Ex Governor, Rod Blagojevich We all heard Blagojevich complain his rights under the Constitution were violated. Couldn’t help but enjoy the theater. When I brought that up at the dinner table, my son who’s homeschooling is still in-progress at age 39, piped up, “it wasn’t a criminal case.” Yeah, we’ve all heard that. We heard it in San Angelo, TX, a few years go when the govt decided to take custody of 465 individuals living in a Mormon community. (The media usually places a tag here to assure you they broke away from the mainstream Mormon church that no longer believes in polygamy, intentionally leaving the impression these were polygamists.) This was all done under the supervision of the courts, but the court involved was a Family Court, not a criminal court. Therefore they argue, the Fifth amendment only applies to CRIMINAL CASES and offers no preotection to the accused. The 5th does not apply to the military-style raid Vs the unarmed people complete with rapid fire machine guns, and at least one tank because this was a civil action. Huh? Note: When the Feds attacked the Davidans at Waco, they had to get a do over. Their original search warrant was issued by a magistrate charging child abuse. (ATF has no authority to fight child abuse.) After the raid failed the first day, they had to go to a Fedl Judge to get permission to do what they had already done. You ask, what does this have to do with Blago? Check this out. Read carefully, because I’m going to ask an important question. Amendment V. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Riddle me this: if the 5th is applicable only in criminal trials, what is the crime being tried when “private property [be] is taken for public use, without compensation.”? The adjudication of private property is not done in any criminal court room, is it? Or to put it another way, Since the 5th applies to "taking of propertty for public use; and since that is not a crime; then the 5th is NOT linmited to criminal cases.as they claim. The 5th applies to both criminal courts and non-criminal, such as the taking fo property. Logic would dictate, that neither governor nor a religious sect loses any Constitutional Rights under Amendment V when tried in the Illinois State Senate or a Texas FAMILY court. Now, I know this is contrary to real life just as it is opposed to the Constitution. Seems to me, we’ve got a problem. Our reality is no longer constitutional. You are cordially invited to join the debate we're having on Article V (not to be confused with the 5th Amendment) of the constitution. Rich Martin Send email to [email protected] I LOVE MY COUNTRY I HATE MY GOVT Personally, I think this debate is purely academic because Congress has no desire to perform their duty under the Constitution. But we can't advance to the next stage until we exhaust every Constitutional solution. After that, we look at our God given inalienable rights contained in our Declaration of Independence. "The Congress…on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments…" Article V, USCON At the same time, academic exercises like this can serve secondary purposes. Just like last election we learned that a man could become president without proving he meets the minimum Constitutional standards to become president, we now know as a matter of fact, the Congress can also legally ignore the Constitution---and there's nothing anyone can do about it. "No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, shall be eligible to the office of President..." Article 2, Section 4, USCON The undeniable truth is, the govt has trampled our precious Constitution to death and has breached the contract with We the People that authorizes its very existence. The govt died with the death of the Constitution. No Constitution, no govt! By their own actions, or inactions, they have become a defacto outlaw govt. Or, as the SCOTUS likes to say, they have no standing! It’s time we demand our state legislatures to perform their duty and create a new and less imperfect national charter recognizing our inalienable rights. Rich Martin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, send email to [email protected] -- To join RichsRants, send email to: [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/richsrants?hl=en
