While 300 million Americans were celebrating the eve of a new year last month; by the stroke of a pen President Barack Obama has signed into law one of the most egregious and heinous laws ever passed in the United States.
Similar to the secret signing into law of the Federal Reserve Act on December 23rd, 1913 while the Senate was away, our President has subjugated the American population without a Direct Democratic vote, without public debate, and without the consent of an informed citizenry.
Your inherent Natural Rights have in essence been stripped.
Your right to protections against illegal search and seizure – gone.
Your right to be judged by a court of law and a jury of your peers – gone.
Your right to retain your own birth citizenship.
It removes Posse Comitatus allowing our own military to conduct law enforcement activities on American soil, currently illegal under our U.S. Constitution, sieze our own citizens, remove them by force under rendition to foreign lands under no lawful arrest to be detained indefinitely, tortured if deemed necessary and even executed should the powers that be decide so. No trial, no recourse.
No free speech rights.
No right to due process.
No right to remain silent.
No rights under the New War Powers.
1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, 4th, 5th, 14th, ….. You have no more rights under this Law.
One must seriously ask themselves; who does this law affect?
Terrorists?
Political Dissidents?
Anyone who disagrees with our government and who is outspoken?
Anti-war demonstrators?
Tea Party members?
Preppers?
Citizens who believe in our Constitution, and a smaller central government?
During this year’s busy legislative session, an obscure bill (House bill 195) has been signed and has become law in Louisiana. This new law, in what seems more appropriate on a page of George Orwell’s classic “1984″, outlaws the use of cash in transactions during the exchange of second hand goods, i.e. in garage sales. The bill was co-authored by State Representative Rickey Hardey who claims the bill’s intent was to target criminals who sell stolen merchandise.
Interesting… the last time I checked, it was still against the law to steal something; it’s called theft. And for those inquiring minds; I believe it’s still illegal to “receive” stolen property; it’s called imagine that, “receiving stolen property.” I think that sums up both sides of a 2-sided transaction.
Now we’re supposed to believe we need another law to make it illegal to use cash in such a transaction?
The last time I checked the latest CSI: Miami Show (sorry, I can’t speak from experience), criminals don’t usually walk around buying stolen property from each other with credit cards.
The solution, according to Mr. Hardey, is to impose legislation to “track” these transactions, thus punishing 99% of the law-abiding public over the 1% of potential criminals.
The solution in a sane world would be to simply not steal and to not knowingly pay for and receive stolen property. The criminals are already committing a crime when they steal and then attempt to unload their stash. We don’t need a new cash tracking mechanism that will inevitably hurt business, especially with a (%+ unemployment rate in the U.S.
This is another unjust law that deserves nothing less than civil disobedience. It is none of the Government’s business what law abiding citizens are buying and selling or what medium they may be using to transact such agreements, whether barter, gold, silver, cash or jelly beans.
