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"Michelle Malkin" |
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28 Jul 2007 06:12:37 PM |
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30 DAYS TO ABSOLUTE TYRANNY (Now 23 Days!) |
I'm certain Fred approves of this. Anything Shrub wants,
Fred desires.
July 26, 2007 at 09:33:58
30 days to absolute tyranny
by Alex Wallenwein http://www.opednews.com
30 DAYS TO ABSOLUTE TYRANNY
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30 DAYS TO ABSOLUTE TYRANNY
(Now 23 Days!)
Latest Bush Executive Order Outlaws Iraq War Dissent on Penalty of Full
Asset Seizure
In an as yet un-numbered Executive Order (at least the number isn't
published), president bush has decreed that your property - all of it - can
be taken away at the sole discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury at the
mere suspicion that you may commit a crime in the future. You can view and
read this latest executive atrocity at the White House website.
An executive order only becomes law if Congress doesn't overturn it within
thirty days after it is published in the Federal Register.
If you own a business, this concerns you. Whether you own it as a sole
proprietorship, as a sole shareholder, or even as a partial shareholder of a
corporation, you stand to lose all of it if the Secretary thinks you may
commit an "act of violence" that may disrupt the war (or peace) effort in
Iraq. Naturally, "act of violence" is not defined anywhere in this order.
Once this becomes law, he has all the tools Hitler and Stalin had to keep
their respective populations in utter subjection to their will.
The executive order states in Section 1(a) that "all property and interests
in property" of "any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, to
have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts
of violence that have the purpose or effect of - blah, blah, blah (followed
by a laundry list of "purposes or effects").
This means that the triggering factor underlying any such blocking order is
a mere "determination" by the Secretary of the Treasury that you pose a
"significant risk" of committing an act of violence in the future that has
any of the listed purposes or effects. All the Secretary then has to do is
to "consult" with the secretaries of state and defense. There is not even a
requirement that these two agree with the Treasury Secretary's
"determination"(!)
In other words, if the Secretary of the Treasury says that you "pose a
significant risk" of committing an act of violence with the purpose or
effect of "threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of
Iraq; or undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and
political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi
people", then the 'bushprez' can block you from accessing your bank account,
retirement account, credit cards, or "any property or interest in property"
that you may own.
That technically includes your house, whether owned or rented, your car or
other means of transportation, whether owned or rented, your business, all
the way down to your cell phone, toothpaste and underwear, as well as the
twenty bucks you loaned your buddy that he hasn't paid you back yet.
What is there to keep the Secretary of the Treasury from "determining" that
you, because you oppose the war in Iraq, are probably one of those extremist
hooligans who protested the WTO in Seattle a few years back, or that you are
likely to act like one of them even though you haven't even participated in
those riots? War protesters do these things, don't they? They are all the
same, aren't they?
If the Secretary "determines" that you probably are one of them and that you
"pose a significant risk of committing" an act of violence intended to
frustrate the war (or even the peace effort) in Iraq, all of your stuff can
be taken away from you - or you can be "blocked" from accessing it, which
pretty much amounts to the same thing.
You have no legal recourse under this order. No remedy at law. The order
does not provide for compensation to you for the taking of your property.
There is no due process requirement that will guarantee you a fair hearing
in a court of law.
Unconstitutional? You bet!
But you can't complain about it.
Why is that?
The president has declared a state of emergency back in 2003 (as he recites
in this executive order at the end of the paragraph that starts with "I,
GEORGE W. BUSH"). That state of emergency has not been rescinded, to this
date.
In a state of emergency, the president has the power to do whatever he
wants, and you can't complain - or else.
This is the clear, logical consequence of Americans' acquiescing to their
government claiming the right to pursue the anti-Christian doctrine of
preemptive war.
If the president can launch a war against another country in order to
prevent a potential, as yet unrealized future attack, then he can also
prosecute a potential criminal at home - or confiscate ALL of his property -
for acts that the prez (or his Secretary) simply "determine" might be
committed in the future.
We are talking about the imposition, by executive order, of absolute,
unrestricted tyranny and despotism in the name of "national security."
Does this mean he will take your property away from you?
Not necessarily.
But you just gave him (or any future president) the power to do so at any
time in the future if he (or she) think it may be a good idea!
Yes, it is you who gave him that power - because you didn't do anything
about it.
No point in blaming anybody else. It's you who is at fault. If you sit back
and wait for somebody else to act on your behalf, you have just given up any
legitimate claim to your own right to life, liberty, property, and the
pursuit of happiness.
Are you going to act?
Better stand up.
If you are a Christian, stand up.
If you are a Democrat, stand up.
If you are a Republican, even a Neocon who thinks the president would never
do such a thing -
STAND UP!!
This is no time for playing party politics. If continuing the war in Iraq is
more important to you than even the very last shred of your own liberty,
then what's the point in fighting the Jihadists? You have already acquiesced
to live exactly the way they want you to live - namely, without any rights,
whatsoever.
The only difference is the rhetoric used as justification for your
enslavement. Bush uses rhetoric that appeals to US right-wingers, while the
Jihadists use rhetoric that appeals to fundamentalist Muslims.
The result is the same.
Now, who is the enemy?
They both are. Each uses the other as justification for imposing a
tyrannical regime onto you and everybody else. If you are an American and
you value your Liberty, I don't care what side of the phony political
spectrum you currently occupy.
STAND UP!!
An executive order only becomes law if Congress doesn't overturn it within
thirty days after it is published in the Federal Register.
You can still prevent this order from becoming law - and I mean YOU! Not the
guy next to you, not your representative in Congress. YOU must act NOW - or
it's all too late.
Call your two Senators. Call your Congressman. RAISE HELL! - but for God's
sake, don't go out into the streets and smash in store windows to vent your
frustration. That would deliver the perfect excuse for Bush to take your
stuff away from you, or to have you arrested as a "terrorist" under the
Military Commissions Act.
It's your last chance. If you let this one slip by you, it's all over with
freedom.
One last point that I can't resist making: If you trust any candidate for
president in 2008 to voluntarily rescind this order after he or she becomes
president, you ought to have your head examined. They all love the power it
gives them. Only Ron Paul will actually do it - and you know that is true!
Alex Wallenwein
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: 30 DAYS TO ABSOLUTE TYRANNY (Now 23 Days!) |
29 Jul 2007 01:42:20 AM |
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In article <j9-dnfJg5O3GUDbbnZ2dnUVZ_oGjnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm certain Fred approves of this. Anything Shrub wants,
Fred desires.
It's now more than clear. Bush wants to set himself up as a little
dictator. By his actions, especially over the last two weeks, he is
openly defying the Constitution, Congress, and the will of the American
people. We need impeachment and we need it now.
At very least least Congress can try to overturn this cockamamie
proclamation from King George. I've already written to my Senators and
my Congresscreep (the obnoxious, hypocritical, neocon fundy).
July 26, 2007 at 09:33:58
30 days to absolute tyranny
by Alex Wallenwein http://www.opednews.com
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: 30 DAYS TO ABSOLUTE TYRANNY (Now 23 Days!) |
29 Jul 2007 09:47:26 PM |
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On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:42:20 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <j9-dnfJg5O3GUDbbnZ2dnUVZ_oGjnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm certain Fred approves of this. Anything Shrub wants,
Fred desires.
It's now more than clear. Bush wants to set himself up as a little
dictator. By his actions, especially over the last two weeks, he is
openly defying the Constitution, Congress, and the will of the American
people. We need impeachment and we need it now.
Even if Congress tires it, he'll claim executive privilege. Or he'll
declare a national threat - remember, he's the defense of last resort,
according to an executive order he signed, so he can disband Congress
at will, as long as we face a national disaster - which he can
declare.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: 30 DAYS TO ABSOLUTE TYRANNY (Now 23 Days!) |
29 Jul 2007 11:48:08 PM |
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In article <r6kqa3hvgbhfo4ijc43knu7v0ifv8rr4bh@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:42:20 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <j9-dnfJg5O3GUDbbnZ2dnUVZ_oGjnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm certain Fred approves of this. Anything Shrub wants,
Fred desires.
It's now more than clear. Bush wants to set himself up as a little
dictator. By his actions, especially over the last two weeks, he is
openly defying the Constitution, Congress, and the will of the American
people. We need impeachment and we need it now.
Even if Congress tires it, he'll claim executive privilege. Or he'll
declare a national threat - remember, he's the defense of last resort,
according to an executive order he signed, so he can disband Congress
at will, as long as we face a national disaster - which he can
declare.
In other countries at other times, I would say that such would be cause
for riots and revolution. However, given the complacency of the American
public today, I doubt much would happen.
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "John Baker" |
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| Title: Re: 30 DAYS TO ABSOLUTE TYRANNY (Now 23 Days!) |
30 Jul 2007 05:52:42 AM |
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On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:48:08 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <r6kqa3hvgbhfo4ijc43knu7v0ifv8rr4bh@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:42:20 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <j9-dnfJg5O3GUDbbnZ2dnUVZ_oGjnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm certain Fred approves of this. Anything Shrub wants,
Fred desires.
It's now more than clear. Bush wants to set himself up as a little
dictator. By his actions, especially over the last two weeks, he is
openly defying the Constitution, Congress, and the will of the American
people. We need impeachment and we need it now.
Even if Congress tires it, he'll claim executive privilege. Or he'll
declare a national threat - remember, he's the defense of last resort,
according to an executive order he signed, so he can disband Congress
at will, as long as we face a national disaster - which he can
declare.
In other countries at other times, I would say that such would be cause
for riots and revolution. However, given the complacency of the American
public today, I doubt much would happen.
Other than Fred trying to justify it, of course. <G>
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: 30 DAYS TO ABSOLUTE TYRANNY (Now 23 Days!) |
30 Jul 2007 05:49:07 PM |
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In article <5ggra39rn3c7aj7ft36jqj4u39107d76cg@4ax.com>,
John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:48:08 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <r6kqa3hvgbhfo4ijc43knu7v0ifv8rr4bh@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:42:20 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <j9-dnfJg5O3GUDbbnZ2dnUVZ_oGjnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm certain Fred approves of this. Anything Shrub wants,
Fred desires.
It's now more than clear. Bush wants to set himself up as a little
dictator. By his actions, especially over the last two weeks, he is
openly defying the Constitution, Congress, and the will of the American
people. We need impeachment and we need it now.
Even if Congress tires it, he'll claim executive privilege. Or he'll
declare a national threat - remember, he's the defense of last resort,
according to an executive order he signed, so he can disband Congress
at will, as long as we face a national disaster - which he can
declare.
In other countries at other times, I would say that such would be cause
for riots and revolution. However, given the complacency of the American
public today, I doubt much would happen.
Other than Fred trying to justify it, of course. <G>
And as they haul Fred away to the camps, he'll be justifying that too.
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Don Martin" |
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| Title: Re: 30 DAYS TO ABSOLUTE TYRANNY (Now 23 Days!) |
30 Jul 2007 07:36:56 PM |
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On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:47:26 -0400, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid>
wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:42:20 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <j9-dnfJg5O3GUDbbnZ2dnUVZ_oGjnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm certain Fred approves of this. Anything Shrub wants,
Fred desires.
It's now more than clear. Bush wants to set himself up as a little
dictator. By his actions, especially over the last two weeks, he is
openly defying the Constitution, Congress, and the will of the American
people. We need impeachment and we need it now.
Even if Congress tires it, he'll claim executive privilege. Or he'll
declare a national threat - remember, he's the defense of last resort,
according to an executive order he signed, so he can disband Congress
at will, as long as we face a national disaster - which he can
declare.
Declare a national disaster? Bush IS a national disaster,
WOA* #2278
If you can't be a dirty old man, what is the point of being an old man?
Through a jaundiced eye darkly--rheum with a view.
The Squeeky Wheel
http://home.comcast.net/~drdonmartin/
__________
*Wicked Old Atheist
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: 30 DAYS TO ABSOLUTE TYRANNY (Now 23 Days!) |
30 Jul 2007 11:47:35 PM |
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In article <6svsa3hb3rfn7v6mrbf0e34ah97h8gg47n@4ax.com>,
Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:47:26 -0400, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid>
wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:42:20 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <j9-dnfJg5O3GUDbbnZ2dnUVZ_oGjnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm certain Fred approves of this. Anything Shrub wants,
Fred desires.
It's now more than clear. Bush wants to set himself up as a little
dictator. By his actions, especially over the last two weeks, he is
openly defying the Constitution, Congress, and the will of the American
people. We need impeachment and we need it now.
Even if Congress tires it, he'll claim executive privilege. Or he'll
declare a national threat - remember, he's the defense of last resort,
according to an executive order he signed, so he can disband Congress
at will, as long as we face a national disaster - which he can
declare.
Declare a national disaster? Bush IS a national disaster,
He is. He should do us all a favor, declare himself a terrorist and send
himself down to Gitmo. Cheney too.
WOA* #2278
If you can't be a dirty old man, what is the point of being an old man?
Through a jaundiced eye darkly--rheum with a view.
The Squeeky Wheel
http://home.comcast.net/~drdonmartin/
__________
*Wicked Old Atheist
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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