The question we should all be asking is by what legitimate authority is government dispersing our tax dollars to illegal immigrants, other countries, etc?
The answer is, none. Therefore, we should have cause to go after those "representatives" that are ignoring the constitution, and stealing our money.
They should just decriminalize all drugs. There are already laws covering the consequences of actions that cause injury or death to others, or damage the property of others.
Decriminalization is liberty. Why have limits on possession? It doesn't hurt me if someone has 3 ounces or even 3 tons. My point is, you either have true liberty, or you don't.
By what legitimate authority were they targeting Randy Weaver to begin with?
How many laws are repugnant to the Constitution? A lot of them. Unfair trials are caused by judges who forget the Constitution, and substitute their own beliefs or will, rather than putting the rights of the accused first.
I have attended many trials that were unfair to some degree. But some were so unfair that in the days of our founders, the judge and prosecutor would have been hung from the gallows.
No Branch of our Federal Government has any legitimate power to grant any person or entity full immunity for any act that violates the individual natural rights of Americans. To deny this would be to affirm that the deputy (agent) is greater than his principal; that the servant is above the master; that the representatives of the people are superior to the people; that men, acting by virtue of powers may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid. It is not to be supposed that the Constitution could intend to enable the representatives of the people to substitute their will to that of their constituents. A Constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by judges as fundamental law. If there should happen to be a irreconcilable variance between the two, the Constitution is to be preferred to the statute.
"Any single man must judge for himself whether circumstances warrant obedience or resistance to the commands of the civil magistrate; we are all qualified, entitled, and morally obliged to evaluate the conduct of our rulers. This political judgment, moreover, is not simply or primarily a right, but like self-preservation, a duty to God. As such it is a judgment that men cannot part with according to the God of Nature. It is the first and foremost of our inalienable rights without which we can preserve no other." - Quote by: John Locke (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. Considered the ideological progenitor of the American Revolution and who, by far, was the most often non-biblical writer quoted by the Founding Fathers of the USA.
"No legislative act contrary to the Constitution can be valid. To deny this would be to affirm that the deputy (agent) is greater than his principal; that the servant is above the master; that the representatives of the people are superior to the people; that men, acting by virtue of powers may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid. It is not to be supposed that the Constitution could intend to enable the representatives of the people to substitute their will to that of their constituents. A Constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by judges as fundamental law. If there should happen to be a irreconcilable variance between the two, the Constitution is to be preferred to the statute." - Quote by: Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) American statesman, Secretary of the Treasury Source: Federalist Papers #78, See also Warning v. The Mayor of Savannah, 60 Georgia, P.93; First Trust Co. v. Smith, 277 SW 762, Marbury v. Madison, 2 L Ed 60; and Am.Juris. 2d Constitutional Law, section 177-178)
“Our legislators are not sufficiently apprized of the rightful limits of their power; that their true office is to declare and enforce only our natural rights and duties, and to take none of them from us. No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another; and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him; every man is under the natural duty of contributing to the necessities of the society; and this is all the laws should enforce on him; and, no man having a natural right to be the judge between himself and another, it is his natural duty to submit to the umpirage of an impartial third. When the laws have declared and enforced all this, they have fulfilled their functions, and the idea is quite unfounded, that on entering into society we give up any natural right.” ~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President Letter to Francis W. Gilmer (27 June 1816); The Writings of Thomas Jefferson edited by Ford, vol. 10, p. 32.
“But, sir, the people themselves have it in their power effectually to resist usurpation, without being driven to an appeal of arms. An act of usurpation is not obligatory; it is not law; and any man may be justified in his resistance. Let him be considered as a criminal by the general government, yet only his fellow-citizens can convict him; they are his jury, and if they pronounce him innocent, not all the powers of Congress can hurt him; and innocent they certainly will pronounce him, if the supposed law he resisted was an act of usurpation.” ~ Theophilus Parsons (1750-1813) in the Massachusetts Convention on the ratification of the Constitution, January 23, 1788, in Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, Jonathan Elliot, ed., v.2 p.94 (Philadelphia, 1836)
“On every question of construction [of the Constitution] let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or intended against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed.” ~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President to Justice William Johnson, 1823, The Complete Jefferson, p. 322
“The constitutions of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed; that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property and freedom of the press.” ~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President
“The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts as are only injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” ~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President
“The error seems not sufficiently eradicated, that the operations of the mind, as well as the acts of the body, are subject to the coercion of the laws. But our rulers can have authority over such natural rights only as we have submitted to them. The rights of conscience we never submitted, we could not submit. We are answerable for them to our God. The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. ... Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now. Thus in France the emetic was once forbidden as a medicine, and the potatoe as an article of food.” ~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President
"No one is bound to obey an unconstitutional law, and no courts are bound to enforce it." - Quote by: American Jurisprudence, 2nd Edition Source: 16 Am Jur 2d, Sec 177, late 2d, Sec 256
"All laws which are repugnant to the Constitution are null and void." - Quote by: Marbury vs. Madison Source: 5 US (2 Cranch) 137, 174, 176 (1803)
“If every person has the right to defend -- even by force -- his person, his liberty, and his property, then it follows that a group of men have the right to organize and support a common force to protect these rights constantly. Thus the principle of collective right -- its reason for existing, its lawfulness -- is based on individual right. And the common force that protects this collective right cannot logically have any other purpose or any other mission than that for which it acts as a substitute. Thus, since an individual cannot lawfully use force against the person, liberty, or property of another individual, then the common force -- for the same reason -- cannot lawfully be used to destroy the person, liberty, or property of individuals or groups.” ~ Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850) [Claude Frederic Bastiat] French economist, statesman, and author. He did most of his writing during the years just before -- and immediately following -- the French Revolution of February 1848 "The Law" by Frederic Bastiat (1848)
Had government not gotten rid of any militia's, I am sure Texas would have called upon them.
What you fail to mention is that the Colonists had already tried to use every single avenue to redress their grievances and were ignored on every single one by the Kings men.
By the time of the Boston Tea Party, the abuses of the colonists by the British were beyond excessive, and spurred the actions taken by the rebels that day.
Ted Kaczynski is not really an example of someone using their right to self-defense against government. Randy Weaver is, though. The Branch Davidians would be another good example. There are too many others to list, but they are out there.
I watched a close relative get railroaded in Federal Court for challenging the IRS. I watched him forced to be tried without an attorney, the judge manipulating the jury, preventing him from entering any evidence in his defense, and creating the most unfair trial I have ever witnessed, until the current ones President Trump has been a victim of. So I know first hand that the courts have no justice for anyone that stands up to tyranny.
Our Rights are conferred upon us by our Creator, and are unalienable. All the Bill of Rights does is call out a few specific rights to remind those in government service they are forbidden to infringe upon them. Although only a few of our rights are specifically mentioned, the fact is government is forbidden to infringe on any of our preexisting rights.
The 2nd Amendment is not for us, it is meant as a reminder for government that they are forbidden to infringe upon the right to bear arms in any way, shape, or form. Our right to self-defense applies to all threats to our lives, property, happiness, rights, liberty, etc., from all who pose a threat, including tyrannical government.
So, yes, the right to self-defense is the way to protect all of our rights and property from rogue government actions.
Today, people have been conditioned to quote the 2nd amendment, but never actually enforce it upon out of control government. Those who have, historically, have been vilified by the media and government, and most Americans blindly call those who exercise their right to defend against government tyranny whackos, crazy, and support government in imprisoning these people, or killing them.
So government has effectively infringed on our rights on a regular basis for decades because of that. They put the fear of government into the people, instead of the fear of people into the government.
There is no issue deploying the military to our borders to enforce them. The problem will be deploying our military internally to be used against American citizens.
There will need to be tight coordination and clear mission parameters if the military is used internally to deal with foreign invaders already entrenched internally.
American citizens have the right to vote. No one else does, period. That is common law, and basic common sense.
If you remember the original Batman movie in 1989, it foreshadowed todays reality with many common products, by themselves, being fine, but certain combinations were deadly.
I believe we are seeing it come to life in this day and age.
Why can we, regular Americans, start our own grassroots PAC to formally question the results of the election if they appear to be suspect? We, The People, have that power and that right. Screw Obama and his anti-American PAC.
Both should be eliminated. They are socialist programs, and not constitutional.
The Constitution does not grant government the ability to suspend elections, enact Marshal Law, or suspend the Habeous Corpus.
“Emergency does not create power. Emergency does not increase granted power or remove or diminish the restrictions imposed upon power granted or reserved. The Constitution was adopted in a period of grave emergency. Its grants of power to the federal government and its limitations of the power of the States were determined in the light of emergency, and they are not altered by emergency.” ~ Justice Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Home Building & Loan Assn v. Blairsdell, 1934
It is conceivable that after importing armies of our enemies and armies of criminals that they have a plan to take over large swathes of land and even entire communities, towns, or cities. It is the ultimate form of warfare, taking over from within. It could only happen by enemies enabling this to happen, from within.
It is conceivable that after importing armies of our enemies and armies of criminals that they have a plan to take over large swathes of land and even entire communities, towns, or cities. It is the ultimate form of warfare, taking over from within. It could only happen by enemies enabling this to happen, from within.
It is conceivable that after importing armies of our enemies and armies of criminals that they have a plan to take over large swathes of land and even entire communities, towns, or cities. It is the ultimate form of warfare, taking over from within. It could only happen by enemies enabling this to happen, from within.
It is conceivable that after importing armies of our enemies and armies of criminals that they have a plan to take over large swathes of land and even entire communities, towns, or cities. It is the ultimate form of warfare, taking over from within. It could only happen by enemies enabling this to happen, from within.
Well, in cases like that, capital punishment fits the crime of stealing the liberty and lives of those she had a duty to insure a fair trial.
If true, he committed a felony. Anyone who approved these folks to take a government position committed a felony.
By what authority does the communist regime occupying the WH have to seize anything from foreign sovereign countries?
By what authority does the communist regime occupying the WH have to seize anything from foreign sovereign counties?
By what authority does the communist regime occupying the WH have to seize anything from foreign sovereign counties?
Communism, Socialism, Fascism, Sharia Law, etc. are all abhorrent to anyone who understands the U.S. Constitution. They are in no way compatible, and in all ways at odds with it.
By allowing the communists to gain the WH illegally, we have given them the ability to attack the very foundation of our Republic as they work to overthrow those sacred principles, and topple our Republic for good.
I pray to see 1,000,000+ Patriotic, Constitution loving, God-fearing Americans march on the U.S. Capital to show we are done, and shutting them down for good.
It will not happen since they have done such a good job of dividing us and putting the fear of government into the vast majority.
Maybe it will be the White Hat's, but they have not acted so far, and a legitimate election was stolen right in front of them.
I hope Trump wins, like he did last time, but this time we do not allow a steal.
They were born with the same rights the rest of us were born with. The 2nd Amendment doesn't give us the right to bear arms, either.
The difference is that the U.S. Constitution is a protection for the preexisting rights of Americans, and not those here illegally. Federal Government has been granted certain limited powers to protect our borders, and Americans from foreign criminals illegally crossing our borders.
There should be no plea deals. Make this crime a capital offense and let the chips fall where they fall.