By
Chuck Baldwin
January 12, 2012
NewsWithViews.com
January 12, 2012
NewsWithViews.com
Another
Bill To Turn American Citizens Into Enemies Of The State
On
the heels of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), otherwise
known as the "Indefinite Detention Act," comes another draconian
bill designed to give the federal government the power to turn American
citizens into enemies of the state for virtually any reason it deems
necessary. Stephen D. Foster, Jr. has the story.
"Congress
is considering HR 3166 and S. 1698 also known as the Enemy Expatriation
Act, sponsored by Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Charles Dent (R-PA). This
bill would give the US government the power to strip Americans of their
citizenship without being convicted of being 'hostile' against the United
States. In other words, you can be stripped of your nationality for
'engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities
against the United States.' Legally, the term 'hostilities' means any
conflict subject to the laws of war but considering the fact that the
War on Terror is a little ambiguous and encompassing, any action could
be labeled as supporting terrorism."
Foster
goes on to say, "I hope I'm wrong, but it sounds to me like this
is a loophole for indefinitely detaining Americans. Once again, you
just have to be accused of supporting hostilities which could be defined
any way the government sees fit. Then the government can strip your
citizenship and apply the indefinite detention section of the NDAA without
the benefit of a trial."
See
Foster's report.
Ever
since Congress passed the Patriot Act back in 2001, it seems the floodgates
have been opened for more and more intrusions and abridgements of those
fundamental liberties expressly protected in the Bill of Rights. From
the Patriot Act, to the Military Commissions Act, to the NDAA (Indefinite
Detention Act), and to now the Enemy Expatriation Act (EEA), these big
government toadies in Washington, D.C., are clearly and unmistakingly
declaring war on the American people.
I
invite readers to see
my column on the NDAA.
Have
we forgotten the MIAC report out of the State of Missouri back in 2009?
In that official State report, supporters of Ron Paul, Bob Barr, and
Chuck Baldwin were identified as potential dangerous "militia members,"
and Missouri State law enforcement officials were notified to be on
guard. Beyond that, anyone that identified themselves as being pro-life,
pro-Second Amendment, anti-Federal Reserve, Christians who believe in
the return of Christ, and even returning Iraq War veterans were likewise
targeted as potentially dangerous to Missouri State law enforcement
personnel.
After
the MIAC report surfaced, Ron Paul, Bob Barr, and I sent a letter to
the governor of Missouri demanding that the report be removed and that
the State of Missouri repudiate the report. After a firestorm of outrage
by thousands of Americans all over the country (not just in Missouri)
the State of Missouri did indeed remove and repudiate the report.
Totalitarian
regimes throughout history have attempted to marginalize those people
that the state intended to target for persecution. Once a group or groups
of people had been sufficiently marginalized, it wasn't long before
public condemnation and then military retaliation took place. Legislation
such as the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, the NDAA, and
now the EEA authorize military power to be used against US citizens,
and given the propensity of government propagandists in the National
Press Corps to marginalize groups of people whose ideas are thought
to be politically incorrect, it's only a matter of time before the executive
branch of the federal government begins utilizing the dictatorial powers
that have been granted to it by Congress. And, unfortunately, many State
governments seem more than willing to participate in the Machiavellian
machinations put forward by Washington, D.C. The MIAC report in the
State of Missouri is a prime example.
Sadder
still is the way so many Christian pastors and churches have become
little more than glorified cheerleaders for Statism and Militarism.
While the Trojan Horse of Big Government sits unnoticed in Town Square,
so-called Christians spend most of their time either trying to kill
each other because of differences of opinion over secondary doctrines,
or trying to turn their worship services into miniature versions of
Walt Disney World.
I
ask you, did you hear anything from your pastor regarding NDAA? Did
you hear anything from your pastor regarding the Patriot Act or the
Military Commissions Act? If not, do you really think you will hear
him say anything about the EEA? Again I ask you, are not the fundamental
principles of liberty as valuable and as scriptural as the so-called
"family values" we hear pastors talk so much about? I would
argue that without the undergirding foundational principles of liberty
(codified in the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights), the
so-called "family values" would become moot very quickly!
Before Hitler's government could begin marching people off to concentration
camps, it had to destroy the foundational elements of liberty in the
hearts and minds of the German people--including German pastors and
churches. A government that doesn't respect your liberty will not respect
your life, your family, your religion, or your morality!
At
this point, I invite readers to watch my address from last Sunday, January
8, 2012. In this address, I deal forthrightly with the NDAA and show
the scriptural instruction regarding how unlawful and illegitimate government
is the chief source of "tribulation" that the Bible talks
so much about. I also give a scriptural outline as to how Christian
people are to relate and respond to government--both good and bad. Watch
my Sunday address here.
While
we are on the topic of liberty, someone has produced a fascinating clip
of Congressman Ron Paul showing the predictions he made on the floor
of the US House of Representatives back in 2002--along with the fulfillment
of those predictions in subsequent news headlines. People who view this
brief You Tube video might just begin to understand why Congressman
Paul is the only Presidential candidate who truly understands the causes
of this loss of liberty taking place in our land. See
Dr. Paul's speech on the House floor.
If
we are going to "guard and defend" (Daniel Webster) our liberties,
it is going to take states and local communities to do it, because those
miscreants in Washington, D.C., are doing everything they can to dismantle
our liberties, not protect them. We need State governors, lieutenant
governors, attorney generals, and sheriffs to stand in the gap NOW!
And in that vein, I invite readers to follow the Fanning-Baldwin Montana
gubernatorial campaign at the following Facebook
and Twitter
pages.
In
the meantime, beware! The Enemy Expatriation Act is coming soon, and
with the way things are going, YOU could be deemed the enemy!
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