Is your freedom in DANGER?

Is our freedom in danger?

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I agree. Our freedom is in danger, the freedom is going to less and less and less....

IS YOUR FREEDOM IN DANGER?
The Destruction of
the Bill of Rights
by Jarret B. Wollstein

What defines the character of America and makes this country a good place to live? For over 200 years, our prosperity and liberty had been the envy of much of the world. But prosperity is inseparable from our liberty. Take away freedom of speech, association, religion and enterprise, and our country would be neither free nor prosperous.

Unique among modern nations, the United States was literally conceived in liberty. The guiding philosophy of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, George Mason and our other Founders was the inalienable rights of the individual. As the Declaration of Independence states,

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, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it . . . .
America's Founders had experienced horrible demonstrations of the power of unlimited government: destructive taxation, forcible invasions of homes by government agents, interference with free trade, government spying on citizens, corruption and debasement of the legal system, imprisonment and murder of dissenters, and government destruction of churches. To avoid these evils, our Constitution and Bill of Rights (the first ten Amendments) were created, as strict limitations on the power of government.

The Bill of Rights protects freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly. It guarantees our right to keep and bear arms. It prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. It guarantees due process in a court of law, a speedy hearing, and trial by jury. It prohibits excessive bail, fines and punishment. Most important, the Bill of Rights guarantees that rights not explicitly granted to the government, are reserved to us as individuals.

The genius of our Constitution and Bill of Rights is that they limit the power of government, not the freedom of individuals. Our government was only to be a moral policeman, stopping force and fraud whenever possible, and otherwise leaving citizens alone to live their lives in peace. Today, over 200 years after its passage, the Bill of Rights remains the supreme law of the land, and neither Congress, nor the Supreme Court, nor the President have the moral or legal right to ignore it.

Sadly, government now has strayed very far from the original vision of limited powers. Today there is no aspect of our lives – public or private – that government regards as exempt from its jurisdiction and control. Government now seizes over half our incomes in taxes; regulates every aspect of trade and commerce; censors books, movies and art; seizes our business records and bank accounts; confiscates our guns; taps our telephones and reads our mail and electronic messages; dictates wages and working conditions; regulates our sex lives; and imposes fines and imprisonment with little regard for due process or justice.

The vision of government as the servant of the people, rather than their master, has been lost.

Here is how the Bill of Rights is being destroyed:

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

In direct defiance of the Bill of Rights, commercial, sexual, and political speech are increasingly censored. In the name of "national security", government employees have been censored for life. To combat pornography, federal and state governments have imprisoned musicians, seized the entire contents of bookstores and video rental outlets, and have even prosecuted museums and art galleries. To "fight crime," hundreds of communities have enacted curfews and "anti-loitering" laws. Children who refuse to attend government schools can be imprisoned along with their parents. Freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly are under siege.

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

Our right to bear arms is being gradually destroyed as the federal government, the states, and communities enact ever more repressive "gun control" legislation. California made criminals of over 700,000 of its citizens with the stroke of a pen by banning many popular semi-automatic rifles. To fight government and criminal violence, Americans need the means to defend themselves more than ever, yet we are being legally disarmed.

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

In Puerto Rico, National Guard troops have been permanently stationed in 54 apartment buildings. Government also destroys our privacy by wire-tapping our telephones, seizing business records and keeping extensive files on most citizens.

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

Recent Supreme Court decisions have given the police nearly unlimited power to search houses, businesses and cars – in many cases without a warrant. In Florida, courts have refused to stop police from boarding buses, blocking exits and searching passengers. RICO laws and "anti-drug" laws have given government the power to seize all of an individual's or company's assets without indictment or trial. Strip-searching persons arrested for even minor traffic violations is becoming more and more common. Courts and legislatures now consider virtually any government search and seizure "reasonable."

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

The Founding Fathers believed that no one should be indicted without a hearing. Today the IRS can seize your bank account, the FBI can take your computer, the Coast Guard can take your boat, and welfare authorities can take away your children, without any hearing or indictment by a Grand Jury. Increasingly, fundamental legal restraints on the power of government agencies are being abandoned.

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

The United States has adopted the totalitarian practice of imprisoning defendants for long periods before trial. As a growing list of personal behavior and technical errors are criminalized, the court system is being impossibly over-loaded. It now takes years before most serious cases ever get to trial. The growing power of prosecutors, and government seizure of attorneys' fees, are destroying the ability of those accused to defend themselves.

AMENDMENT VII
In Suits of common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Less than 3% of criminal defendants now get a trial. Pre-trial detention is growing and some people have been imprisoned for over two years without trial. In direct violation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has ruled that you don't even have to be given a jury trial if you face less than six months in prison. And if you have a dispute with the IRS, EPA or any of a dozen other regulatory agencies, your case will usually be heard by an administrative law judge employed by the same agency you are disputing. Judges routinely deny the traditional right of jurors to judge the law, as well as the facts of a case, and vote their conscience. Judges and prosecutors exclude any juror who won't agree to convict in advance, stacking juries to ensure convictions. These are precisely the sorts of abuses our Bill of Rights was designed to prevent.

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

By calling penalties "civil" rather than "criminal," government can seize all of your assets without trial or any other form of legal proceeding. Bail has been abolished for virtually all federal crimes, including crimes that didn't even exist as recently as ten years ago, such as "money-laundering" and "structuring." Punishments are becoming increasingly harsh. Teenagers are getting years or decades in prison for minor drug offenses. Businessmen are receiving long prison sentences for technical violations of incomprehensible tax laws and securities regulations. Ordinary citizens are being imprisoned for possession of banned literature, guns, and even medicines.

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

The Constitution and Bill of Rights were intended as strict restrictions on government power. Those powers not explicitly granted to government were retained by the individual. Today the Constitution has been stood on its head. Courts are now saying anything the government wants to do is permissible, unless explicitly prohibited by the Constitution. Government now has nearly unlimited power, and the American people are losing control of their own lives, property, and destinies.

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

Power has shifted from the individual to the states, and from the states to the federal government. Federal aid to states has meant federal control of the states. By including the entire economy under the Constitutions "interstate commerce" clause, the Supreme Court has given the US Government control over every aspect of society.

Your freedom is in danger. When government violates its own laws, it becomes the enemy of justice and freedom, rather than their protector. It is still possible to stop our descent into tyranny, but time is running out. To preserve our freedom we must passionately defend our moral and legal rights – by speaking out, educating others, and supporting pro-freedom groups - and demand enforcement of the highest law of the land, the Bill of Rights.

ISIL -- Is Your Freedom In Danger? The Destruction of the Bill of Rights

For example:

They force us to go to schools
They force us to wear the seatbelts
They judge us by age
They force us to not buy lands depends on the laws
They force us to not do and have to do many things........

We have to do something about our freedom and bring the Bill of Rights back!:pissed:
 
Yup, I already knew all about it in several years ago. The only problem is : Lawlessness is everywhere.

I wouldn't be surprised if, all schools are goin' to be " military " schools in the near future. Muslim religion will be forced to practice at schools. Children will receive more rights ( laws ) than parents. So many things will happen in the future.

Our country ( USA ) is our last resort. If, our country becomes obsolete, then we are on our own to fight...for our rights ( freedom of speech, religion and so forth ). High technology ( computer ) will take over and control the world.... and this will become irreversible.

Wonderin' if US citizens are goin' to be " zombies " without Bill of Rights ? Are they becomin' " traitors " on friends, families, and relatives ?

Gestapo...
 
Yay, other people are aware of this. I think this'll be the third time I say it. Civil war gonna break out within 20-30 years!
 
I'm going to be new leader, take over the world and change everything.

Everybody would either hate me or love me. bwhahaha. whoops, I split my secret plan.
 
some of those admandments are old... for example 2nd admandments about gun rights.. is old.. reason they don't even have machine guns that time.
now we have machine guns and is it reasonable to own it? its made in late 1700's
 
another to mention that minnesota allow people to carry concealed weapons anywhere they wanted with a permit unless a building posted a sign saying " this premise banned guns weapons, etc"
 
I know, here is more as "We, the Law", not "We the People". But some laws are good, but alot went way out of hand, like prison rates going up, the fact is, half of them are not actual criminals. Like seat belt laws, I agree with that, as for protection. Like squeezing the bread to make sure if its fresh, you will be arrested. Baby burped in the congregation, you will be arrested. Wearing your favorite sport teams, you will be arrested, bec fear of gangs. When you get out of the shower in the gym, and liitle kid saw your dickie, you will be arrested to be a sex offender, and on and on and on like that, it's overwhelming.
 
Our government is sooo DYSFUCTIONALLY!!!! They already broke their own laws! Plenty of them!

I don't think George Washington would be in favor of these laws especially Narcotics. Those people who wrote the declaration of independence and constitution snorted cocaine, smoked weeds, whatever, and nowadays our politicans just want everything in their favor and destroyed well meaning of the United States! They want to tell others how to live! WTF? What a sad!!!
 
Superb article.

"The vision of government as the servant of the people, rather than their master, has been lost."

I conceded - number one example: The H.R. 3162 (US PATRIOT Act). The bastards who voted and signed it should be shipped to Gitmo for torture and jailed for commiting a treason against the U.S. Constitution.

Give me Liberty or give me death. ~ Patrick Henry
 
Voted YES!

Look at http://www.alldeaf.com/general-heal...ntary-nutrition-products-stores-new-post.html

Before shrugging me off, please read through everything carefully. The United States and FDA are under international pressure for CODEX compliance. They cannot back off from it or the WTO (World Trade Organization) will apply further pressure by withdrawing trade privileges and imposing crippling trade sanctions that have the potential to cripple entire sectors of our economy.

In other words, our freedom is in serious trouble due to CODEX. FDA has testimonied on its intent to comply with CODEX: http://www.fda.gov/ola/1997/319.html
 
Excellent article PuyoPiyo. It seems that our freedom is slowly slipping out our grasp, so slowly that many people don't take action until it's too late.

We must take a proactive stance to stop this. We must individually be willing to get involved and do what we can by signing petitions and joining organizations. Only then can we hope to change things.

When the original colonizers broke free from the British government clutch, I think I recall it was because the colonizers had been sent by the government to explore the New World. The numbers amassed in the New World, then the colonizers immediately turned against the British government and the British government had no control over them in the New World.

This allowed the colonizers to get their freedom back. But we face a different situation. There is no New World anymore to get out of the reaches of government's control. High technology warfare can track people down easily and there are now bombs designed to destroy entire populations in an instant.

We have to assemble even when we're under the lands of government sovereignty. We have to do a better job than the colonizers did of breaking free of government control.

We have to start now, this very instant, because our power is dwindling as we speak.
 
All I'm going to say is that this country is guilty of some of the most blantant civil rights violations that have taken place since the 1960's.
 
Nobody really can be arsed to do anything, we're all lazy. You could maybe form a small riot that'd get CC'd (crowd controlled) in less than 24 hours and amcomplish nothing. Want to save the system? Join the system and become acid in the belly of the beast. Destroy from within.

Edit; wait what hell did I just say... save the system. I've gone mad. Perhaps I had a different 'system' in mind, one that stands for the people, not based off government nor even dependant on those scallywags. We can take care of ourselves screw them.
 
Nobody really can be arsed to do anything, we're all lazy. You could maybe form a small riot that'd get CC'd (crowd controlled) in less than 24 hours and amcomplish nothing. Want to save the system? Join the system and become acid in the belly of the beast. Destroy from within.

Edit; wait what hell did I just say... save the system. I've gone mad. Perhaps I had a different 'system' in mind, one that stands for the people, not based off government nor even dependant on those scallywags. We can take care of ourselves screw them.

There's nothing wrong with the system, per se, that people holding one another accountable wouldn't solve. And I don't mean Republicans holding Democrats accountable or vice versa. I mean voters caring enough to hold them ALL accountable--no matter their party.
 
Nobody really can be arsed to do anything, we're all lazy.


Yeah because they can get everything they want and just sneak from governments, especailly the polices... They are more likely taking advantage of governments. That is why they just stick with government's relicious laws.

Or maybe they are just too scare or too soft-hearted...
 
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