CONSENT of the Governed: The Freeman Movement Defined

Published on Mar 3, 2013

"Consent Of The Governed: The Freeman Movement Defined" is nearly 3 hours long, and covers a wide range of topics that effect and hinder our human freedom when dealing with civil SERVANTS who seek to claim authority over us, so be prepared to set aside some educational viewing time ... however, I promise you, it will be time well spent.

A Film by Steve: Bates which took almost 9 months to make covering the multiple aspects and uses of the term, 'consent of the governed'. Something members of the World Freeman Society have revoked by Claim of Right.

Governments, Police all operate by consent. They require your consent by acquiescence to make rulings, statutes, acts and war & taxes, all by your consent. Some things are good, we like Peace Officers keeping us safe, but do not consent to their revenue making activities. There are many good reasons to have a government, but we must remember who we are and who 'they' are.

We are the Public and they are the Public Servants. And when they forget that, and start treating us like their property, it is our duty to inform others, help educate and hold accountable those whose actions do not reflect the mandate we as the people demand.

"Debts must be collected, bonds and mortgages must be foreclosed as rapidly as possible. When, through a process of law, the common people lose their homes they will become more docile and more easily governed through the influence of the strong arm of government, applied by a central power of wealth under control of leading financiers.
This truth is well known among our principal men now engaged in forming an imperialism of Capital to govern the world.
By dividing the voters through the political party system, we can get them to expend their energies in fighting over questions of no importance. Thus by discreet action we can secure for ourselves what has been so well planned and so successfully accomplished."
~ USA Banker's Magazine, August 25 1924

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Obama Intends to Use Drone Strikes to Kill American Journalists and Political Enemies

by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com

President Obama plans to use military drones in the skies over the United States to assassinate journalists, patriots and critics of his administration. That's the inescapable conclusion from the emerging pattern of evidence now publicly available -- keep reading for details.

Front and center in this pattern of evidence is the 16-page memo that was just released by Obama's lawyers in the Department of Justice. This memo puts forth a "legal justification" for the President to order the drone assassination of any American citizen he names -- anytime, anywhere, for any reason. This new power claimed by the President has no basis in federal law or the Constitution. It is an invented power of absolute tyranny that puts the power to decide who lives and who dies in the hands of one man. This document essentially legalizes the President acting as a serial murderer.

It is claimed that the purpose of this new power to simply name any American the President doesn't like and immediately have them struck by a Hellfire missile launched from a drone is designed to "protect America." Yet the 16-page memo that claims to justify all this was intentionally written to include Americans on U.S. soil as potential targets.

As Judge Andrew Napolitano explained just a few days ago on Fox News:

"This 16-page white paper is written so vaguely that the logic from it could... permit the President to kill Americans here in the United States."

That's the whole point, actually. If Americans on U.S. soil were to be excluded from such drone assassinations, such language would have been made readily apparent in the memo. But no such language is found in the memo. In fact, the tone of the document quite clearly states that the President has the authority to order drone killings of U.S. citizens anywhere in the world, under any circumstances.

This legal manipulation even has U.S. Senators worried. Democrat Senator Patrick J Leahy and Senator Charles Grassley sent a letter to Obama on Friday, stating, "The deliberate killing of a United States citizen pursuant to a targeted operation authorized or aided by our government raises significant constitutional and legal concerns."

That's the understatement of the year.

U.S. Senators are trying to create an "oversight committee" so that a few of them are part of the illegal, unconstitutional decision process of which Americans the U.S. government should murder next. As Kurt Nimmo reports with InfoWars.com:

Feinstein has proposed "legislation to ensure that drone strikes are carried out in a manner consistent with our values, and the proposal to create an analogue of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to review the conduct of such strikes," in other words a secret tribunal that will hand down kill orders for Americans the government believes are "suspected militants."

If drones are to be unleashed under the values of Feinstein -- an outright traitor to the nation and a serial violator of the U.S. Constitution -- then God help us all. Remember, Feinstein is the Senator who has already said she wants all Americans to turn all their guns in. She literally wants the entire U.S. civilian population disarmed so that government has all the weapons, including drones which Feinstein wants flying over U.S. cities, ready to strike named American citizens at any moment.

READ REST OF ARTICLE HERE

Florida Teacher Says 1st Amendment Right Doesn't Exist On Public School Grounds

Independent Foreclosure Review Financial Framework

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

JUNE 21, 2012

FINANCIAL REMEDIATION FRAMEWORK

FOR USE IN THE INDEPENDENT FORECLOSURE REVIEW

In April 2011, federal banking regulators issued enforcement orders against 14 large mortgage servicers for deficient mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices. The orders required those servicers to retain independent consultants to conduct a comprehensive review of foreclosures that were in process or completed in 2009 or 2010 (the Independent Foreclosure Review) to identify financial injury to borrowers that resulted from errors, misrepresentations, and other deficiencies in the foreclosure process. The Independent Foreclosure Review also requires those servicers to provide compensation or other remediation for identified financial injury.

The OCC and FRB have developed a financial remediation framework (the Framework) that provides examples of situations where compensation or other remediation is required for financial injury due to servicer errors, misrepresentations, or other deficiencies. The independent consultants will use the Framework to recommend remediation for financial injury identified during the Independent Foreclosure Review. The servicers will prepare remediation plans based on the independent consultants’ recommendations. The federal banking regulators must approve each servicer’s remediation plan.

The categories included in the Framework are not intended to be exhaustive or to cover all possible situations or remediation options for borrowers who may require compensation or other remediation for financial injury. It is important to read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that accompany the Framework to understand how remediation will work. (Click here to see the original page.)(Right mouse click on image below and choose 'Open In New Tab' option to see it fully.)

Muslims Say They're Above The Law!

Still not concerned about Islamic ideals taking over America?
Well, Mustafa Carroll, the executive director of the Dallas-Fort Worth CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations) branch, a keynote speaker at a rally for Islam in Austin, a part of the nationwide effort to hold “Muslim Capitol Day” events, said that members of the faith really shouldn’t be bound by American law.

“If we are practicing Muslims, we are above the law of the land,” said Carroll.

According to the website about the event, Muslims from around Texas went to the Capitol in Austin to “promote civic and political activism throughout the wider Muslim community.”

The organization reported, “One major issue discussed was the recent House and Senate bill proposals involving the implementation of ‘anti-Shariah’ legislation, where the First Amendment rights and freedoms of Muslims would ultimately be hindered.”

Critics allege that Shariah prohibits other faiths from free exercise when enforced, and would actually invalidate the American First Amendment, unless practitioners were Muslim.

Carroll’s statement was similar to a statement made by CAIR Chairman Omar M. Ahmad, who is on record saying, “Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Quran…should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth.”

We ALL should be VERY afraid that our American way of life will disappear. Especially with the fact that Texas is already implementing Islamic teachings to children in public schools and that this will only continue to grow under this tyrannical Muslim dictator whom we call "our president", Obama! To read the full article of further reasons and explanations on this, please go to WND HERE. It is a MUST READ!

Doorstep Of Totalitarianism

THE LIBERTY NEWS REPORT - February 28, 2013

From the Desk of: Steve Elliott

PLEASE READ THIS URGENT UPDATE. Your Senators are on the verge of ceding their constitutional authority and giving Obama almost unlimited power to tax. --Steve

Dear Friends of Liberty,

Our sources on Capitol Hill have informed us the Senate is working on a backroom deal to give President Obama nearly total control over federal spending for the rest of this fiscal year.

This is their "solution" to their self-created sequestration crisis.

Your Senators may be on the verge of ceding their constitutional authority to Obama and giving him virtually unlimited power over taxing and spending.

If this deal goes through, our "Radical-in Chief" will have almost unlimited power to raise taxes for the next seven months!

+ + GOP Senators Set to Betray Constitution!

Under this dirty, backroom deal, Obama would essentially be given full authority to raise taxes and set spending levels, because Congress would need a two-thirds vote on a "resolution of disapproval" to stop him (a near impossibility).

Top GOP Senate leaders have given their "tacit approval" to the plan, according to a Politico report that says "Republicans are now proposing that Congress surrender an important piece of its Constitutional 'power of the purse' for the last seven months of this fiscal year."

TRANSLATION: Your Senators would cede their constitutional duty and give Obama unconstitutional powers to RAISE YOUR TAXES with NO accountability.

+ + Doorstep Of Totalitarianism

This proposed action by the Senate, with the support of Republicans, borders on treason and brings America to the doorstep of totalitarianism.

This is a clear violation of the separation of powers -- Congress is constitutionally given the authority to tax and spend. The founders separated these powers because they lived under the TYRANNY of a king who had both legislative and executive powers.

Now, Senators stand on the verge of effectively returning us to the days of King George III. But this time, it will be "King Barack" who can tax us to his liking.

+ + URGENT ACTION NEEDED!

I'm calling on every patriotic citizen to take action right now and demand that the Senate NOT CEDE ITS CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO OBAMA!

If you're outraged that the Senate is on the verge of giving the President unconstitutional authority to RAISE YOUR TAXES, go here now and immediately send your fax message to Congress.

I have instructed my team to get these faxes delivered directly to your two Senators along with the key Senators who are considering caving to the pressure from Obama and the Left.

If you prefer to send your own faxes, we've provided sample letters and all the fax contact information on the link above.

This is the height of cowardice. Instead of standing up to the big spenders on the Left, many GOP Senators are ready to roll over and give Obama almost unlimited authority to raise our taxes.

Please ...Take action right now by sending your faxes. Let the Senate know that their cowardly plan has been exposed and that you will NOT tolerate this unconstitutional action.

Thanks for the stand you're taking.

Steve Elliott

P.S. This dirty deal is expected to happen in the next few hours so your immediate action is vitally important. Please ... take a moment right now to schedule your faxes for immediate delivery and oppose the Senate's plan to give Obama the unconstutional authority to raise our taxes by clicking here or use the fax numbers below and send your own fax.

P.P.S. In addition to sending your faxes, PLEASE CALL your two Senators and let them know you are fully aware of this backroom deal to cede taxing authority to Obama. Phone numbers are provided below.

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SAMPLE FAX OR EMAIL

I'm outraged that Senators are on the verge of ceding their constitutional authority to Obama -- giving him virtually unlimited power over taxing and spending for the next seven months!

If this plan is approved, a two-thirds vote would be required to overturn the President's authority to tax and spend at his discretion.

Such a move borders on treason and brings our nation to the threshold of totalitarianism. It's also a clear violation of the separation of powers. The U.S. Constitution gives Congress sole authority to tax and spend. Our Founding Fathers did this because they lived under the TYRANNY of a king who had both legislative and executive powers. Giving this power to Obama returns us to the days of King George!

Don't cower. Stand up to the big spenders on the Left.

The very idea that Senate Republicans would even consider surrendering "its Constitutional power of the purse" for the remainder of the fiscal year borders on treason!

How dare you give Obama almost unlimited power to raise my taxes? This is a move born out of desperation - a "fourth and long" that is destined to push the collective faces of the American people further into the dirt, while Obama continues his mad-dash toward re-shaping our nation.

I urge you NOT to cede power and authority to Obama.

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LIST OF SENATORS PHONE & FAX NUMBERS

Independent Foreclosure Review Settlement

UPDATE 4/11/13 - This settlement settles NOTHING!!! GO HERE to find out why!
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I called the Federal Reserve today and they have appointed the agent to disperse the settlement funds. The agent is Rust Consulting, Inc...phone #888-952-9105.

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Joint ReleaseBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyNR 2013-3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2013

Independent Foreclosure Review to Provide $3.3 Billion in Payments, $5.2 Billion in Mortgage Assistance

WASHINGTON — Ten mortgage servicing companies subject to enforcement actions for deficient practices in mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing have reached an agreement in principle with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board to pay more than $8.5 billion in cash payments and other assistance to help borrowers.

The sum includes $3.3 billion in direct payments to eligible borrowers and $5.2 billion in other assistance, such as loan modifications and forgiveness of deficiency judgments. The payments involve mortgage servicers operating under enforcement actions issued in April 2011 by the OCC, the Federal Reserve, and the Office of Thrift Supervision. The agreement ensures that more than 3.8 million borrowers whose homes were in foreclosure in 2009 and 2010 with the participating servicers will receive cash compensation in a timely manner.

Eligible borrowers are expected to receive compensation ranging from hundreds of dollars up to $125,000, depending on the type of possible servicer error. This agreement includes Aurora, Bank of America, Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, MetLife Bank, PNC, Sovereign, SunTrust, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo. For these participating servicers, fulfillment of the agreement would meet the requirements of the enforcement actions that mandated that the servicers retain independent consultants to conduct an Independent Foreclosure Review.

As a result of this agreement, the participating servicers would cease the Independent Foreclosure Review, which involved case-by-case reviews, and replace it with a broader framework allowing eligible borrowers to receive compensation significantly more quickly. The OCC and the Federal Reserve accepted this agreement because it provides the greatest benefit to consumers subject to unsafe and unsound mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices during the relevant period in a more timely manner than would have occurred under the review process. Eligible borrowers will receive compensation whether or not they filed a request for review form, and borrowers do not need to take further action to be eligible for compensation.

A payment agent will be appointed to administer payments to borrowers on behalf of the servicers. Eligible borrowers are expected to be contacted by the payment agent by the end of March with payment details. Borrowers will not be required to execute a waiver of any legal claims they may have against their servicer as a condition for receiving payment. In addition, the servicers’ internal complaint process will remain available to borrowers.

The agencies continue to work to reach similar agreements in principle with other servicers that are not parties to the agreement announced today, but that are also subject to enforcement actions for deficient practices in mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing.

OCC and Federal Reserve examiners are continuing to closely monitor the servicers’ implementation of plans required by the enforcement actions issued in April 2011 to correct the unsafe and unsound mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices.

Media Contacts
Federal Reserve - Barbara Hagenbaugh    202-452-2955
OCC                    - Bryan Hubbard              202-649-6870  

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SEE THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK OF THE SETTLEMENT HERE 

Gatekeepers In Governor LePage's Office At It Again!

Our own government is stripping our veteran heroes of their constitutional rights that they fought for US to keep, and our governor's gatekeepers are keeping this info from him! PLEASE read this, and contact Governor LePage's office telling his gatekeepers that they MUST tell him about this!!

I sent a letter to Governor LePage about our veteran heroes being under attack by our own government (see article & letter here) and I received this email from the governor's Director of Constituent Services, Pat Condon:
February 25, 2013

Good morning!

Thank you for writing to Governor LePage.

Your issue is within the Federal Government jurisdiction, not State Government.
Therefore I would encourage you to reach out to the Congressional office of your choice and request assistance from their office.

Senator Susan M. Collins/Portland/780-3575
Senator Angus King/Portland/874-0883
Representative Michael Michaud/Bangor/942-6935
Representative Chellie Pingree/Portland/774-5019

Thank you again for writing to our office.
I hope this information is helpful for you to appropriately pursue your concern.

Sincerely,

Patricia Condon
Director, Constituent Services
Office of the Governor

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I don't know where Ms. Condon got her education (if any) in constitutional studies, but she is very wrong! Here is my response to her.

February 25, 2013
Top O'the Morning to you!

I have written to those you mentioned below.

But no, it is not just a federal issue. It affects citizens of the state which Governor LePage serves and is appropriate to bring this matter to his attention.

And as the head representative of these citizens and their welfare, it is of extreme importance that Governor LePage is made aware of what the federal government is doing to violate his citizens constitutional rights and welfare.

Maine State Constitution
ARTICLE I.
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.
SECT. 1. All men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and unalienable Rights, Natural rights among which are those of enjoying and defending life and acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.

SECT. 16. Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms for the common defense; and this right shall never be questioned.

SECT. 19. Every person, for an injury done him in his person, property or immunities, shall have remedy by due course of law; and right and justice shall be administered freely and without sale, completely and without denial, promptly and without delay.

The governor swore to uphold and protect the state constitution when he took his oath of office. The state constitution, as shown above, states that we Mainers have the inherent and unalienable right to enjoy and defend liberty, keep and bear arms and have the right to remedy any injury to these rights by due course of law without denial. This is being done by the federal government and the governor needs to address this. It's his duty, as governor, to protect his citizens from these kinds of violations and inform the federal government that they have no right to do so.

So, I'm requesting that you make sure that Governor LePage is made aware of this situation as he needs to know that some of his citizens are being unlawfully attacked and need his protection.

Sincerely,

Debby Reagan
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I am waiting to see if gatekeeper Pat Condon passes my message along....or if she keeps it from him...like some other gatekeepers kept a remonstrance from him which angered the governor enough to say he'll fire anyone on his staff if they are keeping important correspondence from him. We shall see!!

Catastrophe When America's Twin Gave Up Guns

WND EXCLUSIVE ON AUSTRALIA'S GUNS- CLICK HERE

Think We Need Not Worry About Muslim/Islamic Control Here In America?

Think We Need Not Worry About Muslim/Islamic Control Here In America? Think again!
There has been heated debate and state legislative hearings about a controversial online public school cirrculum called CSCOPE, a curriculum management system now used in 80 percent of Texas classrooms.

There has been criticism that CSCOPE is alleged to be Islamic and anti-American biased. Of course, this is denied by CSCOPE. CSCOPE has come under fire for controversial curriculum content, including accusations of multiple lessons showing a pro-Islamic agenda. CSCOPE representatives had claimed that such content had been “taken out of context” or that they were “old lessons that have since been taken down.”CSCOPE proponents have denied the existence of such lessons, or, when faced with documentation, have dismissed critics’ claims as exaggerations. (Hmmmm, there aren't any such lessons but oops, you have documentation that shows there are, so now we change our position and say that you are exaggerating about the lessons!)

Well, then will someone please tell me this:

How is it being exaggerated about a lesson when in Lumberton, Texas, high school girls were made to wear burqas as part of a CSCOPE study of Islam which focused on fashion and did not include the fact that to be in public without a burqa in many Muslim countries is punishable by death?

How is it exaggerating when a teacher (who gave the burqa lesson) has to teach something that they don't agree with? The teacher said, “I do not necessarily agree with this, but I am supposed to teach you that we are not to call these people terrorists anymore, but freedom fighters.”

How is it exaggerating when, in a republic country with democracy ideals, students had to write a paper discussing “how Egypt was a good country until democracy took over, and that things were finally corrected when the Muslim brotherhood came into power?"

How is it exaggerating about a lesson teaching wrong information when the students were being taught that Muslim women were liberated and free when the true story is they cannot drive, cannot be schooled, that they do not have legal birth records and if they are accused of rape/sexual impropriety their father can legally take them out on the patio and kill them like a dog without legal penalty?

How is it exaggerating when our students are being taught that communism is the highest attainable economic system, and is the most fair, and that capitalism is merely an evolutionary step on the ladder? The lesson calls “Communism” a system where “all people work together for everyone,” and shows a man climbing stairs towards a communist pinnacle. Capitalism is defined as a system where “all people strive to fulfill their own needs and wants,” and is at the bottom of the included handout.

How is it exaggerating when this handout teaches against what we believe as Americans by stating that Fascism/Nazism is placed under “Conservative,” in spite of the fact that these ideologies dictate total state control and ownership of resources, while conservatism dictates less government and wide economic and political freedom and told that conservatism exists when “the state/group” is “greater than the individuals themselves?” And that Liberalism allegedly exists when “the individual is above all else and the state is not greater than the individuals that create it?” 

 While CSCOPE oversight legislation is pending in the Texas House of Representatives, teachers are STILL legally required under CSCOPE contracts to teach only CSCOPE lessons, and are not permitted to discuss content with parents and others in the community. If this is so above board and something not under handed and contrary to our ideals, then why can't the teachers discuss the content of these lessons with parents and the community? What is there to hide? The simple and logical answer is this: Our government is trying to mold our children's minds to believe in fascism and communism behind our backs so that by the time we know what has been taught, it'll be too late to correct it and our country will be lost, as our children are the future of our country!

SO THINK AGAIN PEOPLE! WE NEED TO NOT ONLY WORRY ABOUT THIS....

BUT WE NEED TO STOP IT.....NOW!!!!

RESOURCES:

WND Education

North Korea and Iran....Match Made In Hell

WND writes:

Earlier this month, North Korea conducted what appears to be its largest and most sophisticated nuclear test to date, but what may also be emerging from the story is the extent that Iran and North Korea are colluding in their efforts to grow their nuclear programs.

One of the most telling indicators of this collaboration may be the reported presence of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi at the North Korean test. Mahabadi is the chief Iranian nuclear scientist and rarely travels outside of Iran.

Accomplished fiction and nonfiction author Joel C. Rosenberg said his analysis is far from speculation, and the cozy nuclear relationship between Iran and North Korea is well documented. “North Korea and Iran are working very, very closely. They have been for years. In fact, they even signed an agreement, a treaty back in 2011 to work on nuclear issues between North Korea and Iran.”

Outside of their shared desire to acquire nuclear weapons and a mutual loathing of the United States, there wouldn’t seem to be much in common between an atheistic communist state and the theocratic Muslim regime in Iran. Rosenberg said their alliance helps both sides address glaring problems.
“North Korea is starving for cash, but it has nuclear technology and has already tested nuclear weapons several times,” he said. “Iran has plenty of cash, not the people but the government. It’s starving for hard data of what a nuclear test looks like without inviting an American or Israeli airstrike before Iran can get its weapons built and ready to launch. This is a match made in hell.”

“These aren’t just radical Shia Muslims. They have an eschatology, an end times theology they’ve spoken openly about that the end of the world is almost here. The so-called Islamic messiah, known as the twelfth imam, is going to come and reveal himself on earth at any moment,” Rosenberg said. “The way to hasten or accelerate this appearance of this twelfth imam is to annihilate two countries – Israel, which they call the Little Satan, and the United States, which they call the Great Satan.

To read the rest of this article...CLICK HERE! 

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And here we have Obama, a tyrannical dictator who bows to a Muslim king (before you say it was out of respect, he never bowed to Queen Elizabeth! Besides, other heads of state are our president's peers and EQUALS, not to be subservient to them and bow to or kiss them or their jewelry!),  makes apologies to the Islamic world for America, insists the “Arab Spring” was a movement toward democracy in the region despite the ascendency of the Muslim Brotherhood and the return of al-Qaida terrorism, admits he IS a Muslim, and refuses to put his hand over his heart while our National Anthem is being sung! Even though some Americans don't do it or sometimes Obama does, the whole thing here is this: Obama is supposed to be PRESIDENT, and is held to a higher standing and should ALWAYS show respect to our flag and national anthem, especially IN PUBLIC! He's sure quick to show respect to that Muslim king though, eh? Obama has shown that he respects the Muslim world over America and can't be trusted to stop this match made in hell's diabolical plan to rid the world of infidels and further their agenda to bring the end to the Little and Great Satan!

Our Veteran Heroes Are Under Attack...By Our OWN Government!

Joel McDurmon from American Vision News on Feb 23, 2013 wrote:

In every state in the United States no one can be declared incompetent to administer their own affairs without due process of law and that usually requires a judicial hearing with evidence being offered to prove to a judge that the person is indeed incompetent. This is a requirement of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that states that no person shall “…be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law…”.

But this hasn't stopped Obama! Nope. Our tyrannical DICTATOR and his crew has once again gone beyond his and their scope of powers and are now illegally disarming our heroes! And if we allow this to stand, it won't be long before it is the rest of us! (Just like with Obama's murder of a US citizen and no one stopped him, so now we have drones who can kill us too!)
Joel McDurmon further wrote:

How would you feel if you received a letter from the U.S. Government informing you that because of a physical or mental condition that the government says you have it is proposing to rule that you are incompetent to handle your own financial affairs? Suppose that letter also stated that the government is going to appoint a stranger to handle your affairs for you at your expense? That would certainly be scary enough but it gets worse.
What if that letter also stated: “A determination of incompetency will prohibit you from purchasing, possessing, receiving, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. If you knowingly violate any of these prohibitions, you may be fined, imprisoned, or both pursuant to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, Pub.L.No. 103-159, as implemented at 18, United States Code 924(a)(2).”?
That makes is sound like something right from a documentary on a tyrannical dictatorship somewhere in the world. Yet, as I write this I have a copy of such a letter right in front of me. It is being sent by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of America’s heroes. In my capacity as Executive Director of the United States Justice Foundation (USJF) I have been contacted by some of these veterans and the stories I am getting are appalling.
The letter provides no specifics on the reasons for the proposed finding of incompetency; just that is based on a determination by someone in the VA.

That's it! SOMEONE, in the VETERANS AFFAIRS division, has unilaterally decided to be judge, jury and executioner in deciding to take away our country's heroes 2nd amendment right to bear arms without due process of law! They are also taking away their right to manage their own affairs and appointing someone else to take care of them, AT THE EXPENSE OF THE VETERAN!!!! We cannot let this happen! These veterans have already paid a very high price for our freedom. They do not deserve to have their country turn on them and take away those same freedoms that they have paid for, much more than the rest of us have.  They have done their duty in standing up for us, so now it's OUR duty to stand up for them!

Write your senators, your representatives, your governors and tell them....our veterans and heroes deserve their constitutional rights to not be taken away by our government, and we Americans MUST demand that only due process of law can decide if they are competent enough to take care of their own affairs! 
 Here are Maine's contacts:

Governor LePage

Chellie Pingree - 1st District US Congresswoman

Michael Michaud - 2nd District US Congressman

Susan Collins - US Senator

Angus King - US Senator

Maine House of Representatives

Maine Senators
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Write your governor, reps & senators folks... I did! You can use my letter as a template if you wish!

I am writing to you today to tell you that some of your constituents are under attack by our own government.  A letter, from the V.A., has been sent to some of our veterans and heroes informing them that because of a physical or mental condition, the government is proposing to rule that they are incompetent to handle their own financial affairs, that the government is going to appoint a stranger to handle their affairs for them at their expense and that a determination of incompetency will prohibit them from purchasing, possessing, receiving, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. If they knowingly violate any of these prohibitions, they may be fined, imprisoned, or both pursuant to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, Pub.L.No. 103-159, as implemented at 18, United States Code 924(a)(2).

As a representative of the state of  Maine’s veterans, this is of an utmost importance that you look into this most egregious violation of their constitutional 2^nd Amendment right to own and bear arms and 5^th Amendment right that states that no person shall “…be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law"!

In every state in the United States no one can be declared incompetent to administer their own affairs without due process of law and that usually requires a judicial hearing with evidence being offered to prove to a judge that the person is indeed incompetent.  So it is beyond the scope of the V.A. to unilaterally decide this without bringing this to a court of law within the veterans’ jurisdiction. It is your civic duty, as these veterans elected governmental leaders, to protect them from such violations and demand that the government cease and desist these egregious actions immediately!

Thank you.

50 Firearm Companies Standing Up For Citizens!

According to The Police Loophole, there are 50 companies who  publicly state that governments who seek to restrict 2nd Amendment rights will themselves be restricted from purchasing the items they seek to limit or ban.

York Arms, located in Buxton, ME released a statement following new legislation in New York:

Based on the recent legislation in New York, we are prohibited from selling rifles and receivers to residents of New York. We have chosen to extend that prohibition to all governmental agencies associated with or located within New York. As a result we have halted sales of rifles, short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, machine guns, and silencers to New York governmental agencies. For "civilian" customers residing in New York:
At your choice, we will:
1) complete your order and ship to a dealer of your choice outside of NY 
2) refund your payment in full
3) hold your items here for up to 6 months, at no charge - if you are in the process of leaving NY and taking residence in another state.

For LE/Govt customers in New York:
Your orders have been cancelled. 

For a complete list of the 50 patriotic companies click on The Police Loophole link at the beginning of this article.

Shameful Editorial In The New Maine Times

I am totally amazed at the uneducated, ignorant editorial written in The New Maine Times on February 19, 2013!
Let me dissect it here for everyone to see.

On Tuesday, the Maine Legislature passed 'emergency' legislation to prevent people from knowing whether our neighbors are able to murder us at the bank, at restaurants, in our cars, in our schools.
These neighbors, and we use the term advisedly, are people who have concealed carry permits for their handguns.  They can bring these guns into a local coffee shop, they can bring them onto mass transit, they can carry them virtually anywhere that doesn't have a metal detector, and even then, in some cases, they can bring them right through because the state, in its infinite wisdom, decided to grant these people a 'permit'.

Well, these are the same neighbors who have had these concealed guns for quite some time now, and have any of them done any murdering anywhere? Why has it changed that these neighbors who have had these concealed guns who haven’t done anything wrong, broken any laws or even attempted to do anything to harm anyone, just because an emergency bill to protect them from people with this kind of attitude has been passed? Let me tell you the definition of CONCEALED.

concealed  past participle, past tense of con·ceal (Verb)
 Verb
1.Keep from sight; hide.
2. Keep (something) secret; prevent from being known or noticed: "love that they had to conceal from others".  

You see, the whole reasoning for the concealed part is so that others do NOT know that you have whatever you’re trying to conceal! In this case, a gun. And to be able to get a concealed gun permit, you have to pass a thorough background check and must  demonstrate a knowledge of handgun safety to be able to carry a concealed gun. It is NOT an easy thing to get. They don’t just give a permit to anyone who asks for one!   CLICK HERE FOR THE MAINE LAWS ON THIS!
Also, these remarks given above in this editorial suggests that ‘our neighbors’ are just a bunch of murderous thugs just waiting to kill at a moment’s fancy to do so! How little this writer thinks of her neighbors!!! 

Now some people need guns ... police, for instance.  I think we could all agree to that.  And in some limited cases, women who have been the victims of domestic violence should  have the right to carry, but the better solution there is to throw the scumbag in jail and throw away the key.  I think we might even all agree to that.

This is a very limited list of who this writer thinks should be able to carry a gun.  There are many varying reasons to carry and yes, protection is the main reason for doing so.  But to limit this to only police and only certain domestic abuse women, is very judgmental at best! What about those who carry large amount of money to and from banking institutes? What about a P.I.?  What about body guards? These are just a few other examples.
And to say “but the better solution there is to throw the scumbag in jail and throw away the key” is just totally asinine stupid! For one, to throw away the key is to give a life sentence to someone who hasn’t committed murder! And for two, in a civilized society, the time must fit the crime. And as horrendous as it is for a man to beat up a woman, it is still a lesser crime than murder. So, the man WILL be released at some point. And yes, a woman who is on the receiving end of this kind of brutality should be able to carry an equalizer, definitely!

But the average joe with little man syndrome has no need to carry a gun about.  This is Maine, for heaven's sake.  You don't even have to lock your car or your house when you leave.  You certainly don't have to carry a gun in your ample waistband.

My God! This is really judgmental! The average joe “with a little man syndrome”??? This writer sure seems to have a hatred against men! First, the average joe has the constitutional right to carry a gun. Second, the average joe also includes the average jane. Does SHE have a little man syndrome? That is just so ignorantly insulting and I can’t believe that a so call editor of a newspaper would  even think it proper to publish such a sentiment for all to read. And to think that just because we live in Maine, it means that we don’t have to lock our cars or house when we leave them, is also uninformed and ignorant. You need to take off your rose colored glasses and get a reality check missy! In Winslow  the police chief in 2010 stated: ''The sad thing about this is, there were 65 burglaries, and not one was broken into (forcibly),'' Winslow Police Chief Richard Grindall said. ''We want to emphasize that people need to lock up their cars.'' Also, Maine statistics show that in 2013, the crime rate in Maine is expected to be higher than 2010. Check here for the numbers. You will find a city by city chart. Plenty of evidence that we here in Maine DO need to lock up our vehicles and houses when we leave them! So, you go right ahead and believe your own delusions lady, but don’t pass on erroneous information to your readers. That isn’t ethical nor nice to do!!!

Just recently, someone was arrested outside a local Starbucks when he confessed to the police that he was carrying a gun, but had not yet received his concealed carry permit.  When he showed back up to get his stuff, the police had already given him back the gun.  They'd never have even known the joker had the gun if he hadn't confessed that his permit hadn't come in the mail yet.  The only rationale the guy apparently had for even owning a gun in the first place was impressing the chick-barristas, and they didn't seem too damn impressed.
But it's always nice to know a marginal personality is hanging around the coffee shop where one spends time with a gun, isn't it?
Well, no, in fact, it's not all the comforting.

This happening could have happened for several reasons, and without the full story, it is difficult to speculate as to what the reason might be.  Why did this man tell the police he had a gun? Could have been because the police DID know he had one as they are trained to recognize a ‘gun lump’ when they see one and asked him about it. The reason the police gave back his gun to him is because by law, they need to. It is his property and it needs to be given back. And, apparently since they gave it back and let him go, his gun permit was approved, it was just in the mail. So technically, he had the right to carry the gun! 
And what you don’t seem to understand is this, there need not be any other rationale to carry a gun than to just want to carry one! It is a constitutional right, period!  And when did you become a psychologist to be able to label this man a ‘marginal personality’? If you are one, then I want to see your credentials. I want to know where you got your education.  I want to know where in your class you stand in rank. Was it the top 10? The top third? How long have you practiced psychology? What is your success ratio to non-success?  Where are you licensed to practice and where are all the places you have practiced? Have you ever had a malpractice suit filed against you? If so, what was the outcome? Have you ever had your license revoked? If so, why? Think this is a rigorous list of background checking questions? It’s nothing compared to what is done for a concealed weapons permit!  I know one thing, it is not very comforting knowing that there are uneducated and ignorant people about our gun rights like you out and about where my children and grandchildren can be exposed to! You are more dangerous to their well-being than a concealed armed citizen is! Because at least most armed citizens are responsible and go unnoticed where as ignorance like your editorial just breeds fear and hatred and can be read!

What's even less comforting is the contortions the Legislature went through to 'protect' people who have ... well, protection already ... from the rest of us, who are just ordinary people with kitchen knives and the odd baseball bat. 

First, pushing through an emergency bill  has happened many times in our legislature and I’ve never seen you call it “contortions” before! Why is it called that now that it just happens to be a bill you don’t like? And really? "To protect people who have protection already from the rest of us"? First, what needed protection wasn’t just a PHYSICAL attack, which the gun would give protection from. The protection needed in this case was from the disclosure of who they are so they are protected from the actions of those who are ignorant, like you! Because there are people out there who would harass, rob, attack and injure, even kill, those people out of ignorance or just because they are criminals and that’s what they do! Besides, remember the definition of concealed? It’s SUPPOSED to be a secret.  Not only for the protection of the one carrying but for the protection of the rest of us. Why? Cause of the unneeded, unwarranted, irrational reactions that rises up among the rest of us who are uneducated and ignorant about responsible gun ownership, like you have shown!

And they did it by upholding a nebulous second amendment right at the expense of a very, very clear first amendment right.

What is so unclear about the 2nd amendment pray tell? Here it is:
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Ok…lets break this down.
A well regulated militia…what does this mean?
Well regulated = thoroughly trained and disciplined, and as a result, well-functioning.
Militia = a body of citizens (no longer exclusively male) enrolled for military service where full time duty is required only in emergencies. The term also refers to the eligible pool of citizens callable into military service.

Since this is followed by the words, being necessary to the security of a free state, the militia being mentioned is the STATE militia.
Now, who makes up a state militia? In the definition it states a body of citizens or a pool of citizens. In this case, STATE citizens. The PEOPLE of the state! 

Now, the next section of this amendment…
the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Now, here again it is stating that the RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE, and we just deduced who the people are….the citizens of the state, TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS.... meaning we have the right to own guns AND have them on our persons….shall NOT BE INFRINGED! This means that the PEOPLES’ right to own AND BEAR guns shall not be limited, undermined or encroached upon. (infringed is defined as: Act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on: "infringe on his privacy").
So please tell me, what is so hazy about this? Did you not graduate from high school? Can you not understand the written word? The 2nd amendment is quite clearly saying that the states have their right to have a militia which is made up of its citizens, its people, who have the complete right to own and BEAR arms! And that this right shall NOT be LIMITED, UNDERMINED or ENCROACHED UPON!!!! This is INDISPUTABLE!

The Bangor Daily News had every right to petition the state for information in the public domain.  They are the press, and as such, have an entirely indisputible first amendment right to do what the press does ... ferret out public domain information, and, if they wish, publish it.  This emergency legislation ... and let's be honest, what was the emergency here anyway? ... completely undermined the BDN's right to a free press, and the New Maine Times' right, and the New York Times' right, and even Fox News' right. 

Yes…the BDN does have the right to gather information in the public domain. But they also need to weigh the public right to know versus the individual right to privacy, responsibly as well. And as we discussed above, the whole reason for CONCEALEMENT is to remain private.  

“Just because information is public does not make it newsworthy. People own guns for a wide range of law-abiding reasons. If you are not breaking the law, there is no compelling reason to publish the data.
Publishing gun owners' names makes them targets for theft or public ridicule. It is journalistic arrogance to abuse public record privilege, just as it is to air 911 calls for no reason or to publish the home addresses of police or judges without cause," Al Tompkins, a senior faculty member at the Poynter Institute, a school for journalists, said in a statement Wednesday. 

In other words, publishing this info in a newspaper gives criminals a map as where to go and rob to attain firearms. It also sets up a situation for those who are ignorant to be able to ridicule them just for exercising their constitutional right to bear arms. This editorial being a prime example of such! It also compromises their safety, because now they are targets of criminal activities. If you are SO interested in knowing who owns guns and are carrying them, then why don’t YOU go to your local town/city hall to find out this information yourself? Why does it need to be PUBLICLY and WIDELY announced? THIS was the emergency and thus the need of the legislation quickly being passed! This issue needs to be discussed and the safety of the gun owners needed to be immediately addressed so that NO ONE gets harmed while this is being discussed!  Apparently you have been safe thus far. You haven’t been murdered. Shot at or otherwise harmed. So why is it NOW you’re so concerned that you will be? Apparently, your neighbors have been VERY responsible with their guns, so why do you now attack their credibility and responsibility? This is irresponsible and irrational behavior on your part and maybe someone should possibly question YOUR personality’s margins!

A constitutional challenge is coming, and the legislators should have realized that they can't get away with this indefinitely.  But for some unknown and unhappy reason, the second amendment seems to be more equal than the other constitutional protections.  This cannot stand.

They ARE aware that this legislation is not an indefinite thing…that is why it is limited to only a 60 DAY lifespan. It gives our legislators 60 days to reword the law so that EVERYBODY is protected, to INCLUDE the gun owners!! I think that is quite fair. 
And on the contrary, it is the 1st amendment here being more equal over the 2nd amendment as the BDN was not being responsible in weighing their right to free press and the right for the safety of the individual who is exercising their right to bear arms! Not until the people stood up and shouted, that is! If people are so anxious to know who among them have a concealed weapon permit, let them go and find it out for themselves. But to openly, publicly and widely publish this information just serves to inflame and promote needless fear among the public and puts the safety of law abiding and responsible citizens at needless and unwarranted risk! It's akin to shouting "FIRE" in a crowded movie theater. And THIS cannot stand!
Also, it's not that the 2nd amendment is trumping all the others. It's the one UNDER ATTACK! And if the government manages to take that one away, it will definitely be the death knell of all the others! Cause the ONLY thing that is giving the BDN their 1st amendment right to do as you so inadequately and inaccurately complain that they weren't allowed to do, is the fact that we the people are still armed to be able to enforce it!!!
SHAME ON YOU Maine News Times!! If you're going to give a PERSONAL opinion on matters at least do some journalistic research before doing so, and put it as an article, instead of an editorial. An editor should hold her/himself to a higher standard of journalistic (as well as personal) ethics and responsibility than what has been done here.

Another Liberal Lie Exposed!

While Democrats are busy turning the latest manufactured crisis, the looming Sequester, into yet another example of how Republicans are trying to destroy Americans, Bob Woodward made a simple, factual statement.

When Chris Wallace asked him who came up with the sequester, Woodward smiled and said, "It was the White House. It was Obama."

I'm really tired of partisan politics, but more so tired of the liberal fascists, that are what passes as the democratic party, always blaming the republicans for EVERYTHING! When it turns out that either the fascists themselves started it, manufactured it, or just down right lied about the true beginnings or who actually started any "negative" things happening today!

Don't get me wrong, the republicans do their own fair share of wrongdoing! But, the fascists NEVER take ownership of what they do or say, unless it's a positive thing. They always blame the other side for EVERYTHING, even the things they themselves start! Well, THIS interview just shows y'all that this is true!  Can't believe politicians, even if their tongues come notorized! (Because that probably was robo-signed too!!!)