Time: Sat Apr 19 20:26:14 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA24156; Sat, 19 Apr 1997 16:49:45 -0700 (MST) by usr07.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id QAA26656; Sat, 19 Apr 1997 16:49:34 -0700 (MST) Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 20:24:32 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: SNET: OUR NATION HAS BEEN WOUNDED! (fwd) >Organization: The Center for Exposing Corruption in the Federal Government >To: snetnews@world.std.com >Subject: SNET: OUR NATION HAS BEEN WOUNDED! > > >-> SearchNet's SNETNEWS Mailing List > >Peter L. Sroufe wrote: >> >> -- >> ======================================================= >> Never Forget: Kent State 4, Ruby Ridge 2 plus dog, >> WACO 82, including 2 unborn babies. >> ======================================================= >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- > >> INSTRUCTIONS TO recipients: The following article presents the essence >> of "where we are today". I urge all readers to carefully >> digest what Mr. Reese has to offer. If you're in substantial >> agreement with his views of our present predicament, then I >> urge you to mount your horse (computer), as did >> Paul Revere, and spread the word. It is absolutely essential >> that all you take the time to distribute this article to >> every e-mail address in your Address Book. By doing this, it >> is my opinion, you will be making a major contribution to the >> education of those who are wondering, "What the Hell Happened >> to Our Great Nation". It is our duty to protect the >> Constitution, which contains "our" Bill of Rights. Without >> the Constitution we no longer have a Nation. We must fight >> for it's preservation and let the thugs in the federal >> government and controlling interests of the Eastern Seaboard >> know that we mean to reverse the current trend toward loosing >> our Rights forever. Also print copies and distribute them >> freely to your friends in the workplace, in houses of worship, >> and to members of organizations to which you belong. >> Warm regards, Peter >> > >> > VIEWPOINT of Charley Reese in the Current Edition of >> > the "Middle American News"- >> > >> > We Must Protect the Constitution Because it Protects our Rights! >> > >> > I have a hunch that sometime in the near future a lot of Americans are >> > going to get shocked out of their complacency. >> > >> > I have a hunch that more and more Americans are going to face a question >> > none of us would like to face. >> > >> > The question is: What do you do when you discover your own government >> > no longer reflects or respects your values and deepest beliefs? >> > >> > It's not a fun question. One of the more unpleasant experiences a >> > human can have is to find himself in opposition to something as >> > powerful and as ruthless as a government. >> > >> > Americans have been spared this unpleasantness for the past 137 years. >> > >> > In this century most Americans have happily rocked along more or less >> > in synchronization with the government. >> > >> > Policy and partisan differences are just the give-and-take of living in >> > a democratic society. Sometimes your ideas prevail, and sometimes they >> > don't. Sometimes your favorite party wins, and sometimes the other >> > guy's favorite party wins. >> > >> > These kinds of differences are not a cause for concern. They can be >> > resolved by persistent work in the democratic process. Compromise on >> > policies is always possible as long as all differences remain under the >> > umbrella of the Constitution and all sides are loyal to the >> > Constitution. >> > >> > That's the key to our country. >> > >> > The Constitution sets the boundaries. As long as we all stay within >> > those boundaries, then we can live with our differences. >> > >> > BUT suppose one day we find ourselves face to face with a government >> > that has effectively discarded those constitutional bounds? >> > >> > Suppose the day comes when the government no longer respects the >> > Bill of Rights and begins to >> > deny free speech, >> > interfere in religion, >> > confiscate private firearms, >> > confiscate property without compensation or public purpose, >> > deny people due process, and >> > pass ex post facto laws (making something retroactively >> > illegal). >> > >> > Suppose the day comes when the government >> > >> > will search people and their homes without a warrant and >> > convict them of crimes on the basis of hearsay testimony, >> > >> > denies people the right to trial by a jury of their peers, and >> > >> > criminalizes speech of which it doesn't approve. >> > >> > Well, folks, that's when we as a people and the government have a >> > serious disagreement. >> > >> > That's when we discover that all the easy choices and easy solutions >> > have been squandered and are no longer options. >> > >> > I am emphatically not saying that we are at that point now, but I am >> > saying that there are several dangerous trends in the direction of >> > effectively scrapping the Constitution. >> > >> > Under the guise of protecting the environment, some people are having >> > their land taken without compensation. Many serious charges, such as >> > being accused of racial bias, and handled by governmental >> > administrative processes. The jury process is being threatened by the >> > practice of moving trials away from the scene of the crime and picking >> > the dumbest, most ignorant jurors available. >> > >> > The Constitution is being eroded by judges who assert that it means >> > whatever they want it to mean without regard for either the text of the >> > historical record. Under the guise of combating prejudice, some forms >> > of speech are being criminalized. >> > >> > Speech - even wrong, obnoxious speech - should never be criminalized. >> > Slander and libel laws are more that sufficient to protect >> > individuals. If you allow the government, however, to make it a >> > felony to say something of which it doesn't approve, then you have >> > effectively killed the First Amendment and fatally wounded a free >> > society. >> > >> > Whatever else we are, whatever other beliefs we may have, we must all >> > be civil libertarians who fiercely defend the Constitution. >> > >> > That's the bond that holds us together as nation. >> > >> > Once broken, the nation is broken. >> >> -- >> ======================================================= >> Never Forget: Kent State 4, Ruby Ridge 2 plus dog, >> WACO 82, including 2 unborn babies. >> ======================================================= > >-- >======================================================= >Never Forget: Kent State 4, Ruby Ridge 2 plus dog, > WACO 82, including 2 unborn babies. >======================================================= > >-> Send "subscribe snetnews " to majordomo@world.std.com >-> Posted by: "Peter L. Sroufe" <psroufe@ibm.net> > > ======================================================================== Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S. : Counselor at Law, federal witness email: [address in tool bar] : Eudora Pro 3.0.1 on Intel 586 CPU web site: http://www.supremelaw.com : library & law school registration ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this ========================================================================
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