Fight.

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

--US. Const. Art. VI

Let's just understand one simple thing: NO ONE has the lawful authority to pass any law, rule or regulation that contravenes or contradicts the Constitution of the United States.
The Constitution is THE SUPREME LAW and over-rules or supercedes any other law.
Period.

The NDAA does NOT nullify the Bill of Rights.
Quite the contrary, the Constitution renders the NDAA null and void from its inception.
Likewise the "Patriot Act" and a host of other disgraceful pieces of "legislation."
Congress doesn't have the authority to over-rules the Constitution.
These acts may have the color of law, but they are not, in fact, legally binding on anyone.

There is a difference between having the lawful authority to do something, and simply having the power to do something by force.

A mugger has the power by the threat of force to make you give up your wallet. That doesn't mean he has the lawful authority to take it.

A rapist may exert power over you by the threat of force and make you surrender your body. That doesn't give him the lawful authority to do it.

A murderer may have the power to kill you, but that doesn't give him the lawful authority to do so.


You have the natural and legal right to protect yourself, to resist unlawful actions even if you have to use lethal force to do it.
The law doesn't require you to meekly render your money, your body or your life to any thug who demands it.

Why should you"non-violently" (that is to say "passively") cooperate with any criminal who assaults you when you have the means to resist?

It's a simple equation:
Cooperate with a mugger, and you get mugged.
Cooperate with a rapist and you get raped.
Cooperate with a murderer and you get murdered.
Cooperate with an oppressor.....

Do the math.


sj

Wash-tey.

For Those Who Have Forgotten

This is what freedom feels like.


sj

What if....?

A Myth is as Good as a Mile

To say that I own a lot of books is like saying there’s a lot of sand in the Sahara.

Most of my furniture is books. The good furniture, anyway.

On my shelves reside old friends: Captain Blood, Scaramouche, Ivanhoe, Crazy Horse – books I first read as a child. Other, for me, keystone works such as The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness (Eric Fromm), Without Conscience (Robert Hare) and Lame Deer: A Seeker of Visions (Doug Boyd).

Every once in a long,while, I come across a book that I find so compelling that I all but literally can’t put it down, and afterward feel a moral imperative to share it with others.

The Vegetarian Myth, by Lierre Keith, is such a book.

For anyone interested in social justice, the environment or their own health, Ms. Keith’s book is a must-read. As a one-time vegetarian, myself, I found her reflections particularly poignant.

This is an informationally dense book, extensively referenced, and the case against vegetarianism that Ms. Keith presents is as rational and logical a presentation as you will find on any subject. Not only does she refute the false moral, political and nutritional premises that are the well-meaning foundation of vegetarianism, but she does so with tremendous compassion. She understands tem from her own experience, from her own heart.

She also connects some very disturbing dots. Why, for example, are the same handful of corporations who are the biggest war profiteers, also the corporations profiteering from manipulation of your food supply?

But more, Ms. Keith’s voice is both unique and eloquent. Her gallows-humor asides are filled with heart-rending irony. And she pulls no punches just to be “polite.” She is honest and direct, saying what she means and meaning just what she says – something as rare as hens teeth.

If you eat, or love anyone who eats, or if you live on this earth or love anyone who does, you owe it to yourself to read The Vegetarian Myth.

sj

For More:

http://lierrekeith.com

Stand Up for Liberty

I know our schools aren’t what they could be, but god’s teeth, can’t anybody freaking READ anymore. The Enemy Expatriation Act, proposes to strip “citizenship rights” from suspected terrorists and those who fart during the playing of the national anthem, thus making it okey-dokey to deprive such villains of due process – charges, trial by jury, defense counsel, etc, etc.

The thing of it is, that’s a complete legal fiction.

Or, as my dad would say, it’s pure bullshit.

Civil liberties are NOT the exclusive birthright of citizens.

For those of you who haven’t read the Constitution lately – or, if you’re a member of Congress, ever – here’s a convenient copy of the Bill of Rights.

I’ve added some emphasis to elucidate the point.

Nota bene that in the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the Constitution) the word “citizen” does not appear. Enumerated rights belong to “the people” or to a “person,” but nowhere does it suggest these rights belong to citizens and citizens alone.

It’s not as if the framers used the word “person” when they meant “citizen.”

Article II Sect 1 says: No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

When they meant “citizen,” they said “citizen.”

The 11^th Amendment uses the term “citizen”

So does the 14^th Amendment, which defines who is a “citizen.” It also confirms that civil liberties belong to all “persons,” not just to “citizens.”

You have to get to the 15^th Amendment before you come to any “right” that is reserved to “citizens” alone: the right to vote.

So here’s the scam: divide and conquer.

First convince you that only “citizens” have Constitutional rights. Then, take away your citizenship and --presto! – there go your “rights.”

The thing is, THERE IS NO PROVISION IN THE CONSTITUTION THAT GRANTS TO CONGRESS OR TO ANYONE ELSE THE POWER TO STRIP YOU OF YOUR CITIZENSHIP.

And even if it did, the only right reserved to citizens is the right to vote.

All other rights belong to every “person” living in the United States, whether citizen or not.

sj

“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” -Thucydides

The BILL OF RIGHTS and Other Delights

1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

2. A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

3. No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

4. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

5. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.

6. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

7. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

8. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

10. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

11. The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.

14. Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

15. Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

The "Good Guys" Don't Torture Anyone

Not anyone.
And they don't kidnap people, "detain" them indefinitely without charges or trial.
And they don't.....
The list is too long.
No point anymore in pretending that we're the "good guys."

sj