2 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 804 • May 10 - 23, 2012 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 804 • May 10 - 23, 2012 3 WORDS FROM THE EDITOR by Kathleen McCarthy FREE RECLINER [email protected] ACCESSORY Start Thinking Solutions or with Stressless® recliner Stop Thinking You Matter t is a deeply painful thing to finally admit to give up, to grant on a permanent basis. and ottoman purchase. that the government you thought was your The implications of switching these words (Like the attached computer table!) Iprotector and friend is anything but. Or are staggering. By replacing critical words in that the politicians charged with upholding the court rulings, the laws’ meanings are subverted U.S. Constitution – as their oaths dictate by law through language alone, and not by consent – not only ignore this nonnegotiable man- of the governed. It is a critical distinction, and date but actually diminish it with conflicting Americans must look to correct these subtle legislation that is largely illegal according to the manipulations using peaceful legal tools, such constructs of America’s republic under the rule as nullification and interposition. of common law. I urge you to watch the video on YouTube The common law I refer to is informed by of a lecture titled Untangling Jurisdiction on the Magna Carta, which developed around two Federal Land by Stephen Pratt (RCReader.com/ core principles that provide the litmus test for y/pratt). He gives an entertaining and thorough all legislation: (1) Do all you have agreed to do recap of the U.S. Constitution’s structure and (contract law), and (2) Do no harm to another delegation of powers. The video is Pratt’s or his property (criminal law). presentation to the Western States Sheriffs' All kinds of statutes, administrative Association convention in March. In addition procedure, and highly arbitrary regulations to more than a hundred county sheriffs, there have been passed via hidden legislation among were federal-government attorneys from hundreds of thousands of pages of bills, various agencies in the audience, keen on approved but not even read by our lawmakers, hearing firsthand Pratt’s analysis of the history that do not remotely conform to the above two of nullification and interposition against principles. How many statutes and regulations unlawful federal-government intrusion. are adjudicated in criminal and/or civil court History, conveniently left out of most of without harm to another or another’s property? academia’s curricula today, proves that the Most adjudication today is nothing more obscene amount of power the current federal than a means for government and attorneys government wields is largely usurped from the to generate revenue in the form of penalties states. Therefore it is up to the individual states and fees for an exhaustive list of contrived to reclaim their authority by routinely invoking violations that harm no one. nullification and interposition. Suggested By ignoring our political and civic links to better understand nullification Save responsibilities for far too long, we have given include RCReader.com/y/amendement10 and the 1 Percent – which includes a relatively RCReader.com/y/woods. $ small group of primary leaders from the Counties have the same nullification/ 300 on world’s largest industries, in partnership with interposition authority as the states. If a Stressless® Sunrise the few entrenched politicians and bureaucrats county decides the state or federal government – the foothold necessary to implement a global is acting outside the U.S. and/or state recliners in select agenda to control the world’s resources (water, constitution, the county’s sheriff has the colors. Thru July 8. food, energy, labor, and credit – the list is long). authority to interpose and protect citizens See store In Mockingjay, the sequel to The Hunger whose rights are being violated. There is much for details. Games, the character Plutarch cites an ancient to be said for elected officials who actually Latin writer in comparing the population in understand their oath of office and follow it. the Capitol to Romans as “Panem et Circenses,” Sadly, too few challenge the status quo in fear explaining that it “translates into ‘Bread and of losing their pension or gold-plated benefits. Circuses’ ... that in return for full bellies and Most Americans know things are going terribly entertainment, his people had given up their wrong, but far too few are active in fixing it. political responsibilities, and therefore their Introduce yourself to your sheriff and power.” ask about his or her oath of office. Ask: If Sound familiar? Have Americans not done the state or the feds violate your rights, will this precise thing? The U.S. Constitution he or she protect you? Attend your county- “delegates” specific and limited powers to board and city-council meetings (much more Your Life.Your Style. the government, while the states and people goes on than you are told by the media); retain the authority. But the courts have familiarize yourself with your state, county, replaced the word “delegate” with the word and city charters; run for an office; contribute In the Walnut Center “surrender” in many of their interpretations research on an issue that interests you; explore 4711 North Brady Street | Davenport, IA when applying the Constitution to our laws. additional alternative media sources for your 563.345.6250 “Delegate” and “surrender” have very different national and international news; start watching meanings; “delegate” means to send in trust in C-SPAN. commission to act for another on a temporary There are hundreds if not thousands of ways www.LifeStylesFurniture.com basis, while “surrender” means to yield, to cede, to get involved. 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