From: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com (roc-digest) To: roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: roc-digest V2 #414 Reply-To: roc-digest Sender: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk roc-digest Sunday, January 7 2001 Volume 02 : Number 414 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 01 20:23:36 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: VIN -- limiting immigration (fwd) On Jan 05, Rich Martin wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] FROM MOUNTAIN MEDIA THE LIBERTARIAN, By Vin Suprynowicz Who makes 'the best' Americans? America's foreign-born population swelled to more than 28.3 million last year -- up 43 percent since 1990 -- with the majority now arriving from Latin America and Asia, the Census Bureau estimates. The percentage of residents in fast-growing Nevada who were born in foreign countries (now 15.2 percent) trails only the major "gateway" states of Hawaii, Florida, New York, and California ... with the Golden State now claiming a stout 25.9 percent foreign-born. A parallel report by the Center for Immigration Studies this week warns: "Immigration accounts for virtually all of the national increase in public school enrollment over the last two decades." One-third of recent immigrants lack a high school diploma -- more than three times the rate for natives, the CIS reports. More than half of post-1970 immigrants and their young children live in or near poverty, compared to 28 percent of natives and their young children. And one- third of immigrants do not have health insurance -- two-and-a-half times the rate for natives. "Because current policy allows in so many people who lack a formal education, immigration has resulted in an enormous growth in the poor and uninsured populations. ... We need to ask whether we want to grow our population this way," Steven Camarota, the center's director of research, warned The Associated Press Tuesday. "I think we don't, so I think we need to do a whole lot more to control illegal immigration. We need to have a policy that selects immigrants on skills and ability to compete rather than a policy that puts all or most of its emphasis on family relationships." Indeed, immigration can pose risks, particularly if efforts are not made to allow and encourage new arrivals to quickly integrate -- few would want to see America as segmented between rival ethnic or linguistic factions as Quebec or Rwanda. That's why even Hispanic immigrants soundly reject "bilingual education" in the public schools, whenever and wherever that turns out to mean cocooning immigrant children in long-term linguistic isolation. And immigrants who promptly go on the government dole are of course exasperating (the obvious and correct solution being to promptly eliminate the government dole in all its forms.) But why on earth should we believe a central government that's handed away billions to Russian kleptocrats and squandered fortunes on the flightless X33 "space plane" and especially on Space Porky, The Doomed International Space Station, will suddenly smarten up when it comes time to guesstimate which immigrant skills or traits will prove most valuable a generation from now? The grandparents of most of today's Americans lived "in or near poverty" by the standards of their day ... and certainly by today's. Few arrived here with advanced educations (though in fact, 11 percent of today's immigrants bring along a graduate or professional degree, compared to only 9 percent of natives.) Mr. Camarota's proposal that some committee of bureaucrats be allowed to "cherry-pick" which applicants would make "the best Americans" bears a slight burden of hubris. The main requirements to become a "good American" have always been the willingness to work hard, raise law-abiding children determined to make their own way in the world, and embrace the ideals of a republic which guarantees the rights of liberty and property to all men and women against the whim of any "democratic" majority, no matter how noisy. America's ethnic diversity has served her well, and the grandchildren of those poor, uneducated immigrants of a century ago are now among our most effective leaders. Yes, the nation has a right to control its borders, and it's a shame to see law-abiding would-be immigrants waiting patiently for years on other continents, while scofflaws take their place. But, that said, the process for "selecting" our legal immigrants should have much less to do with their skin color or accent, and much more to do with determining whether they can show they really understand and want to embrace our republic, along with the Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights that gave her birth. If only a fair number of the native born could be obliged to pass a similar test. Vin Suprynowicz is assistant editorial page editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and editor of Financial Privacy Report (952-895- 8757.) His book, "Send in the Waco Killers: Essays on the Freedom Movement, 1993-1998," is available by dialing 1-800-244-2224; or via web site www.thespiritof76.com/wacokillers.html. *** Vin Suprynowicz, vin@lvrj.com "When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right." -- Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926) "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed - -- and thus clamorous to be led to safety -- by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." -- H.L. Mencken * * * To subscribe, send a message to vinsends-request@ezlink.com, from your NEW address, including the word "subscribe" (with no quotation marks) in the "Subject" line. All I ask of electronic subscribers is that they not RE-forward my columns until on or after the embargo date which appears at the top of each, and that (should they then choose to do so) they copy the columns in their entirety, preserving the original attribution. The Vinsends list is maintained by Alan Wendt in Colorado, who may be reached directly at alan@ezlink.com. The web sites for the Suprynowicz column are at http://www.infomagic.com/liberty/vinyard.htm, and http://www.nguworld.com/vindex. 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[------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------] - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** RKBA! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 01 20:22:24 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: SRA - ASHCROFT Bashing - Pt1 (fwd) On Jan 05, Brad3000 wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] FYI - They really are mounting a big campaign against him - they are runing scared of what he may do. -- Brad/RKBA-Unity! Violence Policy Center Opposes Nomination of John Ashcroft for U.S. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- http://politics.yahoo.com/politics/features/us_newswire/20011/0104-111.html The following was released today by the Violence Policy Center: -- VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER OPPOSES NOMINATION OF JOHN ASHCROFT FOR U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL -- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION WILL BE RUNNING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT UNDER ASHCROFT, VPC WARNS The Violence Policy Center (VPC), a national organization working to reduce gun death and injury in America, today announced its strong opposition to the nomination of former Missouri Senator John Ashcroft for United States Attorney General. The VPC announcement represents the first time in the organization's 12-year history that it has publicly opposed a federal cabinet nominee. VPC Public Policy Director Joe Sudbay states, "During the 2000 elections, the National Rifle Association claimed that if George Bush won the presidency, the NRA would be working out of his office. Now they've gone one better. If John Ashcroft becomes attorney general, the NRA will be running the Justice Department." Issues cited by the VPC in its opposition to Ashcroft include: -- Ashcroft would be the first Attorney General in recent history who has been the beneficiary of massive spending by a special interest group with a political agenda that is in direct conflict with the duties of the office. During the 2000 election cycle, the NRA spent $339,237 in independent expenditures on behalf of Ashcroft in his failed Senate reelection bid. The NRA's PAC also made direct contributions to the Ashcroft campaign. -- Ashcroft endorsed and worked on behalf of a failed 1999 NRA-backed referendum in Missouri that would have allowed the carrying of concealed handguns by convicted criminals, including child molesters and stalkers, throughout the state. -- Ashcroft supports NRA efforts to immediately destroy essential records maintained under the Brady law's National Instant Check System (NICS) that ensure the system's effectiveness and accuracy. Currently the records are retained for 6 months. -- Ashcroft voted last Congress to weaken the Brady law. During Senate debate on whether to expand the current Brady NICS background check to all sales at gun shows (not just those by federally licensed dealers), Ashcroft not only voted against the measure, but voted for legislation sponsored by NRA Board Member Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) that would have weakened the Brady law by reducing the time allowed to conduct the background check by all gun-show sellers-including licensed dealers-from three business days to 24 hours. -- Ashcroft opposes the federal assault weapons ban. In September 2004 the federal ban on specific assault weapons and new high-capacity magazines -- which is supported by virtually every major national law enforcement organization -- will come up for reauthorization by Congress. Ashcroft opposes the assault weapons ban and twice voted in the Senate against a ban on the importation of foreign-made high-capacity magazines. The Justice Department will likely play a key role in determining what form the reauthorized ban will take and whether or not needed improvements to the ban are made. VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand adds, "John Ashcroft will place the health and welfare of the NRA and its gun industry allies over that of the American public. What this means is simple: more assault weapons, less vigorous enforcement of federal gun laws, and a rollback of the Brady law. The Senate should not approve his nomination." The Violence Policy Center is a national non-profit educational organization working to reduce gun death and injury in America. For more information on the VPC and firearms violence issues, visit the VPC's Web site at www.vpc.org. [------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------] - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** RKBA! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 01 20:24:55 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: The Crooks Are Being Exposed - IRS Crooks, that is (fwd) On Jan 4, BOBWORN@aol.com wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] January 1, 2001 Project TOTO Nationwide Plan To Expose and End the Illegal Operations=20 of the Income Tax System Individuals are being invited to a special meeting to be held in=20 Washington, DC on February 17, 2001, at the National Press Club.=A0 We=20 hope many will attend.=A0 While the meeting is not secret, we are not=20 seeking any media publicity. The meeting is being organized by individuals from several key freedom=20 groups who have been working together over the last several months to=20 plan, prepare and execute a large, coordinated, nationwide, multi-media=20 public information campaign ("Project TOTO"). The goal is to educate=20 scores of millions of citizens (along with accountants, tax attorneys,=20 legislators, judges, IRS employees, and prospective jurors) about the=20 true nature of the income tax laws, to expose operations of the IRS that=20 are unauthorized by law, and to put an end to their illegal collection=20 of taxes from people who do not owe them -- the vast majority of US=20 citizens.=A0 We will present the plan for this multi-million dollar=20 project that will utilize nationwide electronic, print and broadcast=20 media to put detailed documentation before the public.=A0=20 If the government has legitimate answers to the questions raised by the=20 legal research that has been done, we hope this kind of public=20 informational campaign will force those answers to the surface. We have started to see some results from previous direct, large-scale,=20 public educational efforts. We The People Foundation for Constitutional=20 Education ran full-page ad messages about the income tax in the=20 Washington Times last June and in USA Today on July 7th.=A0 These ads were=20 a big factor in prompting the New York Times to assign its senior tax=20 reporter, David Cay Johnston, to research and write an investigative=20 report. His article appeared on the front page of the November 19th=20 national edition (see We The People comments), and was followed by an=20 editorial on Tuesday, November 21, 2000. Both pieces focused on the=20 increasing number of employers who have stopped all tax withholding from=20 their employees. =A0 The IRS failed to rebut the legal claims of the=20 employers. Although the articles were heavily biased, it shows that the=20 subject is gaining national attention. =A0 Another example: a producer for=20 CBS' 60 Minutes II has now contacted Joe Banister for a piece that will=20 air in April, which will presumably focus on Mr. Banister's decision to=20 resign from his position as a Special Agent in the Criminal=20 Investigation Division of the IRS, because he could no longer enforce=20 the Internal Revenue Code as if payment were compulsory.=A0=A0 This was=20 after completing a two year private research project in which he=20 concluded that payment of the tax was voluntary.=A0 Another example: a=20 producer for John Stossel and ABC's 20/20 has requested a copy of the=20 tapes of the four symposiums and conferences the We The People=20 Foundation for Constitutional Education has sponsored at the National=20 Press Club on the subject of the fraud and illegal operations of the=20 income tax system. As the story of the tragic events of a taxpayer's life unfolded in=20 Massachusetts last week, we are reminded once again of the trail of=20 carnage and human tragedy left by our income tax system and the=20 government that refuses to address the legal grievances of the Freedom=20 movement. Even if Mr. McDermott was liable for the income tax (which is=20 not the case for most U.S. citizens), the law prohibits the IRS and=20 employers from doing what they were about to do to Mr. McDermott --=20 garnish his wages without a court order.=20 We believe that the tide has finally turned and NOW is the time to=20 publish and broadcast the collective detailed, statutory and regulatory=20 arguments of the Tax movement -- to put these facts before the American=20 public to reach a critical mass of people demanding an end to these=20 unconstitutional and illegal (corrupt) acts.=A0 We believe public exposure=20 is the worst enemy of governmental wrongdoing. This is our project. Everyone is invited to participate, contribute and=20 join with others to manifest a moment in history rivaling the legacy of=20 our Forefathers.=A0 Just as those Founding Fathers pledged their lives,=20 fortunes, and sacred honor to the cause of liberty, we will be asking=20 each of you to consider a similar pledge. Each of you who participates=20 has access to either intellectual property, a network of citizens and/or=20 access to financial resources.=20 Although the primary project strategy is to widely disseminate our=20 message for FREE, the plan also provides an opportunity for those who=20 are major contributors of intellectual arguments and property to market=20 their products and services. All financial donations toward the cost of the public information and=20 education plan ( "Project TOTO") will be held in trust, managed by an=20 independent attorney, and released only for the stated activities of=20 this project. If needed, arrangements may be made for protecting=20 intellectual property rights, etc. All donations to the Foundation are=20 tax deductible :-) We believe that by standing together and sharing the collective burden=20 of this calling, we can more rapidly and effectively accomplish together=20 what none of us has achieved alone thus far. We intend to ignite a=20 public discussion the likes of which our Nation has not seen for 225=20 years.=20 Please come to our February meeting, join your fellow countrymen and=20 become the heart of a moment in history when We The People carried forth=20 a great Light and took back our country. Although not required,=20 reservations are requested so that proper facilities and amenities will=20 be available. To register for the conference (it's free), click here. The meeting will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., February 17th,=20 2001, in Washington, D.C. at the National Press Club, which is located=20 at 529 14th Street, NW (at Ave. F). For hotel and contact information=20 see note below. To make a donation without attending, please send to We The People=20 Foundation, 2458 Ridge Rd., Queensbury, N.Y. 12804.=A0 For wire transfers=20 please call us on the number listed below. Blessings and safe travels to you all. Bob Schulz Chairman We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education 2458 Ridge Rd. Queensbury, N.Y. 12804 (518) 656 - 3578 Fax 656 - 9724 www.givemeliberty.org mailto:acta@capital.net=20 Hotel information: Contact Washington Accommodations for hotel=20 information at 1-800-554-2200 or visit their web site at=20 dcaccommocation.com. You may want to mention the Sofitel Hotel, a four=20 star hotel at Dupont Circle, which we know is currently running a=20 special room rate of about $87.00 per night. [------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------] - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** RKBA! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 01 09:30:25 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: Student handcuffed for opposing gay Jesus play [Corpus Christi] (fwd) On Jan 6, Archibald Bard wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] [ Important you remember that the ultimate Goal of the Homosexual Activists is to destroy Christianity. ] Thursday, January 5, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---- TESTING THE FAITH Student sues college for psychiatric abuse Sent to mental ward after he objected to play depicting Jesus as homosexual By Jon Dougherty A junior at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., is suing university officials for allegedly having him involuntarily committed to a psychiatric ward following a dispute over a play depicting Jesus Christ as a homosexual. According to Brian Fahling, an attorney with the AFA Law Center in Tupelo, Miss., which is handling the case, Michael A. Marcavage was detained after he "initiated a Christian response" to the university theater department's decision to stage "Corpus Christi," a play that made its debut on Broadway in 1998 and depicts Jesus as a homosexual who has sex with his disciples. In the play, Jesus was eventually crucified for being "king of the queers." When it broke on Broadway, the play received national criticism. Marcavage, a former White House West Wing intern, immediately complained about the play to the dean of the School of Communications and Theater, as well as the president of the university -- whom Fahling said has since left Temple -- when theater officials announced it in the fall of 1999 . Besides informing those officials of the play's content, Fahling said Marcavage -- in a prepared statement -- admitted posting fliers all over the university "so that all Christians on campus would be aware of this horrible play," and made plans to stage a protest outside the theater when the play opened. In the days that followed, Marcavage said he had a number of meetings with William Bergman, vice president of campus safety, and Carl Bittenbender, director of campus safety. Though he had initially planned to protest, Bergman and Bittenbender eventually convinced Marcavage that protests might lead to confrontations between rival student factions. Marcavage then agreed to cancel his protest. Instead, he asked officials for permission to stage a Christian outreach to students; Fahling said the university security officials gave him permission for that. Marcavage, in his statement to Fahling, said Bergman promised him a stage would be provided to help him with his outreach program, but later the same day, Bittenbender allegedly called Marcavage to tell him that the stage "might be out of the question." The campus safety director then asked the student to meet with him and Bergman the next morning at the vice president's office. At that meeting, Marcavage said Bergman told him a stage would be too expensive to provide and therefore, one would not be set up for the outreach program. Marcavage said he then offered to pay for the stage himself, but was again told no -- without further explanation. Exasperated, Marcavage said he then "excused himself, went to the bathroom, locked the door and prayed about what he should do next," AFA officials said. According to the student, Bergman followed him to the bathroom and began pounding on the door, demanding that he open it and resume the discussion about the stage. Marcavage said he opened the door and "told him that I believed our conversation was over." Next, according to Marcavage, Bergman "physically" forced him back into the vice president's office and "pushed me into a chair and held me with his arm." Fahling said Marcavage asked to leave but Bergman "allegedly refused to allow it." "Attempting to rise, [Marcavage] said the vice president tripped him to the floor," then was "manhandled" to a nearby couch by both men "where they held him down." Within moments, Marcavage said, a Temple University police officer arrived and handcuffed him. Then, "Marcavage was taken by police ... to the Emergency Crisis Center at Temple University Hospital," AFA officials told WorldNetDaily. According to Fahling, under Pennsylvania law, a person that is involuntarily committed for a psychological evaluation "has to be a clear threat to himself or a clear threat to others," though he and Marcavage deny that the student "in any way" fits the criteria. Fahling said on-site interviews at the university with fellow students who personally know Marcavage -- including one who is a registered nurse and saw him that morning before his meeting with officials -- "indicated that he is not the kind of person" who would engage in behavior requiring a mandatory mental examination. Yet, at the crisis center, Bittenbender allegedly signed a statement describing Marcavage as "severely mentally disabled"; that he represented a "clear and present danger to others"; that he had "inflicted or attempted to inflict serious bodily harm on another" within the past month; and that he "has attempted suicide" -- all of which constituted a "reasonable probability of suicide unless treatment was afforded" him. Fahling said Bittenbender concluded his statement by asserting that Marcavage was "in need of involuntary examination and treatment." "When I was first told about this case, I found it hard to believe," Fahling told WorldNetDaily. "I thought it was something out of the 'Twilight Zone.'" He said that Marcavage was not found to be mentally distressed or exhibiting any behavior that matched the admission statement given by Bittenbender. "He was released three hours later -- and that was largely because it took [hospital staff] a while to get to him." Fahling said Dr. Jose Villaluz of the clinic staff did examine Marcavage "because, per state law, they are required to. But he didn't find anything wrong with him." The AFA attorney said documents provided by Marcavage show that Villaluz noted in his evaluation report that the student was "not in need of involuntary treatment." Fahling added that when Marcavage was being led out of Bergman's office by police, a university staff psychologist -- Dr. Denise Walton -- was on hand and commented that she couldn't understand why the student was being involuntarily detained. In a separate statement, Fahling said Walton wrote that she had seen "no overt sign that [Marcavage] was about to harm himself or others." "This is a young man of some substance," Fahling said. "I believe his story is genuine. This kid is solid as a rock." After being released, Marcavage said he tried to file a complaint with the university police department, but was rebuffed and told officers could not take a complaint against Bergman because he "is our boss." While still at the police station, Bergman arrived and allegedly told Marcavage that no report would be filed "because no crime had been committed," the AFA Law Center said. "His only recourse was to file a report with the Philadelphia Police Department," said the center, but it was unclear if Marcavage made that attempt. However, the student did try to complain through other university channels, but after those also failed, he made the decision to contact the law center and file suit. "Besides being a college student on the Dean's List, Michael was a White House intern with security clearance, is founder and president of a ministry called Protect the Children, president of his own business, and a volunteer who has worked with Campus Crusade for Christ and gone overseas with Feed the Children," Fahling said. "This is a good Christian kid who wanted to stand up for Jesus, and instead was handcuffed and dragged to a mental hospital as if he'd been seeing pink elephants," he added. Efforts to contact the university were unsuccessful. Fahling did not disclose the amount of settlement Marcavage is seeking. He said Bergman and Bittenbender are named as co-defendants in the suit. Jon Dougherty is a staff reporter for WorldNetDaily.com. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21225 Archibald Bard Pro Libertate - For Freedom ICQ 83834746 Keep And Bear Arms http://www.keepandbeararms.com Gun Control Victories http://www.guncontrolvictories.com [------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------] - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** RKBA! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 01 14:59:13 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: Operation Oath (fwd) On Jan 07, Margi Crook wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] Subject: [piml] Operation Oath Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 12:47:28 +0000 From: ICE To: ice-bucket@egroups.com, "R.J. Tavel's Lisleaf" >Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 20:35:55 -0500 >Subject: FYI - Operation Oath >From: lookin2c@juno.com > >Operation Oath > >It's time to rattle some cages. > >by Angel Shamaya >Founder/Director >KeepAndBearArms.com > >He who cheats on an oath acknowledges that he is afraid of his enemy, and >he thinks little of God. ~~ Plutarch > >Anybody wanna sue an oath breaker if we can hand you a ready-made lawsuit >on a platter and walk you through the process? > > 1.. Introduction > 2.. Example of The Approach > 3.. Information about Oath Requirements in each State Requested > 4.. Legal Ammunition Requested > 5.. Attorney in Each State Needed > 6.. Benefits of Operation Oath > 7.. Conclusion > >Introduction > >The time has come for gun owners to go on the offensive, in massive >numbers, in every city and county of every state in the Union. It is time >to press accountability upon every public servant who is infringing on >our rights. Gun rights, all rights. Now. > >It's time to say "Happy New Year" to the Oath Breakers. > >When people say they swear to uphold the Constitution and they don't, we >need to make them suffer the consequences of their actions, just like any >other citizen who breaks the law. The gross violations of your civil >rights must end. > >Operation Oath is going to take some time, so we're going to start of by >keeping this really, really simple. A few minutes of your extra time can >be put to very good use today, this week, and in the coming weeks. >Results. That's what we need at this time in our history. Pay attention >for the next couple of minutes, and you'll have a blueprint for one of >the several ways we are going to hold public servants' feet to the fire >on behalf of your Liberty. > >Example of The Approach > >Start by looking through The Arizona Oath page. I live in Arizona, so I >started here. We're going to use this information to figure out how we >Arizonans can make the oath-breakers very uncomfortable about their >transgressions. Here is the file: >http://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=1682. > >What you will see, briefly, are all of the following. Those items with an >asterisk are federal issues that apply to your local and state public >servants, as well. > > a.. The Arizona Constitution's Requirement to take the Oath of Office > > b.. The Actual Oath of Office Public Servants in Arizona are Required >to Take > > c.. The Arizona Constitution on the Right to Keep And Bear Arms > > d.. * The U.S. Constitution on the Right to Keep And Bear Arms > > e.. * The U.S. Constitution Comes Before Statutes, Edicts, Ordinances, >Rules or Regulations > > f.. * The Civil Rights Act (every violator of rights is liable) > > g.. * Public Law 96-303, Code of Ethics for Government Service > > h.. * Links to All 50 State Constitutions > > i.. * All 50 State Constitutions on the Right to Keep And Bear Arms >(NOTE: This doesn't yet contain the "right to life" citiations from the >State Constitutions where RKBA isn't specifically enumerated. More on >those States in a moment.) > >I expect my hired public slaves to obey. ("Servant" and "slave" are >synonyms. I'm using "slave" here to make a point. It's a mindset shift. >Let your mind make the shift. We pay these people to work for us. I won't >use "slave" in direct contact with them, but I will use the word >"servant.") The days of expecting public slaves to self-regulate are >over. I'm done waiting. I say we launch multiple strikes on every last >one who disobeys his or her sworn duties, right now. > >Here is what I am requesting in the way of assistance. You can pitch in >as little or as much time as you please. Do something. This is going to >help you in your state, regardless of what state it is, so please chip >in. > >Information about Oath Requirements in each State Requested > >What we need is what I have already laid out for Arizona, but I'll spell >it out for you, for clarity's sake. > > 1.. The actual oath of office in your state, plus a website address >where it can be verified. If there are several, depending upon position, >we want them all. In some states, a judge's oath is different, for >example. Let's put 'em all in one user friendly file for effective, >immediate use. > > 2.. The Constitutional provision for the oath of office in your state, >plus website address where it can be verified (The web address for your >state constitution is at the bottom of the Arizona page linked above.) >NOTE: If you live in one of the states where you believe there is no >State Constitutional provision for the right to keep and bear arms, think >self-defense, liberty-defense, right to life... and look there. You have >a right to life, even if the bodyguarded politicians lie and say you >don't. Help us find an attorney with guts and passion in your state, and >we can attack on legal grounds based on the "right to life" approach. If >we have 200 gunowners attacking in court on the right to life, from >several angles, we'll wear 'em down. Strength in numbers, and I'm not >giving up on any state, ever. EVER. Every state has an inroad, because we >all have a right to life, period. > > 3.. Any statutory laws relating to the oath of office or to penalties >for the public slaves who defy it, plus the website address where it can >be verified. Click here to the State Legislative Index, and click over to >your state. Search your state's archives for the statutes regarding >oaths. Find the information. (State Legislative Index: >http://www.telicon.com/www/STLEG.HTM) > > 4.. Email Oath@KeepAndBearArms.com with all of the information you can >find. Please organize it so it's easy to follow. If you are guided to use >the Arizona Oath page as a template and create the html document for your >state, please do. You'll get full credit for compiling it and move us >along in your state that much faster. PLEASE give your email subject a >title that begins with the name of your state. For example, if you live >in Montana, your email subject should be MONTANA OATH INFO. We're dealing >with 50 states here. It's a lot. Please help the sorting process by >giving us your state's name in the email subject. > > 5.. I'm also looking for volunteers who can help create the pages for >each state. If you are handy with html documents and are willing to help, >email me directly, and give your email the subject of KABA HTML HELP. >Director@KeepAndBearArms.com > > 6.. Before you dig in on your state, check our Oath Archive to make >sure you don't duplicate work that has already been done. We will update >that page as information comes in. We've got a lot of information to pull >together, but with help, we can do it. > > >Legal Ammunition Requested > >We're looking for a few legal gurus to be a legal gurus, for the cause, >right now. Our goal is to create cookie-cutter lawsuits that can be >self-filed by as many Patriots as possible as quickly as possible for as >little money as possible, in every state where we have even a decent >chance of winning. (Anybody wanna sue an oath breaker if we can hand you >a ready-made lawsuit on a platter and walk you through the process?) Here >is what we require, ASAP: > > 1.. Legal citations where public servants have been defeated in a court >of law for violating their oath of office, plus a website address where >the information can be verified and linked to. Either state or federal >cases are most welcome. Both would be super. The more the merrier, and >one in each state would be magnificent. > > 2.. Legal groundwork laid for launching a prickly, effective lawsuit >based on denying our brothers and sisters the right to keep and bear >arms, the right to self-defense, the right to life and liberty, or >whatever other approach you wish to take > > 3.. Anything else you can see or dream up that would help us make life >a major bummer for the people who are trying to turn our country into a >police state > > >Attorney in Each State Needed > >We need an attorney in each state to draft a lawsuit for your state based >on oath violations or directly related to the denial of the right to keep >and bear arms. We are open to asking people to pay you a nominal fee for >your having done the legwork, but this isn't a money-maker; it's a >slingshot for Goliath, and We The People need a big, hard stone. > >To that end, we are now making an official call, nationwide, for every >pro gun attorney willing to confer with us on this and other legal >projects. If you are a pro gun attorney who would enjoy helping create >pro gun lawsuits that attack the Rights Infringers, please email me >directly. (And I do mean attack. I chose that word. No mercy.) Please let >me know what state you live in, and if you have any counsel about the >above, feel free to put it in your email. I'll read it. >Director@KeepAndBearArms.com If you know an attorney who is absolutely >with us on the right to keep and bear arms, procure his/her email >address, name and phone number and email it to us. > > >Benefits of Operation Oath > >I've talked to several attorneys who said this approach has promise, or I >wouldn't be so evangelical about it. The benefits of launching Operation >Oath -- as I see them -- are as follows: > > 1.. We put our legiservants on notice that we are not waiting for them >to come to us anymore. > > 2.. We raise the awareness of everyone we come in contact with that we >take the Oath of Office and the Constitution very seriously -- and so >should they. > > 3.. We win some cases based on the Second Amendment in the areas where >courts rule based on reality: the Second is an individual right. > > 4.. Those Second Amendment cases where reality still reigns and we win >are all pushes for a ruling from the Supreme Court. (I'm tired of waiting >for a ruling from those folks. I say we make it happen by sheer numbers >of conflicting rulings from circuit courts. There are so many strong >legal scholars on our side who will make a clear case for the individual >right, the only way they'll rule against us is if the String Pullers want >war -- and I'd rather know that sooner than later, wouldn't you?) > > 5.. We win cases in states that have a State Constitutional provision >for the right to keep and bear arms in defense of self, others and the >state. > > 6.. We win a case where the state has no State Constitutional provision >for the right to keep and bear arms -- by fighting based on the right to >life and the right to self-defense. (Your right to life necessitates that >you be able to defend yourself. In a society where criminals are heavily >armed, the only way you can defend yourself with certainty is to pack >heat. Anyone who tells you differently has already been turned by the >socialist system. But after seeing judges in both liberal California and >Taftized Ohio rule in our favor, I'm standing in the belief that real >Americans still wear black robes in places like New Jersey, Maryland, >Massachusetts and the other Northeastern states now considered by many to >be occupied territory. Let's find out if we can win within the system in >the socialist corners of our country.) > > 7.. We activate people who are tired of the more passive forms of >Liberty Activism. (Keeping a racehorse in the stable for too long is no >way to help improve his speed.) > > 8.. We learn, through trial and error, what works and what doesn't. > > 9.. We test the system within our respective communities and find out >if it still has a chance. A lot of people believe we can still put the >system to work for us. Okie dokie. Prove it. > > >Conclusion > >We Real Americans will turn this country back around. The Republic will >be restored. The rule of Real Law will be cleared of its ballast. There >are only two ways that is going to happen. One of them is much prettier >-- and more fun -- than the other one, and I say it's time we march down >that road, together. > >Perry Thompson and his good associates have begun work on the Second >Amendment Legal Project. Operation Oath will be affiliated with his work, >as one of many legal inroads back to the Constitutional Republic this >country was designed to be. The above is one way you can pitch in >immediately. Click that link immediately above for several others. > >Finally, Jim March is moving forward on his second legal battle in >California. He was denied his CCW permit by guys who didn't cover their >tracks very well, and it looks like his case has some sharp teeth. If you >haven't heard what Jim March is up to, go read the latest right here: >http://www.ninehundred.com/~equalccw/trial2/. 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