From: roc-owner@xmission.com To: roc-digest@xmission.com Subject: roc Digest V2 #15 Reply-To: roc@xmission.com Errors-To: roc-owner@xmission.com Precedence: roc Digest Saturday, 29 June 1996 Volume 02 : Number 015 In this issue: Re: (fwd) FEMA MUST READ!!! RE: Respond to U.S. News RE: Libertarians Re: What's Wrong With This Picture? Re: Respond to U.S. News Re: (fwd) FEMA MUST READ!!! Chaplain Hill Article - LONG See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the roc or roc-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: righter@aros.net Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 01:55:26 -0600 Subject: Re: (fwd) FEMA MUST READ!!! >>This news is from the Resurrection News & Fax Network (RN&F) Sheila M. >>Reynolds, Cornville, AZ 86325 Phone (520) 634-9269 FAX 1486 BBS 0431 >> >>She writes: >> >>I just received a FAX from some very serious sovereign Americans in New >>Mexico - - if this does not prove, beyond the shadow of any doubt, that the >>Nazi scum bags are here - then you are too brain dead to know the truth. The >>FAX reads as follows: >> >>FEMA held a public EVACUATION orientation meeting here last night. A summary >>of that meeting is: >> >>1) In case of emergency of any type, which can be called by county >>commissioners or the Governor for a multitude of reasons, FEMA will be in >>charge of troops, national guard, state police, sheriff's deputies, et al., >>who will FORCE and escort ALL residents to "safety zones". >>2) You will given short notice to gather up your valuables to take with you. >>3) This is apply for trial evacuations (fire drills) as well. >>4) You will be required to leave your front door unlocked as you leave. >>5) These meetings are being held all over the Grant County this week. >>6) Come to Lake Roberts Thursday if you want to hear the pitch. FEMA will be >> presenting the package there at 7 p.m. >>7) A planned fire drill total evacuation is planned for this area. Date not >> known. >> >>My Comments: (per Sheila Reynolds) >>Every warning bell in my head went off. What's to prevent the troops from >>collecting and searching every house for weapons while everyone is at the >>safety zone? Nothing! With every house left open, no one can be charged >>with breaking and entering. And what's to prevent every house to be wired >>with listening devices (bugs)? Nothing. Folks might want to ask themselves >>one question, "What is the only thing in the world that stands in the way of >>the full implementation of a worldwide socialistic central corporate >>government (NWO) and eliminating every trace of Sovereignty and Americanism >>in existence. >> >>OUR WEAPONS - OF COURSE >> >>The way I see it, the Branch Davidian Massacre was the Boston Massacre. The >>search and confiscation of all firearms will be Lexington and Concord. >> >>RN&FN Note: I can say only one thing to the sovereigns of New Mexico and >>every other freedom loving sovereign throughout America. DO NOT ALLOW this >>to happen. DO NOT LEAVE your homes. DO NOT ALLOW them to force you to leave >>your homes. The various Militias of Sovereign America should make this a >>cause for war. should one Sovereign American be forced to leave his or her >>home. There is no excuse for this. This is Nazism at its peak. This is what >>they have been practicing for when all the brain dead sheeple were telling us >>that we did not know what we were talking about. I am a Sovereign American. >> This is my home. I will not leave it of my own free will. Try to make me. >> Leave me alone or prepare for war. Let the cowards and traitors be damned. I agree with all of the above. NO ONE has the right to force you to leave your home, unless you are under arrest and they have a warrant to prove it. And even then they can't force you to leave your door unlocked. If someone, a government official, or otherwise, tries to KIDNAP me (and that is the correct word), from my home, I will defend myself to the utmost. I must admit another thought occurs to me. Who says you're going to be allowed to RETURN to your home? Anyone ever hear of Kristallnacht and the Nazis? Sarah Sarah Thompson, M.D. The Righter PO Box 271231 Salt Lake City, UT 84127-1231 801-966-7278 - fax & voice mail righter@aros.net Dedicated to ALL Civil Liberties ------------------------------ From: "Larry A. Tate" Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 02:52:20 -0500 Subject: RE: Respond to U.S. News On Friday, June 28, 1996 9:56 PM, Ed Lawson[SMTP:edlawson@NETCOM.COM] wrote: >On Fri, 28 Jun 96 20:55:16 PDT, Ken Bien wrote: > >>http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/guns.htm > >When I tried the site, I got 'TALKBACK NOT FOUND' ... we're >obviously having an effect.. > >EL > > Sorry, I try to avoid trivial responses... But that is freakin' hilarious! - ---------------------------------------------- Larry Tate ltate@computek.net "Necessity is the excuse for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of the tyrant and the creed of the slave." - -- William Pitt, 1763 - ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: "Larry A. Tate" Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 04:22:30 -0500 Subject: RE: Libertarians On Saturday, June 29, 1996 1:29 AM, E. J. Totty[SMTP:eschelon@eschelon.seanet.com] wrote: > Larry, > > >>>>>>> > I am talking about implementing a "New World Order" as WE (you and >I who participate >on this list) would have it. If you think that isolationism and >protectionism is the only possibility, even given having it the way we want >it, I would like to hear why. > <<<<<<< > > One should _always_ *never* accept that which is put forth by _any_ >politician, most especially that which promises to make things better that >they are now, because if history is any gage or indicator of what 'better' >is, then 'better' is always worse. > Which prompts me to observe that perhaps that is exactly what >politicians have in mind when they say 'better. > > The foregoing is to be tempered with the notion that if better is >getting rid of law rather than adding more, then 'better' in all likelyhood >will be 'better'. > > The measure of a *good* versus _bad_ politician, is how they speak >of law. The 'good' politician will always aspire to reduce the law to its >lowest common denominator and cause it to speak singularly of one need or >purpose - not broadly and without distinct form, and if possible - to >eliminate the law altogether. > The 'bad' politician will connive to change the law to suit a >special purpose or need, but almost never act to reduce or eliminate it. >Their modus operandi (MO) is to subvert or pervert the law, or cause it to >change in ways that will trap citizens - but never aid them. Their purpose >is almost always to expand government function, and thereby increase their >power. > > Isolationism and protectionism need to be defined in a way that >precisely identifies their meanings. I know the classical definitions, but >sometimes those difinitions get blured or even distorted in a 'modern' >discussion. > From my own standpoint, if we are to be involved then it should be >on the understanding that it is for the purposes of mutual protection, and >defense of our own citizens only, and not because some political buffoon in >a foreign land went and picked a fight. The lives and blood of my fellows >is worth more to me than someone else's pride and honor. Let them swallow >their pride and move on, we have better things to do. > And as for protectionism, if someone else can make a good thing >better, for a fair price, then let the competition begin. I sure as hell am >not going to pay an artificially high price just to keep the business here. >The word is "balance". > > Two reasons for this response. First, to say that I agree totally. Second, to repost it because I think it deserves (at least) a double take. - ---------------------------------------------- Larry Tate ltate@computek.net "Necessity is the excuse for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of the tyrant and the creed of the slave." - -- William Pitt, 1763 - ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: righter@aros.net Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 05:34:46 -0600 Subject: Re: What's Wrong With This Picture? On Thu, 27 Jun 1996, Liberty or Death wrote: > >>WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? >> >>Reuters News Media moved the following story on Thursday, >>June 27, 1996 at 2:24 PM, Eastern Daylight Time. Comments >>and questions have been inserted in the body of the story >>for your consideration. >> >>Clinton Calls for Anti-Terrorism Alliance >> >>LYON, France (Reuter) - Standing in a small French town liberated >>from the Nazis by U.S. and French forces, U.S. President Bill >>Clinton Thursday called for a new alliance to fight attacks like the >>bombing that killed 19 U.S. citizens in Saudi Arabia this week. >> >>[COMMENT: President Clinton, thus far, has treated the bombing >>attack like a "crime," rather than an attack on the armed forces of >>the United States. He has spoken sternly about the need to >>track down "those who did this," but has made no mention of >>the nations who finance, train, and provide explosives to terrorist >>groups (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya). He has dispatched FBI agents >>"to investigate" and he plans to "discuss this" at the G-7 economic >>summit. Where is the Central Intelligence Agency? If American >>Intelligence agencies didn't know this was about to happen, why >>didn't they? When did a terrorist attack on the armed forces of >>the United States become a "criminal" matter?] >> >>``Fifty-two years ago the French resistance worked here in common >>cause with American GIs to win your freedom back. Now we must join >>together to face down the new threat to our freedom,'' Clinton said >>ahead of a summit of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations >>in Lyon. >> >>[COMMENT: How's that again? Terrorism is clearly a threat to >>life, but it is a stretch to compare that to the threat to freedom >>caused by Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union. By what stretch >>of the imagination does it require a "new alliance" to combat >>terrorism? Is this necessary to create acceptance of foreign >>police forces operating within the United States? Why was >>terrorism even on the agenda at a G-7 ECONOMIC summit, >>planned long before the Saudi bombing?] >> >>``We must rally the forces of tolerance and freedom everywhere to >>work against terrorism,'' he added. >> >>Clinton spoke in the village square of Perouges, a medieval walled >>town about 25 miles outside Lyon that was freed from the Nazis in >>1944 by U.S. forces and French resistance fighters after fierce tank >>battles. >> >>Hundreds of residents, many of them schoolchildren, crowded the >>square under a sunny, blue sky, waving U.S. and French flags during >>the president's brief speech. >> >>``Terrorism is on our minds today because of the cowardly bombing in >>Saudi Arabia,'' Clinton said. ``We will not rest in our efforts to >>discover who was responsible, to track them down and to bring them >>to justice.'' >> >>The G7 summit's traditional economic focus has been overshadowed by >>Tuesday's truck bombing at a military complex near Dhahran, Saudi >>Arabia that killed 19 U.S. military personnel and injured about 400 >>U.S., Saudi and Bangladeshi citizens. >> >>Clinton said he expected the G7, which includes Britain, Canada, >>France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, to approve 40 >>specific measures to fight terrorism at the summit, which begins >>Thursday night and ends Saturday. >> >>[COMMENT: How extraordinarily convenient that this bomb >>creates such mayhem on the very eve of the President's trip >>to the G-7 where, as it just happens, 40 SPECIFIC MEASURES >>to fight terrorism have been prepared and will be approved. >>How long, one wonders, did it take to prepare these "40 >>specific measures" and why have they not been discussed >>in the national news media?] >> >>U.S. officials said these fall into four categories: making it >>easier to seize the assets of criminals, making it harder for >>criminals to hide from international law enforcement, tightening >>border controls and cracking down on high-tech crimes like >>computer fraud. >> >>They said a proposal to increase information sharing among national >>police forces was among the most controversial of the 40 measures. >> >>[COMMENT: What, exactly, is being proposed to make it easier to >>"seize the assets of criminal, to make it "harder for criminals to hide >>from international law enforcement," etc? For that matter, what >>is met by the term, "international law enforcement?"] >> >>To dramatize his call for collective action against terrorism, >>Clinton alluded to a linden tree in the Perouges town square that >>was planted shortly after the French revolution and is known locally >>as ``the tree of liberty.'' >> >>"Today's threats to liberty your tree symbolises (sic) are very >>different rom those of 200 years ago, different from the threats of >>World War Two or the Cold War,'' he said. ``But they are real and >>we must face them.'' >> >>Perouges was liberated by the U.S. Army's 45th Oklahoma regiment, >>many of whose soldiers came from Oklahoma City in the state of the >>same name. >> >>[COMMENT: Ah, what imagery. In the blink of an eye, the Oklahoma >>City bombing and "international terrorism" are linked in the public >>mind. Who could possibly object to the uniting of governments to >>counter this "threat?"] >> >>On arriving in Perouges, Clinton was greeted by 84-year old Henri >>Girousse, a French resistance commander who fought with the U.S. >>soldiers in a tank battle near the town. >> >>After attending the summit, Clinton is expected to cut short his >>trip to France to fly to Florida to attend memorial services Sunday >>at two Air Force bases to honor those killed in the Saudi attack. >> >>Clinton is expected to have dinner in Paris with French President >>Jacques Chirac as scheduled Saturday night, and then to leave for >>Florida. He had originally been scheduled to spend Sunday in Paris. >> >>[COMMENT: Last night, every major network television news show >>commented on the "similarity" in the images of the Saudi bombing >>and the Oklahoma City bombing. A little reflection, however, might >>produce a different result. The damage in Saudi Arabia was caused, >>we are told, by a 5,000 pound hi-explosive bomb. In Oklahoma City, >>the government claims much greater damage to a much larger building >>was caused by a single 4,000 pound ANFO (fertilizer) bomb. Munitions >>experts have publicly stated that the Oklahoma City bombing >>damage could not possibly have been caused by a single ANFO bomb >>because of the characteristics of blast damage sustained by the >>Murrah Federal building. What in heaven's name is going on here?] >> >>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> >> I urge you to post the episodes of this ongoing series to other >> newsgroups, networks, computer bulletin boards and mailing lists. >> It is also important to post hardcopies on the bulletin boards >> in campus halls, churches, supermarkets, laundromats, etc. -- >> any place where concerned citizens can read this vital information. >> Our people's need for Paul Reveres and Ben Franklins is as >> urgent today as it was 220 years ago. >> >> Frank Brady bradyco@sky.net A few other questions that come to mind..... WHY was Clinton in France and NOT at Dover Air Force Base where he belonged? And if it were essential that he be at the G-7 meeting, why wasn't SOME high official from the White House delegated to be there? Was AlGore too busy out hugging trees, or was it the pine boxes he objected to? I've heard the U.S. DID know about the terrorist plot, but "had no way to protect themselves from a bomb that big". How can Clinton praise resistance workers and condemn terrorists in the same breath? While I sincerely admire and am grateful for the work of the French Resistance, they were technically "terrorists"! I always thought that attacking an American military installation was an act of war, not a "crime" or a "terrorist activity". And don't the Saudi's have SOME responsibility, since it was on their territory? Is anyone planning to retaliate once we figure out who is responsible? What in heck does the G-7 ECONOMIC summit have to do with terrorism? You're right on all counts there. Probably just another excuse to restrict OUR liberties. After all, only TERRORISTS have PGP on their computers..... It's 5:30 AM and I'm rambling incoherently... Sorry! Sarah Sarah Thompson, M.D. The Righter PO Box 271231 Salt Lake City, UT 84127-1231 801-966-7278 - fax & voice mail righter@aros.net Dedicated to ALL Civil Liberties ------------------------------ From: Tom Cloyes Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 09:44:03 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Respond to U.S. News At 08:55 PM 6/28/96 PDT, you wrote: >At the following URL >http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/guns.htm >from U.S. News regarding "GUNS, MONEY & MEDICINE." If you >scroll down to the bottom where it says "Have a comment? Want >to read what others have to say?" Click on it and see what 72 >people have said, and while your there go ahead and post your >own response. So far the score is RKBA "72" and U.S. News "0". > >Kind of reminds me of the good old days when Sara Brady had her >own web page with only one problem. She had no followers! :-) > > >Ken Bien >chevelle@mc.net >http://www.mc.net/virtdir/kens/index.htm >---------------------------------------------------- >We do have a problem with firearms in this society. >It's not that too many criminals and lunatics have a >gun handy when they need one, it's that too many >victims don't! >---------------------------------------------------- > My response has brought the total to 81 for RKBA, USNWR 0. What a bunch of garbage. In LIBERTY Tom ------------------------------ From: Tom Cloyes Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 09:55:18 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: (fwd) FEMA MUST READ!!! At 01:55 AM 6/29/96 -0600, you wrote: > > > >>>This news is from the Resurrection News & Fax Network (RN&F) Sheila M. snip >>> There is no excuse for this. This is Nazism at its peak. This is what >>>they have been practicing for when all the brain dead sheeple were telling us >>>that we did not know what we were talking about. I am a Sovereign American. >>> This is my home. I will not leave it of my own free will. Try to make me. >>> Leave me alone or prepare for war. Let the cowards and traitors be damned. > > I agree with all of the above. NO ONE has the right to force you to >leave your home, unless you are under arrest and they have a warrant to prove >it. And even then they can't force you to leave your door unlocked. If >someone, a government official, or otherwise, tries to KIDNAP me (and that is >the correct word), from my home, I will defend myself to the utmost. > >I must admit another thought occurs to me. Who says you're going to be allowed >to RETURN to your home? Anyone ever hear of Kristallnacht and the Nazis? > >Sarah > >Sarah Thompson, M.D. >The Righter >PO Box 271231 >Salt Lake City, UT 84127-1231 >801-966-7278 - fax & voice mail >righter@aros.net > >Dedicated to ALL Civil Liberties > > The same warning bells went off in my head as well. The time is coming where we will either resist, or be herded off to "get our minds right"(cleansed). On another note, FEMA's budget has been increased by 165% to 1.6 billion dollars, as reported on Cuck Harder's show this week. Still think they're there for our "best interest"? In LIBERTY Tom ------------------------------ From: Tom Cloyes Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 15:53:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Chaplain Hill Article - LONG For those who didn't receive this. Tom >Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 14:23:03 -0400 >From: Helen Johnson >Organization: E Pluribus Unum >To: eplurib@megalinx.net >Subject: Chaplain Hill Article - LONG > >This is a VERY long article on the occasion of the first anniversary of=20 >the shooting death of Ohio's Militia Chaplain, Michael Hill. I couldn't=20 >help but notice all the exteraneous information and propoganda included=20 >in the article, in an effort to minimize the inherent value of Chaplain=20 >Hill's life..... > >There will be a graveside memorial service on Sunday, June 30th, 1996, at= =20 >the Golden Nugget Ranch in Graysville, Ohio. All are welcome and=20 >encouraged to attend. If you plan to attend, please bring a=20 >covered dish to pass as the family is financially unable to=20 >provide a buffet. Directions to the Ranch are as follows: > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >>From I-77 South, exit at Caaldwell / Woodsfield, Rt. 78 >Go Left (east) 22 miles to flashing light in downtown Lewisville. >Turn right onto State Route 145 >Go 3 miles to Baker's Equipment and turn left onto County Road 70 (You=20 >will see a Skyview High School sign at the corner) >County Road 70 turns into County Road 12 >Stay on County Road 12 until you see the Ranch on you right. >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > >Please note: The Hill family needs financial and material help. A hay=20 >barn needs immediate attention (brashing & securing to foundation), and a= =20 >dog kennel needs completed. If you have any construction skills, won't=20 >you please consider donating your time and talent to this family? > >In His Service, >Helen Reed-Johnson > >_____________begin article from 6/23/96 Cleveland Plain Dealer___________ > >MARTYR > >When Michael Hill died, the common-saw court movement found itself a=20 >hero. By T.C. Brown > >[Picture inserts] >[1] Hill property with large sign on front lawn that reads: > >IN MEMORY >OF >MICHAEL HILL >"MURDERED" JUNE 28TH, 1995 >OHIO MILITIA=7F >3-13 >CHAPLAIN > >[2] "Michael Hill's widow still has the car he was driving when he was=20 >killed. The handmand plate is not visible. The rear-window sign cites=20 >legal statutes which Hill felt justivied his decision not to use a=20 >license plate." > >Rear window sign reads: > >WITHOUT PREJUDICE >USS 1-207 >MICHAEL HILL >ORC 1301.13 >592327 >2331.11 > >[3] "Hill: The former Canton policeman was killed by a cop." > >Photograph of Michael Hill >_________________________________________________________________________ >A year after he was fatally shot during a traffic stop, Michael Hill has=20 >become a symbol for the growing common-law court movement | By T.C. Brown > >One year ago this week, the common-law court movement - the=20 >fastest-growing sector of anti-government extremists - found itself a=20 >martyr. > >All because Michael Hill, 50, lost his life at the hands of a 24-year-old= =20 >small-town cop. > >Arlene Hill, Michael's wife of 30 years, answered the phone at 9 a.m. on=20 >June 28, 1995. The voice on the other end told her that her husband was=20 >dead, killed by a policeman during an early morning traffic stop on a=20 >two-lane country road just outside of Frazeysburg, a village about 50 >miles east of Columbus. > >Arlene Hill was told that her husband was stopped for displaying an=20 >illegal license plate. And that after he brandished a gun he was shot by=20 >Sgt. Matthew May. > >"I know my husband was murdered. I don't have a doubt in my mind," says=20 >Arlene Hill, 45. "They didn't have to cover this up. His gun was never=20 >fired Nobody should be traveling down the road and get shot like a=20 >vicious criminal for a traffic violation." > >In the front yard of her Graysville home, Arlene Hill erected a large=20 >sign expressing her anger and her disbelief at the official version of=20 >her husband's death. The sign reads: In Memory of Michael Hill:=20 >"Murdered" June 28, 1995. > >The sign includes a replica of the handmade license plate that Hill=20 >displayed on his car insted of state-issued tags. The license reads: Ohio= =20 >Militia 3-13 Chaplain. > >Today, that sign embodies the dual lives of Michael Hill. He was a former= =20 >Canton policeman; a loving husband, father of two daughters and=20 >grandfather of six; a chaplain in Ohio's under-ground militia movement;=20 >and the first justice of the common-law court movement in Ohio. > >When Arlene Hill mourns the loss of her husband and hires lawyers to=20 >further investigate the circumstances surrounding his death, common-law=20 >followers have made him a martyr. His name and the story of how he died=20 >have galvanized a growing movement against the government and its system=20 >of federal and state courts. > >The nation's first common-law court was held in 1992 in Tampa. Hill and=20 >several other Ohioans formed a common-law court in Columbus in March 1995= =20 >because of their disenchantment with the legal system. Today, 71 of=20 >Ohio's 88 counties have reported common-law activity, as have 40 states.=20 >Although common-law court practices are considered nothing more than=20 >nuisances by some, common-law court groups have recently begun meeting in= =20 >north-east Ohio in Eaton Township and Euclid. > >"Our one supreme Court," as the independent court in known, issues=20 >rulings based on what experts say is a flawed understand of english=20 >common law, the underlying principles of American laws. Many common-law=20 >doctrines are derived from Biblical passages and convoluted=20 >interpretations of the Constitution. > >Followers often refuse to register their vehicles, honor subpoenas or pay= =20 >taxes. They try to legalize those actions by placing so-called "quiet=20 >title" ads, which are similar to legal ads. These ads declare their=20 >unwillingness to observe federal or state laws. This call for citizen=20 >justice is the foundation of beliefs that drove the Freemen in Montana=20 >into a lengthy standoff with the FBI. > >It is those beliefs that worry many of Frazeysburg's 1,200 residents. > >"[Hill's shooting] put this village on the map," says Ron Brown,=20 >Frazeysburg's former police chief. "It ranks up there with Oklahoma City,= =20 >Ruby Ridge and Waco. June 28 is Memorial Day on the militia calendar. > >"Something will probably go on. the people in this town are curious and=20 >worried. You can see it in their faces." > >As the anniversary of Hill's death approaches, many residents fear that=20 >their aging, tree-lined village, whose newest building is a 60-seat Dairy= =20 >Queen, is ill-suited to deal with any memorial service. they do not want=20 >Hill's association with members of the Patriot movement, which includes=20 >not only common-law court supporters but militias and white supremacists,= =20 >to taint their village. > >Arlene Hill shakes her head when she hears about these concerns. She=20 >believes the community's fear is unfounded. > >"The militia did absolutely nothing. They've never done anything=20 >violent," says Hill, who plans a memorial service for her husband at his=20 >grave in Graysville, 75 miles southeast of Frazeysburg. She expects=20 >militia members from several states, including Pete Peters, a leader of=20 >the Christian Identity, a white supremacist movement, to attend. > >Arlene Hill's words do little to end the persistent rumors that the=20 >militia also will show up in Frazeysburg for a makeshift memorial service= =20 >that will coincide with the village's summer festival. "Even if they do=20 >come, I don't expect confrontation. The county sheriff is aware of this >and I've talked with him about putting patrol officers closer," says Carl= =20 >Vensil, Frazeysburg's mayor. "As far as calling in loads of=20 >reinforcements, I won't. There is nothing to make me believe there will=20 >be violence." > >Michael Hill joined the canton Police Department in March 1968. Five=20 >years later, he quit the force, telling his wife he was disillusioned=20 >with the department. During that time, Hill was a National Guard member=20 >and was dispatched to Kent State University in 1970 to help quell >student protests there. Hill was on the campus when the four students=20 >were killed. While he did not take part in the shootings, in 1974 he=20 >wrote a self-published book, "I Was There: What Really Happened at Kent=20 >State." Hill contended that the National Guardsmen were not prepared for=20 >riot duty. > >Hill sold real estate for several companies and once sold hearing aids.=20 >Later the Hills bred dogs -- Labrador and golden retrievers and Great=20 >Pyrenees -- to earn a living. > >By the mid-'80s, Hill had been introduced to the ideals behind the=20 >common-law movement, Arlene Hill says. He attended small meetings in=20 >Columbus where he taught common-law court precepts. His background led to= =20 >his election as the common-law court's first chief justice of Ohio. >His duties included overseeing meetings and the selection of juries.=20 >Justices do not issue rulings.=20 > >Some people who attended his classes were militia members. They were=20 >impressed with his devout Christian beliefs, says Arlene Hill, and it=20 >wasn't long before they asked him to become chaplain for the Ohio=20 >militia. In that role, Hill provided spiritual counseling for militia=20 >members and offered prayers at meetings. > >But Hill had other beliefs as well. He believed in the Second Amendment=20 >and always carried his father's militiary-issued .45-caliber revolver=20 >tucked into the waistband of his pants. it was this gun, police say, that= =20 >he aimed at May the night he was killed. > >That evening, Hill attended a lengthy meeting of common-law court=20 >proponents in Columbus. After the meeting broke up, Hill got into his=20 >1972 American Motors Ambassador and followed a car carrying Joseph=20 >Yacapraro Jr., Yacapraro's son, Joshua, and Larry Martz. The group was >heading to Joseph Yacapraro's home where Hill planned to spend the=20 >remainder of the night. > >At about 2:15 a.m., May spotted Hill's car with the unusual license plate= =20 >and pulled Hill over on Ohio 16 just outside Frazeysburg. An irritated=20 >Hill jumped out of his car, May says today. > >"He was quoting things and screaming that it was illegal for me to pull=20 >him over," May recalls. "At that point I was more concerned with getting=20 >him back in the car. I wanted to keep some order." > >Hill got back into his car, but to May's surprise, Hill drove away,=20 >heading east along Ohio 16. May pursued with the patrol car's lights=20 >flashing and siren blaring. He also called for backup. > >The chase lasted for about two miles, with Yacapraro following in his=20 >car. Yacapraro caught up with the two cars just past the Longaberger=20 >(Basket) Co., when Hill pulled his car onto a small gravel shoulder next=20 >to an alfalfa filed. Less that a half-mile away, at the intersection of=20 >Ohio 16 and 60, a Muskingum County deputy and a Dresden policeman were=20 >setting up a roadblock. > >Hill hot out of his car. May got out of his patrol car but stayed behind=20 >the open door. > >"He kept his left hand in the car, concealed from me," May says. "I=20 >yelled at him to show me his hand. When he did, I could see that he had a= =20 >gun. He brought his hands together in front of him. I've never been so=20 >scared in my life. I fired five times." > >Hill was hit three times. Hill's gun, found on the pavement next to his=20 >right hand, was hit once. May says he stayed put, not daring to approach=20 >Hill. > >Police from the nearby roadblock arrived in less that a minute. "If I=20 >would have known he was armed, I would have never stopped him alone. I=20 >would have waited for backup," May says. "Other than that there is=20 >nothing I would do different. He was breaking the law and it's my job to >enforce the law. But if I could get around having shot and killed=20 >someone, I would do that." > >In September, a grand jury determined that the shooting was justified. > >Arlene Hill doesn't believe May's version of the shooting, nor does she=20 >agree with the decision of the grand jury or the Muskingum County=20 >prosecutor, in part because Yacapraro says he saw Hill outside of his car= =20 >with both hands showing and no weapon visible. > >Yacapraro contends that Hill never raised his hands above his waist.=20 >Yacapraro and the other occupants of his car fled the scene after Hill=20 >was shot. (Martz, on of Yacaprpro's passengers, was sentenced last month=20 >by a Guernsey County judge to two years in jail for assaulting a State >Highway Patrolman seven months after the Hill shooting. Martz claimed he=20 >was targeted by police because of his grand jury testimony against May.) > >Arlene Hill wonders why her husband, a former police officer, would get=20 >out of his car with a drawn weapon as the cruiser's lights flashed in his= =20 >eyes. > >"He wasn't stupid. I know he didn't pull out the gun. It fell on the=20 >pavement when he was shot, she says. And like many of Hill's fellow=20 >common-law practitioners, Arlene Hill believes the shooting is part of an= =20 >intricate cover-up. > >She has hired State Rep. Michael Wise, a Mayfield Republican and a lawyer= =20 >with Thrasher Dinsmore & Dolan of Chardon, along with Clair Carlin, of=20 >the Youngstown firm McLaughlin McNally & Carlin, to further investigate=20 >the matter. > >"It all boils down to a case of who you believe," Carlin says. The=20 >attorneys have conferred with Jackson, Wyo., attorney Gerry Spence, who=20 >successfully defended Randy Weaver against murder charges in the death of= =20 >a U.S. marshal in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in August 1992. (Weaver's wife and=20 >son were killed during the standoff. The Justice Department paid Weaver=20 >and his daughters $3.1 million to settle their pending lawsuits.) > >Weaver has been invited to Hill's memorial service in Graysville next=20 >weekend. > >"it was clear [Hill] had a weapon on him," Wise says, "but it was not=20 >fired. At a mimimum, the case deserves a thorough investigation. We will=20 >bring in some forensics and ballistics people to determine if it happened= =20 >the way the Frazeysburg officer said it did. We're not saying anyghing >was wrong with the process, but a prosecutor can get a grand jury to do=20 >anything a good prosecutor wants it to do." > >Mark Fleegle, the muskingum County prosecutor, dismisses conspiracy=20 >notions, saying it is beyond belief that three police departments would=20 >have agreed to participate in a cover-up. Furthermore, forensics evidence= =20 >shows events occured as May reported, Fleegle says. > >"The other police officers were there in less than a minute from the time= =20 >May radioed Hill was shot," Fleegle says. "That would be on heck of a=20 >conspiracy to start there." > >Hill's shooting was the first involving a policeman in Muskingum County=20 >and it changed May's life. Within hours of the shooting, he was=20 >threatened. The policeman, his wife and their two toddlers moved to a=20 >safe house for two weeks. > >The family has since left town and is grudgingly accepting an isolated=20 >rural life. But the move hasn't stopped the threats or blunted the fear=20 >the May family harbors over vengeful acts. Angry letters from around the=20 >nation have been sent to the police department, and last month someone >stuffed some newspaper in a plastic oil bottle, lit the newspaper and put= =20 >the bottle under May's car at the village garage. The crude Molotov=20 >coctail failed to ignite. > >"It's a lot of pressure on me and my wife, and it's hard for the kids who= =20 >didn't understand why they were taken from their home and couldn't go=20 >back," May says. > >Bill Ellwood, a former body-shop owner and an unemployed carpenter,=20 >replaced Hill as chief justice of the common-law court. Ellwood was=20 >founding member of the Columbus court. > >At the Columbus meetings, he shepherds the mostly white males aged 30 to=20 >60 trhough four hours of common-law lessons, jury meetings and updates on= =20 >followers who have been arrested. > >During the meetings, now held at a restaurant 35 miles east of Columbus,=20 >Ellwood tells 60 rapt listeners that "your country is at war with you.=20 >Your country has taken away your right and remedy in law." He explains=20 >that the 1933 War and Emergency Powers Act, among other things, robbed=20 >people of their right to have legal problems resolved before a jury of=20 >their peers in a common-law court. That act derailed the Constitution, he= =20 >says, by illegally proclaiming that the government could license and=20 >regulate activity through statutory law. It never has been revoked >by Congress, Ellwood says. > >The only way to break free of this tyranny is to declare freedom from the= =20 >laws of the land, Ellwood says. Throw away your driver's license and your= =20 >Social Security card. And never, ever sign a government document. A=20 >signature on a document is a contract, binding the signer to the >obligations and laws of the government, Ellwood cautions. > >"There is finally enough of us challenging them in their own forum,"=20 >Ellwood reminds his audience. "You've got two choices. You can either=20 >bear arms and have a militia that is strong enough to take people out of=20 >jail or you -- on your own -- can work to convince law enforcement >that what we are doing is right." > >So far, no one in a role of authority is listening. And that has angered=20 >common-law court followers, who have retaliated by filing false liens=20 >against property owned by judges, police officers and others who have=20 >stymied their efforts to reject state or federal laws. > >Ohio legislators have countered with the recent passage of a law making=20 >it possible for public officials to sue anyone who files a false lien=20 >against them. But common-law court followers say they will now sue public= =20 >officials in fereral court for such things as dereliction of duty. > >"We warned them not to pass this," Ellwood says. "This will put them all=20 >out of a job. They took an oath to defend the First Amendment, but they=20 >took free speech away." > >Government officials must be careful not to overreact to these threats,=20 >cautions Geouge Faust, an 80-year-old professor emeritus of history from=20 >Cuyahoga Community College. Faust is considered an expert on right-wing=20 >groups. > >"The whole point is, if you scare up enough fear internally, then you=20 >begin to see government take away civil rights, which creates a greater=20 >dissent against government. They know that this will occur and that=20 >people will lose their freedoms gradually and then they can say, 'I told=20 >you so.' If these groups are going to be successful, this is the way it=20 >will come about." > >A high-profile target of Ohio common-law court proponents is Sgt. Michael= =20 >Dailey, a Columbus policeman who has shadowed members of the Patriot=20 >movement since 1993. He is so knowledgeable about these groups that he=20 >often is sought out by other state and federal agencies for advice. > >Last March, common-law disciples circulated a "Wanted" poster with=20 >Dailey's name (misspelled) and picture. The poster accused him of=20 >treason, perjury and fraud, among other things, and asked people to=20 >report information about his activities to "persons loyal to America." > >"In their misguided quest for justice they are willing to totally ingore=20 >the Constitution by interpreting it to mean what they want it to mean,"=20 >Dailey says. "Much of what these people do is soft terrorism and they are= =20 >smart enough to know the law and how far they can go without getting >in trouble. Part of the problem is that their ability to communicate is=20 >so sophisticated." > >Common-law adherents use modern communciation methods better than any=20 >other social movement in the country, says Mike Reynolds of the Southern=20 >Poverty Law Center, a Montgomery, Ala., watchdog of extremist groups.=20 >Faxes, short-wave radio, cable-access television and the Internet serve=20 >as modern-day pulpits from which the gospel of common-law is spread. > >Recently on a World Wide Web site, the Sovereign Citizen Resource Center=20 >offered a variety of packages -- ranging in price from $30 to $150 -- on=20 >how to file liens, avoid paying taxes, revoke Social Security numbers,=20 >home school kids, and act when stopped for a traffic violation. > >Words of inspiration remind viewers, "It takes courage to be one of a=20 >small group of fore-runners who take proper lawful action to push=20 >government agencies out of their lives." > >Arlene Hill often is found at the hilltop cemetery where her husband=20 >rests, sitting quietly on the iron and wood bench or planting flowers and= =20 >shrubs around the grave. Her life is on hold, she says, while she sorts=20 >out the events of last year. > >Sgt. May resigned from the Frazeysburg Police Department on May 31. > >"It's been really difficult, especially with people calling me a=20 >murderer. It's been a year snce the shooting and it's still in the papers= =20 >with this common-law movement. It makes it harder to put something like=20 >that behind." > >May hopes to get a position on a larger police force. > >But Arlene Hill has no intention of letting May put the death of her=20 >husband behind him. > >"I thoroughly intend to fight them and make the truth come out. I want=20 >the public to know what happened, but I'll do this throught the system,"=20 >she says. "I'm not vengeful. If I was, I'd have done something by now.=20 >But I won't stop until there is due justice." > > ___ END ___ June 23, 1996 - Cleveland Plain Dealer > > >--=20 >Helen Reed-Johnson - E Pluribus Unum & The Ohio Unorganized Militia >PO Box 477; Stockport, Ohio 43787; Voice: 614-559-3468 Fax: 614-559-3469 >E Pluribus Unum - http://home.megalinx.net/~eplurib/home.html >"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6 > > > ------------------------------ End of roc Digest V2 #15 ************************ To subscribe to roc Digest, send the command: subscribe roc-digest in the body of a message to "majordomo@xmission.com". 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