The White House recently issued an Executive Order that casts a dark shadow upon individuals required to register and others. According to that order, its primary goal is to “restore order to American cities” as well as to “remove vagrant individuals from our streets.”
Although the stated goals do not specifically refer to individuals required to register, two provisions of the Executive Order include references to them. For example, the Order requires the Attorney General to work with several federal agencies to “track the location of sex offenders.” The Order also stops “sex offenders who receive homelessness assistance from being housed with children.” It’s important to analyze both statements.
Given that most registrants are required to report the street address at which they reside and some registrants are required to wear a GPS tracking device 24 hours a day, one may wonder what additional measures the federal government could use to “track the location of sex offenders.” Perhaps registrants would be required to check in daily with law enforcement or every registrant would be required to wear a GPS tracking device.
Use of either of these methods would be terrible because they would, in fact, violate the privacy rights of hundreds of thousands of individuals. Who needs to know that a registrant is eating a meal at a fast-food restaurant or is shopping for socks? The answer is no one and that is why society would not benefit from use of either of these methods.
The second part of the Order that refers to registrants is terrible as well. Why? Because it could result in registrants not being able to live with their own children. The result could be harm to both registrants and their families by requiring them to live at different locations. According to two recent court decisions as well as common sense, registrants have a right to live with members of their families. In fact, a registrant who lives with his/her family is more likely to be a stable law-abiding citizen and pose little or no risk to the public.
One might think that the current President, who issued this executive order, and who has been found civilly liable for sexually abusing a woman, but has not been convicted of a sex offense, would better understand the plight of registrants, in general, and homeless registrants, in particular. Unfortunately, that type of thinking would be misguided.
Instead, this President has issued an order that is vague at best and cruel at worst. In fact, the Order could be viewed as a form of terrorism because it creates new and significant uncertainties for registrants and their families. Who can feel safe when it’s possible that registration requirements could worsen and/or every registrant could be required to wear a GPS device for the remainder of their life? This Order does indeed cast a dark shadow.
I had a flight of fancy about the repeal of 50% of regulations including SORNA! This type of regulation dashes that. Cruelty seems to be baked in to this regime.
They are always, always changing the rules. We have to be up to date on every rule, regulation, statute and ordinance enacted or changed by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. It just does not end.
Hellol Janice, and thank you for all of your diligence and support on our behalf-you truly are a gem!
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The system of tracking and monitoring already exists and has been implemented as you well know.
I have read the Executive Order and do not see anything new in the language that would suggest GPS devices, daily registration, etc. and with all due respect, I think you may be raising unnecessary concern in that they could have already implemented these things years ago.
The tenor of the Executive Order seems very clear: tighten any and all loose ends of tracking People Forced to Register (PFR) ( name, address, and past offenses), especially homeless PFR.
We could all drive ourselves into madness conjecturing what might be, could be, etc. but unless we actually see these things begin to happen, then that is all that it is, and I , for one, am not going to allow my life to be darkened with any more fear than is already present over what could possibly happen, to which I don’t see anything that suggests it will.
If things DO begin to happen, we absolutely will need even more of that wonderful expertise you possess, and we ALL are so glad for your advocacy!!
I think, for what it is worth, the best attitude concerning this ,which applies to all of life’s circumstances, is ‘hope for the best, but also be on guard for the worst.’
Thank you again, Janice!
Very important to know their definition of “Sex Offender”. Does it include those no longer on a registry? I hope not.
Perhaps the tracking doesn’t apply so much in CA. I think some states or communities aren’t staying on top of it for various reasons. All the more reason to end the registry that doesn’t work. And the vagueness of the housing might be intentional to leave it up to states to to work out. This originally applied to literally homeless shelters where many people can being close proximity with others.
But yes, with all the sexual conflict going on with the president you would think he would realize how destructive all this can be. through 3 years of SO treatment they drilled it in to me that the three things that prevent relapse are a stable home, a stable job, and good relationships. And the registry minimizes our possibilities of having any of those.
“This Order does indeed cast a dark shadow.”
All this suffering and more to come against PFR and families, because of the LIE that SCOTUS betrayed us with.
It doesn’t help that you have AG Blondi whispering in his ear trying to impose Florida type laws on the whole country.
First they came for the Mexicans…then the homeless, then the people forced to register, then the ……. and if you say nothing, soon they will come for you and no one will be left to stand for you.
Janice, are you ready for that class action suit now? Because they are coming for one group at a time. How long before it’s you next. If this isn’t stopped, one day all of these groups, attorneys and so forth will find themselves up for civil commitment and tracking. You all should know the ultimate next step after ridding society of the undesirables is …….chaos. This won’t end violence in the streets. If anything it may increase it. Maybe that’s the goal. Chaos and violence will need to be put down. At that point what is to stop this administration from declaration of Martial Law? Oh it can’t happen here right? That’s what the Germans thought too. But they came for the infirmed, the disabled, and on and on. If anyone can’t see the writing on the wall here, you are blinding yourself to reality.
So what is the most effective way to make our voices heard. These laws destroy families and their finances
I see that here in Nevada, where we have ZERO advocacy groups for people forced to register, the governor Lombardo has already introduced a bill to comply with this executive order. I feel like I am now living under a clock. A clock that ticks down the time to when I will be forced to be tracked. Once again. Eventually they will find reasons to imprison us in our homes and then end with civil commitment. I can tell you one thing for sure. I am not going if they ever come to collect me. They will have to shoot me. I have been living a “model” life. I have volunteered my time to local organizations. Dedicated myself to my community. This is the repayment.
All things point to Trump weaponizing the registry even further just to use as a distraction from his OWN controversial and unsavory past. Don’t think for one second that he wouldn’t send as all to concentration / internment camps if he knew it would make the Epstein cloud over his head go away. Even more disturbing is how it all might play out.
I have this crazy theory that he might actually go so far as to posthumously pardon Epstein for any and all crimes (yeah I know it’s a crazy to think about), then Trump would technically be exonerated – by proxy – from his own past with Epstein. I think the more desperate thing thing spins out of control, he’s crazy enough to attempt something like that.
On thing is certain. There’s nothing good waiting for any of us at the end of this road.
There is a lot of misunderstanding here. Many of the writers of previous posts believe that this executive order affects only homeless registrants. This is incorrect. Read the fact sheet accompanying this order. The goal is to “track” every person on the registry, not just the homeless registrants. I’m glad this article mentions that registrants may be separated from their own children. There was a lot of uncertainty here on this point as well. While this executive order doesn’t provide new funding, it does shift preexisting funding from other programs to “track” ALL registrants. This executive order negatively affects every person on the registry and their families, and even friends and neighbors. It will take several months and maybe years to see how this fully plays out. The final outcome bodes poorly for every person on the registry.
Just to add some clarification about residing with children, pasted directly from the EO as it was issued on the WH website and Federal Register.
“…..federally funded programs to exclusively house women and children……. to stop s o>>>>rs who receive homelessness assistance through such programs from being housed with unrelated children.”
I am okay with that.
Is it wise to allow female with that type of conviction to reside with children to whom they are not related?
This EO does not direct that the woman convicted of such offenses (note is does NOT state registered, only the term not allowed to be posted her that starts with s and o) and her OWN children are refused entry into federally funded programs, only that if they get placed in shared housing, that it cannot be shared with unrelated children.
I think this protects the woman with the conviction from being the target of false accusations which would be nearly impossible to overcome.
The broad intent of this EO is sound. Should have gone through Congress because it’s unlikely to be obeyed.
Well, ammunition for a suit would be civilly or a civil suit against the counties on the grounds of falsified tax levies by charging taxes for places and restrictive movements brought on by said commitments, without any grounds of speculative due process. they are using pre-trial discoveries to commit the crime for tax fraud. And pre-determined psychic dreams to thwart their inner demons.
There are too many ‘could bes’, and ‘what ifs’ that could be read into this Executive Order, and I for one am not going ball-up in fear about what might happen and probably won’t. As I stated before( but my comment was not posted) these things could have been implemented years ago( gps monitoring, daily registration, etc.) but they weren’t. I personally don’t see much of a change here across the board to all registrants except to those that are homeless. Unless it happens, I am going to continue to live life as usual instead of turning into a bundle of nerves shaking in corner about what might happen, could happen, etc.and giving fear more control over my life that what it already has!!
ALL of you, be strong, and stop letting an Executive Order like this inject more fear into you than what you already have!!
If you want to become more afraid thinking about all the ‘what ifs’ or ‘could bes’, that’s up to you.
I’m not buying into it and neither should you!!
Overview
Slave trackers, often called slave catchers or patrollers, were primarily used to:
Apprehend and return escaped enslaved people to their enslavers. These individuals and groups, often armed, pursued runaway slaves through various terrains, sometimes utilizing dogs (often bloodhounds) for tracking.Enforce slave codes and maintain control over the enslaved population. Slave patrols aimed to prevent slave revolts, enforce curfews, restrict gatherings, and maintain surveillance on enslaved individuals’ movements and activities.Discourage and prevent resistance and rebellion among the enslaved. Through physical and psychological violence, including punishments like whippings and the threat of family separation, slave patrols aimed to instill fear and deter enslaved individuals from resisting their condition. It’s important to note that the activities of slave catchers were legally supported, particularly by the Fugitive Slave Acts, which imposed penalties on those who aided or harbored escaped slaves and required citizens and law enforcement to assist in their capture and return. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 even allowed slave owners to pursue and retrieve their slaves in Northern states and required federal officials to assist in this process. This led to controversial practices, with instances of free Black people being mistakenly or intentionally apprehended and sent into slavery.
Many states allowed local law enforcement to enlist the help of federal marshals, U.S. commissioners, and other local citizens. This spread to more states with the ratification of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which required all citizens and local law enforcement to aid in the capture of runaway slaves
By the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, slave catchers’ jobs were made easier by the mandating of government officials to locate and prosecute runaway slaves, giving slave catchers more freedom to act under the law.[13] With this law, slave catchers were reportedly able to gain warrants to apprehend those identified as fugitive slaves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_catcher
AI Overview
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime, throughout the United States and its territories. It also granted Congress the power to enforce this prohibition through appropriate legislation.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
Abolition of Slavery:The amendment explicitly prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, making it illegal to own or trade in human beings. Exception for Punishment:The amendment does allow for involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime that a person has been duly convicted of, meaning it can be used as a sentence after a fair trial. (as in punishment for the offense)Congressional Enforcement Power:The amendment gives Congress the authority to pass laws to ensure that the prohibition of slavery is upheld. ( Not the opposite, as in a registry)Significance:The 13th Amendment is considered one of the most important Reconstruction Amendments and a landmark achievement in the fight for human rights. It fundamentally changed the legal and social landscape of the United States, effectively ending the institution of slavery. (yeah, right! for everyone except those convicted of a sex offense!)Historical Context:The amendment was ratified in the wake of the Civil War, and its passage was a direct result of the conflict over slavery. President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, while a significant step, only freed enslaved people in Confederate states, whereas the 13th Amendment extended this freedom to all parts of the country. (not)Modern Relevance:The 13th Amendment continues to be relevant today, as it provides a basis for challenging various forms of forced labor and human trafficking according to the National Constitution Center. Even if SCOTUS “frightening and high” Lie wasn’t a LIE, what they have done to the American people is still far beyond their authority! (civil involuntary servitude IS still slavery!)
Congress and SCOTUS both crossed their boundary line with the registration act.
The secret is now out that registration, which is the equivalent of slavery (heck, registrants even have a slave number to track them by ) has nothing to do with safety, but even if it did, it is prohibited by the supreme law. So, what is this really about?
Colluding to erode America’s protection? One piece at a time?
How do slaves sue SCOTUS for enabling Congress to enslave them?
They have weaponized the Constitution against the very people it was created to protect!
I think it’s disingenuous to fear monger people who are desperate for a way out of their situation. This executive order is specific to homeless people. No Person Forced to Register (PFR) should be placed in a homeless shelter with women and children, so it stands to reason they’d want to know that fact. It’s disingenuous to make people believe they might be required to wear a GPS tracking device when that is not mentioned anywhere in the executive order. Scaring people is not helpful, nor beneficial. If you want to do something to help people on the registration list get off of it great. I am certain there are some that shouldn’t be on it. But there are also some that shouldn’t remain on it. And as far as taking parents out of the homes away from their children, each case would be determined based on their crime, in their state, period! If they molested their kid they should not live with their kid, period. Stop fear mongering, that executive order has nothing to do with law abiding PFR that register annually as required by law, period!
If it is smart, power of the pen can keep the unsaid from having to purchase the bridge for its mansion. Wink Wink
when a registry violation occurs, has anyone use the “beyond a reasonable doubt clause” since they have their crystal balls on for us it is hard for a defenseless case.
Yes your right this is a double standard. Reform as to this subject matter is long over due,although I don’t think what is suggested by the current administration is the answer by far! Mr Trump should know full well what it is to be accused of a sex crime or misconduct! I know there are some people who voted for him after he gave reference in regards to this topic and claimed he was going to help. He seems to have forgotten in as much as his own related dilemma! There had to be something better than a person being accused of a sexually related crime based on hearsay that ends with their character being attacked and their life ruined! This to me is the whose atrocity! It also tares at the heart and soul of the family. It serves no good cause it’s injustice at it’s worst! That you can be alienated by friends and family and rejected or shunned by social media and a tainted and biased system that harbors many of their own secrets of underhandedness and deceit within their own constituents and comrades. Make no mistake,their time will come. Their hypocrisy will not serve them well.A truth they harbor within themselves. I stand with you on this,we must not give up or give in .Regards.
Peonage is a system of forced labor where a person is compelled to work for another to pay off a debt or obligation. It’s a form of debt bondage or debt slavery, where workers are tied to an employer due to debts, effectively preventing them from leaving their employer’s control. While outlawed by Congress in 1867, peonage persisted in various forms, particularly in the American South after the Civil War, often targeting African Americans.
Here’s a more detailed explanation:
Key Characteristics of Peonage:
Examples of Peonage:
Peonage in the US:
In essence, peonage was a system of forced labor disguised as debt repayment, used to exploit vulnerable populations, particularly after the abolition of slavery.
Two words: Facial Recognition. Get ready.