Unlawful Entry

So the Indiana Supreme Court, in all its infinite wisdom, decides that "We hold that there is no right to reasonably resist unlawful entry by police officers." (emphasis, mine)

I look at Indiana's constitution, and it says thus: "The right of the people to be secure in their possessions, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable search or seizure, shall not be violated; and no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the person or thing to be seized. Article One, Section Eleven of the Indiana Bill of Rights (emphasis, once again mine)

Well, there were a lot of Tea Party libertarian and Libertarian types holding marches and rallies over Obamacare and the cataclysmic deficit, and rightly so. And a States' Rights Tenth Amendment strain ran throughout, in which I am in agreement. I look at the above paradox, brought on by a court that does not even know what is in the Bill of Rights in its own Constitution, and I wonder what can be done to re-secure liberty, and I wonder if the big brains in the Tea Party can come up with a solution, for dumb ole I sure cannot. Get an amendment started? Why? The text saying the people have a right against unreasonable search or seizure in their homes is already in there! The question is whether the Constitution trumps a Supreme Court decision, or if the Surpeme Court makes law right along with the State Assembly. Which rides higher in our legal Book of Hoyle, a straight or a flush?

And don't go saying the US Constitution's Fourth Amendment covers us, so don't worry. It cover us in regards to FEDERAL units, not STATE.

In the meantime, I'd suggest seeing if you can get one of these from Target (Get it? A warrant mat for the armed officers with you as a target, from Target? More irony than you'd find in a battleship, it has).

17 May update: the Newton County Sheriff is more than happy to start going randomly house to house looking for bad guys. I have no problem with that, as long as he starts at his house first; with the bathroom mirror in front of him, I'm sure he will find his first bad guy under this new law.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln

Bibliography:
The text of the Barnes vs. State of Indiana court decision.
The Indiana Constitution, Article One.
Target's "Come Back with a Warrant" doormat - made in the U.S.A.!
Newton County Sheriff's Opinion on the Matter