This is only my opinion and perhaps many will disagree, but national elections in this country have become truly meaningless. They present us with this choice: a horrible, especially corrupted evil, OR, just a corrupted evil.
I see only two reasonable options left to honorable people:
1. Boycott the Establishment---that can be done minimally, maximally, or anything in-between. (Use your imagination.) One's stage of life plays a big part in how much you're willing to risk.
2. Secession: not as crazy as it sounds. Vermont has a very active secessionist movement currently, with about 64,000 people involved. I've found this site, http://middleburyinstitute.org/ , to be the most responsible and logical of the various secessionist websites.
Armed revolt obviously is out of the question. Any such action would be thoroughly crushed. Pockets of resistance might survive for years, but not enough to matter. Some people are talking about this very action on the web...I think they are very unrealistic.
Only nonviolent civil disobedience will ever change the entrenched DC way of doing things. People have forgotten that being under a government is voluntary, and that we really do have unalienable rights that have nothing at all to do with any government...whatsoever.
There were/are three types of "citizen" (legally) in this country:
1. a citizen of a State of the Union (this is the most important category, Constitutionally);
2. a citizen of "the United States", prior to the 14th Amendment (which really is a different name for number 1 above); and,
3. a citizen of "the United States" per the 14th Amendment (which is clearly different from either of the above, and is one who enjoys "civil" rights---which are granted by Congress).
See: http://www.originalintent.org/edu/citizenship.php
"In drafting the [14th] Amendment, Congress was looking to make its federal laws (the Enforcement Act, the Freedman's Bureau Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866) a part of the US Constitution. In doing so they intended to ensure that the freed blacks would have certain privileges and protections remain in place after the United States pulled its army out of the South and restored the Southern states to their previous status as states of the Union. The Amendment would also insure that Congress had the national authority to enforce the provisions of the Amendment upon any state that attempted to violate them."
Civil rights entail allegiance to the Govt; unalienable rights do not. Our present Govt places civil rights ABOVE unalienable rights. Furthermore, it is no longer a representative government; special interests of the Corporatocracy have seen to that.
In general, the Govt of this country is too corrupted to change in any meaningful way... unless it is forced to by nonviolent civil disobedience. (That can be done locally, or individually---it doesn't necessarily mean a massive "March on DC".) Failing that, I see only more of the same in the future. I realize full well that many support the Democrats, and see them as an agent for positive change. I don't; and even after the NeoCons have faded into history, I don't see the Republicans that way either. The movers and shakers of both parties are committed to the Globalist New World Order.
Frankly, having been a serious observer of American politics since 1956, I've concluded that the current dominating corruption of principles by both Democrats and Republicans at the national level will continue until they are both forced out of the American political system. I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Government is always best at the local or regional level. Even then it can be a stinker. I'm beginning to believe that we should have stuck with the European model---that is to say, each State being an independent Republic. Of course, the Articles of Confederation would have to be expanded to allow for the military defense of all...meaning, "national" taxes for defense only would have to be implemented.
Naturally, the above will never happen. So we're back to square one. I would like to live long enough to see the time when "citizens" of this great land finally realize that significant, positive change (for peace and Freedom) here will never be the result of voting in national elections. Forty or fifty years ago that was possible, but no longer. The Corporatocracy is firmly entrenched, almost completely out in the open relative to their actions, and has almost absolute control of the voting process---from A to Z.
Boycott the Corporatocracy whenever possible! [EXAMPLES: stop watching the drivel on commercial TV (the major networks already are concerned about losing viewers); stop buying crap made in China; don't patronize Exxon-Mobil stations---the corp has the most obscene profits in the oil industry; stop voting in politicians who spend beyond our means, trample on the 10th Amendment, or believe that it's just too complicated to end the war now; every time you sign ANY Govt form, write "All Rights Reserved", or, "Expressly Reserving All Rights" beneath your name; participate at http://www.downsizeDC.org/ ; whenever possible, buy locally at independent stores---avoid the big chains; etc. Those are ways to boycott at only a minimal level.]
2 comments:
This is a big stretch of boycotting, but if I decided one day, I choose not to be a US citizen, where would I get shipped to? I was born here... my mom and her side of the family have been here (from europe) for a good 3 generations now. My dad on the other hand was born in Poland and came to the US legally as a teenager. He does have some relatives there, but I know nothing about them other than some old photos. Of course this is all hypothetical since I plan to stay here :)
Another point... A few years ago a friend of mine boycotts the tax on his phone bill claiming it is an illegal tax and he refuses to pay it (i dont pay these taxes using an internet phone company). At the time, he said the phone company would just accrue his nonpayments and add it to the next months bill. He was doing this for years until he moved out of the country for his job. If he did so today, dont you think the feds would have him arrested? At the very least I could see phone companies charging interest, or worse yet, reporting him to credit agencies for nonpayment, thus screwing his credit.
What sensible boycotts could we do anymore without ruining our lives and credit scores?
Boycotting involves risk at times...no doubt about it.
Here are a few means of boycotting that involve little to no risk:
1. Stop voting for Repubs or Dems. There are lots of other choices. One can even obtain an absentee ballot and write-in "None of the Above".
2. Do not patronize Exxon-Mobil gas stations. That corp is a key player in the Globalist Corporatocracy.
3. Stop buying items made in China.
4. Stop watching commercial network TV...and notify the major networks of your action.
5. If you serve on a jury, practice "jury nullification" (Google it) when appropriate. Judges will tell you that you have no right to judge the "law", but they're lying. One of our Founders referred to jury nullification as "the last defense against tyranny".
6. Inform your U.S. Representatives and Senators that you will be boycotting them in the next election.
7. Picket/demonstrate/protest any unconstitutional law or action.
p.s. For future reference, if you respond to an older post on this blog, please email me. I rarely go back from the first page or two to check for responses. I do hope you see this response, given the fact that it's so late.
:)
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