-> SNETNEWS Mailing List -------- Original Message -------- Subject: a good post Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 21:35:45 -0500 From: [This was forwarded to me this evening. I don't know the officer personally, do not even know his name, and didn't see it on the newsgroup mentioned. Some might respond to it with a "natives are getting restless" mentality. I think the "natives" are just waking up. VR] This message was posted by a ... retired police officer. He put it on a newsgroup for the Sacramento Police Department. Here is what a real cop thinks about "gun control". I have read with interest many of the posting regarding the illegal new laws going once again into effect tomorrow (Jan.1, 2001). There are some who have mentioned "looking the other way" when an "honest" (I assume that means no criminal history) citizen is found to be in violation of the new laws. One or two others say that makes the police into "law breakers" themselves. I put it to you that your oath of office, and that of every military person up to and including our elected representatives has a clause in it which reads "to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States". This oath is then convienently forgotten in the race to obtain more money, power, prestige, and pandering to the vocal minorities - to the point where we are now a lousy and dangerous democracy with the rule of law and the Constitutional protections as a Republic having been stolen from us. Those of you who say ignoring the law makes us "law breakers" simply haven't a clue. It is the people who follow such laws, allow the Constitution to be shredded, our freedoms by-passed in the name of "making it safe", elected representatives who connive and sell out our freedoms for their own agendas that are the law breakers! And they should be tried for treason. You who do not know your own nations history, the magnificent document called the Constitution that was created to not only govern us but to PROTECT US from government, have not an ingling of what I speak. Our courts are filled with political hacks with their own agendas as well as elected officials who believe the laws are what they make them to be. THEY ARE NOT! The laws are what the Consitution says they are and if not specifically delegated and enumerated in that document then government has NO AUTHORITY over a citizen. Alas, 97% of what passes for laws these days have no basis in Consitutional authority - they are merely power grabs by people with agendas to control your life at every level. I leave you with this thought and one piece of effective California history. First the thought - why not start a national organization of police officers who refuse to enforce illegal laws? You say can't be done - bullshit! What a message to send to these pompous socialists!!! Think of it, police officers who are standing up for the protection of our citizen's rights! Police officers who intend to honor their oath to "protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Lastly, right here in California, in fact in San Francisco (but none of these stout souls live there now I assure you!) in 1851 and again in 1856. That word that we police think is so dangerous (and with some good reason); Vigilantes. Things were so bad in San Francisco during the above periods that Vigilante committees were formed to deal with it. Much like today, judges on the take, with political agendas, not enforcing the Constitutional laws, corrupt politicians, voter fruad (sound familiar?), etc. forced the people to take action to restore their rights and protect themselves from tyranny. Out of this vigilante action came a true hero and honest man; William T. Coleman. He made sure that every letter of the law, even though under Vigilante organization, was followed. Fair trials with correct judicial procedure were given, and sentences immediately carried out per the law. They held open elections with ballot watchers to enforce fair and open voting throughtout the city, and generaly cleaned up the city. William T. Coleman as quoted by James B. Scherer in "Lion of the Vigilantes", justified the vigilante committees of 1851 and 1856 by saying: "Who made the laws and set agents over them? The people. Who saw these laws neglected, disregarded, abused, trampled on? The people. Who had the right to protect these laws, and administer them when their servants had failed? The people." No government, at any level, has the authoriX-Mozilla-Status: 0009DOMS as given under our Constitution! We have the right and duty to undo these wrongs, through peaceful means if possible, through force of arms if necessary! --- End forwarded message --- -> To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
