OVERTHROWING
THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:
SADLY, AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME? "Patriotic Assassination" no longer a
contradiction in terms! By: Hal Turner
December
2, 2004 Note to readers: I first wrote this OPINION PIECE
about a year ago, on December 13, 2003. I have taken the
liberty of updating it and re-publishing it. The updated portions
appear in blue.
Before you go running off to the FBI, Secret Service or any other
agencies you should know this: This opinion piece is just that,
an
OPINION. This piece was seen by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task
Force when it was first published and, while they didn't like it at
all, they confirmed it did not violate any laws.
December 12, 2003 -- The first five words of the First Amendment to the
US Constitution are plain: “Congress shall make no law . . . . .” Seems
simple enough, doesn't it? Apparently not.
In 2002, the Congress of
the United States violated the First Amendment to the Constitution, by
passing the McCain-Feingold "Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act.”
Within that law is a provision making it unlawful for individual
citizens to purchase television and radio advertising within 60 days of
a federal election. The only persons allowed to make such purchases are
candidates for office.
Such a restriction upon free speech is a clear violation of the First
Amendment prohibition forbidding the government from “. . . .
.abridging
the freedom of speech . . . . . “ . Each member of Congress who voted
for this law, violated his Oath of Office under 5 U.S.C. 3331 to “ . .
. . . support the Constitution. . . . . .”
By enacting this law, the incumbents in Congress assured they would no
longer have to answer for their voting records because “issue-advocacy
ads” and “voting record ads” cannot be run by those wishing to shed
light on what the rascals have been up to
President George W. Bush, violated the Constitution and his Oath of
Office under Article II Section I of the Constitution by signing this
Bill into law.
Shortly after the Law was enacted, Senator Mitch McConnell and others
filed a federal lawsuit seeking to have the law overturned.
On December 10, the US Supreme Court issued a 5 - 4 ruling of almost
400
pages, upholding this violation of the Constitution because, in the
courts words, “. . . . .there is a fundamental national interest in
rooting out corruption or even the appearance of it. That concern
justifies limitations on the freedom of speech . . . . .” This ruling is not valid because the
Supreme Court did not and does not have the power to decide that
something forbidden by the Constitution is permissible. The court
lacks the power to make such a ruling because the ruling is not merely
an "interpretation" of the Constitution, it is an actual rewrite of an
Amendment.
Lets recap: A majority within the United States House of
Representatives violated the US Constitution and their Oaths of Office
by voting in favor of this Bill. A majority of the United States Senate
violated the Constitution and their Oaths of Office by voting in favor
of this Bill. The President of the United States violated the
Constitution and his Oath of Office by signing this Bill into Law. A
Majority of the U.S. Supreme Court violated the Constitution and their
Oaths of Office by asserting that some governmental interest means such
violations of the Constitution are permissible.
In addition to the items above, it
has now been proven that our
government waged "aggressive war" against the sovereign Republic of
Iraq for no valid reason whatsoever. There were no weapons of
mass
destruction. Iraq wasn't a threat to the United States.
According to
the US Government, upwards of 100,000 Iraqi CIVILIANS have been killed
by US actions since the start of the "war." Our government
invaded and
took over another country for no valid reason whatsoever. None.
Was Saddam Hussein a ruthless dictator? Yes. Was that any
of
our
business? No. It was the business of the Iraqi people, 100,000 of
whom
we have now killed. In fact, we have killed more innocent
Iraqis than
Saddam Hussein!
Last, but certainly not least is this
Letter-To-The-Editor of the
Washington Post by a sitting US Congressman in which he admits they
don't even read the Bills they vote into law! If you had any
illusion whatsoever that your government actually represents you, this
shocking admission by an actual Congressman should disabuse you of that
view.
A government which will not obey the supreme law of its own land or obey international law, has
no right to continue in existence. As such, I say that the United
States federal government should be removed from power. Not only should
it be done, but we live in a particular time and set of circumstances
in which it actually can be done!
Now, some of you are probably thinking, we can just vote the guys out
of office and correct things politically. Yea, right. The 2004 election proved that the
majority of Americans are too stupid to protect their own rights.
Even before our political speech rights were limited by an apostate
Supreme Court, more than 95% of the incumbents were re-elected because
of the tons of cash sent their way. Now that only the incumbents (and
the poorly funded opposition) can buy tv and radio time, I suspect the
rate of incumbent re-election will come closer to 100%. So in my mind,
voting is a lost cause.
Other readers may think that mass protests would do the trick. “After
all” you say, “they can’t ignore millions of people.” HMMMMM. Well,
let’s examine that. Poll after Poll of Americans from all walks of life
agree that Immigration needs to be cut back and ILLEGAL immigration
must be stopped. In fact, most Polls show that upwards of 80% of
Americans want something done to halt illegal immigration. 80% of
Americans want this matter taken care of, yet the federal government
has done NOTHING. So those of you who think “they can’t ignore millions
of people” had better think again. They already are ignoring us and
have been doing so for quite some time. More proof: In 2003 Homeland Security
Chief Tom Ridge said it's time to legalize aliens; and the White House confirmed Legalization of
Illegal Aliens was under review.
Just after the
2004 election, the White House announced yet another major push to
legalize illegal aliens despite the fact they didn't dare mention that
prior to election day! This despicable action was deliberately
concealed from the American people so they could be fooled into
re-electing the people responsible for this outrage! It was
deliberate
FRAUD perpetrated on the American people by our elected officials.
So voting them out of office proved impossible because they were and
are willing to perpetrate deliberate FRAUD. If the above wasn't bad enough,
the federal government is now importing $2.6 Billion every working day
to support its deficit spending. According to the Chief Economist
at investment giant Morgan Stanley, there simply isn't enough money
left in the entire world to sustain this rampant spending. He
claims
in this Boston Globe Article
that America will face what he calls "Economic Armageddon"; a
complete collapse of our entire monetary system. This will wipe
out all of out personal savings accounts, retirement accounts, stock
portfolios, mutual funds and the like. The average American
citizen will be totally wiped out by a depression worse than the one in
1929!
Another possible solution
to these problems would
be to have the States call a Constitutional Convention and use that to
dismantle the federal government without its consent. This manner would
be totally legal and does not require approval of the federal
government. I suspect I have a better chance of getting struck by
lightning than having something like this take place.
EDITORIAL NOTE: FROM THIS
POINT ON, WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ IS DICEY. LET ME CAUTION ALL
OF YOU THAT DOING THE THINGS LISTED BELOW, OR EVEN PLANNING TO DO THEM,
WOULD BE A FELONY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. I have no plans - at this
time -
to actually undertake the actions mentioned below and you shouldn't
either. I am merely opining
that the methods outlined below are possible and would be effective if
undertaken. The point of this exercise is to demonstrate that the
U.S. federal government (or any other national government in the world)
COULD be successfully overthrown and it wouldn't
take a lot of men, money, time or effort to do it. One again I
remind you; doing these things or planning to do them is a FELONY
-- unless you actually succeed!
The final option for
cleaning things up would be to use force and
violence to effect change via assassination of members of Congress and
the Supreme Court. If Economic
Armageddon actually takes place, the probability of such an act will be
very likely. A lot of you are now thinking “how could citizens
have any hope of getting through the U.S. Military so as to do such a
thing?” Ordinarily, you'd be right. But these are not ordinary times.
Right now, the US Military is stretched so thin, with so many troops in
so many places around the world that just last month, the military
could not muster enough men to provide Color Guards to march in
Veterans Day parades! If they don't have enough men to man Color
Guards, then they don't have enough men to protect the federal
government!
Even if they do have enough men to protect the federal government, it
wouldn't make any difference under the scenario I envision.
First, let me say that I do not envision a Second American Revolution
as being some gallant fight, with tens of thousands of armed citizens
facing tens of thousands of US troops on some battlefield. No. Far from
it.
In watching the military campaigns of the past 25 years, I have come to
admire “surgical strikes.” When force is applied in a specific, limited
way, the results can be magnificent. Such is my HYPOTHETICAL thinking for our
present circumstance.
Suppose, HYPOTHETICALLY
just for the sake of argument, that not all of the Congress and Supreme
Court need to be removed. The House of Representatives consists of 435
members. The Senate consists of 100 members. But not all of them are
“problems.”
For the purpose of this HYPOTHETICAL discussion, let’s say that
only half of the US House and half of the US Senate are “problems”
That’s a total of 267 “problems” in Congress. Obviously, there are 5
“problems” on the Supreme Court. 267 + 5 = 272 total “problems.
Imagine if you will, teams of 5 committed citizens each, who were fed
up with these “problems.”
272 x 5 = 1,360 committed citizens needed to resolve these “problems.”
Do you think that in America, a nation of 280,000,000 people, there are
1,360 committed citizens willing to put it all on the line to “correct”
these “problems” and thus save the nation? I do. It
could be called "patriotic assassination."
It seems to me that a HYPOTHETICAL operation using teams of five men
assigned to
each “problem,” could gather information on the assigned persons. It is
easy to find out things like daily schedules, public appearances,
travel routes to and from work, etc.. Once the data was collected and
analyzed a time and date could be set for “solving” these “problems.
Then, one night, perhaps in the wee hours of the morning, these HYPOTHETICAL
heavily armed teams of five
committed citizens each, would move. I envision a
surgically precise,
lightning strike: Front doors kicked-in, entry, locating the target,
solving the problem and out within 90 seconds. Within minutes, all 272
“problems” would be “solved.”
Since most of the “problems” live in and around Washington, DC, the
local police would be overwhelmed immediately and unable to respond to
all the calls for help. This means only a limited police response and
limited ability to “apprehend” anyone. Even if there was a local
security detail, taking them out at the start of such an operation
wouldn’t be a problem; they would be "collateral damage." By the time
police from neighboring towns , the county or even the state police
were told what was happening, it would be too late. The feds at FBI,
ATF, the military, et al would be useless because they too would all
arrive long after it was over.
At this point, it may be wise to mention that the Capitol and
surrounding House and Senate Office buildings have experienced some
interesting "situations" in
October, November and December 2003.
At Halloween, one Congressional Office Building had to be evacuated
because x-rays showed that someone with a gun had gained entry. It
turned out to be a water pistol. In
early December, 2003, "someone" pulled a fire alarm, causing the
evacuation of the Canon House Office building, and prompting the
response of an anti-terrorism unit armed with MP-5 sub-machine guns.
Wouldn't it have been funny if these events were intentionally done to
allow persons outside those buildings to videotape and time the
response of defensive resources? Knowing where the defenses come from,
how long it took them to arrive and in what manner they deploy upon
arrival would be very valuable information, wouldn't it?
Those situations aside, if something like this were to occur with
several hundred members of Congress and a majority of Justices on the
Supreme Court taken out, the
nation would be stunned. The media would go nuts. But look at the
results: The nation would have been saved from those who are wrecking
our Republic. Those in COngress and on the Court who were not
“problems” would make damn sure they
didn’t become problems for fear of suffering the same fate.
Since he would not have been targeted, the President could tell the
nation how “those responsible for this outrage will be caught” and how
“we will not rest until. . . . . .” But deep down in his guts, he
would
fear the same. Like the remaining spineless politicians, I
suspect he’d
roll over and behave quite nicely.
Sure some of those involved in such a "corrective action" may be
arrested, tried, convicted, jailed or even killed during such an
operation, but it would have been for a worthwhile endeavor; an effort
that would go down in history!
This is not far fetched. It can be done. In my opinion, it should be
done. Or, to use a spin-off of the Supreme Court ruling, “there
is a
fundamental national interest in making certain the government obeys
the Constitution. That concern justifies assassinating officials who
violate it.” I would call it "patriotic assassination."
For the record, I voluntarily renounce and repudiate the use of force
and violence to effect political or social change- but I acknowledge that it is a viable
option of last resort. For now, I refuse to
utilize
force or violence in all circumstances when the use of such force or
violence would be unlawful.
In closing, just remember, you
may be willing to live under tyranny, but I am not. You may be
willing to give up your rights, but I won't let you give up MY
rights. If push comes to shove, don't be surprised if your vote
ends up being nullified for the good of this republic. But then
again, you've proven your vote is worthless because you keep sending
the same "problems" to Washington so if some type of drastic act
actually DOES occur, just follow whoever appears to be in charge;
that's what the average American seems to do best.
I would be
honored if the readers of this piece would print copies and mail them
it to
their Congressional Representatives and Senators in Washington, DC.,
plus the Justices on the Supreme Court. The FBI has already
seen it. Needless to say, they are not pleased, but they have told me
that this opinion piece is not a crime. It does not "advocate,
aid, abet or teach the desirability or duty of"
overthrowing the government. It merely opines about why such an
action might be justified and offers a theory on how it could be
done. It also includes the affirmative defense of a voluntary
renunciation of such activities, making it completely legal.