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illegal Search and Seizure~Magee Police

they said they searched our Garbage and found stems with roots and dirt and "Green Leafy Material" that "Field Tested" positive for Marijuana. NOT TRUE ~ then said another officer witnessed the "Field Test" but didn't save the stems and roots with dirt! (below~"Front Page News in Magee")

Criminal justice professionals speaking out against the War on Drugs: . . . http://www.leap.cc/cms/index.php

Cops Against the Drug War > http://stopthedrugwar.org/cops_against_the_drug_war

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Local defends right to grow marijuana

by Pat Brown

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:34 PM CDT

Former Green Party candidates have been busted for growing the green -- marijuana, that is.

William "Dirt" McLean and his wife Lynn were busted last Thursday afternoon following an 11-month investigation by Magee Narcotics Investigator, Joey Womack.

The investigation was brought on by complaints filed by citizens who reported that McLean was transporting water at all hours of the day and night from a local creek on his Kawasaki vehicle. It was also noted that during the night he was using flashlights, which drew attention to his movements.

According to Womack, on May 22, the police department received a final piece of evidence that assured a search warrant. With assistance of other officers, including Chief of Police Rickey Davidson, the department raided the property at 305 Fifth Avenue belonging to McLean and his wife.

The officers recovered approximately 100 plants planted in three containers. According to Womack, McLean admitted he had been growing marijuana since 2005. His wife admitted she was aware he was growing marijuana. The two were charged with felony manufacture, and the Kawasaki was seized.

Officers also seized a small number of seeds and smoking pipes in his residence.

An initial appearance was set before Judge Eugene Knight and bond was set at $5,000 for each of the two. As of Friday morning, the two were in custody of the Magee Police Department making bond arrangements.

During the actual arrest, McLean was very calm and told law enforcement officers where the plants were located. He told the paper that he grew the marijuana for personal use and said he only smoked about one joint a day.

He also stated that President George Washington grew two types of marijuana in his garden, one of which he used for making rope and the other he smoked in his pipe. McLean went on to say that he used the marijuana to help treat �nerve issues� he had.

In March of this year, McLean had approached the Magee City Board in an effort to get the City to change existing drug law regarding marijuana. The board allowed McLean to present his request along with a lengthy letter he outlined to them. The city took no official action.

Local defends right to grow marijuana

by Pat Brown

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:34 PM CDT (Continued)

(estimated cost = $16,000, including illegal Seizure of $7,000 Farm Vehicle, bond costs, Lawyer Costs, and fees associated 6 Months House Arrest with Ankle Bracelet costs("Electronic Leash") and Probation Fees. Our Founding Fathers, Washington and Jefferson who both smoked Cannibis, as a Freedom, would "turn over in their graves" if they knew what America had become. Cannibis became "illegal" in 1939, in a large part due to John Rockefeller, who had Timber, Cotton and Oil interests, and wanted Hemp outlawed to increase his WEALTH. See: Willie Nelson: Hemp and the Family Farm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6tA3HxA9oQ & http://www.globalhemp.com/

Washington, D.C.

the "Bill of Rights" . . . you never know when you might need them, but the Magee Police NEED to READ THEM . . . "Land of the Free" . . . where is that???

The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.

Article the first [Not Ratified]

After the first enumeration required by the first article of the Constitution, there shall be one Representative for every thirty thousand, until the number shall amount to one hundred, after which the proportion shall be so regulated by Congress, that there shall be not less than one hundred Representatives, nor less than one Representative for every forty thousand persons, until the number of Representatives shall amount to two hundred; after which the proportion shall be so regulated by Congress, that there shall not be less than two hundred Representatives, nor more than one Representative for every fifty thousand persons.

Article the second [Amendment XXVII - Ratified 1992]

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.

Article the third [Amendment I]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Article the fourth [Amendment II]^[4]

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Article the fifth [Amendment III]

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Article the sixth [Amendment IV]

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.

Article the seventh [Amendment V]

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Article the eighth [Amendment VI]

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Article the ninth [Amendment VII]

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Article the tenth [Amendment VIII]

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Article the eleventh [Amendment IX]

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Article the twelfth [Amendment X]

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.