tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post5438142497479787275..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: It's Not Just the NDAA - It's Happening NowSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-79915627797887902042011-12-16T18:45:47.235-05:002011-12-16T18:45:47.235-05:00Here is what needs to happen"
--Post in publ...Here is what needs to happen"<br /><br />--Post in public places--<br />Whereas, on the 14th of December, 2011, the House of Representatives of these United States voted in favor of indefinite military detention, without charges, of any American, anywhere, anytime, without due process of law, at the discretion of the government alone;<br /><br />Whereas, on the 15th of December, 2011, the Senate of these United States voted in favor of the same bill;<br /><br />Whereas, the proscription against the use of military force to police the populous has been an essential feature of American civic life and civic liberty since the arrival of our civilization upon this continent;<br /><br />Whereas, the wanton violation of this proscription was one of the chief causes of the separation of the American peoples from their government in Great Britain;<br /><br />Whereas, the Constitution so chartering the government of these United States does not grant this power;<br /><br />Whereas, the Constitution forbids the addition of any power not enumerated to the general government;<br /><br />Whereas, the use of such draconian measures has been an essential feature of the enforcement of tyranny by totalitarian governments of the 20th century, including, but not limited to, the Nationalist-Socialist government of Germany, the fascist government of Italy, the government of the United Soviet Socialist Republics, and the government of Vietnam;<br /><br />Whereas, the use of such draconian measures is carefully calculated to quash all political dissent amongst a captive people;<br /><br />Whereas, the codification of such draconian measures effectively nullifies all civil liberties the people may hope to hold;<br /><br />Whereas, the codification of such draconian measures are the last act in the quest to hold a people captive to the rapacious will of their government without recourse;<br /><br />And whereas, the codification of such draconian measures is an act of war against the populous at large;<br /><br />Therefore, be it declared that a STATE OF WAR formally exists between the Government of these United States and the People of these United States. <br /><br />We, the People of these United States, declare any and all attempts to enforce the provisions of HR 1540 to be unlawful, void, and of no force.<br /><br />We, declare ALL WHO voted in favor of HR 1540, and ALL WHO attempt to enforce HR 1540 to be traitors to these United States, punishable under law.<br /><br />We, SHALL DISOBEY, APPREHEND, OR RESIST WITH DEADLY FORCE, in our discretion, any person who attempts to enforce the provisions of HR 1540.<br /><br />We, SHALL NOT aggress against any employee of any American government who shall not attempt to enforce or aid and abet the enforcement of HR 1540, they being as trapped as the rest of the populous.<br /><br />Such STATE OF WAR shall continue until HR 1540 is stricken from the code of law, and all who had hand in HR 1540 are brought to justice under due process of law.<br /><br />Signed and witnessed by we, the individual citizens of these United States, below:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-71084343950913994222011-12-14T20:23:47.612-05:002011-12-14T20:23:47.612-05:00Excellent points, both of you. I understand your ...Excellent points, both of you. I understand your point, Reg; Mrs. Graybeard and I are pretty close to the same agreement. Seremzh, some of those things you mention have been topics here before. <br /><br />When this first came up a few weeks ago, GardenSERF said that it was no worse than other laws going around up there, and I've heard sitting senators say the problem isn't this bill, it's that this bill hardly changes existing law at all.SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-74077556872424123192011-12-14T16:19:53.239-05:002011-12-14T16:19:53.239-05:00It is not only happening now but has happened befo...It is not only happening now but has happened before. The Bonus Army, the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, the Watts Riots, the Civil Rights era, Waco, Hurricane Katrina.<br /><br />Too many conservatives think the military is some kind of benevolent Pretorian Guard. One needs only to look at the Milgram Experiment to see that good people can and do follow even the most horrid orders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-54393075825479326862011-12-14T12:24:05.298-05:002011-12-14T12:24:05.298-05:00And, the scum used the man's wife as a shield....And, the scum used the man's wife as a shield. The only thing lower than that is shooting the man's wife, like Lon Horiuchi did to Vicky Weaver.<br /><br />Yes, it is already happening. We have a government out of control operating a police state, on the Federal, state, _and_ local levels. Nonetheless, we still need to resist such incursions as the NDAA, or we send the message that we are perfectly happy with our chains. I know that is not what you are advocating, SG, I'm "just sayin' ".<br /><br />We have gotten to where we are terrorists because they say so - most notably now, simply because we protest (DOD definition of "low-level terrorism"). <br /><br />My wife has directed me not to hesitate, if ever faced with a similar scenario. Of course, we are older, with no children involved. I am not faulting Anderson or his friend. But it has to stop somewhere, even if stopping it requires some futile gestures first.RegTnoreply@blogger.com