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The Constitution: For Those Who Tire Along the Way

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posted on Jun, 3 2011 @ 02:44 PM
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It may not be of great form to post something without much observation or comment on an article or blog, but that is essentially what I am about to do. Nonetheless, this is perhaps one of the most encouraging and comforting blog posts I've read in awhile and it is great that it is coming from a well read, alternative media site, Zero Hedge.

There are many here that address these issues through posts and many more that feel an inner reaction develop when they see and read about the Fascist/Totalitarian state that we (the U.S. and the world at large) is experiencing. We know its not right and we know it what the peoples before us in all nations have fought to establish and declare, which is a honest republic, with sovereignty for all.

So, for all those who continue to push the topic through posts and shared concern, if you tire, understand that the world is getting it. It is being discussed in more popular blog posts such as Zero Hedge and supported by people like us that do it for the sake of ourselves, our families and frankly, so other people have the right not to do anything at all. Nonetheless, congratulations to those and to ZH.

I will share a few excerpts, however, travel over to the blog and read the post for yourself.

An Agent Of The King In Every Home



The Magna Carta of 1215, which King John was essentially forced to support, established a foundation for civil liberties which would then be fought over for the next several centuries. Beginning in 1627, and the ‘Petition of Right’ in Britain, common citizens began demanding a separation between military and civilian life, as well as the dismantling of standing armies which at that time were being used by the corrupt oligarchy as a means to subdue the populace. The aristocracy called it “royal prerogative”. The masses called it tyranny. However, as we all know, such breaks in the suffocation of despotism are few and fleeting. Fractures in the Petition of Right were frequent, and the aptitude of government to make war (even when there is no call for war) became the common excuse for the rulership to degrade civilian legal protections and hurtle them back into the dark ages, where property is a novelty that the authorities violate at their leisure.

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The purpose of these actions by governments is to assert their control over a population. THAT – IS – ALL. Rationalizations are always made; usually in the name of “protecting the public from harm”, but the real name of the game is imperialism, and fear. When the establishment violates the line of citizen privacy, and gives its agents the legal free reign to enter your home at will, the message they are trying to send is: “Your property is our property. Your life is our business. The law does not protect you. The law is our weapon.” In other words: Resistance is futile.

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I see where this is heading, and the destination is grim, but don’t take my word for it, just simply look at what is happening around you. The divide between law enforcement and the citizenry is growing. With the Department of Homeland Security now actively placing local police and sheriff’s departments in military training regiments, in military style gear, and even arming them with tanks and heavy machine guns (yes, tanks and .50 cal machine guns), it is becoming much harder to qualify local law enforcement as a civilian entity, rather than just another extension of the Department of Defense:

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John T. Williams, 50, and nearly deaf in one ear, was shot by Seattle police for whittling a piece of wood while walking across the street. Officer Ian Birk exited his vehicle, claiming Williams was “acting strangely”, yelled at him to drop the knife, then giving him less than ten seconds to comply, fired several rounds from his weapon, killing the man. The officer later claimed that Williams walked towards him in a menacing fashion. Witnesses argued to the contrary. Note that Birk had already drawn his firearm as he exited the vehicle. Also note that Birk did not identify himself as a police officer as is required by law. Williams’ knife was also found folded shut by responding officers to the scene. Birk resigned due to public pressure, but was not charged with a crime:


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Constitutional values cannot defend themselves. They require the people to stand firm, and to never yield. Americans today have yielded far too much already, and at some point very soon, we’re going to have to make the hard choice on what is more important; our general safety and personal comfort, or our freedoms and the freedoms of future generations. Like the American Colonials, we have a system that does not serve our best interests, but the interests of an elite few. We are quickly losing our ability to dictate the terms of our own society, and our own destinies. Sadly, we are not yet presenting the determination that the colonials held in the face of this danger. Today, we are a nation mourning its own demise before it has even occurred. We have turned to reluctant compliance and submission. We are, frankly, whiny and pathetic.

This does not have to be.


The article is much longer than that, but well worth the read and sharing with your family members and friends.

Peace

edit on 3-6-2011 by alyoshablue because: (no reason given)



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