The Might of the State Does Not Make Right

In a truly free country, such as ours has been, the government gains its power from the consent of the governed.  The governed is We the People.  When the People have made it clear that there are laws that get no respect from the People and further they are unconstitutional then it is time for the law to go.  In the case of Illinois we have a number of those laws, especially the gun laws. 

Now there are several ways to make these laws go away, or at least have their effect neutralized.  Let’s take a look at some of the ways.  They can be repealed by the legislature.  That isn’t going to happen anytime soon because the Chicago Machine rules with no consideration for the Constitution.  Another way is for State’s Attorneys and law enforcement officials to refuse to enforce unconstitutional law.  A third way is for sitting juries to refuse to convict when in their opinion they feel the law is not good.

Reflection on the Election

I have reflected on the recent election almost constantly for the last few days.  What does this mean for the future?  Where do we go from here?  How do we right the ship, not of state, but rather the thought processes of an electorate who votes for dependency on a grand scale? 

I am reminded of the story that is told about the school teacher who was going to teach her young class about elections by having an election for class president.  A little boy candidate gets up and talks about how he would like to set a committee to help the classroom by improving the gerbil area and maybe another to set up a book loan system of favorite books for the classroom.  He was followed by a little girl candidate who stood up and simply stated I am going to have ice cream.  Needless to say she was cheered and eventually won the election.  She didn’t say how she was going to pay for the ice cream, she only painted a picture of the short term benefit.

In the same way the electorate who turned out voted for ice cream.  The ice cream takes the form of free health care, free food stamps, 99 weeks, nearly two years, of unemployment, free cell phones (absolute necessity), I don’t have the room to list all the “free” stuff.  The big question is how is all the free stuff going to be paid for?  The proposal is the taxes will be raised on the rich of course; that always sells good.  The truth is there aren’t enough rich people to pay for all the free stuff.   

Consequently the burden will fall on the millions of middle income earners just like it always has.  Other ways to raise revenue is to borrow from our children and grandchildren; borrow from China and others and let the kids pay it back and we will spend it today.  Also you can inflate the money supply.  This lets the government print and spend the money at today’s value.  By the time it filters to the People it has lost value and this is called inflation tax. 

Inflation tax is a silent but deadly form of tax that stinks to high heaven.  It affects all the people equally.  There are no deductions even for the poor, since the poor can only spend what they get on necessities it hurts them the most.  People my age (6 decades) will recall past inflation in the late 70s and early 80s.  Government will respond like it always does with wage and price controls and rent controls but it will NOT lower spending by government. 

As to Obamacare, a truly deadly decision for Liberty, it will never live up to its promises over the long haul.  You can base this on every other country that has tried it around the world.  The unadvertised truth is that it will create a dependent public who will worship at the feet of “free” health care.  The good book states the borrower is the servant to the lender.  The point is that a person who is dependent on another will always serve the one upon whom they depend, in this case that will be the government.

This deadly program will start for real in 2014.  By 2016 there will be no one who can possibly get elected that threatens repeal of this deadly program.  Therefore in my opinion you can kiss our republic, which was built on Liberty, independence, self-reliance, and Biblical principles goodbye.  The takers now outnumber the producers. 

By the way you better stock pile guns and ammo because the Supreme Court will end up being stacked against the citizen and with the government and gun control.  Government traditionally hates an armed populace.  Never turn them in.  We are about to follow classic historical patterns.

Take a Stand!

Amazing!  There are some individuals in government who will take a stand from time to time.  It takes a tremendous amount of courage to stand in the face the status quo and choose to say, “I will not enforce unconstitutional law against otherwise law abiding citizens.”  This is what State’sAttorneys (SA) Ron Dozier from McLean County, and Mike Valentine,Edwards, County, Illinois, have chosen to do (Press Release).  

Dozier clearly stated that,

"Every SA is expected to prosecute persons who violate the criminal laws of the State of Illinois within his or her jurisdiction. However, there are literally thousands of criminal laws on the books, ranging in seriousness from extremely minor to extremely serious. Because of both budgetary and time limits, every SA must set priorities on which cases to prosecute and which to not prosecute. The pursuit of a just result and the wise use of taxpayer dollars are major factors in setting those priorities."

He also quoted: 

“The duty of a public prosecutor is to seek justice, not merely to convict.” [Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3.8. See also Berger v. U.S., 295 U.S. 78, 55 S.C. 629, U.S. Supreme Court, 1935]

and,

“The SA is not merely a ministerial officer but is vested with a large measure of discretion. In the exercise of that discretion, he has the responsibility of determining what offense should be charged.” [Marcisz v. Marcisz, 65 Ill.2d 206, Illinois Supreme Court, 1976]

The Chicago Machine continues to stick its finger in the face of the Supreme Court and continues to rule Illinois with an Iron Fist against the wishes and rights of most Illinoisans.  The elected State officials have the choice as to whether they are going to enforce these blatantly unconstitutional laws.  Mr. Dozier's comment was, "So far, the City of Chicago and the State have done everything possible to defy, obfuscate and ignore the Court’s substantive rulings."

As I have quoted many times, "... the right of the People to Keep and Bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED."  Need any more be said than that?  It is time to confront present office holders and those running for office and ask them, “what part of SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED do you not understand?  Are you going to support these words on their face as intended by the Founders, and as made clear by the highest court in the land?”

Mr. Dozier also implied that cases will always require specific review on a case by case basis, but that otherwise law abiding citizens will not be prosecuted.  Another statement that is particularly poignant, "We are the only State to have a draconian FOID law that makes criminals out of ordinary citizens who have done nothing wrong except exercise their constitutional right to own a gun."

Dozier goes on to make it clear that, "Our message is this: we will no longer use the power and authority of our office to criminalize and punish decent, otherwise law-abiding citizens who choose to exercise the rights granted to them by the Second Amendment of the United States’ Constitution to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and their families." [Emphasis in original]

He encourages other SAs to join with him in returning our state to founding principles.  I personally applaud his effort.  It is time that We the People remove ‘offending’ (nice term) SAs across this state from their offices and replace them with people who realize their oath of office is to first and foremost, to uphold the constitutions of the United States and Illinois and to provide a frame work for justice, not just convictions.

These men and women and can help to bring justice to Illinois by neutering the Chicago Machine as they try to rule from their high rise ivory towers.  One article stated that Chicago, even with its draconian gun laws, now has the dubious distinction of being the “Murder Capital” of the world.  The Huffington Post had a recent article claiming that Chicago homicides outnumber troop killings in Afghanistan.  All these numerous gun laws have done is cause the law abiding citizen to be helpless sheep with the wolves preying on the flock.  The nice thing about it, if you are a ruler you can take training and carry.  The rulers definitely have it figured out!

So my solution is to ask the not so hard questions;

1. Will you join with other SAs and not prosecute otherwise law abiding citizens for gun laws which defy the constitution, such as FOID and carrying in public?
2. Will you go on record with your answers?

That shouldn’t take too much courage, after all someone else is already leading the way, all the other SAs have to do is get on board the train and win by sheer numbers.  That does not stop them from evaluating on a case by case basis, but at least it shows you will take a stand and that your heart is in the right place.

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