It took six weeks. Only six weeks for Congress to make a historic decision without any discussion or debate about its significance. That decision is the addition of “unique identifiers” to the passports of U.S. citizens. This has never happened before in the history of our country and has only happened in Nazi Germany and Communist Russia.
The U.S. Senate struck the first blow on December 17, 2015, when they adopted an amendment to H.R. 515, International Megan’s Law, under a “suspension of the rules” that significantly limited discussion and debate. During that time, the Senators failed to mention the importance of the amendment and instead focused on the “alleged horrors” the bill would prevent.
I said alleged and I mean alleged for this is the “new” sex offender myth that continues to be repeated despite a total lack of facts to back it up: anyone convicted of a sex offense involving a minor will eventually be guilty of sex trafficking. Regardless of the age of the offender. Regardless of how many decades ago the offense occurred. Regardless of whether a judge has declared the offender to be rehabilitated.
The U.S. House of Representatives followed in the footsteps of their Senate colleagues today, only six weeks later. And like the Senate, they considered the amendment under a “suspension of the rules”. They did not discuss, they did not debate the historical significance of adding “unique identifiers” to the passports of hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens.
Americans should be afraid. Very afraid. That any group to which they belong will be next. Are you a Muslim? Are you gay? Are you overweight? Have you ever been convicted of drunk driving?
We cannot sit still and be quiet. We must answer this grave injustice to the U.S. Constitution and we shall. We will file a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, possibly the day after the President signs the bill into law.
For if we don’t act. We, too, will be “guilty” of failing to heed the ominous words of a German clergyman, spoken in 1946:
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
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Congress Reschedules HR 515 Vote for February 1
Video of Hearing on C-SPAN – courtesy of Women Against Registry
We as class of people, can we sue Chris Smith for lying to Congress?
http://wh.gov/if2Uc
Fill it out – we need 100,000 people but who knows … we can def try
It was one signature, now it’s two.
If Obama signs this, how long do you think it will be until we see a bunch of new legislation at the state level adding identifiers to our driver’s licenses and car license places or requiring signs posted at our residences. After all, if the Feds can do it…
Even though this seems completely unconstitutional and creates a 2nd class citizen, I wonder if this really has much effect on most of us since most Registered Citizens don’t have the money for travel. Since we are not wanted here, I do wish they’d just let us move out of this country. I made a small PayPal donation. All I could afford. I’m glad some of you had the ability to donate more.
Here is the video of Chris Smith spewing his BS. Please add your comments on his youtube page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHepol0MS6A
The best letter to write to the President would be to simply send him the text of his Prayer Breakfast speech this morning, in which he talks about how we should not treat our fellow Americans counter the the Constitution because of fear.
Cuba once said they would take any American that wanted to live there, the question is, would it be any better there. For Now Look for the Areas with the Most RSO’s and move there.
I signed it, received the email, and did the email link/confirmation thing. It should have gone from 38 to 39. Still shows 38. Maybe there is some sort of delay on the counter.
Something I wrote to one of my political candidates:
The reason We the People send our representatives to the capital is to hold government accountable to the people not so gov’t will regulate and hold the people accountable to gov’t.. Laws are a form of pressure placed on society for them to behaving in a certain way. When the herd has a couple of out of line bulls going the “WRONG (to them)” direction the gov’t murders or imprisons them. The whole BLM thing with controlling land is a fine example of the people NOT being in control. Article I section 8 (2nd from last paragraph) US Constitution states individual states are in control of All lands within it’s boarders NOT the Federal Gov’t. We need to fix that. Control needs to be brought back to local gov’t not held by the FEDs and their law enforcement agencies their to enforcing their agenda and not the peoples. Law enforcement should not be above the people nor the law. Law enforcement were once meant to serve the people not big companies and gov’t. The murder of a good standing, hard working father and husband rancher in Oregon should be in the forefront of debates, but no media wishes to touch that hot potato nor are the candidates talking about it. That alone concerns me and screams volumes! I like your passion for what is just and right. I had the honor to see some of that at the meeting in Villa Park. I like your no non-sense approach. California and America needs your kind of spice to bring things around for the good of us all.
For those registrants and families…This war that we are in patriots make mo mistake it crosses many boundries…defining that truth is our greatest challenge. Join us on the ground, in the communities and fight. We together WILL make a difference. Show up, Stand up and speak up! You might say of yourself …well, I’m just one person what can I do? We all have something to offer in this war no matter how small that may be friend you do matter!
The governor of Virginia today in restoring voting rights to 200,000 felons: “People have served their time and done their probation,” Mr. McAuliffe said. “I want you back in society. I want you feeling good about yourself. I want you voting, getting a job, paying taxes.” That would be a good quote for any politician to use when voting against the registry.
Nationally, an estimated 5.85 million Americans are denied the right to vote because of felony convictions, according to The Sentencing Project. Only two states, Maine and Vermont, have no voting restrictions on felons; Virginia is among four – the others are Kentucky, Florida and Iowa – that have the harshest restrictions.