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The Inclinations of Men in Power

We live in perilous times, of that there is no doubt, but the peril comes from within our government, more so than from a foreign threat. The Founding Fathers were well aware of the inclination of men in power to seek that power without restraint or limitation, for it is indeed the nature of power to corrupt the hearts and minds of men.

Because of this, the Founding Fathers were keenly aware of the safeguards necessary to define restrictions upon all branches of our government. No one branch would be allowed to become independent of the other in order to fulfill its duties to the Citizens of this Nation. In addition to these restrictions, the Founding Fathers also depended on the outcry of the People to restrict such abbreviations as might occur when those in power stepped outside the boundaries of Constitutional Order.

Unfortunately, there are always those in power who seek to subvert the limitations placed upon them by the use of various means from subtle legislation to Executive Orders which side-step the pure intent of the Law of the Land.

During the history of Our Nation, there have been numerous occasions when the one of the three branches of government has stepped outside the bounds of Constitutional Limitations however, none have taken such steps so far as this President and his Administration.

There have been extremely intricate and indeed, industrious attempts to persuade the People that the President has the authority and power to execute changes which, while contrary to the Constitutional Order, are both legal and necessary in order to maintain security over this Nation.

Within the purview of National Security, all manner of legislations, Executive Orders, and signing statements have been issued, the majority of which are in direct opposition to Constitutional Order and are thereby should be considered illegal.

This Nation, this People now face a government, which has taken upon itself the ability to abridge just about every Right guaranteed to the People within the Bill of Rights. Indeed, it has placed within the framework of its operation the ability to ignore the Constitution altogether if it deems it necessary, and to do so without any oversight or permission from Congress or indeed, the People.

Under the guise of National Security, this government has implemented measures, which can only be described as fascist in nature, and illegal under all Constitutional Guidelines. They continue to manipulate the interpretation of the Constitution to suit the needs of their agenda, and issue statements which ignore the Rights of the People to even redress their grievances concerning such matters.

This Administration has, through its broad interpretation determined that it has the sole right to issue and enforces its Law as it sees fit despite any Constitutional Restrictions which apply. It has taken upon itself the ability to frustrate, deny and indeed, to defeat the Rights of the People by means of its ability, by threat of force or detainment, to usurp the Constitution Order of this Republic.

It ignores the fact that the Constitution was created to govern government and not the People, that the limitations as enumerated within the Constitution were solely intended to place definite limitations and restrictions upon the actions of government.

Although passed by Congress, under duress, the USA Patriot Act is one of the most sweeping fascist measures ever to be introduced within this Nation. Its broad scope of interpretation and implementation makes it one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation to face the Citizens of the Nation.

When reading the 324 page Patriot Act, you will notice the primary theme is Security Interests of the Government. The safeguards are focused upon the government and the ability of the government to act against threats to itself.

It is evident that the government is much more interested in securing its position of power and authority than it is with the Rights, Liberty and Freedom of the American People or their actual security, indeed this document is, in most cases, in direct opposition to the Constitution and thereby nullifies the majority of the Bill of Rights.

When judging the evidence of this governments operation, one thing has become clear; the eyes of the government are upon the American People more so than any external threat of terrorism. The borders and ports are open to just about any ?terrorist? who decides to slip across or import weapons into this Nation, yet the government has continued its push to eliminate opposition by the People instead of actually securing this country and its People from the threat of terrorism, or any other enemy.

While there is no doubt that we should defend this country against our enemies, we should do so in a rational manner which ensures our Liberty and our security without compromising or voiding the Meaning of Freedom and the Rights we retain by the Grant of Providence, not the government.

It will only be when the People realize that their Rights, Liberty and Freedom are not granted, nor given, nor permitted by the government, that they will take ownership of their lives and once again become Sovereign over this government of usurpation.

In Liberty,
Republicae-Seditionist

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Full post as published by The 1776 Solution on May 18, 2007 (boomark / email).