My apologies to Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. for the misspelling of his middle name. What my phonetic mind knew, my mind-of-their-own fingers wouldn't type out! — John A. Armistead — > On Feb 21, 7:02 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Readers: On ‘Face the Nation’, today, Bob Schieffer had Colin > Powell as his guest. Such a show and such guests can’t be allowed in > a viable democracy. That most necessary prohibition isn’t about > ideology, nor skin color, but about avoiding creating the notion in > the minds of viewers that the opinions of any celebrity—or past or > present public figure—are more important than those of the man-on-the- > street. > > Schieffer asked Powell how he rated Obama as President, thus far. > You’ll recall that late in the 2008 campaign, Powell endorsed Obama > amid much fanfare. Powell’s reasoning, then, was obviously flawed, > since Obama had no executive experience nor a worthy character. > Hearing Powell repeat essentially the same lies about Obama’s non- > existent attributes, was like having inadvertently feasted on poison. > Where is the Oil of Ipecac when I need it? > > Lest any of you suppose, wrongly, that I am opposed to Blacks, for the > past two weeks, I have enjoyed watching the TV show of Professor Henry > Lewis Gates, Jr. who is investigating the genealogy of a diversity of > Americans. Gates has such dignity and aplomb! I was wholly > supportive of Gates when that never-should-have-become-one policeman > arrested Gates on his own property for being rightfully incensed > because of being asked to show I. D. My New Constitution contains the > following: > > “… Law enforcement and the courts shall be responsive rather than > proactive, protective without being subjugative, and shall enforce the > New Constitution ahead of any other laws or employment hierarchies. > Racial or other statistical profiling, preemptive arrests, detention > or sentencing are illegal if a person’s constitutional rights are > violated.” > > “… Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies shall not be > organizationally affiliated, and persons or groups, therein, shall not > be presumed by law enforcement to be acting lawfully solely because of > such auspices.” > > “… There shall be no discrimination against any law abiding Citizen, > business or organization due to arbitrary categorization. No public > nor private regulation shall require disclosure of a person’s stand or > vote on any issue which might cause them discrimination. Laws shall > respect the People’s diverse mores without setting arbitrary social > standards. No government shall criminalize behavior that the Public > considers to be innocuous, or is macro-typical, or where government > isn’t being deferential to the Public; nor shall they: prosecute > victimless crimes other than gross reckless endangerment; restrict the > freedoms of Citizens through oppressive laws and procedures; enact > laws too broad in scope to address narrow issues; pass laws > disallowing any reasonable criminal defense, or solely at a bureau’s > request; selectively or inequitably enforce any laws; impose unfair, > drastically different punishments due to one’s sex, race, color, creed > or age; nor sentence someone differently due to their having a prior > criminal record. An arresting officer may reverse such with impunity > at any time, regardless of the forms, procedures or processes begun. > The arrested person shall be freed and the record expunged. Agreeable > restitution to crime victims may, at their option, substitute for the > apt trial.” > > “… 2nd & 3rd Amendments: Law-abiding, peaceable Citizens shall have > the right to keep and bear arms for sport or protection. Such may use > appropriate action—by degrees—to counter unlawful, forced or > threatening intrusion onto or into their private property, including: > verbal warning; the threat of; and then the use of, deadly force, if > necessary. Soldiers shall not be quartered in private residences not > their own unless the House assents.” > > “… 4th Amendment: People, their motor vehicles, boats, possessions, > clothes, phones, computers and other personal or private effects shall > be secure in their houses, or other abodes, or on the associated owned > or rented property, or at their place of work against unreasonable > searches and seizures. Warrants may be issued only with just, > probable cause, supported by a recent eye witness’s oath or > affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and > the persons or things to be seized. No warrant shall be issued based > on supposition, chance or a presumed likelihood of finding evidence. > The obtaining or issuing of a warrant without just, probable cause is > a felony, as is the serving of a wrongful warrant by an armed > officer(s). Law enforcement shall not presume that a major crime may > have occurred or might be in progress because of a petty crime; nor > shall arrests be allowed that are due mainly to a person’s propinquity > to a crime. A person arrested without resistance who is not a suspect > in a provable crime of violence, may be searched, but not shackled, if > they voluntarily agree to transport themselves, or to be transported; > nor shall shackles nor prison clothes be used during the voluntary > transport of such person to or from a public proceeding or court. > Anyone who is arrested, detained, searched or has property seized > because of a warrant shall have a public warrant hearing within 24 > hours. Such hearing, with competent counsel, shall be before the > judge issuing the warrant; the basis for issuing the warrant shall be > explained; all parties causing the warrant to be issued, including the > judge, shall be available for cross examination. The rationale and > constitutionality for the issuing of a warrant can, by right, be > appealed to a higher court(s). Evidence from unreasonable search or > seizure isn’t admissible in court.” … > > *** VERY IMPORTANT: “… It shall be unlawful for law enforcement to > endanger the Public in the reckless pursuit of a real or supposed > wrongdoer, or to batter anyone already apprehended, or to allow > another to batter such person without restraint. No Citizen can be > stopped, detained, forced to show ID, nor required to explain any > activity—including running—without there being substantial proof of > their involvement in a felony. Petty crime commitment does not give > law enforcement license to make unreasonable searches nor seizures.” > > Note: Blacks, in particular, have too often been battered, unfairly, > as well as forced to show I. D. Under my New Constitution, all Prof. > Gates would need to do is to calmly say: “Officer, this is my private > residence. I accidentally locked myself out. Please leave, or you are > in violation of my constitutional rights.” If the officer did not > leave, or he asked to show I. D., he would be guilty of a felony > carrying a minimum 3 yr. sentence. > > In his first press conference following the (wrongful) arrest of > Professor Gates, Barack Obama said—most properly—that the police had > acted inappropriately. But Obama slipped-up by saying he didn’t have > all of the facts. The press cut-him-to-pieces for supporting the > property rights of a Black above those of a (dumb) policeman in a > “risky” profession. Rare, for me, I defended Obama’s correct ‘gut > reaction’. If Obama has done any other thing RIGHT in his lifetime, I > would be supportive of that act, as well. It was very sad to see how > he bent to pressure, as though police can do no wrong. No beer > drinking around a table could ever correct the unjust arrest of Gates. > > At the end of ‘Face the Nation’, Bob Schieffer did an excellent job of > pointing out numbers of reasons why members of Congress aren’t > responsive to the Public Will. About six billion dollars was wasted > during the last election (mostly paid to consultants, pollsters, and > the media). That included 8 to 20 million dollars per senator. Most > of that money is “party” related, meaning: Those in office have > effectively been BRIBED to do their party’s bidding before they even > get a chance to consider… representing their electorates. > > None of the Founding Fathers, nor anyone else alive today, has spent > more man-hours than me trying to put the USA on the right footing. > Please, People. If you love your country, tell your friends, > relatives and associates about a SC man who has penned and polished a > New Constitution that will—once-and-for-all—make government be > subordinate to the public. The FASTEST way to correct this country’s > problems, and to begin removing the financial burdens on our > grandchildren, is to ratify my New Constitution. Sending more good > people to Washington simply cannot get the job done... > > — John A. Armistead — Patriot > > > > On Feb 19, 7:02 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Glenn Beck is rightfully critical of both the Republicans and the > > Democrats in Congress. The Republicans, supposedly, want smaller and > > more fiscally responsible government. But no matter how many well- > > meaning Republicans get elected, our government, just like a CANCER, > > keeps growing. There’s so much talk about government—and so much that > > is being said that isn’t true—that its becoming increasingly clear > > that few people, nor any group(s), have a handle on correcting the > > problems that threaten us all. But if the USA is to survive, the > > problems must be corrected! > > > One way to assess the problems in the government status quo is to > > realize that most of what transpires during congressional processes is > > simply wasted TALK. To get elected, the candidates who can make the > > best speeches seem to be showing the ‘potential’ of having the most > > power. But the very notion that it’s desirable to have… powerful > > representatives is a slap-in-the-face to the high standards of > > DEMOCRACY. The latter should be the benchmark of what gets done in > > and by government! > > > Counter to the will of the Founding Fathers, Congress is now a > > battleground where factions are pitted against factions—and > > particularly, party against party. By the time anything useful (or > > not so useful) gets done, the brain-drain on members of Congress will > > have been > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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