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America's Sheriff Mack, taking a stand for the Constitution and for us.
Melinda Pillsbury-foster Date: 10-03-2007 Subject: Constitution There is no greater need in America
today than the need to get the Federal government out of our lives.
That is the opinion expressed by individuals across the political
spectrum. America's Constitution laid out a
limited role for the Federal government. That role was clearly
defined; nearly all of the functions for government staying either
with the states or the people; instead of respecting the limited
scope of the duties assigned Federal government has ignored every
barrier intended to protect Americans from the assault of misapplied
authority. Those acting under orders from
Congress, the President, or any other authority should take note;
under the mandate of the Constitution you are guilty of treason.
They shoot traitors. The question is not if, but when. Just because those now abusing power
are not now charged does not mean they can evade accountability. That
accounting will, inevitably, come. The precedents are how firmly loaded
and locked. Americans are patient. During the period leading up to
the Revolution there was a long period when the colonists asked for
redress. Then they stopped asking, establishing a new theory of
government from the idea wherein the sovereignty was directly in the
people. That theory was immortalized in the Declaration of
Independence. “We
hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness. " That to secure these rights, Governments are
instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of
the governed, "“ The Constitution is merely the tool
adopted to carry out that mission, covered in the subsequent
paragraph. “That
whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it
is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to
institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles
and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most
likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” The
government of the Constitution is the plumbers helper the Founders
chose. It of itself has no rights and can be changed at will.
Despite the manipulations on the part of all branches of the hired
help, Congress, Executive, and the Supreme Court, the mission
statement remains the foundation on which the rights of individuals
stand. America is not its government; America is the people who
decide what they will use to organize their communities. Government
is just that plumbers helper we use to keep the lines flowing
smoothly. Attempts
on the part of those now in power to create the appearance of a
continued mandate through stolen elections, lies, and fraud are all
actionable offenses covered under Title XI. Those involved have no
place to hide when accountability is exacted. The
logic of events now unfolding will take us to America's own Nuremberg
Trials; those considering whether or not to cooperate with the
treasonous agenda now in motion need to confront that reality. Americans,
right and left, are now moving towards a consensus on taking
governance back to the most local level. Formerly big government
leftists are reregistering Republican to support Ron Paul, the only
presidential candidate whose record is consistent regarding the
Constitution. Other campaigns, largely funded and promoted through
corporate interests gauge only their popularity with the corporations
in control. Paul
promises nothing but to get the Federal government out of the lives
of Americans and Americans are listening and working to get him the
Republican nomination. The
Paul campaign, divided into the formal, reporting Headquarters
located in Arlington, Virginia and the fluid, volunteer driven,
decentralized campaign that is redefining the tools provided by the
Internet, represent a revolution themselves. The formal organization
is largely ineffective, according to activists across the country.
The power and weight of the Paul Campaign comes from the people, most
of them focused on the issue of the Constitution. Because
of the media blackout and the lack of means for assessing the
grassroots factors the real size of the campaign is mostly unreported
and overlooked. Those involved, who see it on the ground estimate
its size to be four times as large as indicated by conventional means
of measuring effectiveness. Therefore,
the amount associated for the third quarter, in this week, should not
be the $5,100,000.00
raised but $20,000,000.00. In that third quarter the money raised
came from 127,000individuals.
That is monumental. All signs point to a massive movement
coming into existence, involving factions and factors that are all
but invisible to those in power. Over the last months the
cooperation and communications between those diverse factions has
increased. When
historians write the history of this time the continuing oblivion of
those in power will strike the reader. Taking governance back to the local
level involves several related steps. Understanding the role of
those legally empowered to act on behalf of the people is just one of
those steps. Other factors include alternative energy, rejection of
the role of Federal power, the swelling peace movement, and the call
from Evangelical Christians for no support of the mainstream
candidates, a strong indicator of sentiment in the group that was
once the mainstay of the present regime. The trends are
unmistakable. The Sheriff in each county can order
the Federal government out. In each county the Constitutional power
is placed in the hands of those elected to exercise those powers on
behalf of the citizens. The chief law enforcement officer in each
county is therefore the Sheriff. What is clearly laid out is the chain
of authority. The broad strokes of the future are therefore
determined. The questions here are all details, essential, but just
details. Agents attempting to enforce Federal
laws, statutes, or regulatory mandates over the objections of the
county sheriff are acting in violation of the Constitution. The relationship of the Federal
government with counties was determined by the Supreme Court in 1997
with the Mack - Printz Decision. That decision affirmed the
standing of the sheriff in a county to order Federal agents out when
the Sheriff deems federal law to be unconstitutional. The issue had arisen with the passage
of the federal Brady Gun Control Act. Attempts to assert Federal
control over local law enforcement failed, resulting in the Mack "
Printz Decision. Sheriff Jay Printz of Montana and Sheriff Richard
Mack of Arizona, refused to cooperate with the asserted power of
Federal law enforcement. That decision did not stop the Feds. Today
there are more laws that are Unconstitutional than those that stand
the test. Despite attempts at conversion of power from the states to
what is effectively a federalized serial monarchy, none of those
attempts are allowed by American principles or by the Constitution. When
Sheriff Jay Printz walked out of the meeting held in Helena, Montana,
having realized that he was being asked to violate the Constitution
no other Sheriff got up and followed him. People tend to be herd
animals; the herd stayed to be intimidated, deer caught in the
headlights of life. At a
sheriff's association meeting in Phoenix, Arizona Sheriff Richard
Mack was handed a documents from ATF to all of the sheriffs
assembled. Mack read the paper placed in his hands and noticed that
there were gross misstatements of even the Constitutionally
questionable bill that Congress had passed into law in 1993. What
Mack saw was the most intrusive bill in the history of the country.
Sheriffs were threatened with arrest if they refused to comply. “Who
ever knowingly fails to comply with these provisions is subject to a
year in jail and a $10,000 fine or both.” The phrase was burned
into his mind; he had announced on public radio that he would not
comply. Both
Printz and Mack sought injunctive relief. Attorney General Janet
Reno tried to back off, writing a memo saying this only applied to
gun store owners. The transcript tells another story. The
transcripts from Congress showed that it was the intention to arrest
local law enforcement. This is clear evident of collusion to commit
treason; a long term move to continue the conversion. Those who
voted and spoke for this in Congress are therefore guilty. As
subsequent moves to militarize local police and shift the nexus of
control to the Federal government continues through such measures as
LESO, more people in
the pay of government are making themselves vulnerable to justice,
delayed but inevitable. Today
Sheriff Mack is beginning a campaign to awaken in sheriffs across the
country the need to adhere to the Constitution. The
Nuremberg Trials were filled with flaws of procedure; the rights of
many were violated, some confessions were extracted by torture "
but the principle of accountability remains clear. Abuses should
never have been allowed. This time we need to make sure that the
record is clear on each individual charged. From the local cop who
tasers a student who asserts his right to ask questions to the CPS
who uses delegated authority to take a child from parents so that
child can be sold to others; From those at the state level who
cooperate; to those in Congress who take the lavish pay and benefits
in exchange for providing the means whereby Americans are to be
enslaved. All need to face the consequences of their actions. An
accounting is due and it will happen just like the stone dropped from
the top of the cliff eventually hits the bottom. The
confrontation is coming. And when the people take back their
government the Trials will follow. Now is the time for those
individuals who have placed themselves in service to tyranny to read
the Constitution, understand the truth and what the costs will be to
each of them. Hear
Sheriff Richard Mack talk about his campaign to explain the facts to
sheriffs and the citizens of counties across the country on the
Spiritual
Politician at BBSRadio.com this Friday at 4pm Pacific Time with
host, Melinda Pillsbury-Foster. |