From 911 to the Patriot Act: Problem-Reaction-Solution
Sunday, 27. July 2008, 00:47:59
The Problem Reaction Solution Paradigm
(The Hegelian Dialectic)
1) The government creates or exploits a problem blaming it on others
2) The people react by asking the government for help willing to give up their rights
3) The government offers the solution that was planned long before the crisis
http://www.indexoftheweb.com/911Why.htm
What is it and why was it created? What are its intended purposes and the actual ramifications of its implementation? Is it an effective protection of America or an insidious threat threat to the core values and functioning of our democratic society? A new way of fighting terrorism or just a rehash of the days of domestic surveillance and political intimidation as experienced for decades by the FBI’s “Cointelpro” operation? Should its provisions be extended indefinitely, or allowed to expire, and how does all this relate to “Patriot Act II” and the newly-unveiled “Victory Act”?
Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution | |
| Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. | Free speech isn't a reality when the government is reading our emails, tapping our phones, and intimidating the public into being quiet about crimes of state. |
| Amendment II A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. | The Second Amendment was established to balance federal power with local militia. The federalizing of the National Guard (1973) overturned this right. |
| Amendment III No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. | The Patriot Act's "sneak and peek" provisions allowed federal agents to snoop in your home without notice and without a warrant. |
| Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. | The ECHELON program of the National Security Agency made this right moot a long time ago. |
| 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. | Corruption in the judicial system is so entrenched that this right also vanished decades ago. |
| Amendment VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. | The declaration from the dictator that certain persons can be designated "enemy combatants" removed from any judicial oversight is an invalidation of this right. This abuse of power could easily be scaled up to encompass much larger numbers of victims. |
| Amendment VII In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. | The "enemy combatants" declaration shows that this right has been invalidated by the regime. |
| Amendment VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. | A peaceful protestor at the 2000 Republican National Convention was detailed on a one million dollar bail for an alleged misdemeanor. This right to be free from cruelty is a nice idea. |
| Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. | We the People have the power to take back the country, if we really want to. |
| Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. | The Constitution did not provide for the establishment of a National Security State beyond the rule of law. |
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