis on facts, it is similar to discernment.

A person who can not tell the difference between fact and fiction would be IGNORANT. A person who lets their television set form their opinion would be IGNORANT. A person who does not independently verify information before reaching a conclusion, would be IGNORANT.

With these definitions in mind, let's move on. In light of the Trayvon Martin case, the Mainstream Media and the IGNORANT masses are continuing to misuse the word PREJUDICE. Recently, I watched a video of black college kids wearing hoodies saying "Do we look threatening" This silly demonstration has also disturbingly been mimicked in the United States Senate by Senators. This is a coordinated effort to make it appear that the masses of "white folk" are racially profiling "blacks" because they wear hoodies. These people are the epitome of the word IGNORANT.

NEWS FLASH!! The general population does not feel threatened because a black man is wearing a hoodie. The general population is simply aware of a well known fact. YOUNG BLACK MALES COMMIT A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF THE CRIME IN THIS COUNTRY. THE ODDS OF A YOUNG BLACK MALE COMMITTING A VIOLENT CRIME ARE MORE THAN 6 TIMES GREATER THAN THE ODDS OF A WHITE MAN COMMITTING ONE. IN SOME STATES, THE ODDS ARE 10 TO 1. THIS IS NOT RACISM AND THIS IS NOT BEING PREJUDICE, IT IS SIMPLY A WELL KNOWN, WELL DOCUMENTED FACT.

Here are some more interesting facts:
http://www.colorofcrime.com/colorofcrime2005.pdf
Interracial Crime
• Of the nearly 770,000 violent interracial crimes committed every year involving blacks and whites, blacks commit 85 percent and whites commit 15 percent.
• Blacks commit more violent crime against whites than against blacks. Fortyfive percent of their victims are white, 43 percent are black, and 10 percent are Hispanic. When whites commit violent crime, only three percent of their victims are black.
• Blacks are an estimated 39 times more likely to commit a violent crime against a white than vice versa, and 136 times more likely to commit robbery.
• Blacks are 2.25 times more likely to commit officially-designated hate crimes against whites than vice versa.
Gangs
• Only 10 percent of youth gang members are white.
• Hispanics are 19 times more likely than whites to be members of youth gangs.
Blacks are 15 times more likely, and Asians are nine times more likely.
Incarceration
• Between 1980 and 2003 the US incarceration rate more than tripled, from 139
to 482 per 100,000, and the number of prisoners increased from 320,000 to 1.39
million.
• Blacks are seven times more likely to be in prison than whites. Hispanics are three times more likely.

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS OR DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT, IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE IGNORANT!!!

Trayvon Martin, Racism, Media Manipulation and the Ignorant Masses

I am sick and tired of the ignorant masses crying RACISM every time something unfavorable happens to someone within their particular race. There are two groups of people that are guilty of this much more often than any other group or groups of people on this planet. They are blacks and jews. This is not a blanket comdemnation of these two groups,or any individual within these groups it is just a FACT.

The most recent example that proves my statement is the reaction of the IGNORANT MASSES of people that are reacting to the MEDIA HYPE of the Travon Martin case. This is a perfect example of just how easily people are manipulated by the Media.

This case is indeed a tradgedy. But the tradgedy is not that a "racist" is getting away with "murder." Yes it is a tradgedy when a young life ends prematurely. A far worse tradgedy is the effect that this young man's death is having on thousands of ignorant people all over this country who are being manipulated by the media and whpped up into a frenzy. The violence and lawlessness that will occur and has occured already due to media hype over this case and others like it is reminiscent of "lynch mobs" of the distant past.

The fact is that in this country, like it or not, EVERY MAN IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!!! I would not choose to have it any other way. The fact that you would, only proves that you are an ignorant, predjudiced fool. The term "predjudiced" is defined as "an opinion formed without adequate reasons." Ask yourself honestly, who the predjudiced one really is. Is it the man claiming self defence because he feared for his life, or it it the thousands of people acting indignant because a member of their race has been killed. Do you really think that all these people have examined all the facts of this case and drawn a conclusion based on the facts? Of course they haven't because all the facts have not been disclosed yet.

The FACT is that this man, George Zimmerman was attacked and defended himself.
The fact is that there was enough evidence to support George Zimmerman's claim that he was acting in self defense. Do you really think that the cops are RACISTS? Really? If the cops were racists, wouldn't it be logical to arrest George Zimmerman since the FACT is, that he is HISPANIC. The FACT is that the Police Chief reviewed the actions of his officers and concluded that they acted accordingly (to the law). Is the Police Chief a racist or predjudiced? Really? What proof do you have for this assumption? The Police Chief is a white supremist and hates all black people that is why George Zimmerman (Hispanic) wasn't arrested. Do you realize how silly that sounds?

Here is another perfect example of the IGNORANT MASSES crying RACISM because they are so easily manipulated by the Media. This picture circulated around facebook. It claims that all people who do not like Obama as President of the United States are RACISTS. It got thousands of "likes" and "shares" by the dumbed down population of television junkies who have no independent thought process of their own.

The "Jews" are another group of people who like to cry "RACISM" whenever someone speaks negatively about any group of people within thier race. They have an entire organization that does this for them called the ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE. For instance when it is pointed out that the Jews own a majority of the mainstream media, you are labeled ANTI-SEMETIC in an attempt to deter you from your position. It makes no difference that this statement is a proven fact.

THE CRY OF "RACISM" is designed to deter you from your educated opinion and make you react "EMOTIONALLY" based on your fear of a being labelled with a negative connotation such as "RACISM". Unfortunately this technique is very effective with the IGNORANT MASSES of people who have not spent ten minutes researching anything. Most peoples "OPINIONS" are formed for them by their television sets because they are too lazy or indifferent to independantly verify anything on their own!!!

I urge people not to jump to conclusions over any issue and thoroughly examine the facts before forming an opinion. I also urge people to seek outside sources of information. It is a PROVEN FACT that the mainstream media is not only biased but they have their own agenda that does not have your best interests in mind.

Below is some information about "The Jewish Conspiracy" in this country being discussed by some of the founding fathers. Were the founding fathers all "RACISTS" because they were able to analyze information available to them and draw an accurate conclusion?

The implementation of the Talmudic New World Order was clearly seen and accurately predicted in the 18th Century by Benjamin Franklin: "I fully agree with General Washington, that we must protect this young nation from an insidious influence and impenetration. The menace, gentlemen, is the Jews."

"In whatever country Jews have settled in any great number, they have lowered its moral tone; depreciated its commercial integrity; have segregated themselves and have not been assimilated; have sneered at and tried to undermine the Christian religion upon which that nation is founded, by objecting to its restrictions; have built up a state within the state; and when opposed have tried to strangle that country to death financially, as in the case of Spain and Portugal."

"For over 1,700 years, the Jews have been bewailing their sad fate in that they have been exiled from their homeland, as they call Palestine. But gentlemen, did the world give it to them in fee simple, they would at once find some reason for not returning. Why? Because they are vampires, and vampires do not live on vampires. They cannot live only among themselves. They must subsist on Christians and other people not of their race."

"If you do not exclude them from these United States, in their Constitution, in less than 200 years they will have swarmed here in such great numbers that they will dominate and devour the land and change our form of government, for which we Americans have shed our blood, given our lives our substance and jeopardized our liberty."

"If you do not exclude them, in less than 200 years our descendants will be working in the fields to furnish them substance, while they will be in the counting houses rubbing their hands. I warn you, gentlemen, if you do not exclude Jews for all time, your children will curse you in your graves."

"Jews, gentlemen, are Asiatics, let them be born where they will nor how many generations they are away from Asia, they will never be otherwise. Their ideas do not conform to an American's, and will not even though they live among us ten generations. A leopard cannot change its spots. Jews are Asiatics, are a menace to this country if permitted entrance, and should be excluded by this Constitutional Convention. (Statement made in a "Chit chat around the table during intermission", at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention of 1787. This statement was recorded in the dairy of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a delegate from South Carolina