The Critical Mass is the only solution. The only answer. And the only hope. The media hasn't done their job. The Congressmen haven't done theirs. The Supreme Court. Well we'll see. The Critical Mass can clean this mess up. The Media will have to bow to them. The Congress will have to follow them. We have to continually and creatively spread the materials. Understand and affect the Consciousness of the Nation. Figure out where the envelope is and push it. The materials, technology, and opportunities are out there. Bottom Line.

Published on Saturday, September 23, 2006 by the Chicago Sun-Times
Bush Seeks Immunity for Violating War Crimes Act
by Elizabeth Holtzman
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0923-22.htm

Here's the guy who posted it on YouTube 4 days ago . . .

http://www.youtube.com/user/quq5

This should be edited to have a note by the moderators so people don't send this out mistakenly, as I did. I flagged it on YouTube --- 400+ views in 4 days but no one says when it is from, only that they've never heard about it. Probably in the middle of a Britney or OJ or Miner-disaster issue.

But the importance of the UN is right here. Imagine if there were no UN . . . which is what Ron Paul wants.

US drops war crimes exemption plea
Associated Press
Thursday June 24, 2004
The Guardian

The United States was yesterday forced to drop a UN resolution giving American peacekeeping troops renewed immunity from prosecution for war crimes, after facing determined opposition in the security council.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1246107,00.html

Hello Whitey,

Very good post- I noticed that Article 1, Section 10 involves States' powers and restrictions per se, where Article 1, Section 9 immediately preceding states among other things:

"The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. [there was no rebellion or invasion on 9/11/2001]

No Bill of Attainder or EX POST FACTO Law shall be passed. [uppercase added for emphasis]

No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
...
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time. [really needs some investigation in light of "secret" 1947 National Security Act NSA/CIA/DoD/DoJ budgets, Afghanistan/Iraq Occupational Wars, and Homeland Security budgets, including "white, black, & gray" front corporations, "black" secretive budgets, and official "white" GAO budgets]

The early Bill of Rights states:
"The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent MISCONSTRUCTION or ABUSE of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added. [uppercase added for emphasis]
...
Article the eleventh [Amendment IX "Ninth"]

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Article the twelfth [Amendment X "Tenth"]

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, OR TO THE PEOPLE." ***[uppercase added, since this is KEY to the legality of the illegitimate 1947 National Security Act, Executive Orders, Signing Statements, and Presidential Security Directives]***

This is an EXCELLENT set of references for ALL U.S. Citizens to bookmark:
http://www.constitution.org/constit_.htm

http://www.constitution.org/indexco_.htm [index]

http://www.constitution.org/cs_found.htm [Founding Documents]

Also, while I'm politically independent and not really affiliated with the Populist Party (or any other party for that matter), my search found 4 prophetic articles from 2006 on repairing the "Bush/Cheney Trainwreck" at:

http://www.populistamerica.com/bush_cheney_trainwreck___undo

http://www.populistamerica.com/bush_cheney_trainwreck___undo___part_ii

http://www.populistamerica.com/bush_cheney_trainwreck___undo___part_iii

http://www.populistamerica.com/bush_cheney_trainwreck___undo___part_iv

P.S. I can't seem to edit my earlier post above- any legal action taken against the PNAC Bushites still holding public office would likely need to include a court injunction to stop any pardons or "legistative" loophole snafus.

The early Bill of Rights states:
"The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent MISCONSTRUCTION or ABUSE of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added. [uppercase added for emphasis]

That is still the Preamble to the Bill of Rights. Just ask yourself why it is rarely ever included when the BOR is reprinted.

Most sheeples believe that CONgress, in their beneficent wisdom, has granted them their Rights.

Thanks for the recomendations for Constitutional study. I had just visited Roland's site a few days ago. This is an excellent primer for anyone:

Summary of Constitutional Rights, Powers and Duties

http://www.constitution.org/powright.htm

"Discussions of rights are sometimes confused concerning what are and are not rights of the people or powers of government or the duties of each. This is an attempt to summarize the rights, powers, and duties recognized or established in the U.S. Constitution, in Common Law as it existed at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted, or as implied therein. Not included are certain "internal" rights and powers that pertain to the various elements of government within each level with respect to each other."

For a number of eye-opening treatises, go here:

http://www.originalintent.org

Click on the Education link. Dave Champion, a gentleman who appeared briefly in America: Freedom to Fascism, has written these excellent articles.

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