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IS FREEDOM JUST AN EMPTY WORD?
Sun Sep 22 02:04:57 2002
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IS FREEDOM JUST AN EMPTY WORD?

By Devvy Kidd
September 22, 2002
NewsWithViews.com


"Dan Scott. Barely a week ago I heard you rail for two hours about
independence. Mr. Hardwick, how many times have I heard you
speak of freedom at my father's table? Half the men in this church,
including you father, and you, Reverend, are as ardent patriots as
I.

"Will you now, when you are needed most, stop at only words? Is
that the sort of men you are? I ask only that you act upon the
beliefs of which you have so strongly spoken and in which you so
strongly believe."
-- 17 year old Ann, from the movie, The Patriot

Every day for the past 12 years, I have heard "patriots" declare how fed up
they are with the criminal element out in Washington, DC and their own state
legislatures. These patriots call talk radio. The attend various functions where
they bluster about what should be done to restore America to a Constitutional
Republic. Then they go home.

What do you suppose would have happened if people like Patrick Henry,
Nathan Hale or Benjamin Franklin did nothing more than talk the talk instead
of walk the talk? Would we have a U.S. Constitution? Or Thom Jefferson, who
penned the Declaration of Independence? The fire for freedom burned in the
belly of Jefferson and he risked everything to stand up for the new Republic.
Patrick Henry was only 31 years old when he gave his 'Liberty or Death'
speech.

One man who has walked the talk for several years now is Bob Schulz, Chmn
of the We the People Foundation out in New York. For those unfamiliar with
this man's work, I would encourage you to visit WTP's web site at:
givemeliberty.org. Bob Schulz feels so strongly about the unlawful activities
being conducted by the U.S. government, in July 2001 he began a fast that
lasted 21 days. No food for 21 days.

I have the honor of knowing this man and there's no question in my mind that
had Congressman Roscoe Bartlett not stepped in and brokered a deal between
Bob, the Department of Justice and the IRS, Bob Schulz would not be alive
today.

On November 14, 2002, Bob will be joined by Americans in a cross country
caravan from 48 states converging in Washington, DC to send a very profound
message to Congress, the White House and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Americans will demand that this government stop their unlawful activities.
This, as with all WTP's events is non-violent, but we are determined to get the
message across loud and clear: We are Fed Up. No more.

The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It is the instruction
booklet written by our Founding Fathers that tells the government what they
can and cannot do on behalf of the States. The Bill of Rights is part of the
Constitution, but it in no way implies that any government has any authority
to infringe or deny us our God-given right to personally own and bear arms,
license that right or deny US free speech.

The Bill of Rights simply reinforces to any government that our homes and
persons are not to be violated by any statute, regulation or politicians trying to
score points in the latest poll. No where in the U.S. Constitution does it give
any government the authority to plunder the wages of Americans through
direct taxation. There is no legal authority under Art. 1 Sec. 8 of the instruction
booklet (Constitution) to restrict our right to travel, force US pay into the
voluntary social security taxing program or be forced to accept any national
identification cards or papers.

In a debate 9/27/00 debate at Franklin & Marshall, Professor of Law, Alan
Dershowitz made the following statements:

We have NO unalienable rights
The Constitution is merely a piece of paper
Government should not be restrained because it can do good
things for people

Can we let such revolting and outrageous positions such as Professor
Dershowitz' go unchallenged? Do we or we don't have a Constitution? Are our
rights unalienable, or will The People allow them to be bargained away to
international gangsters or for political agendas?

Do we the American people live for freedom, or for bondage and slavery at the
hands of the global masters? Is freedom just an empty word?

Are we less than our Founding Fathers? Have our material possessions or fear
become more important than going right to the source of America's misery
and tell the power brokers that we've had enough?

If we live for bondage and slavery, not only will we die cowards, we will die
without honor.

Are you willing to stand for principle instead of compromise? Freedom Drive
2002 is a very important mission and I hope every American reading this piece
will become involved ( www.givemeliberty.org ).

© 2002 Devvy Kidd - All Rights Reserved



Devvy Kidd is the National Coordinator for Bob Shulz' Freedom Drive 2002,
web site:
Stop Talking and Do Something.
http://www.givemeliberty.org

Devvy Kidd is the founder and Director of POWER (Project on Winning
Economic Reform). Has been a guest on more than 1500 radio shows, given
hundreds of speeches and has run for Congress twice. Sales of her little
booklets, "Why A Bankrupt America" and "Blind Loyalty" sold close to
2,000,000 copies. Devvy's web site is: www.devvy.com 
wallace@devvy.com 
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Here is a summary of Schulz's schedule in the Southeast:

Tuesday, Oct 1 Charlotte, NC
Wednesday, Oct 2 Charleston, SC
Thursday, Oct 3 Columbia, SC
Friday, Oct 4 Toccoa, GA
Saturday, Oct 5 Greenville, SC
Sunday, Oct 6 Atlanta/Smyrna GA
Monday, Oct 7 Atlanta/Norcross GA
Tuesday, Oct 8 Ashville, NC
Wednesday, Oct 9 Greensboro, NC
Thursday, Oct 10 Raleigh/Cary NC
Friday, Oct 11 Hampton, VA 7:00 PM

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