On Tuesday, February 14th, the Virginia House of Delegates voted in favor of House Bill 1160 (HB1160). The final vote was 96-4.
The legislative goal of HB1160 is to codify in Virginia law noncompliance with what many are referring to as the “kidnapping provisions” of section 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA). The official summary of 1160:
“A BILL to prevent any agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the military of Virginia from assisting an agency of the armed forces of the United States in the conduct of the investigation, prosecution, or detention of a citizen in violation of the United States Constitution, the Constitution of Virginia, or any Virginia law or regulation.”
HB1160 is sponsored by Delegate Bob Marshall and was introduced on 01-16-12. It previously passed out of Sub-Committee #2 Civil, by a vote of 6-3 and the Courts of Justice Committee by a vote of 16-0. After a series of action alerts by the Tenth Amendment Center nationally, and a number of supporting groups locally – Courts of Justice committee members heard from the people they represent that a full house hearing and vote to reject the NDAA is what they wanted. With a 96-4 vote, the Virginia House sent a message on indefinite detentions – a resounding NO!
“Under the recently passed 2012 federal Defense Authorization Act American citizens may be indefinitely detained, incarcerated, not presented with charges and denied counsel based on an accusation by federal agents of collaboration with or support of terrorists,” said Marshall. “While Virginia cannot directly undo this purported law which undermines the Sixth Amendment, I introduced HB 1160 which will prevent the use of any Virginia agency or member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force to assist in any way to unlawfully detain a citizen of Virginia on behalf of the United States Government in violation of the Constitution of Virginia,” he continued.
Marshall previously reported that Governor Bob McDonnell is opposing this legislation. Residents all over Virginia are strongly encouraged to contact their Delegates AND the Governor’s office in support of this legislation now.
CLICK HERE to track the status of NDAA nullification legislation around the country.
In another case of what appears to be at best, misrepresentation and mishandling of the Maine GOP caucus results, and at worst, outright voter fraud to suppress Ron Paul, (our opinion), Maine is set to release “corrected” caucus numbers.
From Reality Check by Ben Swann;
(FOX19) - Reality Check was the first news organization to call out the GOP in Maine after Governor Mitt Romney was declared the winner of the Maine caucus, with only 84 percent of the precincts counted.
Since then there have been reports of missing numbers and votes not counted.
Ben is now the first in the nation to tell you what some of those recounted numbers look like and why after Saturday, there may be a different winner of the Maine caucus.
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?
Following our previous theme of George Orwell’s classic “1984″, we find it only appropriate to author a quick post on the fact that the nation’s largest employer has now stopped issuing paychecks. Instead, they are issuing “payroll cards” for those individuals who decline direct deposit. Walmart reports employing more than 1.4 million people and says it will reduce over 250,000 pounds of paper via the new payroll cards.
Most would say this is a pragmatic and sensible approach to cutting corporate SG&A expenses. In our tin hat wearing world, however, this is just one more step towards an eventual cashless society where the rights of individual privacy will have gone by the wayside.
At least the payroll cards do allow for a limited number of ATM cash withdrawal transactions without fees.
As stated on an ABC News Article (link provided below); “Michael W. Brandl, an economics professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business, questions if this will lead employees to save less.”
He said it would be “much easier just to spend it, as opposed to going to the bank, cashing the check and putting $20 into the ‘rainy day’ fund or jar.”
The thing we at TheSovereignState.com would like to know is; once you register your card, just who has access to your spending habits, debit transactions, cash withdrawal transactions, purchases, all down to the very last penny of your paycheck, should you choose to completely exhaust your new payroll card that is?
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.
On Tuesday, February 14th, the Virginia House of Delegates voted in favor of House Bill 1160 (HB1160). The final vote was 96-4.
