SC Governor Mark Sanford says NO to Big Brother!

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Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Children: Elian Gonzales times 437

Sending the 437 Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints children off to foster care is downright awful and reminds me of shipping Gonzales back to Cuba.

That is already a verdict rendered against them and without justice.

This has nothing to do with child abuse and everything to do with the production of uniformity and conformity. It has everything to do with a lack of respect for the children and their elders and their way of life.

Freedom and rights may as well be flushed down the drain.It's happened before in America. The State has deported people for their beliefs, rousted them, jailed them for taking substances, sent them to camps because they were the wrong race, and of course made them slaves.

It is still heartbreaking to see innocents steamrollered by the State.

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This little article by Michael S. Rozeff is the only sensible thing I have read since big government, on a tip that may turn out to be fabricated, invaded the homes and holy spaces of the members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS).

As a former practicing Mormon, having been raised in an LDS family, I have been questioned about this by many colleagues and friends who know of my religious upbringing. My take is pretty straight forward and goes like this:

1. There are plenty of allegations, but as of now there have been no trials or convictions.
2. If some one has done something illegal, arrest the wrong-doer, put him or her on trial, and let the cards fall where they may. There is no reason, however, to disrupt a whole community.
3. The allegations are currently being made against the MEN of the sect and not the WOMEN, nevertheless, the women are not being allowed by the government to see their own children. Do they pose a danger to the children? If so, how?
4. Even with the alleged abuse, what do you think is going to happen to these children-- ripped from their families and thrust into a world about which they know nothing and for which they are not equipped to adapt? I shudder to think!
5. Does anyone really believe that these children will be better off in the care of THE STATE!?!?

Have doubts about the monstrosity of this action, listen to the story of this ordeal as told by some of the mothers.

I find it odd that we have recently exposed elected officials engaged in bathroom-stall sexual escapades, solicitation and employment of prostitutes, and engagement in all kinds of extra-marital sexual activities while married to one woman, and no one has raided their homes, taken their children into "protective custody," separated mothers from their children, or even suggest such a thing ought to be done.

YET, these paragons of righteousness and their colleagues think they know better than these religious folks (strange as they may seem) how best to raise their children?

Let me be clear, child abuse is a serious crime and-- if properly charged and convicted-- should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

However, until that happens, these people ought to be able to collect their children and go home while they await their trial.

If there be any women who do not wish to return with their children, there is no one who is going to make them return. They are free to go. BUT, those who do and have chosen this life should be allowed to live their lives free from molestation by the government UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!

Sitting Bull's people secedes from U.S.

The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the US. "We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are free to join us,'' long-time Indian rights activist Russell Means said.''

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The Palmetto Star and Crescent congratulates the Lakota People and wishes them peace, heath, and prosperity as they now take their destiny into their own hands.

Happy Secession Day!

On this day in 1860, South Carolina resumed the powers it had delegated to the Federal Union by its ratification of the U.S. Constitution and became a free and independent State:

AN ORDINANCE to dissolve the union between the State of South Carolina and other States united with her under the compact entitled "The Constitution of the United States of America."
We, the people of the State of South Carolina, in convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained, That the ordinance adopted by us in convention on the twenty-third day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, whereby the Constitution of the United States of America was ratified, and also all acts and parts of acts of the General Assembly of this State ratifying amendments of the said Constitution, are hereby repealed; and that the union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of the "United States of America," is hereby dissolved.

Done at Charleston the twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

Because ordinance was never legally rescinded, South Carolina must of necessity be considered occupied territory-- subject to the will and whim of the United States government. One may consider this an obscure historical oddity, but it is a fact and this fact tells us all we need to know about the nature of the union.

While many of our citizens, like a battered wife, have accepted their second class status in the union, many of us find it odious, offensive, and unacceptable.

While I do not object to the union of the states in principle, I believe this union should be completely voluntary and that this union should be strictly governed by the terms mutually agreed to by the ALL of the states.

If I had but one wish for this country, it would be that a new constitutional convention be called to determine whether or not the current arrangement is acceptable to all parties comprising these united States of America. Such a convention would provide each State the opportunity to renegotiate the terms of this union, thus guaranteeing that one state or region does not arbitrarily dictate la règle du jeu to any other state or region.

Otherwise, we should peaceably go our separate ways.

Such a separation would not necessitate the inability of the citizens of the various polities to maintain friendship, trade, and travel. This does not mean that we would not come to one another's aid should a defense of the continent become a necessity. This does mean, however, that we would no longer be unequally yoked together in a political marriage held together by guns and bayonets.

The next best thing, of course, would be a return to the original agreement between the States, i.e., the U.S. Constitution, which is what Ron Paul is trying to achieve in his bid for President.

Our current elected politician, however, will never restrict themselves of their own free will and accord. It will have to be forced upon them by the governed. This is why the Ron Paul Revolution is so important. It is our chance, as the people of the several states, to serve notice to those in positions of power that we will no longer consent to arbitrary and unconstitutional rule.

Only by binding the government with the heavy chains of a lawful constitution can we be in a position to secure our freedom reclaim our liberty.

So, today as we reflect on this day in the history of South Carolina, we are reminded that there one existed a people who loved LIBERTY more than UNION and FREEDOM more than SAFETY.

So, to my fellow South Carolinians and lovers of liberty everywhere: Happy Secession Day!

May we one day reclaim our place among the nations of the earth and once again be truly free!

South Carolina and the Ron Paul Revolution

There is one word that one must grasp in order to understand traditional Southern political thought.

The word is LIBERTY, that free and unfettered pursuit of one's God-given, inalienable rights.

It was the understanding of our forebears that governments are instituted among men to secure our God-given rights and derive their authority, or just powers, from the consent of the governed and from no other place. I concur.

When our liberty is threatened or impeded in any way, another word surfaces: FREEDOM. Because governments are established to secure our liberty, should they illegally seek deprive us of our rights, we have a duty to free ourselves from the offending government and by altering or abolishing it.

When freedom from impediment proves to be unachievable, another word will inevitably finds itself on the lips of patriots: REVOLUTION!

When the British had overstepped their bounds and sought to fetter the ancient liberties of our people, South Carolinians were among the first to resist and demand freedom.

General William Moultrie, against all odds, stood against and defeated the greatest Navy in the world as he engaged the British fleet of Sir Peter Parker at Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, on June 28, 1776.

Six days later the colonies declared their independence from the British Empire and thus set into motion the revolution that would eventually free colonies from the tyrannical influence of this foreign government.

When the colonies established their freedom from Great Britain, they established a government based on the principles laid out in the Declaration of Independence and strictly enumerated the powers of the newly formed Federal government so as to avoid the situation from which they had recently been entangled.

This was accomplished by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the several free and independent states.

Sadly, this new government-- the creation of the several states-- failed to execute its proper functions, overstepped its due bounds, and began to threaten the ancient liberties of our people, as had the British only a couple of generations before.

Once again, the word liberty was on the lips of our people and they determined, by solemn convention, to declare themselves independent from the tyrannical combinations which that had begun to consolidate federal power in the Northern states.

We (South Carolina) were the first of the Southern States to do so, becoming a free and independent Republic on December 20, 1860.

Since the close of that war, we the people of South Carolina have continued to resist tyranny as best as we could through the limited means available to us. As many began to believe once again in the American system, our people began to seek for redress via the ballot box. This has proved to be ineffective.

We have been seduced by the false dichotomy of Republican and Democrats; Liberal and Conservative.

We have allowed the Republicans to delude us into believing that they are conservative and would restore our rights if they could only gain control of the government.

Well, they have and we find ourselves less free than we were back when we had that scallywag playboy from Arkansas in the White House.

However, after a long train of abuses, lies, and betrayals, revolution is once again in the air; the sacred word LIBERTY is once more being spoken.

It is being evoked by a small, unassuming Congressman from Texas, Ron Paul.

His candidacy for the Republican nomination for President has thrown a spark on a powder keg and has ignited a revolution!

It is not a revolution of cannon, sword, and shot, but rather a revolution of ideas-- an awakening to the traditional understanding of the purpose of government-- indeed its only purpose-- to secure our liberties!

Our liberties can only be secured by having our government strictly chained and bound by the Constitution.

Like a lone voice crying in the wilderness, Ron Paul has become the voice of the old struggle which has one more surfaced after countless efforts to efface the word LIBERTY from the American political lexicon.

It is a cry to return to the rule of law, a return to the principles of our founding fathers. It is a rejection of entitlement and innovation. It is a battle cry of freedom!

The Ron Paul Revolution is unlike any revolution in the annuals of American history. It's not being fought on any traditional political turf. Its most effective battles, in fact, have been waged on that untamed and unregulated frontier we call cyber-space.

It is here that patriots have been able to bypass the traditional gate keepers of public information-- the television, the radio, and the press-- all of whom have sold the people out and will, no doubt, continue to do so.

What do we do?

We have found our liberty under attack and we have been unsuccessful in securing our freedoms from the so-called conservative candidates being sold to us by the Party and their allies in the media.

To the people of South Carolina I say this:

THE TIME HAS COME to take your rightful place at the head of the column!

THE TIME HAS COME to rally your family, friends, and colleagues around the banner of LIBERTY and demand that our ancient liberties and God given rights shall no longer be trampled under foot!

THE TIME HAS COME to rally behind the Texan!

THE TIME HAS COME TO RESOLVE that we will be the first state in the Union to put a man on the ballot who is not a politician, but a statesman; a man dedicated to restoring the rights and liberties for which our ancestors fought, bled, and died!

When SOUTH CAROLINA takes the lead and RON PAUL wins the South Carolina Republican Primary, our sister states of the South will follow.

Let is not shrink before our obligations or shirk our responsibilities as the free men and women of the great state of South Carolina!

The fight is here and the fight is now. It's time to cast your lot with LIBERTY and join the RON PAUL REVOLUTION!

Musharraf and Lincoln

I know you must think I am beating a dead horse with all of my Lincoln banter, BUT here we have yet another tyrant evoking Lincoln to justify illegal (and immoral) actions.

Musharraf understands Lincoln perfectly-- better than most Americans I know. Why do the American people continue to reverence this war criminal?

When are we going to come clean about Honest Abe and his legacy of terror?

Only then can we be in a position to begin to reclaim out God-given liberties!

Lincoln is the origin and foundation of the American empire and we have to rid ourselves of the chose mauvaise if we are to ever restore the constitutional republic established by our founders.

Check out the video. It says it all.

Not at liberty to smoke

Cigarettes and civil liberties: A new battle for freedom at Sullivan's Island, South Carolina and this time it is not the British Navy that is attacking!

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Like Mr. Sewell, the author of the article cited above, I too am somewhat taken back with the irony of the situation that has developed at Sullivan's Island and spread throughout the once great state of South Carolina.

Imagine, the great Colonel William Moultrie, repulsing an invading force against all odds for the freedom of his homeland only to have that homeland reject the very idea for which he fought!

No one is going to defend the virtues of smoking, least of all me. HOWEVER, one I will defend the virtues of the right to chose to smoke or not to smoke on private property.

Like all encroachments on our liberties, it is an act of aggression. The aggressors, in this case, are City Council Members and their liberty hating allies in the citizenry -- the Pleasure Police (to use the term coined by Cigar Dave).

Against what are they aggressing? Bad health? Maybe a few misguided dupes believe that, but those peddling this snake-oil legislation know better…

This is an attack on private business owners and their patrons.

More to the point:

THIS IS AN ATTACK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY!!!

This is a war against the rights to sell and consume a legal product on one’s own property. Cigarettes – or whatever bogey man they taunt us with— is a smoke and mirror tactic to hide the crux of the matter.

[They are unwilling to ban cigarettes because of the tax revenue they generate. With an addicted pool of consumers, they know they can raise the tax to any level they wish and it will be paid, but this is a different issue…]

If public, state owned building wish to ban smoking, fine.

If it is a private business, let the people vote with their shoes. If they do not want to be in a smoke filled bar, go elsewhere. Let the market bare out what the citizens want.

New York City — and I can believe this is actually true – is now waging a war on trans fats-- you know the stuff that makes fried food taste so damn good? South Carolina will eventually follow if this kind of encroachment is tolerated. It's just a matter of time before those do-gooders up in Washington, DC get in on the action.

Where does this end?

Our ancestors were poised to fight over a trifling tax on tea! What do you think they would do in a case like this?

Congratulations, Mr. Sewell, on your Article. At least there is someone out there who sees how far we have fallen.

For life, liberty, and the right to smoke and eat greasy french fries if I so choose, I am yours

In the cause,

~ P. C.

The War on Terror

Hello & Greetings from Dixie!

Now what I wish to address is not THE war on terror currently being conducted by the US armed forces. I understand that it is too late to avert that one and that we MUST finish it. In fact, I was all for it until we decided that it was our job to plant the "seeds of democracy." [The democratically elected government in Palestine should be enough to convince those skeptical of my view on this matter] Government building is not our job, retaliation against those who would like to fly planes into our building, cut off people's heads, etc., is an all together different consideration. But I digress...

I am tired of being terrorized by our government in the form of taxation and intrusive policies under the auspices of protecting us from a small group of people bent on blowing themselves and others up for Allah. Until we can keep our citizens from killing each other, the exercise is one of futility.

This protectionalist ruse has been used by many here since "Honest" Abe opened this Pandora's Box in 1860. It is an excuse to disregard the Constitution and consolidate power.

What we need is something or someone to protect us from the government!

I haven't the slightest concern for being blown-up on a plane.

I am, however, concerned about those folks manning the gates and riffling through my person and property with the full sanction and authority of the Federal Government.

We should never sell our birthright for a pot of porridge, which is EXACTLY what we have done!
Consider the words of Benjamin Franklin:

"They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

I can choose not to fly, but I cannot choose to not pay my taxes-- at least without great material injury to my family.

Why should I, a citizen of South Carolina, be taxed for a bridge being built in Alaska (or anywhere else for that matter)?

Why should my hard earned money be shipped to foreign countries for God knows what?

Why should I struggle to make ends meet when my hard earned money is scattered to the four winds of heaven?

Thomas Jefferson said that, "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical."


At least I am not alone in my assessment of tyranny! I think Mr. Jefferson would be with me on this...

Recently in South Carolina, our legislature voted for property tax relief, funding it by raising the sales tax. This shuck and jive election year stunt comes on the heels of a surplus of income to the state. Its not just the Feds, the states are in on the gig too!

What will it take to make us open our eyes?

George Washington would be reaching for his sword! Don't believe me? Check out the complaints lodge against the tyrant, King George as enumerated in our Declaration of Independence before we seceded from the British Empire.


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How many of these outrages committed by King George do we suffer under today?

How much better off were we then as opposed to now?

Are we better off at all?

If we are not living under terror, then I would like to know what kind of liberty this is...

We are being terrorized by domestic and foreign enemies: one determined to rob us of our God given rights and lawfully obtained sustenance (The State) and one determined to terrorize us through murder and mayhem because of their extreme religious views (Islamo-Fascists are but one example).

Both are--or have become-- the enemy of a once free and proud people... Now mostly a Nation of Sheeple.

We can’t do much about the war overseas, but we can do something about the war going on here:

We can accomplish much by voting out the terrorist in Washington and replacing them with Patriots.

This may mean voting outside the two party system, i.e., voting for a candidate who is friendly to the Constitution instead of the voting the lesser of two evils.

This does not work and never will.

The Republicans have caused just as much mischief, if not more, than The Democrats previously in power.

They are the same! This is especially true at the National level.

Our domestic terrorists in power depend on an ignorant populist in order to increase/consolidate their power and rob us of our rights and goods.

Read the constitution of your state and the federal government and lay it against what you see going on around you. It will shock and amaze you!

We need to do something before we lose what little bit of personal liberty that we have left.

What will you do? What will I do?

~ P. C.

One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the great struggle for independence. ~Charles A. Beard

Happy Secession Day!

- Originally Published July 4th, 2006 -
Hello & Greetings from Dixie!

Today marks the 230th anniversary of the American Colonies seceding from the British Empire-- a great day in the history of liberty and self determination.

The prose employed by Thomas Jefferson in our Declaration of Independence is sublime!

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government...

Sadly, we no longer believe that government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed. That "revolutionary" idea ended in 1865 when the South was forced to submit to an authority from which they had withdrawn their consent.

This set a precedent that has continued to destroy our personal liberties since its innovation and implementation by wicked usurpers and tyrants who have trampled the Constitution of our forbearers under foot to make us subjects to the State when it was the intent of our forbearers to have it the other way around.

Now we know that the government derives its (unjust) powers from the point of a bayonet, the barrel of a gun, or the receiving end of the bomb.

It also derives its (unjust) powers by the intimidation of the citizens by the tax collector and other government regulator who terrorize and intimidate the people into submission.

They are powerful, we are weak.

Now, we believe, or have been lead to believe, that MIGHT MAKES RIGHT.

This was not the foundation on which our country was established.

I see no reason to celebrate the principles that lead the Colonies to secede from the British Empire because we, as a people, no longer hold those truths to be self-evident or unalienable.

Although glorious in 1776, "Independence Day" in 2006 is a troubling day-- a day filled with joy, sorrow, and anger-- especially for those of us who still believe in those unalienable rights-- those rights which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle us; those rights claimed by our forbearers and paid for with the blood of patriots...

I think we ought to think about what has been gained and what has been lost since out first war of secession.

Until next time, I remain yours

In the cause,

~ P. C.

One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the great struggle for independence.
~Charles A. Beard