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The Eve of
Revolution by Ed Lewis Lest tyranny consume us, We, the American People, must stand shoulder to
shoulder against the oppressive and illegal legislation of the US Government. Why is it that the American people believe themselves to be free? Or, are
they just ignorant of the freedoms being stolen by the federal (and state)
governments? Or, is it that they are just afraid to stand up against the tyranny
of government? Fear can rule and does rule when one is afraid to stand up for one’s
rights. If one believes any act by government is wrong and doesn’t stand up to
the government, the underlying reason is usually fear. Basing lack of action on
fear is allowing one’s self to be subjected to government tyranny. The US Government knows this. Thus, one of its primary tools for control of
the people of this nation is fear. The government instills fear in every manner
it can, including terrorism, raiding people’s homes, illegally taking of
property through force if necessary, illegally taking of property through courts
controlled by government forces (usually fear of retribution), misleading people
by controlling mainstream media as to its power over the people (such as how it
treats stories of people who have defied government), illegally stopping people
in their travels, illegally searching and seizing of property in such stops,
holding loaded firearms against the heads of those they are terrorizing, and so
on. Does it, indeed, have such power? Yes, it does - the power it derives from
instilling FEAR, that is. I know of dozens of people who know the government
doesn’t have the power to tax without apportionment, meaning for the average
citizen with domestic earnings only, there is not any liability for federal
income tax since they don’t have any taxable income. But, do they stand against the servitude created through the fear? No, they
file their 1040’s in spite of their knowledge. They would rather bend to the
unconstitutional will of the government than stand on their own two feet and
refuse to file a form being used improperly and stating: "I do not have a
liability for income tax to the US Government. My earnings are not gross income
nor taxable income as my earnings are my property based on my ability and my
right to earn for myself. No more will I allow this." People allow the place they work to take their earnings every payday. They
mistakenly believe they must sign a W-4 and that they must have - and willingly
give - a social security number to work. They mistakenly believe the W-4 deals
with income tax and that Social Security withholdings are automatic. Many know this is not right, that a place of business does not have a
requirement for withholding except in specified situations, all of which relate
to foreigners or foreign earnings. Many know they are not required to have or use a social security number, that
no employer (in the common sense) and very few organizations have any right to
know or use the number, whether it be for identification or to illegally
withhold from citizens or permanent residents working for them. They know they do not have to sign a W-4, that Social Security withholding is
voluntary and is not required by law. But, do they stand up to the business? Do
they insist they be hired in spite of the business stating they have to give the
information or fill out a W-4 form? No, they don’t. They let the business steal from them and put their
earnings in federal government’s favorite foreign bank, the Federal Reserve
Bank. Then, they dutifully file their 1040 which declares their earnings to not be
employment tax based on a privilege granted by government and essentially
declare it to be taxable income, and use stupid phrases such as, "Well, I
paid my fair share. I am an American in good standing." The truth is these people have simply fallen prey to a government that has
not, and does not, have their best interests at heart. It is a government that
has misapplied laws by having the laws intentionally written so as to fool the
people into believing the falsehood that every American citizen is liable for
income tax. Totally, absolutely false as very few actually have ‘taxable
income’. But, to keep those who do know the truth in line, the government reverts to
its terroristic acts and creates fear. It even comes up with laws that are so
ridiculous it is hard to conceive the people (including me) believed the US
Government has such power. That of a ‘frivolous’ filing. State the truth on the only form for use by a citizen not acting as a
withholding agent for a foreign source of income to one of its employees or a
non-resident alien in employ by the firm, Form 2555. It would be filled with
zeros by a citizen or permanent resident alien of the 50 States unless one has
foreign earnings in excess of $76,000. However, you could be imprisoned or fined
heavily (or both) for filing a "frivolous" return. What government
crap we wallow in. Do the people in Congress care? Not hardly, since they passed the frivolous
filing law and other unconstitutional laws plundering citizens and expanding
illegally the power of the IRS--a non-agency. Does Congress care about the fact that federal income tax does not apply to
citizens of this nation with domestic earnings only? Not no, but hell no, since
they rely on this money for their lavish spending, including their ridiculous
salaries and retirements, covert actions, and all other types of spending they
do not want the American people to know about. Also, these people know the IRS is not an agency of the US Treasury
Department. They know its function as a trust is to collect taxes such as
duties, imposts and excise taxes on products or services from foreign sources. They know federal income tax and the IRS is as bogus as nearly every law ever
passed by the federal government that is now being applied to the people of the
50 states. They also know the IRS is the BATF, that they are one and the same with the
same basic functions except the BATF
collects taxes due on imported alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. As an example, if you own real property (including land), you may grow
anything you wish on it. You may even sell it to others in your state. Having
the right to do with your property as you wish is a God-given, constitutionally
supported right, not a privilege granted by government. But, grow tobacco, as an example, and you will have the armed terrorists from
the BATF/IRS down on you as if you are an invading army into the White House. You may also purchase any type of armament you wish. The 2nd Amendment
guarantees the RIGHT "to keep and bear arms"; it does not specify the
type or that you must register your purchase. If you can afford it, you have the
right to buy a military aircraft, a tank, mobile rocket launchers, automatic
weapons, and any other weapons you want. Not the US Government, or any State government, has the power to enforce any
law to the contrary. Their jurisdiction over such matters ended with the
ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America. Thus, every law on gun control applied to law-abiding, innocent citizens is
beyond the powers given to any government level. The 2nd Amendment must stand
with the people of this nation defending it to the death if necessary. It is an
absolute necessity if this nation is to remain a Republic. Once again, federal laws apply only to specific locations which are the
District of Columbia, the possessions, and federal properties. The States are
not federal property. If you buy and sell within your own state, you have the
right to buy any arm you want or to sell any arm you want and government does
not have the constitutional right to force you to register any firearm or to
notify it of a sale. This is nothing more than a way to track people and firearms. It wants to
know who has what firearms and it has nothing to do with decreasing crime. It
only deals with the government’s objective to have complete control over the
people of this nation. Many people know this but do they stand up to government and say, "No
more. We will buy, keep, and bear arms as we see fit. It is my right to carry a
weapon for my own protection - it is not within your power to force me to do
otherwise." If one deems themselves to be in danger from another person and is being
threatened by that person, it is within the God-given rights of the intended
victim to defend themselves. Often, the only defense might be a firearm and the
Constitution of the United States of America guarantees the "right to bear
arms." This right is non-negotiable; it may not be affected by the majority
(we are a Republic, not a democracy); it may not be affected by any law to the
contrary." Government knows the facts concerning the seizure of weapons and the
increases in crimes that result. But, you see, it doesn’t care. As long as the
American people are armed, the people have defense against the tyranny of
government, tyranny that has now far exceeded the concept of "being
free". Government, whether local, state, or federal, hasn’t any right to stop you
as an innocent citizen and ask for your ID. None have the right to search your
person or property, such as your vehicle. But, they do so and so many people
allow it that these policing organizations believe they have the right to do so. They do not. Refuse to stop, though, and you are likely to be captured,
thrown down on the shoulder of the road, street, or sidewalk, brutalized,
arrested for resisting arrest, thrown in jail, or maybe even killed by assholes
with guns. To top it off, these terrorists in action will get away with it since
the courts also act in fear of government and in ignorance. Shoot the bastards stopping and threatening you and you will likely be killed
and, if not subsequently killed, convicted of murder. Conversely, if they kill
you, it is their ‘right’ to defend themselves and nothing happens. Funny you
don’t have the same right, isn’t it? Actually, you do. You have the right to defend yourself against any person
you perceive as threatening your life. And, in the case of armed police,
whatever the agency, there is the potential you could be shot just for a random
movement (such as the pregnant woman getting her driver’s license out of her
purse) or for nothing whatsoever. When an officer approaches with a drawn weapon, there is the possibility of
being shot, regardless of how innocent you are and act. It is the nature of the
beast created by the fictitious "need" to fire first and ask questions
second that has been instilled in law enforcement, a need that does not exist
except in very limited cases. Normally, these cases do not include families
traveling, or people commuting to work, or sitting watching TV, or sleeping. And, there is this. Just as with soldiers in battle, there isn’t any doubt
that some law enforcement people simply like to brutalize and kill. Hired CIA
killers and mercenaries and others like them support this. They are hired to
kill because they like it. And what of the sharp shooters in SWAT teams with the
task of shooting to kill? Convince me these people do not feel a sense of
pleasure after shooting and killing another human being. I have personally known many people in my life that loved to beat other
people nearly to death - or to death in some cases. Are law enforcement people
exempt from this? No. The problem is a citizen does not know what type he is dealing with just as
the officer doesn’t know for sure what he is dealing with. So, how is it any
more right for officers to gun down innocent people than it is for innocent
people to gun down an officer that is perceived as being in the act of
threatening them? Don’t get the wrong idea. I do not condone people shooting innocent police
officers nor do I believe all police officers mistreat people. But, there are
law enforcement people who do mistreat, including break-ins, beatings and
shootings of innocents that should never have occurred and wouldn’t have 30
years ago. It is up to the individual to determine the degree of threat, whether the
situation is life threatening or not. No judge or jury may determine this
after-the-fact. Such judgments must apply both ways, not just in favor of law
enforcement. (Strange but I do not recall a law-abiding citizen shooting a
police officer. Too bad the contrary isn't true.) Here is how I see what the bogus war against crime and gun control to date
has accomplished. These government tools instilled a sense of power in law
enforcement and the judicial system over citizens that doesn’t legally exist.
They have instilled a sense of fear in many people that should not exist. Thus,
rather than a mutual respect, we are left with mutual fear and separation. Police officers fear they will be shot. People fear they will be beaten or
shot and, thus, respond to laws that are unconstitutional. That is tyranny and
denotes the existence of a police state. Courts support those in law enforcement regardless of their illegal acts
against innocent people. Innocent people fear retribution for standing up for
their rights. (If you don’t believe this, the next time you come up on a spot
check on the highway, refuse to stop. If you stop, refuse to give any
information about yourself based on your constitutional rights. And, then, as
you lie on the ground bleeding from multiple cuts after being beaten brutally -
or dying from a gunshot wound, revel in the truth.) Thus, the Constitution is ripped to shreds because of the federal government’s
need to control all people. It has extended down to all levels of enforcement
even though unnecessary and, most certainly, unconstitutional. The US Government uses the bogus wars of ‘against drugs’ and ‘against
crime’ or ‘for the children’ to justify every unconstitutional law it
passes and every unconstitutional act it carries out. It is not conducting any
wars of this nature but, instead, uses these concepts while conducting a war
against the freedoms all people should have, freedoms that are not within the
domain of federal government’s control but are only in the domain of our
Creator. All animals, whether human or not, have the right to defend themselves
against harm. That is a law of life itself. Man may not make any laws to the
contrary and the Constitution guarantees this right in writing. Thus, the right
to keep and bear arms must never be infringed upon. The United States, meaning the US Government as designated in the
Constitution, is trying to circumvent every amendment guaranteeing God-given
rights. It has circumvented privacy with social security numbers, driver’s
licenses, hunting and fishing licenses, licenses to conduct business based on
one’s abilities, licensing of weapons, and so on. It is now trying to do away with the 4th Amendment which will circumvent the
5th, 10th, and 14th that I know of right at this moment. The day agents of any
level of government may enter your home anytime, whether you are there or not,
without a search warrant, and seize any property they wish, is the day this
nation gives it last gasping breath of life. The government has circumvented the First Amendment and now raids people’s
homes and businesses who speak out against it. It monitors all forms of
communication. It fears the truth and it fears an armed populace. Thus, if any
bill resembling S486
passes (it passed unanimously in the Senate) and people accept it as applying to
the States, the primary purposes of any raids on people’s homes allowed by
this atrocious bill will be to steal computer drives or disks, along with any
weapons found and label those attacked by the government as ‘criminals’. And, of course, should you have any cash in your home, you will be arrested
for being a ‘drug dealer’ and convicted as such through planted evidence or
being shot to death so the truth will not out. The judge, arresting officers,
and the prosecuting attorney will split your money and other belongings. In case you scoff at these truths, there are multiple cases of this occurring
in Louisiana and Kansas. Since mainstream media hides the truth for the
government, who knows how often such actions actually occur nationwide. Look at
the Los Angeles police force and the 3000 cases against it and admissions by the
officers who have participated in planting of evidence, giving false testimony,
and the like. Look at the numbers of innocent people’s homes being broken into by agents
of the federal government and others. I state all this to state this. I believe we are on the eve of a revolution
against the United States, the US Government, and its unconstitutional acts. I
believe this as millions now believe it is time to stop the federal government’s
thefts of citizens’ hard-earned money and its destruction of the Constitution. Everyday working people are beginning to discuss it openly with the consensus
being the only way to stop the US Government is to over-throw it in order to
reinstate the freedoms we are supposed to have. It could be done peacefully simply by creating a new government. It is our
right - no, our constitutional duty to do so. However, the United States with
control of the military and all the agencies it has now armed will try to stop
this by force rather than using reason. Trillions of dollars of income to it,
its members, and the financial giants controlling these greedy corrupted people
will be the driving force for the government. However, I do not believe the majority of the military will take action
against their neighbors, families, and friends. That leaves only the federal
government’s armed agencies. But, the few that will take the lives of other
citizens is also probably rather limited to those who love to beat and kill
other people. If all people stood together and sent thousands of representatives to
Washington, DC, and stood face-to-face with Congress petitioning it with their
grievances and making their demands (a constitutional right), it could change
over night. If this did occur, Congress could be expelled and replaced on the spot since
the American people have the right to change the federal government at any time
and by any means necessary. I pray an armed revolution is not going to be the result of the government’s
actions against the people of this nation but the multitudes who believe threats
against freedom by the US Government must be stopped and every unconstitutional
law wiped off the books are going to rise up. Armed or not will depend on those
corrupted people we have in Congress and the rest of the US Government. You who sit back on your unconcerned asses believe you are free. But, you
aren’t. Anytime you are forced to license anything, from marriage to arms, or
respond to some other bogus government requirement, you are not free. You are
experiencing servitude to government (also, unconstitutional), not freedom. Folks, I want my freedoms restored. I want no interference from any level of
government except as permitted by the Constitution. It gives the US Government
power primarily to defend those rights and freedom - not to take them away - and
to deal with foreign and interstate commerce. States may not make any law repugnant to the Constitution but do so
regularly, including, I believe, taxing your right to own property. Of course,
they get by with it since too many people believe State governments have power
to do so. Pure crap in far too many cases. States may not enact any law contrary
to the rights of free men stated in the Constitution since every territory in
becoming a State of the Union accepted the Constitution in its entirety. I do not want to be a servant to government any longer - I want government to
be a servant to me and my fellow American citizens as intended. If this means an
armed revolution, then so be it. Let us all pray it doesn’t come to this but, if it does, let us Ed Lewis is the latest member of
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