With daily attacks against free speech, cyber monitoring, and an unholy bent toward total global domination by Islamist’s, it’s easy to miss small infringements against American constitutional rights. Last week, a congressional move annihilated the Fourth Amendment rights of U.S. Citizens in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland with very little media coverage or bombastic proclamation. House Joint Resolution 76 is a travesty that received overwhelming support by both sides of the aisle and even President Trump. It allows homes to be searched and entered without due process or any legal warrant.

Like most encroachments, the resolution was touted as a safety measure. Almost every argument for striping the foundational rights of Americans is presented this way. The legislation says, “Whereas an effective and safe Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system is essential to the commerce and prosperity of the National Capital region.”

The law establishes a safety commission to provide “oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Rail (Metrorail) system.” And although the Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC) Interstate Compact sounds like a good idea on paper because its intention is one of protecting the population, a very small inclusion makes this resolution extremely heinous.

The framers of the United States republic understood the violations present when citizens have no recourse over government search, seizure, and arrest. They included the Fourth Amendment as a strong protection against totalitarian rule.

It 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 idea was that each citizen had a fundamental right to not only own property, but to feel “secure” in that space. The “shall not be violated” part causes socialist leftists and communists to cringe. Therefore, over the past few decades, they’ve worked endlessly to create a population ignorant of its rights and the benefits of a capitalist republic, and inserted small infringements against each constitutional protection provided by men wiser, more educated, and more moral than any modern liberal.

By controlling the education system, the leftist in the nation have spawned a generation of free-loading, disgruntled, uneducated citizens. These agitators demand that history be erased, special interest groups rule the morality of the land, and that a communist approach to the distribution of wealth overtake the American system of equality and ownership.

In taking small legislative steps that fly in the face of logic, individual liberty, and intelligence, the freedoms held 40 years ago seem like something from another century today.

The newest injustice allows the MSC Compact to lawfully “enter… any lands, waters, and premises adjacent to the WMATA Rail System… without limitation.” Such entry onto personal and federal property “shall not be deemed a trespass.”

Think about that for a minute. How many people live near (“adjacent”) to the WMATA rail system? While this may seem like a small number, what would stop the federal government from establishing a wider net? In such a case, no one could lawfully stop or protest any official who operated for the MSC Compact from entering or seizing their personal property. This includes “WMATA personnel and contractors, property, equipment, facilities, rolling stock, and operations of the WMATA Rail System, including, without limitation, electronic information and databases through reasonable means, which may include issuance of subpoenas.”

Given the fact that the commission’s oversight is sketchy, and that government employees aren’t always known for their respect of others, this move is a seriously scary encroachment of the Fourth Amendment. People who live in these states near the rail system have effectively lost all constitutional rights concerning property protection.

In the House, only five congressmen stood up to such treason. Representative Justin Amash, a Republican from Michigan; Walter Jones, a Republican from North Carolina; Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky; Alex Mooney, a Republican from West Virginia; and Mark Sanford, a Republican from South Carolina all cast their vote for the side of liberty.

Amash seems to understand the scope of such a move. He said that the law violated the constitution and apparently, the man understands how shockingly wrong the move was.

Only 5 of us voted against bill allowing govt to enter/search private property in parts of VA, MD & DC w/o warrant. https://t.co/SVhTWqbPaB — Justin Amash (@justinamash) July 18, 2017

This is a terrible precedent. What would stop congress from “improving” the safety of airports, buses, and vehicle transportation by inventing a new “oversight” commission that could enter everyone’s home with absolutely no legal cause? What has been done here makes patriots feel nauseous.

When asked what type of government the founders had established, Benjamin Franklin said, “A republic. If you can keep it.” Sadly, liberals are trying to ensure that American can’t. This new legislation has delivered another mortal wound to a republic that has provided the world with stability, refuge, and prosperity for over two centuries.