Sample of Petition to the court(s)....

Petition to the Court to address grievance(s) of a citizen of the United States of America;

It is my contention that the Laws of The Constitution of The United States of America and the Bill of Rights, in its Original Intent when written, have been subverted and perverted by those within the Government. These perversions, both past and present, were committed by those whom were supposed to safeguard the liberties implied therein. In addition that the 'ideals' contained within the Declaration of Independence, are indeed admissible in a court of law, for they provide further detail as to the thought and intent of the collective whole body of the founders of our country. Thus establishing precedence of their intent in writings thereafter. So that they must be considered when rendering any type of deliberation that would have adverse affect on the Constitution as it was originally formed. For it is evident that there have been many rulings that are contrary to the original intent of the Founders of these United States of America. To that end, the following grievances are being brought to the court for readdressing and further deliberation;

The first grievance being presented is that of the perversion, if you will, of the First Amendment of The Bill of Rights which was an addition to the original Constitution. It is very plain, and is within quoted context that 'separation of State' was meant that the Government could not mandate that a specific Religion be adhered to as if being 'State sponsored'. As well as that the Government would be unable to dictate to the Church on what matters could be publicly proclaimed. That would make the Everson v. Board of Education, 1947 decision a total perversion of the original intent of the Founders as EVIDENCED by the following statements;

The First Amendment has erected a wall of separation between church and state, but that wall is a one directional wall; it keeps the government from running the church, but it makes sure that Christian principles will always stay in government.

Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, January 1, 1802, in an address to the Danbury Baptists
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Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest, of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.

John Jay, 1st Chief Justice of Supreme Court
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The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion in the world that deals with the heart.

Thomas Jefferson
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It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ!

Patrick Henry

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The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: that it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.

John Quincy Adams
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We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people...it is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

John Adams
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The church must take right ground in regard to politics. Politics are a part of a religion in a country as this, and Christians must do their duty to the country as a part of their duty to God...He will bless or curse this nation according to the course Christians take in politics.

Charles Finney
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Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever.

Thomas Jefferson, (Inside the Jefferson Memorial)
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The 1st Amendment has been previously judicially reaffirmed on many occasions as outlined;
By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing.

Runkel v. Winemiller, 1796
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Whatever strikes at the root of Christianity tends manifestly to the dissolution of civil government.
People v. Ruggles, 1811 (2 decades after the 1st Amendment)
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The purest principles of morality are to be taught. Where are they found? Whoever searches for them must go to the source from which a Christian man derives his faith - the Bible.

Vidal v. Girard's Executors, 1844
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Had the people, during the Revolution, had any suspicion of any attempt to war against Christianity, that Revolution would have been strangled in its cradle...At the time of the adoption of the Constitution and the amendments, the universal sentiment was that Christianity should be encouraged, not any one sect ... in this age there can be no substitute for Christianity. ... That was the religion of the founders of the Republic and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants ... The great vital and conservative element in our system is the belief of our people in the pure doctrines and divine truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

House Judiciary Committee Report, March 27, 1854,

(after a one year study brought about by a suit to force the separation of church and state.)
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Delaware Constitution, 1776, (consistent with the First Amendment); I do profess faith in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ his only Son, and in the Holy Ghost...one God and blessed forevermore; and I do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration.

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Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible that it should be otherwise; and in the sense and to this extent our civilization and our institutions are emphatically Christian.

George Washington, from his Farewell Address to the Nation

Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States, 1892.
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In the Supreme Court; In the case of Reynolds v. United States, 1878, the court pulled out Jefferson's speech in its entirety and confirmed that Jefferson also said that Christian principles were never to be separated from government. The Supreme Court used Jefferson's speech for the next 15 years to make sure that Christian principles stayed part of government. Unitl; Christian principles stayed part of government.

It remained this way until 1947, when, in the first time in the Supreme Court's history, the court used only eight words out of Jefferson's speech.

The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable.

Everson v. Board of Education, 1947
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The 1947 decision was a deliberate definitive perversion of the original intent and therefore must be considered as null and void! For it bears not with the facts presented in any way, shape or form!

Yet the perversion was allowed to continue despite the preponderance of evidence of it being contrary to that of the original intent;

Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our Country.

The 22 word prayer that was declared to be unconstitutional and which led to the removal of all prayer from public schools in the case Engel v. Vitale. (This little prayer acknowledges God only one time. The Declaration of Independence itself acknowledges God four times).

The above decision was not only obvious in error but was in direct violation of the original intent of the 1st Amendment. These facts need to be reconsidered and weighed out in the scales of justice! For it is evident the decay in society has correlationorelation to the unjust decisions previously made by the court. That it is the responsibility of the court to correct decisions made in error. I pray the court to take heed of the words of John Jay, 1st Chief Justice of The Supreme Court;
"Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest, of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers".

The words of the Honorable John Jay are testimony, in and of itself, of the original intent! The previous rulings must be overturned - they are in obvious error and are in direct conflict to the General Welfare of the citizens of The United States of America!

For the court to not consider the writings attributed to the Founders, AND of the Court itself, is inept and unconscionable. It would have to be considered an abomination of truth and justice itself! It would provide ample proof that the government itself is in violation of its own constitution! And that it is a collective intention by all branches of the government to stray from the principles of a Republican form of government and institute a new perverse form. Thereby causing the enslavement of the citizens of these United States of America. ......................................................................................................................................................................

The second grievance presented is that of the Laying aside, by many localities and states and by many attempts of those in the Federal government, the clear intent of the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution. It is VERY clear, and beyond dispute the intention of the Founders when this Bill was made into Law. The following quotations from the people instrumental in writing the Bill spell out their exact meaning concisely and have direct bearing in addressing the grievance presented;

(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).



Article IV of the U.S. Constitution;

Section 2
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.

Article VI of the U.S. Constitution;

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in
Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the
Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the
Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or
Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
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"A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves ... and include all men capable of bearing arms."

- Richard Henry Lee
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"When the government fears the People, that is Liberty. When the People fear the Government, that is tyranny."

- Thomas Jefferson

"False is the idea of utility that sacrifices a thousand real advantages for one imaginary or trifling inconvenience; that would take fire from men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it; that it has no remedy for evils, except destruction. The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are of such a nature. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."

- Thomas Jefferson, COMMON PLACE BOOK 314
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The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms...

- Samuel Adams
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The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.

- Alexander Hamilton
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"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."

- George Washington
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"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?"

- Patrick Henry
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"The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world not destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside ... Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them ... the weak will become prey to the strong."

- Thomas Paine
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"Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms."

- James Madison
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"...arms...discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. ...Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived the use of them."

- Thomas Paine
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"The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."

- Thomas Jefferson
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And again this has been upheld in a court of law as well as expanded as to its meaning and intent;

"The right of the whole people, old and young, men, women and boys, and not militia only, to keep and bear arms of every description, and not such merely as are used by the militia, shall not be infringed, curtailed, or broken in upon, in the smallest degree; and all of this for the important end to be attained: the rearing up and qualifying a well regulated militia, so vitally necessary to the security of a free State. Our opinion is, that any law, State or Federal, is repugnant to the Constitution, and void, which contravenes this right, originally belonging to our forefathers, trampled under foot by Charles I. and his two wicked sons and successors, reestablished by the revolution of 1688, conveyed to this land of liberty by the colonists, and finally incorporated conspicuously in our own Magna Carta! And Lexington, Concord, Camden, River Raisin, Sandusky, and the laurel-crowned field of New Orleans, plead eloquently for this interpretation!"
- Nunn vs. State, 1 Ga. 243, 250, 25 - (1846)
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The preceding quotations plainly show the intent of the Founders of this country. For the court not to receive them into evidence and give them due and just consideration would be ludicrous. As well as provide evidence of complicity that the court itself is involved in enslavement of the citizens of The United States of America! If that be the case, then it is morally mandatory that the court itself be dissolved. And a new court instituted that will abide by the laws set forth by the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

The grievances presented to the court are from one citizen of these United States of America. They are made to urge the court to reconsider previous positions that are in direct violation of the Laws of this land. There are however MILLIONS of citizens of like mind that desire the court to address these perversions in our present governmental systems. The attempt to correct these matters needing tended to are presently in a lawful and peaceful manner. One cannot say what the result will be, should the grievances not receive just attention! The frustration and anger as well as disillusionment with the present government, by the people, may bring about another remedy. One which would not be in the best interest of all involved! It would therefore behove the court to consider the words found in one of our precious historical documents, The Declaration of Independence...That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Government was created of the people, for the people and by the people - not people being created, to be governed!

It is therefore requested of the court to reaffirm the Original 1st and 2nd amendments in the Bill of Rights contained within the United States Constitution. And strike down, as null and void, any LOCAL, STATE or FEDERAL ruling that is found contradictory to the Original U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Conspiracy and not just in 'Theory'...

It is seemingly apparent that the Federal Government assumes it not only the Right but the duty to perform 'Background' checks on prospective purchasers of Firearms. Which has some merit, for it is quite evident that our Founders desired that Firearms be in "safe and sane" hands. That the Federal Government assures that a citizen is indeed capable of possessing a firearm could be considered a matter of Ensuring Domestic Tranquility it can be reasoned.
It is also readily apparent that we all make mistakes, whether in thought, word or deed. Those that have at one time offended and transgressed the law should have the ability to return to the 'safe and sane' status after a reasonable period of time. Depending of course on the severity of the offense committed. And their 'track record' since the time in which the offense occurred. That would seem to be fair and reasonable Justice.

There are some citizens that should NEVER be allowed possession of a Firearm. Those that have ever caused intentionally grievous criminal harm to another for instance. Although 'crimes of passion' must be carefully weighed in the balances of Justice. For we are dealing with the most base of human emotion. Jealousy is a natural human emotion and is for the most part unavoidable in certain cases. For even God is jealous and desires our total loyalty and fidelity. It is my assertion that the aforementioned is right, just and within the 'Intent of the U.S. Constitution'.

What is not right, just or within the Intent of the U.S. Constitution are those that conspire to subvert it. Whether the conspiracy comes from the Government or Private sector. The people that lobby for Gun Control are indeed making the attempt to subvert the original intent of the Founders when it was written. And the Bill of Rights has been judicially reaffirmed on a number of occasions. Which makes the attempts at subverting it all that much more intolerable.

There should be provision to address this grievance and to have criminal charges brought against those attacking their fellow citizens rights. It is a matter that is beyond contention. For we are Constitutionally assured of the Rights given under it!

Possible legal arguments can be made using the following;

Article IV of the U.S. Constitution;
Section 2

The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities
of Citizens in the several States.

Article VI of the U.S. Constitution;

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in
Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the
Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the
Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or
Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

We Must Consider The Intent Of Our Founders....

It, appears as, evident that the Federal Government feels it has not only the Right but the duty to perform 'Background' checks on prospective purchasers of Firearms. It is quite apparent that our Founders desired that Firearms be in "safe and sane" hands. That the Federal Government assures that a citizen is indeed capable of possessing a firearm is a matter of Ensuring Domestic Tranquility, it can be reasoned.
It is also readily apparent that we all make mistakes, whether in thought, word or deed. Those that have at one time offended and transgressed the law should have the ability to return to the 'safe and sane' status after a reasonable period of time. Depending of course on the severity of the offense committed. And their 'track record' since the time in which the offense occurred. That is fair and reasonable Justice. There are some citizens that should NEVER be allowed possession of a Firearm. Those that have ever caused intentionally grievous criminal harm to another for instance. Although 'crimes of passion' must be carefully weighed in the balances of Justice. For we are dealing with the most base of human emotion. Jealousy is a natural human emotion and is for the most part unavoidable in certain cases. For even God is jealous and desires our total loyalty and fidelity. It is my assertion that the aforementioned is right, just and within the 'Intent of the U.S. Constitution'.
What is not right, just or within the Intent of the U.S. Constitution are those that conspire to subvert it. Whether the conspiracy comes from the Government or Private sector. The people that lobby for Gun Control are indeed making the attempt to subvert the original intent of the Founders when it was written. And the Bill of Rights has been judicially affirmed on a number of occasions. Which makes the attempts at subverting it all that much more intolerable. There should be provision to address this grievance and to have criminal charges brought against those attacking their fellow citizens rights. It is a matter that is beyond contention. For we are Constitutionally assured of the Rights given under it.

The 'Great American Liberal Socialist Experiment' didn't work....

The 'socialist' type method of governing, that the judicial, executive and legislative branches, has used for the last few decades has failed. And failed miserably it can be said!

The Original Intent of the principles, outlined by the Founders of this country, must be restored! When something is broken it needs repaired. The perversion of the original principles, on which our government was based, has bore 'fruit'. And the taste of that 'fruit' is not pleasant! All three of the branches of government share responsibility for this subverting of the Original Intent of our founders. For it could not have transpired had it not been for the input from all three! We all make mistakes. However, to continue on in the same fashion with the knowledge of wrong doing is criminal. And one could say, homicidal and suicidal!

At one time this country was envied by the rest of the world! People longed to come here and experience freedom and liberty. Now a good part of the world either fears or hates us. The other portion looks at us as hypocrites!

The purpose of this blog is;
To spell out clearly what our founders had envisioned for this country,
To take an honest look at obvious mistakes made along the way.
To form a consensus on how to correct these mistakes and get back on the right track!

The first article in this blog, Proofs of the Original Intent, (1st), is a list of quotes and facts from our founders and others of repute. This article deals directly with the First Amendment.

The second article, Proofs of the Original Intent, (2nd), deals specifically with the Second Amendment and also utilizes facts and quotes from those who were instrumental in writing them. And others knowledgeable in the facts presented.

As man is made up of three distinctly different, yet inseparable aspects - Mind, Body and Spirit.

So is our intended government system, as defined by our founders. Executive, (Mind), Legislative, (Body) and Judicial, (Spirit).

The founders of our country thought, discussed and debated long and hard about the form of government. What better notion than to attempt to emulate God? For HE is three distinctly different, yet inseparable aspects - Mind, (Father), Body, (Son), and Spirit, (Holy Spirit).

(I invite anyone to debate me on this analogy)

What this entails then, is that those who have been perverting our system of government, are acting in direct violation of the laws of God and Man. This is, by definition, what is called evil and corruption. And since it has gone on unabated and in concerted effort it can be called nothing other than a scheme. It is being carried out in a deliberate, continuous and progressive manner. And it is aimed at completely destroying the very foundation of our country, (as it was intended by our founders)! How can it be called or considered as anything else? For the people supposedly representing us are supposed to have expert knowledge of the history of our laws. And they are supposed to be placed there by us to guard these laws and liberties!

By legal definition these crimes being perpetrated are; subversion, high treason and gross negligence. I'm sure, that upon more thorough examination, there would be many more crimes our representatives could be charged with!

Proofs of the Original Intent, (2nd)...

"Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence. The church, the plow, the prairie wagon, and citizen's firearms are indelibly related. From the hour the Pilgrims landed, to the present day, events, occurrences, and tendencies prove that to insure peace, security, and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable. Every corner of this land owns firearms, and more than 99-99/100 percent of them by their silence indicate they are in safe and sane hands. The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference -- they deserve a place of honor with all that's good. When firearms go, all goes... we need them every hour."

George Washington

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The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms...

Samuel Adams,

'The Father of the American Revolution'

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The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.

Alexander Hamilton

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"The right of the whole people, old and young, men, women and boys, and not militia only, to keep and bear arms of every description, and not such merely as are used by the militia, shall not be infringed, curtailed, or broken in upon, in the smallest degree; and all of this for the important end to be attained: the rearing up and qualifying a well regulated militia, so vitally necessary to the security of a free State. Our opinion is, that any law, State or Federal, is repugnant to the Constitution, and void, which contravenes this right, originally belonging to our forefathers, trampled under foot by Charles I. and his two wicked sons and successors, reestablished by the revolution of 1688, conveyed to this land of liberty by the colonists, and finally incorporated conspicuously in our own Magna Carta! And Lexington, Concord, Camden, River Raisin, Sandusky, and the laurel-crowned field of New Orleans, plead eloquently for this interpretation!"

Nunn vs. State,

1 Ga. 243, 250, 25 - (1846)

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"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.”

George Washington

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"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?"

Patrick Henry

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"The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes ... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."

Thomas Jefferson

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"The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world not destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside ... Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them ... the weak will become prey to the strong."

Thomas Paine

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(The Virginia ratifying convention met from June 2 through June 26, 1788. Edmund Pendleton, opponent of a bill of rights, weakly argued that abuse of power could be remedied by recalling the delegated powers in a convention).

Patrick Henry shot back that the power to resist oppression rests upon the right to possess arms: "Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined.

Henry sneered, O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms, wherewith you could defend yourselves, are gone...Did you ever read of any revolution in a nation...inflicted by those who had no power at all?"

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[W]hereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them; nor does it follow from this, that all promiscuously must go into actual service on every occasion. The mind that aims at a select militia, must be influenced by a truly anti-republican principle; and when we see many men disposed to practice upon it, whenever they can prevail, no wonder true republicans are for carefully guarding against it.

Richard Henry Lee, 1788

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[T]he people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full possession of them.

Zacharia Johnson

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No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

Thomas Jefferson, 1776

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To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace

George Washington

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To suppose arms in the hands of citizens, to be used at individual discretion, except in private self-defense, or by partial orders of towns, countries or districts of a state, is to demolish every constitution, and lay the laws prostrate, so that liberty can be enjoyed by no man; it is a dissolution of the government. The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws.

John Adams

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One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

Thomas Jefferson, 1796

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Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States. A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive.

Noah Webster, 1787

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Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American...[T]he unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.

Tenche Coxe, 1788

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A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.

Thomas Jefferson, 1785

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Luke 22:36 KJV - Then said he unto them, "But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one".

Jesus

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We established however some, although not all its [self-government] important principles. The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves, in all cases to which they think themselves competent, (as in electing their functionaries executive and legislative, and deciding by a jury of themselves, in all judiciary cases in which any fact is involved,) or they may act by representatives, freely and equally chosen; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed;

Thomas Jefferson, 1824

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[W]hen the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British Parliament was advised by an artful man, who was governor of Pennsylvania, to disarm the people; that it was the best and most effectual way to enslave them; but that they should not do it openly, but weaken them, and let them sink gradually, (i.e. - consider how the two largest population centers in the country have been almost completely dis-armed or unconstitutionally regulated - California and New York City),...I ask, who are the militia? They consist of now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will be the militia of the future day. If that paper on the table gets no alteration, the militia of the future day may not consist of all classes, high and low, and rich and poor...

George Mason

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Those quotes were from the people who were instrumental in the writings of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights. For any lawyer or public official to dispute this - they would have to be assumed delusional!

Proofs of the Original Intent, (1st)...

The following Quotes and Facts were taken entirely from Bible.org . The direct link to the page from which they came is at the bottom of this article.

Topic: Fourth of July

87 Court Precedents

The purest principles of morality are to be taught. Where are they found? Whoever searches for them must go to the source from which a Christian man derives his faith - the Bible.

Vidal v. Girard’s Executors, 1844

Whatever strikes at the root of Christianity tends manifestly to the dissolution of civil government.

People v. Ruggles, 1811

(2 decades after the 1st Amendment)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

(First Amendment)

By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing.

Runkel v. Winemiller, 1796

The First Amendment has erected a wall of separation between church and state, but that wall is a one directional wall; it keeps the government from running the church, but it makes sure that Christian principles will always stay in government.

Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States,

January 1, 1802, in an address to the Danbury Baptists

Had the people, during the Revolution, had any suspicion of any attempt to war against Christianity, that Revolution would have been strangled in its cradle...At the time of the adoption of the Constitution and the amendments, the universal sentiment was that Christianity should be encouraged, not any one sect ... in this age there can be no substitute for Christianity. ... That was the religion of the founders of the Republic and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants ... The great vital and conservative element in our system is the belief of our people in the pure doctrines and divine truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

House Judiciary Committee Report, March 27, 1854,

(after a one year study brought about by a suit to force the separation of church and state.)

Challenges to the Constitutionality of the government being run by Christian principles continued throughout the late 1800s finally arrived at the Supreme Court.

In the case of Reynolds v. United States, 1878, the court pulled out Jefferson’s speech in its entirety and confirmed that Jefferson also said that Christian principles were never to be separated from government. The Supreme Court used Jefferson’s speech for the next 15 years to make sure that Christian principles stayed part of government.

It remained this way until 1947, when, in the first time in the Supreme Court’s history, the court used only eight words out of Jefferson’s speech. The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable.

Everson v. Board of Education, 1947

First time in the Supreme Court’s history, the court used only 8 words out of Jefferson’s speech.

There is nothing so absurd but if you repeat it often enough people will believe it.

Dr. William James,

The Father of Modern Psychology

If this court doesn’t stop talking about separation of church and state, someone will think it is part of the Constitution.

Bear v. Colmorgan, 1958

The first separation of religious principles from public education. This is the case that removed school prayer. There were no precedents cited. The court did not quote previous legal cases or historical incidents. A new direction in the legal system - no longer constitutional. One of the justices, in a stinging dissent,

Engel v. Vitale, June 25, 1962

It is unconstitutional for a student to pray aloud.

Reed v. Van Hoven, 1965

The Court declared a four-line nursery rhyme unconstitutional because, although it did not contain the word “God”, it might cause someone to think it was talking about God.

DeCalv V. Espain (could not get the names exactly), 1967

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Alexis de Tocqueville

French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said,
“I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests—and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, her vast world commerce, her public school system, and in her institutions of higher learning—and it was not there. I looked for it in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution—and it was not there. Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power.
America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great!”

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Ancient Paths

“...ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Jeremiah 6:16

What were the ancient paths?

Everyone appointed to public office must say:

“I do profess faith in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ his only Son, and in the Holy Ghost...one God and blessed forevermore; and I do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration.

Delaware Constitution, 1776

(consistent with the First Amendment)

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Fall of Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon, author of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, has attributed the fall of the Empire to:

1. The rapid increase of divorce; the undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home, which is the basis of human society.

2. Higher and higher taxes and the spending of public monies for free bread and circuses for the populace.

3. The mad craze for pleasure; sports becoming every year more exciting and more brutal.

4. The building of gigantic armaments when the real enemy was within, the decadence of the people.

5. The decay of religion—faith fading into mere form, losing touch with life and becoming impotent to warn and guide the people.

Quotes from the tape “Our Godly Heritage” by Wallbuilders, Inc., PO Box 397, Aledo, TX 76008

817-441-6044

George Washington’s Farewell Address

Do not let anyone claim the tribute of American patriotism if they ever attempt to remove religion from politics. George Washington from his Farewell Address to the Nation:

Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind.… It is impossible that it should be otherwise; and in the sense and to this extent our civilization and our institutions are emphatically Christian.

Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States, 1892.

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God’s Judgment on a Nation

Dramatic loss of national morality after 1963:

Unwed birth rates 15-19 yr. olds shot up

Unwed birth rates 10-14 yr. olds shot up 553% by 1983.

Sexually Transmitted Disease rates 15-19 yr. olds shot up 226% by 1975.

Divorce had been declining for 15 consecutive years prior to 1963. After, the number of divorces tripled every year until 1983.

SAT scores declined for 18 consecutive years after 1963; unprecedented in our history. We are now graduating a generation of students that, academically, knows less that their parents.

Violent crime up 544%.

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National Sins Punished

As nations cannot be rewarded or punished in the next world they must be in this by an inevitable chain of causes and effects Providence punishes national sins by national calamities.

George Mason,

summarizing discussions on the floor of the Constitutional Convention

Notice what happened after 1962-63.

The Court ruled that Secular Humanism is a legitimate religion equivalent to Christianity under the law.

Tricosso v. Watkins, 1963

and again in 1986.

Atheism is ruled a religion.

Court decision in 1977

Why is it not a Separation issue for Humanism and Atheism and Witchcraft to be taught in our public schools?

The Rebirth of America, A. S. DeMoss Foundation, 1986, pp. 225ff

Peter Marshall;

Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in books. It costs too much to be hoarded. Help us see that our liberty is not the right to do as we please, but the opportunity to please to do what is right.

Peter Marshall, Before the U.S. Senate

Quotes

It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ!

Patrick Henry

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: that it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.

John Quincy Adams

Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest, of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.

John Jay, 1st Chief Justice of Supreme Court.

(One of the three men most responsible for the Constitution)

The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion in the world that deals with the heart.

Thomas Jefferson

We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people...it is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

John Adams

Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever.

Thomas Jefferson,

inside the Jefferson Memorial

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side. My great concern is to be on God’s side.

Abraham Lincoln,

(when asked if he though God was on our side.)

He who shall introduce into public affairs the principles of Christianity will change the face of the world.

Benjamin Franklin,

1774, Ambassador to France

The church must take right ground in regard to politics. Politics are a part of a religion in a country as this, and Christians must do their duty to the country as a part of their duty to God...He will bless or curse this nation according to the course Christians take in politics.

Charles Finney

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Removal of Prayer Snowballs

“Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our Country.”

The 22 word prayer that was declared to be unconstitutional and which led to the removal of all prayer from public schools in the case Engel v. Vitale. This little prayer acknowledges God only one time. The Declaration of Independence itself acknowledges God four times.

Within 12 months of Engel v. Vitale, in two more cases called Abington v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett, the court had completely removed Bible reading, religious classes/instruction. This was a radical reversal of law—and all without precedental justification or Constitutional basis.

If portions of the New Testament were read without explanation, they could be, and had been, psychologically harmful to the child.

(Abington v. Schempp, June 17, 1963).

The Court’s justification for removing Bible reading from public schools. The Court at this time declared that only 3% of the nation professed no belief in religion, no belief in God. Although this prayer was consistent with 97% of the beliefs of the people of the United States, the Court decided for the 3% against the majority.

What happens when a nation stops basing its judgments on a Biblical basis?

Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.

George Washington

If the posted copies of the Ten Commandments are to have any effect at all it will be to induce the schoolchildren to read, meditate upon and to perhaps to venerate and obey, the Commandments; this is not a permissible objective.

Stone v. Gramm, 1980,

challenging the right of students to “see” the 10 Commandments on the wall of a school. The Court even the defined the posting of the document as a “passive” display, meaning someone would have to stop and look on their own volition.

What does it mean when the Court declares something to be unconstitutional? It means that the Founding Fathers would have opposed this, would not have wanted this.

We have staked the whole future of American civilization not on the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all of our political institutions upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.

James Madison,

(the chief architect of the Constitution)

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Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence. Their conviction resulted in untold sufferings for themselves and their families. Of the 56 men, five were captured by the British and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the Revolutionary Army. Another had two sons captured. Nine of the fifty-six fought and died from wounds or hardships of the war.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships sunk by the British navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts and died in poverty.
At the battle of Yorktown, the British General Cornwallis had taken over Thomas Nelson’s home for his headquarters. Nelson quietly ordered General George Washington to open fire on the Nelson home. The home was destroyed and Nelson died bankrupt.
John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their thirteen children fled for their lives. His fields and mill were destroyed. For over a year, he lived in forest and caves, returning home only to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion.

Kenneth L. Dodge, Resource,

Sept./ Oct., 1992, p. 5

Statistics

The U.S. is #1 in the world in:

Violent crime

Divorce

Teen pregnancies

(industrial world)

Abortions

Illegal drug use

Illiteracy

(industrial world)

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The Ragged Old Flag

I walked through a county courthouse square On a park bench, an old man was sitting there. I said, “Your courthouse looks kind of run down.” He said, “No, it’s all right for our little town.”
I said, “But your flag pole leans quite a bit, And there’s a ragged old flag flying from it.”He said, “Have a seat,” so I sat down. He said, “Is this the first time you’ve been to our little town?”
I think that it is.” He said, “We don’t like to brag, But we’re sort of proud of that ragged old flag.”“You see it got that hole in it there, When Washington was crossing the Delaware.”
It got powder burned the night that Francis Scott Key Was watching and writing, “Oh say can you see.”It got kind of pulled apart at New Orleans With Packingham and Jackson tuggin’ at her seams.
She almost fell at the Alamo With the Texas flag, but she waved on through. She got cut with a sword at Chancendorville And another cut at Shiloh Hill.
There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard and Brag Oh, the south wind blew hard on the ragged old flag. In Flanders field in World War one She got that big hole with a Bertha gun.
She turned blood red in World War TwoAnd hung limp and low before it was through. She went to Korea and VietnamYou see, She went where she was sent by her Uncle Sam.
She waved from ships on the briny foamBut they weren’t waving her much back home. In her own good land, she was abused. She was defiled, dishonored, burned, refused,
And the government for which she stands Is scandalized in many lands.She’s wearin’ threadbare, she’s mighty thin,But she’s a good flag for the shape she’s in.
She’s been through the fire beforeAnd I know she can take a while lot more. So we put her up in the morning And take her down every night.
We never let her touch the ground And we fold her up right. On second thought, I do like to brag Cause I’m mighty proud of That ragged old flag.

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U.S. Students

A few years ago, a substitute teacher wrote in the Washington Post about the depressing experience he had while teaching three advanced government classes in a suburban Virginia school. He decided to poll his students on the basic question of whether the American system of government was morally superior to that of the Soviet Union? Fifty-one of the 53 high school seniors he asked—the brightest high school seniors in one of the best school systems in the country—saw no difference between the two.
These children could not morally distinguish between their own nation built on the basis of each individual having God-given rights, and another nation that has operated for over 70 years on the assumption that man is a mere creature of the state. Not coincidentally, the two children who did comprehend a difference were Vietnamese boat children. They had received a valuable education in reality when they experienced the collapse of their homeland into the darkness of totalitarianism.

Children at Risk,

J. Dobson & G. Bauer,

Word, 1990, p. 180

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