The Intolerable Acts: NDAA & AGENDA 21 PRESENTATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


LIVE BROADCAST AT HTTP://LIVESTREAM.COM/theintolerableacts

NDAA & AGENDA 21 PRESENTATION for North Carolina General Assembly, (PUBLIC WELCOME & ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND)

Wednesday, May 30, 2012
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Room 544 - Legislative Office Building
300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 515
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

LIVE BROADCAST AT HTTP://LIVESTREAM.COM/theintolerableacts

Mr. Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers, will be speaking about the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) along with Jeff Lewis, co-founder and National Director of the Patriot Coalition, and Rep. Glen Bradley, sponsor of H.R. 982 & H.R. 983.

Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Lewis, along with Patriot Coalition General Counsel Richard D. Fry, co-authored model NDAA resolutions that have been introduced and/or adopted by sheriffs, other law enforcement, county commissions, and state legislators across the country.

Legislators need accurate, honest information to make informed decisions regarding We the People's business. Provisions in the 2012 & 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) violate no fewer than 14 provisions of the U.S. Constitution, including over half the Bill of Rights, and many more provisions of the North Carolina Constitution and Declaration of Rights.


FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT REP. GLEN BRADLEY BELOW, OR JEFF LEWIS AT 252-876-9489, EMAIL: JEFF@PATRIOTCOALITION.COM

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From: Rep. Glen Bradley
To: @House/Members , @Senate/Members

Ladies and Gentlemen,

In cooperation with Jeff Lewis of the Intolerable Acts and the Patriot Coalition, we are holding a one hour educational presentation on Agenda 21 and the NDAA with a multimedia presentation and a discussion of what these items are and how they affect us and the people of our state.

This training session will take place from 4PM until 5PM on Wednesday May 30th, in room 544 of the Legislative Office Building.

Coffee and water will be available. All members are invited and strongly encouraged to attend.

Thank you!
Glen Bradley
Representative Glen Bradley, North Carolina State House
District 49: Franklin, Nash, Halifax
Raleigh Office:  glen.bradley@ncleg.net
(919) 733-5860
NC House of Representatives
300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 536, Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
District Office:  Rep@NC49.org
(919) 728-0449
District 49 NC House Office
144 Ridgewood Road, Youngsville, NC 27596

Congress To Amend NDAA – DOD & NSA Granted Even Greater Power

Most people are aware of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) signed into law at the first of the year. Much has been made of the particular section on the indefinite detention section and for good reason. States have even opposed NDAA with their own legislation. One part that has not faced as much scrutiny is the section concerning “military activities in cyberspace.” While the existing version grants the Defense Department the ability to conduct those kinds of military activities, but only “upon direction by the President” and if the purpose for such action is to “defend our Nation, Allies and interests,” being subject to existing laws.  Here is how the current version reads:

SEC. 954. MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN CYBERSPACE.
Congress affirms that the Department of Defense has the capability, and upon direction by the President may conduct offensive operations in cyberspace to defend our Nation, Allies and interests, subject to—
(1) the policy principles and legal regimes that the Department follows for kinetic capabilities, including the law of armed conflict; and
(2) the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).

This does not seem to be enough though. The House Armed Services Committee wants to do a little changing up of this section to give the Defense Department broad powers to conduct any clandestine military actions online against whichever targets any one of the military agencies deems appropriate.
Here is what they want to substitute in its place:

READ MORE:  http://frontporchpolitics.com/2012/05/congress-to-amend-ndaa-dod-nsa-granted-even-greater-power/

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: A Vote of Conscience, by CCTA Member, Lou Call

March 21, 2012
Beaufort Observer

As we approach from a distance November 2012, we approach the cross roads of America's future. No longer are we dealing with Democrat vs Republican but a far more sinister threat awaits us on the other side of the elections.

We will have to decide what principles we want to guide us over the next four years. Do we want the foundation of our Nation to rest on our Constitution, the document that has sustained us for 236 years and for which so many have given their lives to defend and uphold or do we wish to follow the course that the current administration wants to impose on us.

It is clear to most of us that our current president is pursuing the ideologies of Socialism (Obamacare) and Marxism (redistribution of wealth). The president rang in the New Year by signing into law the

National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with its provision allowing him to indefinitely detain citizens. With Americans distracted with celebrating, Obama signed one of the greatest rollbacks of civil liberties in the history of our country … and citizens partied in unwitting bliss into the New Year.

Directly on the heels of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) comes the coup de grace in the form of a new bill called the "Enemy Expatriation Act." Space does not permit to go into full details but if the reader will Google both bills it will open your eyes to a dictatorial leader standing in the wings.

A word about the 'proposed' but yet to be passed Enemy Expatriation Act. If the Enemy Expatriation Act passes in its current form, the legislation will let the government strike away citizenship for anyone engaged in hostilities, or supporting hostilities, against the United States.

The law itself is rather brief, but in just a few words it warrants the US government to strip nationality status from anyone they identify as a threat. Carried to the extreme, do citizens or organizations that oppose and protest against the Obama regime fall into this category? I wonder how many of you are even aware of the existence of NDAA or have heard of the impending Enemy Expatriation Act?

After reading this article, some progressive liberal will write to the editor proclaiming that my article is of 'the sky is falling' mentality.

But ask yourself this; why do we have a need for such bills in an open and free society and why is the ACLU, guardians of our freedoms, silent?

Clearly, another four years of Obama will be another four years of a repressive government. Every year that Obama sits on the throne, a small bite of our liberties disappear in the quagmire of government regulations. The time has come to put aside party politics and look to your conscience to guide you. The future of a free America hangs in the balance and at risk is the future of our children and grandchildren; we owe it to them to stop this tyrannical government.

God Bless America!
Louis Call, River Bend, NC

http://www.beaufortobserver.net/Site.Letters.htm

Martial Law Executive Order: History Should Cause Concern, Not Comfort

President Obama's National Defense Resources Preparedness Executive Order of March 16 does to the country as a whole what the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act did to the Constitution in particular -- completely eviscerates any due process or judicial oversight for any action by the Government deemed in the interest of "national security." Like the NDAA, the new Executive Order puts the government completely above the law, which, in a democracy, is never supposed to happen. The United States is essentially now under martial law without the exigencies of a national emergency. Even as the 2012 NDAA was rooted in the Patriot Act and the various executive orders and Congressional bills that ensued to broaden executive power in the "war on terror," so the new Executive Order is rooted in the Defense Production Act of 1950 which gave the Government powers to mobilize national resources in the event of national emergencies, except now virtually every aspect of American life falls under ultimate unchallengeable government control, to be exercised by the president and his secretaries at their discretion.


http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/11278-martial-law-executive-order-history-should-cause-concern-not-comfort

ENC Tea Party--NDAA Program March 27th--URGENT!

To hold this event we need 24 attendees. Please RSVP to karenkozel@yahoo.com today!


Please read the following letter as to WHY it is important that we are all educated about NDAA....

Dear Friends,

Please familiarize yourselves with this! Friday, March 16, 2012 President Obama signed an Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-order-national-defense-resources-preparedness

While there is much to know and evaluate, please consider the following:


1. This EO is based upon an Act established in 1953.
2. This EO is copied from EOs written by several other presidents, to include Truman, Reagan, Clinton and now Obama.

THIS IS NOTHING NEW. Clinton's EO is still in effect and Obama's EO is irrelevant because it is nothing new. The real question should be, WHY NOW? Do not be manipulated.

There was also legislation passed in the US Congress on Dec. 31, 2012, The National Defense Authorization Act, commonly referred to as NDAA. You all received an invite to attend an educational seminar on March 27, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at The Queen Street Deli, Kinston hosted by the Eastern NC Tea Party. If you haven't already responded, please consider attending to learn more. RSVP to karenkozel@yahoo.com.

Again, please familiarize yourselves with both as they will be the topic of more and more conversations as time goes on.

ENC TeaParty Presents an education on NDAA March 27, 6:30-8:30 pm

Queen St Deli and Bakery, 115 S Queen St, Kinston NC

Delicious deli sandwich, side and beverage for $6.

Candidates Welcome!!

UPDATED: How much does your liberty means to you?

There is a debate going on in an article posted on the Beaufort Observer that we feel you will be interested in.


Check it out The Time has come to stand up for your children and grandchildren.

We recently posted an article entitled Opposition grows to the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act-NDAA that did not get nearly as many hits as we expected. So we'll follow it up with this commentary.


Two sections in an omnibus authorization bill to run the Department of Defense effectively repealed major portions of the United States Constitution and those of many of the states. Those two sections (1021 and 1022) provide that an American can be "detained" by the military if there is reason to believe the person, even an American citizen within the United States, is engaged or about to be engaged in terrorism. There is not provision to insure that the detention can be reviewed by a court to determine if the person is being held legally (Habeas Corpus) nor does it guarantee a speedy trial by jury to determine whether the citizen is guilty. There's more, much more as is explained at the link above in in the links contained in the article.

We called Senator Burr's office to find out why he voted for the NDAA. The explanation was simple: To support keeping the military operating. That was all well and good with us, but then we asked: "Did Sen. Burr seek to amend the bill to strip out Sections 1021 and 1022 or clarify them to guarantee the application of the Bill of Rights to them?" The answer was "no."

We are appalled. You should be too. In fact EVERY American should not only be appalled but should joint in the movement to see that these two sections are repealed.

Here's what we urge you to do. Contact your state legislators and ask them to support a bill to nullify Sections 1021 and 1022 and to prohibit any state employee from assisting in their enforcement. That bill will be introduced in the May short session but will take a procedural vote to have it considered. Every legislator should vote to consider it and then vote to nullify the application of those sections in North Carolina.

Nullification has not been used to any significant extent since the Civil War. But we feel strongly that the time has come that it is imperative that the power of the Federal government be brought in check and to insure that the original balance of powers between the states and the national government is restored.

If we are not going to stand up to the trampling of the Bill of Rights then when on earth are we ever going to take a stand?

MORE:
http://www.beaufortobserver.net/Articles-NEWS-and-COMMENTARY-c-2012-03-03-258931.112112-UPDATED-How-much-does-your-liberty-mean-to-you-The-time-has-come-to-stand-up-for-your-children-and-grandchildren.html

Coalition of Patriot Groups Unite to Oppose NDAA

The New American--Written by Joe Wolverton, II

Tuesday, 14 February 2012
The Intolerable Acts was the name used by American colonists to describe a series of oppressive measures passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to the amount of self-government permissible in the American colonies. The acts sparked outrage and firm resistance to the tyrannical regime of King George III throughout the 13 colonies. These arbitrary violations of the rights of the colonists — rights enjoyed by all Englishmen — resulted in the convening of the First Continental Congress in order to organize a formal denouncement of the decrees and to unite the Americans in their resistance to the Crown. Despite various attempts by several delegates to reconcile with Britain, independence was declared within two years and the American War for Independence raged until liberty was achieved in 1783.


Lately, the government of the United States of America has been passing measures masquerading as laws that are easily as arbitrary and deleterious of freedom as any of the coercive measures passed by the despotic regime of the British Empire that caused our ancestors to take up arms and reassert their freedoms. The latest and perhaps most egregious of these is the recently enacted National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA).

President Barack Obama signed the NDAA into law on New Year’s Eve 2011, granting himself absolute power to deploy the armed forces of the United States to indefinitely detain American citizens suspected (by him) of being "belligerents."

With the President's signing of this act, the writ of habeas corpus — a civil right so fundamental to Anglo-American common law history that it predates the Magna Carta — is voidable upon the command of the President of the United States. The Sixth Amendment right to counsel is also revocable at his will.

If the foregoing description isn’t sufficient evidence of the similarities between the autocratic acts passed in the 18th-century English Parliament and those passed by our own 21st-century Congress, further proof is found in the coalition of patriot organizations (including The John Birch Society, among others) uniting to call upon states to nullify these measures in the several state legislatures.

Toward that noble aim, these groups, under the direction of the Patriot Coalition and the Oath Keepers, have created a website that serves as both an educational portal and a repository of sample nullifying resolutions.

In a statement posted on the website explaining why the NDAA merits special attention from friends of freedom, the Patriot Coalition/Oath Keepers declared:

Our legal team has spent hundreds of hours developing the most detailed and in-depth NDAA resolutions for state legislators you will find anywhere. There are also resolutions for county sheriffs, and others in the works for other state and local governments, veteran service organizations, grassroots organizations, and more. In the coming weeks and months, "The Intolerable Acts" legal team will also produce and distribute model resolutions and legislation related to the entire spectrum of "intolerable and coercive acts" passed since 9/11/2001.

Senator Lindsey Graham is not alone in his belief that Miranda and due process should be waived because in his words, America IS the battlefield! He should read the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the rest of the U.S. Constitution. Watch the videos below to hear Senator Graham in his own words. Rather than destroy the Constitution, how about we end the VISA Waiver Program that allows foreigners to just waltz in, virtually unannounced? The VISA Waiver Program should be suspended at the very least until "the end of hostilities" since, according to Senator Graham (and others) we "are at war." Hmm... where's that declaration of war? Oh... don't have one. Still leaning on an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that Congress approved to go after those responsible for the attacks of 9/11/2001? Is this Groundhog Day, in which every day is 9/12/2001?

CONTINUE READING HERE: 
http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/10859-coalition-of-patriot-groups-unite-to-oppose-ndaa