IRS Claims Right to Access Emails WITHOUT a Warrant

From: The Hill:

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has claimed that agents do not need  warrants to read people’s emails, text messages and other private electronic  communications, according to internal agency documents.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which obtained  the documents through a Freedom of Information Act request, released the  information on Wednesday.

In a 2009  handbook, the IRS said the Fourth Amendment does not protect emails because  Internet users “do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in such  communications.” A 2010 presentation by the IRS Office of General Counsel  reiterated the policy.
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Obama Asks for “Republican” Emails

It’s been a while since we had our last round of creepy Stalinist behavior from Barack Obama, the Great Uniter.  “Attack Watch” was just about the most fun conservatives have ever had.  It will be a hard act to follow, but the Obama machine is trying. 

They’ve updated their donation page – yes, the President who spends nearly all of his time running big-bucks fundraisers still needs those $25 donations from those of you who still have jobs – to ask supporters to hand over the email addresses of their Republican friends:

This holiday season, we’re giving you a chance to have a little fun at the expense of a Republican in your life by letting them know they inspired you to make a donation to the Obama campaign.

Simply enter their name and email address below. Then, we’ll send them a message letting them know they inspired you to donate.

Thank you for supporting this campaign, and happy holidays.

Of course they don’t say “Merry Christmas,” but they don’t even bother to capitalize “happy holidays.”  Hope you have a reasonably entertaining event of some kind during the winter solstice!

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=48153

Palin is So “Irrelevant”: Media Begs for Help in Going Through Her Emails

“Our job is simple: once the emails post, we need to click the links for each paper (cited in previous paragraph) and send both of them an email (or emails) about the noteworthy information we found. But instead of sending something from Palin’s emails, send them your favorite line from a Charlton Heston speech or movie. Or send them your favorite line from your favorite song or from a piece of classic literature.”

http://bigjournalism.com/awrhawkins/2011/06/10/palin-so-irrelevant-media-begs-for-help-in-sifting-through-her-emails/