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First Amendment Fights: Lessons From 45 States | Enrique Torres & JP Ambriz DSH #1161
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Dive into "First Amendment Fights: Lessons From 45 States" as we explore the eye-opening world of First Amendment audits! Join Sean Kelly alongside Enrique from Auditing America and JP from Liberty Lens Audits as they share wild encounters, epic lessons, and crucial insights from over 45 states. From standing up for your rights to exposing public accountability, this episode is packed with valuable stories and actionable takeaways. Ever wondered what happens when citizens challenge government transparency? These experts reveal their bold experiences, from shocking arrests to educating communities about their rights. They’ve faced it all—police confrontations, federal property misunderstandings, and even viral moments with public officials—all in the name of defending YOUR constitutional freedoms. With unforgettable stories from Alaska to Puerto Rico, this episode highlights the power of knowing your rights and holding public employees accountable. Whether it’s tackling controversial situations, praising good officers, or navigating legal gray areas, these First Amendment warriors are here to inspire and inform. Don’t miss out on this compelling conversation! Learn how YOU can make a difference, protect your rights, and get involved in your community. Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! #FirstAmendment #AuditingAmerica #DigitalSocialHour #SeanKelly #Podcast #FreedomOfSpeech #Accountability #CivilRights #GovernmentTransparency #KnowYourRights #governmentaccountability #policeactivity #citizenjournalists #mediafreedom #governmentoversight CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - What Happened in Vegas 04:58 - Today’s Sponsor 10:20 - Getting Someone Fired 19:23 - Showing ID When Pulled Over 22:19 - Closing Remarks 23:40 - Issues Everywhere 26:33 - Defund the Police Discussion 31:04 - Equipment Used for Auditing 32:16 - Choosing Audit Locations 33:10 - Best and Worst Auditing Experiences 35:00 - Arrests for Filming 40:00 - Bread on Bread in Jail 41:51 - Time Spent in Jail 46:14 - Finding Auditing America 47:19 - Recording the Police APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Enrique Torres & JP Ambriz https://www.instagram.com/auditingamerica/ https://www.instagram.com/jp_ambriz www.youtube.com/@Libertylenseaudits SPONSORS: Specialized Recruiting Group: https://www.srgpros.com/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/
Chapter 1: What happens during a First Amendment audit?
Anybody more legit, I encourage everybody to do their own research. Criticize the government in a positive way, in a bad way, however you want, but you have to check up on them, even if it is once a year, everybody. Take one day, everybody, this year, and go and check up on your government.
All right, guys. I have Enrique from Auditing America here and JP from Liberty Lens Audits. And we're in Vegas. You guys end up getting arrested? Oh, man. Well, not this time. Not yet. Not this time. We got assaulted a couple of days ago by Juliana Miller from the UFC. We didn't even know who she was. So where were you guys and what happened? Well, we were conducting a First Amendment audit.
For those of you who don't know what a First Amendment audit is, that's what someone does when they want to investigate how good the service of the United States government employees is when it comes to respecting your freedom of the press, your First Amendment right to video record in public areas while exercising other constitutional rights such as the Fourth Amendment.
So we have the right to our privacy. We don't have to discuss our day unless we're suspected of committing crimes. We don't have to provide ID. So we showed up at the post office and we're doing our thing. And Juliana Miller happens to be in the line and automatically becomes what they call on the internet nowadays a Karen. She at first was cool with what we were doing.
She was aware of what we were doing. And then turns out making physical threats And then I made a comment that triggered her to follow me and, you know, assault me by, you know, striking my... Touching my face, head, hat, all flew off and everything. Sounded vicious to me. Damn. So... Then she follows by fleeing and jumping into uncommon traffic and jumping a whole wall. It was insane.
I didn't see that part. Yes. You got to go check out the video, guys. All the way at the end, I was so surprised because obviously I didn't know she was an athlete. So... It wasn't common for me to see a 120-pound girl jump in a wall the way that she did. Now, what is your goal with these audits? Because we were talking off camera. You don't press charges. You've been arrested 10 times.
We've pressed charges in the past in situations where, you know, we pretty much... Where we thought that that was the best thing to do. Yeah. But we've never really gone to court and completely prosecuted anybody or had anybody been convicted because of any videos that we're out there to do because we're not out there to get anybody in trouble. Our main goal during these audits is to...
educate the people that don't know. I'm on a mission to educate the people from Puerto Rico as well. You know, we are a U.S. territory with over 3 million American citizens who a lot of them don't speak English. Our Spanish is our first language. And even though they enjoy the rights that we have over here as a U.S. territory, a lot of them really don't really get it, I guess.
So I'm out there also doing videos in Puerto Rico and all US territories. We've been to the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam. I got detained in Guam in the Northern. At the Naval base. That sounds scary. It was pretty, it was pretty scary. They took me inside the base and everything. So are you allowed to film in the base?
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Chapter 2: What are some notable encounters during audits?
that we as far as a police officer no but I know for a fact that one police officer did change jobs she went and started working I guess somewhere else Because of how much attention it got from, yeah. And, you know, some people, it also, a lot of people, I don't know, they just don't understand about our rights here in America. But a lot of people say, oh, well, you were wrong, Enrique.
You were wrong. I'm like, at what point? Hmm. Any reasonable person that sees any of the videos that we go and do knows that, oh, well, you're not identifying yourself. You're not telling anybody. I can't say any bad words, right? You can. We'll just censor it.
Yeah, that's an asshole move. Well, sorry. I'm here to do an audit. So I can't tell you why I'm here or who I am because it defeats the whole purpose of an audit. I'm like the mystery shopper. Yeah. It's like when those restaurant auditors announced they're coming beforehand. So they clean up the kitchen and everything.
Correct. Yeah. And, you know, we've been doing this. There's other people that are also doing these videos on the internet. But us in Auditing America, we... We're pretty much the only ones that have gone face-to-face with Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Mike Bloomberg, Donald Trump, seven or eight different governors in the United States.
We've sat down with the governor of the Northern Mariana Islands speaking about freedom and the First Amendment. And we like... We like to everybody know, we like, we would like for everyone to know that the mainstream news is, they're not just, they're not the, they're not the only press. You know, we are all the same. We are all the same here. We're all exercising the same right.
just because they have a gazillion dollars and a huge building and, and doesn't give them, you know, doesn't make them or anybody more legit. I encourage everybody to do their own research. Uh, criticize the government in a positive way, in a bad way, however you want, but you have to check up on them, even if it is once a year, everybody.
Take one day, everybody, this year, and go and check up on your government. You don't have to film. You can do it secretly. You can go with your wife or with your husband and conduct business personally, something that you would probably do at home now because a lot of these services are provided through the Internet. Well, these buildings are still there for a reason.
There's still employees there for a reason. And a lot of the times when people go to in person to conduct these business, they kind of want to push them out. Yeah. And tell them, hey, well, just do it online. Well, do it online. Well, we're here now. You know? Yeah.
So. These people are ready to serve you. You guys are paying taxes that, you know, we're waiting for these taxes to make a big difference in our community. And we see all these billions and billions of dollars being spent and a lot of things that we would love to see never really happen. And it's just a matter of checking up on where your taxes are going.
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Chapter 3: How do First Amendment auditors handle confrontations?
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The squirrel guy. Yeah, he just came on. Yeah, yeah. He would have maybe a possible different outcome if he was recording everything. They probably wouldn't have let him, to be honest.
He's allowed to. He's allowed to. And that's where it goes. People don't know that they're allowed to. They feel that if a police officer tells you, step back or go away or turn your phone off, you're not allowed to record. You can't. You just have to maintain a distance, you said earlier, right? It depends.
Like for me, when I go cop watching and I'm doing these watches in front of police cars, I keep like 10, 15 feet. It's been taken to court already. The judge said, yeah, there's no specific... But 10, 15 is good.
And anybody that wants to go out and do these videos, by all means, you know, do them, but be safe. You know, there's officers. This is not a joke. You know, there's officers out there dealing with criminals as well. We never know that if one of these cop watching videos that we're doing, it's a guy that's wanted for murder. He's willing to do whatever it takes to get out of there. It's dangerous.
Keep your distance. Absolutely. Stay safe and continue sharing the word for the Constitution and freedom and the First Amendment. Love it. Thanks for coming on, guys. We'll link both of your channels as well. Thank you. Thanks for having us, brother. Yup.
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