So much for the Bill of Rights.... Due Process, You Had A Good Run...

On September 30, 2011, Anwar Al Alaki, an American born citizen was killed by the United States Government via Predator Drone.  He was not apprehended; he was not charged; he was not an immediate imminent threat; he was not given a trial.  In essence, somebody in the United States Government gave an order to kill a man and taking his life without Due Process of Law.

Was Anwar Al Alaki a bad person and guilty of planning terrorist activities?  Probably but I do not know.  Regardless, there is a constitutional right of presumption of innocence, a right to a fair and speedy trial by a jury of his peers and the right to confront an accuser.  In contrast, our President or somebody who reports to him believed that Anwar Al Alaki had no presumption of abuse and in essence became Judge, Jury and Executioner.

The American people must write their congressmen and senators and let them know that whoever blatantly violated the Constitution must answer.  When someone takes the life of another, there must be a reason.  Under the 5th Amendment, you cannot take the life, liberty or property without Due Process of Law.  Somebody took a man's life without Due Process.  This is murder.  Is Al Alaki a sympathetic person?  I am pretty certain he is not but one must look at the bigger picture.  It is far more important to preserve the rights of all citizens regardless of whether they deserve it or not.  At some point, you or I could be chosen to have one of our rights taken at the whims of some bureaucrat.

This is a truly fearful and dangerous act.

I really feel similar to the execution of Osama Bin Laden.  Was he a bad person?  There is little doubt in my mind that he was responsible for 9/11, yet, he still needed to be put on trial.  The Nazis were given trials in Nuremberg and so should anyone's life we are taking.  The best I can tell is Seal Team Six could have captured him but apparently, his life was to be taken without trial.

In what little defense I can surmise for the administration, Bin Laden was not a US citizen.  Al Alaki was and he was targeted.  Did he plan terrorist activities?  I do not know, I have no direct evidence to review to determine a verdict; regardless, a jury of 12 should have determined this not a bureaucrat or a President.  If we allow a President to keep a 'hitlist' we have lost our Republic as well as our Constitutional Protections.

Is it time to divide the country?

I am beginning to question whether it is time to create a divide between those who want their socialist utopia and those of us who want a Constitutional Republic based on our current Constitution,  I would divide the south and north.  Those who want their so-called utopia can move north and those who adore dangerous freedom to move south.  I choose the constitutionalists in the south because there is a greater population in the north that wants socialism and more freedom lovers in the south.

I am certain that if that were to happen we would have a an East and West Germany situation.  There would be northern utopians risking their lives to join the danger of the free capitalists of the south.

This is just a thought but one I have no doubt would be correct.

Quote of the Day...

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." - Thomas Jefferson

Been gone awhile.. I am finally back...

I have been away from my little diary/blog for some time.  Mostly because I may be the only one who reads this and I already know my own opinions.  Regardless, I am going to make this a journal of my thoughts and make more posts in the hopes that one day, others will read it and comment.

Great Quote....

"The right to be left alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms." - U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

Government wants tax miles driven...

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/159397-obama-floats-plan-to-tax-cars-by-the-mile

According to the article from the hill, the government wants to tax how many miles you drive.  Personally, there is a serious privacy issue.  One has to presume some advice would have to be attached to your car.  I am sure it will be sold as a non-tracking device but just show mileage.

I am sure Big Brother will give preferential treatment to Hybrid drivers or Government Motors customers.  At some point, us liberty lovers must take a stand.  I really admire the Tea Party.  They are everyday people standing up and saying enough is a enough.  They are speaking in a Patrick Henry way.... They are talking to King George and it is falling on a deaf ear.

Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty or Give me death" speech is known for its famous quip.  Yet, when one reads the entire speech, it is eloquent and well reasoned.  When he says...

"And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. We have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has been all in vain. Shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication? What terms shall we find which have not been already exhausted? Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on."

We have tried argument, we have protested at 1600 Pennsylvania and were not even noticed... or ignored  There have been disgust and anguish by many and that disgust and anguish has been made apparent, yet we are either ignored or marginalized.  The majority of our government officials and bureaucrats have come to their own conclusion that they are our masters.  The arrogance and power grab is blatantly outside the constitution yet by writing that, the Department of Homeland Security (aka, Stasi USA), makes me a potential domestic terrorist.  The madness does not appear to have any end in sight.

I feel ineffectual and confused.  Like many others, we know Big Brother is lurking and we know Big Brother needs to be stopped but like others, I don't know where to start.  Unfortunately, there are countless mindless voters.    I propose for Atlas to Shrug and I know Atlas will shrug; I do not know when.  Unfortunately, I am merely talk... I am not the first to shrug. I am a producer but I have quit hiring new employees and when people quit I have decided to stop hiring replacements.  The government can be choked by Atlas Shrugging but would the mindless replace our Republic with something that has already failed.  I suspect that yes they will.

Patrick Henry Speech

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead....

According to the administration, Osama Bin Laden is officially dead.  Personally, I thought he had been dead for years.  In reality, nothing changes.  He had not pulled anything off in nearly a decade.  Since the witch is dead, lets bring the witch hunters home.  We have far bigger threats on our southern border than 10,000 miles around the world.

I am not disrespecting our fine men in uniform.  I consider our military some of the finest men alive and they do their job impeccably.  I do think it is time to bring them back the USA.  I believe they have been on a witch hunt for years.

Regardless, we have bigger fish to fry and it starts with the out of control budget.