tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116698102024-03-05T12:58:55.352-05:00Cliff's NotesThinking different since 1981.NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-77214303516461833892015-02-19T13:57:00.001-05:002015-02-19T13:57:13.487-05:00Personal Barriers to Educational Enlightenment<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">As children, our education is a requirement. However, as working adults, we frequently neglect our continued education. But when it comes to things like history and the founding intentions of our system of government, we adults are the ones most affected by the results of actions based either in knowledge or ignorance, whichever the case may be. The governance of our society affects nearly every area of our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Consistently, I see friends or family complain about Obama, the out of control federal government, a lack of state rights, national healthcare demands, the list goes on. In response, I usually provide <a href="http://www.americasremedy.com/" target="_blank">resources</a> which I know without a doubt pinpoint EXACTLY where the government is getting its undue power, along with a new, well defined "target", if you will, for conservative minds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">It's usually not long after this point that I often get one of two responses: (1) The sound of crickets chirping, or (2) <b>"Cliff, I appreciate this, but that stuff is way over my head."</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Let me say that I completely understand the reasons behind both responses. Really, I do. But when you don't understand something, the next logical course, if you are adequately incentivized, is to give priority to your own education. So while I understand not understanding, I don't understand not making an effort to increase your understanding.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">I'm curious to know -- for the general populous out there, what are some of your personal barriers to educational enlightenment? A lack of time? Resources? Incentive? Do you think the content produced by myself and others at <a href="http://www.americasremedy.com/" target="_blank">America's Remedy</a> is too heavy? I'm always looking for ways to create easily-digestible "nuggets" of historical truths that can be quickly digested in short bursts. At the same time, I want to put out the larger "chunks" as well, for those who wish to dig deeper. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">To date, I have compressed four hours of seminar footage into a short <a href="http://youtu.be/zTFA35WX9zE" target="_blank">10-minute animation</a> with narration and music. I have compressed this further into a <a href="http://americasremedy.com/flyers/RemedyFlyer-MED.pdf" target="_blank">single printed flyer</a>. Recently, I wrote a short <a href="http://www.americasremedy.com/king" target="_blank">20-page booklet</a>. And I know many more mediums will follow.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">I'm always looking to improve things. To execute better, more informative presentations; to offer fun, creative resources which inspire the mind and the heart to action; to reach out to an ever-expanding number of promotional venues, so that we might grow our audience; and of course, to constantly improve my own direction and education as well. But I'm also here to say, from the historians, teachers, bloggers and writers, the grassroots organizers and the up-start leaders of various movements -- <b>at some point, the torch of responsibility is handed to the next in line.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">My goal in writing this was not just to ask how I can do better, but also to inform those that know me that while ideas abound, the execution of which are often restricted by time or resources, at some point you, the reader, the Facebook follower, the video watcher -- YOU have to take hold of the reigns of your own education, and with any luck, you too will start to share what you've learned. Why? <b>Because our liberty depends on it.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Personally, I like to start with the basics and go from there. And when I don't understand something, I ask questions. I repeat the discovery process over and over. Eventually, the content will start to sink in, and the lightbulb will go off. I promise you this will happen, but it takes persistence. Take the first tiny thing you learn and let that be your fuel for the next tiny thing. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Continuing to do the same things over and over again and expecting different results...well you know what they say. Let's stop the insanity and start getting educated on how this American experiment thing was really designed to work. Let's give priority to our history so that we can restore our future. Are you with me?</span></div>
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NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-75295009764258025792013-11-10T23:56:00.000-05:002013-11-10T23:56:26.373-05:00Do You Support State-Rights?<br />
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I was recently approached by a dear friend to get my thoughts on what I would deem a state-rights / state sovereignty <a href="http://www.conventionofstates.com/">organization</a>. Having sent a reply, I wanted to further address the issue of state-rights (yes, this was hyphenated at one time), and vocalize my thoughts on the matter here.<br /><br />I know there are a number of state-rights organizations out there, and those generally wishing to limit the scope and power of the federal government. Another that I'm familiar with is the <a href="http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/">Tenth Amendment Center</a>, whose focus is on nullification.<br /><br />So, would I support these organizations / movements?<br /><br />Yes, I would support many state-rights movements that are out there....that is, IF we still had state-rights. Unfortunately, we don't. The 10th Amendment can't be enforced successfully by states today, as they don't have legal standing. I'll try to explain. <br /> <br />If you look up the legal definition of "state", it's essentially a specific people or body politic, and their government, collectively. States today were put into place forcibly through various violations of the Constitution. Our states today are federal satellites composed of national U.S. citizens. <b>NATIONAL citizens</b>. Think about it. This means you're a citizen of congress, not of your state. The very idea vehemently opposes the concept of state-rights. This problem MUST be addressed first, before you can go shouting at the federal government. <div>
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<li>Abington School Dist. v. Schemp (school prayer)</li>
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Each of the above cases utilizes the 14th Amendment to apply case law to EVERY state, and its citizens, regardless of what the state itself wants to do. Now, regardless of your opinion on the above topics, this clearly shows the power the 14th amendment has in overruling states, wherever they so deem it necessary. <br /> <br />But the problem doesn't end with the 14th amendment. The 14th amendment was required to be passed by states by the Reconstruction Acts. Yes, REQUIRED. These Acts declared certain states as non-existent (North Carolina was one of them); removed voting rights without due process; violated the fifth amendment; and resurrected new states on the same soil, violating Article 4, Section 3. The Acts also enforced a Bill of Attainder (highly unconstitutional), and well.....without listing out every violation, these Acts basically treated the Constitution like a piece of American doo doo. <br /> <br />If states today had the same power and standing as states did around the time of the Civil War, things like Obamacare would be an absolute joke. Do you think states back then would have put up with that sort of crap? Not hardly. The federal government at the time had NO authority in the lives of the people of the several states. The United States wasn't one size fits all. It was a collection of sovereign nation states, each with their own set of laws determined by their individual bodies of people. <br /> <br />If we want our state-rights back, we first need our states back. Our lawful states, not the federal satellite posers we have today. I'm sorry to inform that your state representative can't do anything about that. Nor can the Republicans. Nor can the president, regardless of who he is. <br /> <br />If our lawful states were overthrown, all we can do is <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/">re-establish</a> them, populate them, and become state citizens again, having an oath to a state (body of people!), creating a resistance to the "symptoms" we see today. When the Constitution is violated, it is our job as the people to remedy the FIRST violation, not to pick and choose which violations are most important.<br /><br />Do I support state-rights? Absolutely I do. But state-rights will only work in a state which has the <i>right</i> to state-rights. So, if your organization promotes this proper order of execution, count me in.</div>
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NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-4448541969434630562012-10-12T22:37:00.000-04:002012-10-12T22:37:13.517-04:00A Choice of ConscienceI've really been struggling internally with all the attention the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates are generating. It makes me angry that Americans can't see that they are like little pawns being used in a game. The social networks are a buzz with all the latest debate gossip and people are just glued to their television sets. I'm glad I cancelled our TV reception a couple of years ago, so I don't have the option. I suppose people are wanting to educate themselves about these two candidates they've been presented with by the ruling parties. And I suppose that's a good thing, I guess. But if you're going to spend your time participating in this wicked, no rules system of usurpation, wouldn't it have been a much better idea to put some attention to politics back when there was a viable candidate running who actually spent his entire political career on a foundation which fully supported and upheld the Constitution?<br />
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Americans today resemble a frog in a hot pot of water. Not only are they slow to react to the increasing heat, they just don't seem to care enough to get the heck out of the pot! Not only this, but they're actually kind of entertained by the bubbles and steam which slowly envelop their fat little bodies!<br />
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Many of you know that I don't really care about the political races going on right now. To me, it's just more of the same. And the debates, though I appreciate a good Jerry Springer episode as much as the next guy (not), are just a big joke. It's kind of like that movie, "The Hunger Games", where that guy asks, "What if no one watched?" That movie left me with a sickened feeling after watching it, but in the end, I think there is a lesson that some of us could take from it. What if we didn't watch? What if, rather than parking our rear ends in front of the television for these debates, political nonsense, and watching our own destruction in progress, we instead spent this valuable time to educate ourselves a bit on what lawful government is really supposed to look like, and what laws we're actually responsible to obey?<br />
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Look, Ron Paul isn't the answer. In fact, in a country founded on the ideals of limited government, subject to the people, NO president should be the answer. Ever. But this is my point. The level of freedom that Americans are currently satisfied with is so incredibly low, that we can't even get enough fire under us to get a guy like Ron Paul elected to this de facto government.<br />
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The founders didn't need permission to exercise their rights. They wrote a Constitution, which, if not upheld by those elected, was to be a general guideline of resistance and possible "butt kicking" by the people. People today don't even want to kill trees, much less kick any butts. We are weak, slow, lazy, and we deserve the government that we have, because, well, bubbles, steam, and melting flesh are kinda cool, right? "It's all good." We can walk around all day long complaining about the way the system is, the corruption of the politicians. But in the end, flapping our gums and checking boxes is about all we're capable of. So what if our children inherit this mess of a country? So what if God's laws are thrown by the wayside in exchange for a system that supports and promotes immorality, irresponsibility, and lawlessness? Oh, and God's still on the throne. Forgot about that.<br />
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Indeed He is. And so this should be our fire so that we will not be lukewarm in our efforts. The founders sacrificed their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor for liberty. A checkbox in a voting booth just ain't gonna cut it. My rights come from God, not a president or vice president. In this country, a president should be my servant, regardless of which person holds this office. In a lawful system, his power would be limited, restrained by the chains of the Constitution. I no longer vote for candidates in these offices. They represent an overthrow of law. But rather, I vote in my mind, a choice of conscience, that I will exercise my rights and obey lawful forms of government. It is my belief that IF this personal effort, along with its potential sacrifices, was made by all; then surely, surely, we the people could restore this Constitutional Republic for ourselves and our posterity.NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-92144986077252131012012-08-30T11:18:00.000-04:002012-08-30T11:18:02.612-04:00I Am A ChristianI support the legalizing of all plant-based drugs.<br />
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I support the legalizing of alcohol before noon on Sundays.<br />
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I support personal responsibility.<br />
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I support taking care of the environment. But I do not believe in forcing it on others.<br />
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I support helping and developing relationships with other countries. But I do not believe in forcing it on others or making them pay for it through taxation. Our military should NOT police the world.<br />
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I am a man, <a href="http://muncyweb.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-do-i-get-married-without-license.html" target="_blank">married</a> to a woman. I support <a href="http://muncyweb.blogspot.com/2012/04/who-owns-marriage-indeed.html" target="_blank">REMOVING the government</a> from the institution of marriage. If God created it, I do not need to ask permission first. No license required. And I do NOT want government benefits for being married.<br />
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I believe parents should educate the children they create.<br />
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Contrary to popular belief, as a Christian, I do not support stoning people, slavery, or killing disobedient children.<br />
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I support the right to free speech, right to bear arms un-infringed and without permission; and the right to keep the fruits of your labor, also without permission.<br />
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<li>...a Union of many demi-sovereign states, NOT a nation of one.</li>
<li>...a Constitutional Republic, NOT a democracy.</li>
<li>...is not broken, but has been <a href="http://muncyweb.blogspot.com/2012/07/independence-day-or-dependence-day.html" target="_blank">overthrown</a>.</li>
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I believe in <a href="http://muncyweb.blogspot.com/2011/06/voters-registration-cancelled.html" target="_blank">state citizenship</a>, not nationalized U.S. citizenship.<br />
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I support <a href="http://muncyweb.blogspot.com/2012/02/word-on-resistance.html" target="_blank">lawful resistance</a> to unlawful government. An unconstitutional act is not a law (Norton v. Shelby County, 6 S.Ct. 1121) and <a href="http://muncyweb.blogspot.com/2012/07/looping-back-to-liberty-16-steps.html" target="_blank">liberty</a> wasn't won in a <a href="http://muncyweb.blogspot.com/2011/06/if-voting-isnt-answer-what-is.html" target="_blank">voting booth</a>. I do not believe such resistance is sin. Romans 13 tells us to be subject to the higher powers, and I have taken the time to educate myself on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNtBx7LtmbU" target="_blank">what those are</a> in this country.<br />
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I support the liberty to worship, or not, as you please. I support the freedom of religion.
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I believe we can have a Union <u>under</u> God AND freedom of religion, both, at the same time.<br />
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I believe the government should stay out of the church, not the other way around. Separation of church and state is NOT in the Constitution.<br />
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I believe in community involvement and helping others in need.<br />
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NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-5137540348979731902012-07-17T10:20:00.001-04:002012-07-17T10:46:43.571-04:00Looping Back to Liberty - 16 Steps Illustrating the Decline and Subsequent Restoration of America<ol>
<li>People don't understand the system.</li>
<li>A lack of knowledge coupled with being "fat and happy", combined with propaganda promotes apathy and stupid decisions by the people concerning their political choices. </li>
<li>Things get bad. People lose their homes, their jobs. The economy takes a nosedive.</li>
<li>Things get SO bad, the media actually starts talking about it and folks like Ron Paul finally start getting recognized as honest people who are just telling the truth and waving the warning flag saying "You're headed for disaster! Save yourselves!!!"</li>
<li>People slowly put two and two together and begin getting concerned.</li>
<li>They participate in the rigged 2 party system. They check a box in a voting booth, voting for the "better" of two evils while still voting for evil, yet believing it will fix things.</li>
<li>They fail, or they "succeed" by electing their chosen candidate which was already chosen for them by the rigged 2 party system.</li>
<li>Things continue to get worse, whether slower or faster.</li>
<li>The people get depressed and hopeless because they failed and the country is still going downhill.</li>
<li>Things get worse. The people get concerned and even a little worried for their family, their children. A new <a href="http://ncrenegade.com/editorial/how-close-are-we-to-new-great-depression/" target="_blank">Great Depression</a> looms on the horizon.</li>
<li>Things get SO bad, the media reveals a little deeper truth (like the devaluation of the dollar, the artificial propping up of our monetary system through inflation, etc.), people start studying a little more and then start to realize that even "weirder" folks like <a href="http://www.americasremedy.com/" target="_blank">John Ainsworth</a> and Cliff & Sara Muncy are really just honest people telling the truth, waving their warning flags, shouting "That system is rigged! The solution is in YOUR hands, not the politicians!! It takes more work than just a vote! Resistance is key! It takes personal sacrifice!" </li>
<li>The people realize the truth of what they are saying. They turn and humble themselves before God and pray for guidance. They start making efforts in their own lives to resist tyranny and to live moral, responsible lives. The country bands together and says "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! We're not taking this any more! The government is OUR servant!" More people get on board to learn, promote, and live the philosophies of the founders. Philosophies like personal responsibility, morality, sound money, state citizenship, lawful/Constitutional government, LIBERTY!</li>
<li>The Federal government resists and puts up the best fight it knows how.</li>
<li>It fails because the people refuse to support it.</li>
<li>Re-established, demi-sovereign states are once again re-populated as lawful body politics and independent countries. Over time, statutory laws and processes are re-examined to be eliminated or conform with the intent of the Constitution. Federal agencies are reduced greatly in number, and people's dependency upon them is reduced. People start depending on each other, their communities. The federal government is once again subject to the will of the states. The government is MUCH smaller. Income tax is GONE. Social security is GONE. Public education (as it is now) is GONE. Free markets return, productivity and profitability skyrocket, and small businesses are allowed to prosper. People no longer fear their government. Money is once again backed by precious metals. Inflation is GONE.</li>
<li>The world once again respects America as a country whose people epitomize such words as "the land of the free, the home of the brave." The founders' sense of perseverance and dedication in maintaining the ideals of liberty is once again renewed in the minds of the people.</li>
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"A woman asked Benjamin Franklin what type of government the Constitution was bringing into existence. Franklin replied, 'A republic, if you can keep it.' ”NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-70734211284635534722012-07-09T13:44:00.000-04:002012-07-09T13:49:51.613-04:00Obsessing Over Professionalism<div>
<i>The blog below started out as an email to my wife, Sara, as a word of encouragement in her photography endeavors. Sara, I hope you continue to strive in what you do. Enjoy the gifts that God has provided, help others with those gifts, and He will provide you with everything you need.</i></div>
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I'm always amazed, especially in the photography industry, at how much angst and worry stems just from using (or wanting to use the word) "professional". Here's the definition:</div>
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Check out this article I stumbled upon recently from one of our Photography friends on Facebook:</div>
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The standards created today, whether it be photography, graphic design, or heck, even carpentry, or auto mechanic (ie. pick your field) -- these standards are placed there by society, schooling, customer expectations, in comparing ourselves to others in the field, and often in standards-based organizations. They are also affected by technology, and just what is "possible", based on what has been done already. But, I for one believe that it is up to the "professional", indeed the business owner, to make the judgement call internally concerning where they currently reside and/or wish to go in the prices they charge, how they provide their service, where they will limit themselves in those services, and the level of quality they provide. After this is decided and/or obtained, it is ultimately up to their customers to decide upon their own happiness with the level of service they have received. This final indicator is the most important. This final indicator supersedes any college degree, any accreditation, or other outside inputs or criticisms. This is the true judge, for these are the people paying for the service. Customer feedback even supersedes our own shortcomings and/or self-criticisms. In my business experience, if the customer is happy, they'll let you know. If they're unhappy, they will also tell you.</div>
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My wife Sara has longed to continue growing her photography business and expanding her skills in this field. I have experience in this field as well, but I've learned even more being around her. I've tried to help Sara build her confidence and she's done some AMAZING work, both for design clients (business owners) I brought to the table, as well as some work she's done for newlyweds, engagement shoots and more. But one thing I've noticed along the way from hearing Sara talk about this field is just how much photographers compare themselves to each other. I suppose this happens in just about every field of study. But with photography, it seems to have escalated to the point of creating a new standard at which, unless you obtain it, you are no longer professional or "good enough". Maybe somewhere along the line, the word "professional" started to mean "unless you're the best, you're not going to survive."</div>
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Back in 2000-2002, when I started out designing print media and websites, my work wasn't very artistic. Some of it wasn't really all that eye catching, and I'm sure the code/programming behind each site wasn't perfect in the least. I didn't have a college degree, and I wasn't "approved" by any organization. But my customers still paid me. They still loved that I was available to do the work. I was providing them with a website that served a purpose. It filled a need. Many of my customers referred me to new customers, and my clientele began to grow. With this growth, I learned more, got better with my designs, and made more customers happy.</div>
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Somewhere along the line, between our parents telling us that college was the only way to get a good job, and society expecting absolute perfection to the point of being "certified" for every single job and task on the planet -- somewhere, we lost our way. We began believing that this earth is perfect. We began believing that a service isn't a service unless it first passes the judgement of the government, the associations, and the school board. Somewhere along the way, we stopped being independent and thinking for ourselves. We also forgot how to have fun with what we do. Somewhere we stopped putting the customer first, and instead would rather rely on the expectations of people who aren't even paying us, even though the customer may quite often want something altogether different than what society "recommends."</div>
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It is my hope that we can get back to individual creativity, create our own standards of excellence, and stop comparing ourselves one with another. We're living in a connected world, so it's hard not to compare. But if we would take the time to occasionally disconnect, we would see that there are plenty of great customers in our own back yard who will absolutely adore our services, no matter where we were are in our professional journeys.</div>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-10708097859843781752012-07-04T00:44:00.001-04:002013-07-03T17:39:55.771-04:00Independence Day or Dependence Day?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you celebrate Independence Day on July 4th? Most folks do. After all, fireworks are hard to resist. However, because the majority of Americans today recognize the government which was put into place March 2, 1867, they should actually be celebrating a little known holiday called Dependence Day. On March 2nd, 1867 the first of the unconstitutional Reconstruction Acts was passed. These acts annulled State governments, subjugated their citizens, created new States with new body politics (which are now being recognized), and unconstitutionally coerced the adoption of the 14th Amendment. This did away with states rights, nationalized our citizenship and totally removed the principles of self government and independence which had been established nearly 100 years before.<br />
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So this July 4th when someone says “Happy Independence Day”, perhaps your response should be, “Are you a state citizen?” Because unless they are, they may want to shoot their fireworks on March 2nd. </div>
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Check out the proclamation below for a short history lesson, and learn more about state citizenship at <a href="http://AmericasRemedy.com/">AmericasRemedy.com</a> and <a href="http://NCRepublic.org/">NCRepublic.org</a>.</div>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, on May 20, 1775 the Citizens of Mecklenburg County, North-Carolina proclaimed their Independence from the Crown of England, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, on July 4, 1776 the Representatives of the People of the several Colonies issued the Declaration of Independence, declaring the several Colonies independence from the Crown of England, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, on September 3, 1783 the Treaty of Paris was signed whereby the Crown of England acknowledged the Thirteen Colonies to be free, sovereign and Independent States, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, on March 4, 1789 the United States Government meets for the first time organized under the Constitution of the United States of America inaugurating George Washington as President, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i> North-Carolina maintained her Independence until November 21, 1789 when she voted to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, The People of North-Carolina voted on February 28, 1861 to remain in the American Union, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, the people of North-Carolina believed that the Federal United States Government could not force one State to wage war upon another State, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i> on April 15, 1861 President Abraham Lincoln called on North-Carolina Governor John Ellis to provide two regiments of troops to wage war upon the principles of “all government of right comes from the consent of the governed” and “the people have a right to alter or abolish their form of government,” and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, the people of North-Carolina were forced to decide to fight for President Lincoln or for the principles this Country was founded upon, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, Governor John Ellis replied to President Lincoln “I can be no party to this wicked violation of the laws of the country and to this war upon the liberties of a free people. You can get no troops from North Carolina.” and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, North-Carolina left the American Union on May 20, 1861, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, in July of 1861, both houses of the United States Congress passed resolutions that the war was not for any purpose of conquest or subjugation and was in fact to “preserve the union with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired.,” and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, The Armies of Abraham Lincoln were victorious, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, the Radical Republicans of the 39</i><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>th</i></span></sup><i> Congress of the United States Government, having a super majority, on March 2, 1867, passed an unconstitutional enactment, called the Reconstruction Act, that annulled State governments, subjugated their citizens, created new States with new body politics and unconstitutionally coerced the adoption of the 14</i><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>th</i></span></sup><i>Amendment to the United States Constitution, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, the 14</i><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>th</i></span></sup><i> Amendment “rid this nation of that pestilent heresy of states rights” through nationalizing citizenship and creating a “national” government in place of the Federal government established in the Constitution, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, James Madison stated in Federalist Paper # 39 “</i><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>The idea of a national government involves in it, not only an authority over the individual citizens, but an indefinite supremacy over all persons and things, so far as they are objects of lawful government.</i></span><i>” and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, James Madison went on to say “</i><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>In this relation, then, the proposed government cannot be deemed a national one; since its jurisdiction extends to certain enumerated objects only, and leaves to the several States a residuary and </i></span><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>inviolable sovereignty</i></span></span><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i> over all other objects.</i></span><i>” and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, the United States Supreme Court stated in Elk Vs Wilkins, concerning national citizenship as founded in the 14</i><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>th</i></span></sup><i> Amendment “</i><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>The evident meaning of these last words is, not merely subject in some respect or degree to the jurisdiction of the United States, but completely subject to their political jurisdiction, and owing them direct and immediate allegiance</i></span><i>.,” and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Whereas</i></span><i>, July 4</i><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>th</i></span></sup><i> has been considered the date of the birth of Independence in our country, and;</i></blockquote>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Therefore</i></span><i> be it proclaimed by John C. Ainsworth, Chief Magistrate of the North-Carolina American Republic, Re-established, December 1, 1997 that March 2, 2010 be celebrated as </i><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Dependence Day</i></span><i>, in celebration of the 14</i><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>th</i></span></sup><i>Amendment making United States citizens residing in North-Carolina dependent upon the National Government.</i></blockquote>
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NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-19554047847537194212012-05-17T23:30:00.000-04:002012-05-18T00:52:05.287-04:00Fun, Freedom and SacrificeThe ironic thing about the fight for liberty is that oftentimes the fight finds you at exactly the point you are trying to accomplish something. Sometimes it comes right when you're wanting to do something incredibly fun or life changing. I think it is for this very reason that it is so tempting at these times to just cave -- to just "give in" to the great heel of government pressing down upon you so that you can just do what you want, even though it requires "permission." These are the times which test your faith, your resolve, your intestinal fortitude. Today, I am discovering this truth all over again.<br />
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About two months ago, while browsing the Auto Trader website, I found a pristine, black, one-owner, garage-kept, 1985 Pontiac Firebird. Those that know me casually may not think much of this, so I'll give a little back story on this unique vintage sports car.<br />
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Back in the 80s, there was a super cool show on television called Knight Rider. It starred David Hasselhoff as an ex police detective, Michael Knight, who was given a second chance at life by an organization called F.L.A.G. (Foundation for Law and Government). Ironic, I know, but stay with me. Now, the other star of this show was K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Two Thousand), a super-futuristic, nearly-indestructible, talking car driven by Michael Knight to aid him in his "crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law" (to quote the opening narration). This slick, super-modified, computerized car with a personality could turbo-boost over semi-trucks, read finger prints, "micro-jam" locks from a distance, and jet into 200+ MPH "super pursuit mode!" Whatever it took to catch the bad guys! Are you starting to connect the dots? This vehicle NBC used as "KITT" in this show that created so many of my childhood memories, was actually a black, modified 80's model Pontiac Trans Am! A car with basically the same body style as the car I spotted two months ago in the Auto Trader.<br />
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Now, those die hard Knight Rider fans out there (you know who you are) will readily tell you that this car I spotted in the Auto Trader would make the perfect "donor car." So what's a donor car? Well, as it turns out, I'm not the only fan of the show who thought it would be cool to own my own KITT car. In fact, there are KITT replicas all over the country. There are Knight Rider conventions where these KITT owners gather. There are even companies out there who sell specially-made parts just for KITT conversions!<br />
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Several years ago, I spotted a mint-condition Pontiac Trans Am for sale in a local parking lot and ever since I've regretted not pushing myself to buy it. So, this April, when I spotted this beautiful car at a reasonable price, I wasn't about to pass up this unique opportunity to live up a childhood dream. And so, with my loving and encouraging wife at my side, we did some strategic budget planning and proceeded to make payment arrangements with the vehicle owner.<br />
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I was fairly content just owning the season DVDs of Knight Rider. Actually owning the car with the possibility of converting it into a replica? I never would have thought it was possible. This was truly a dream come true.<br />
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Surprisingly, saving for the purchase of my "dream car" has been relatively easy. Working with the owner to work out payment arrangements has been relatively easy. I'll be making the final payment and picking up the car next week! So, what's left? Now we get to deal with the title change through the state, registration, insurance verification, temporary tags, making sure inspections are up to date -- you know, all the many things the government believes it must do to keep me and my property "safe." After all, without these elaborate protections, my very life may be in jeopardy, right? But of course.<br />
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Last year I decided not to renew my drivers license. I did this because I believe this contract represents several encroachments upon my liberty. Firstly, I made this decision because the de facto state of North Carolina absolutely <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/news.php?ac=post&id=35" target="_blank">REFUSES and is UNABLE</a> to prove its jurisdiction and lawful title over this soil. Quite frankly, I don't really care to obey a government which is unable to defend its own lawful existence. In addition, I am a firm believer that traveling from point A to point B is a right, not a privilege; and that harassing people for moving around on the face of the earth without the permission of some government official, though no actual crime has been committed, is a violation of this most fundamental principal.<br />
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Today, I began the process of getting things in order to pick up the car next week. In addition to some other details, I needed to know what documents the DMV needed to register the vehicle, upon my purchasing it from a private seller. I was hoping that this knowledge could save me several back and forth trips to the DMV. After a good half hour conversation with the DMV staff person, I was informed that their website-promoted list of 10+ acceptable forms of ID was totally useless, and did not in fact represent what would be needed to register a vehicle. Instead, she says that they will require either a current valid NC Drivers License or an NC ID Card, neither of which I have, nor do I care to obtain.<br />
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So here I am. Tired. Frustrated. Angry. The tangled web of enslavement that we live under in this country is astronomical. The licenses, the taxes, the permits, the registrations, the regulations. And it's as if nobody sees it. But you know why we don't see it? Because we are used to it. Americans are accustomed to asking for EVERYTHING. And only when we make the slightest attempt to buck the status quo -- when we actually TRY to "live free or die", only then do we realize how truly enslaved we are. Only then can we truly recognize what "sacrifice" really means.<br />
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I am so excited about getting this car next week. I can't wait to sit behind the wheel. But, sadly, during this time of transition -- while I'm placing the required government shackles upon my wrists and the stocks around my ankles -- this once-in-a-lifetime moment is slightly soured by the heavy burden of decades of complacency. To many, this increasingly smaller fence is preferred. But not to me. I want liberty. I want freedom to contract with my neighbor; to buy and sell; to travel freely upon the roads and highways; to be responsible for my own actions. I want that old-school freedom. The kind of freedom the Wright Brothers enjoyed when they experimented on the first aircraft. The kind of freedom that owners of Henry Ford's first automobiles enjoyed while they travelled around without government restriction.<br />
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I WILL sit behind the driver's seat of this car. I WANT to do it without first asking permission.<br />
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<i>The fight for freedom looks great to the American people until they suddenly realize that the true remedy may require more personal sacrifice than just a day at the voting booth. Sometimes, it requires that you actually fight whatever is in place which attempts to subjugate or restrict you in some way. This is what the founders believed, as they sacrificed their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to ensure their posterity would enjoy freedom. As the old saying goes, "freedom isn't free." Sometimes, taking a stand requires that even the greatest times of possible enjoyment take a back seat to a lot of struggles, hardships, and trials. This is true patriotism.</i>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-13420502289167585792012-04-25T13:31:00.000-04:002012-04-25T16:27:46.489-04:00Who Owns Marriage, Indeed<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HRFrW0hTeqw" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Today I watched the above sermon beginning to end, and I would like to provide some feedback based upon what I observed. First off, I appreciate this video being <a href="http://ncrenegade.com/editorial/nc-baptist-preacher-speaks-on-reasons-to-vote-to-protect-marriage-video/" target="_blank">posted</a> by a good friend of mine, Mr. Randy Dye. Randy has been instrumental in the movement to restore liberty to this land. He is a fellow patriot. Though I may not fully agree with the end activity promoted by this video, I'm thankful for this man, his family, and the fact that this church is wanting to at least "do something."<br />
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During the first three quarters of the sermon, the pastor, referencing scripture all the way, speaks out about what the Bible says marriage should be and it is indeed clear that marriage was ordained by God to strictly be between a man and a woman. He pounds this home and I agree and support the stance and the Biblical perspective 100%. I applaud his taking a stand, and actually wanting to get involved. Like it is said near the end of the clip, the church has been sitting for far too long. However there are some deeper issues which are addressed only briefly by the woman at the end of this video which I believe are VERY important, and should be looked at a little closer. I think a lot of Christians are voting for this amendment out of excitement at the rare opportunity of standing up for what they believe in, and also excitement because they believe it fights something they know is wrong. Yet, I also believe that this excitement is overpowering their ability to "look before they leap" -- to first consider the consequences of allowing the government to continue sticking its nose into business which it ought not be in in the first place. Twice during this video (<a href="http://youtu.be/HRFrW0hTeqw?t=4m39s" target="_blank">4:40</a> & <a href="http://youtu.be/HRFrW0hTeqw?t=52m5s" target="_blank">52:15</a>) it is mentioned that before the government ever got involved, God alone had ordained marriage for his people. The woman at the end says, "...from Adam and Eve, they were married. It was not legislation. It was not a marriage license. It was God." Later again at the <a href="http://youtu.be/HRFrW0hTeqw?t=53m1s" target="_blank">53</a> and <a href="http://youtu.be/HRFrW0hTeqw?t=54m1s" target="_blank">54</a> minute marks she brings up several of the government sanctioned "benefits" that didn't even exist prior to the government being involved. Amen! So, we see here, bright and clear, a very important ROOT issue. But when you compare this to the ultimate "action" promoted by this sermon, there appears to be a contradiction. To me it looks like we are saying that it's a God thing, but yet we are participating in a venue which says otherwise. We're saying that it's a marriage because God says it is, and yet we care greatly that the government also promotes one or the other. And we think that there is actual authority placed in the form of a vote to say one way or another, when it's really up to God. Make sense? It's kind of like we're serving two masters here.<br />
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Toward the end the pastor here tells the story about Bob Jones losing their tax exempt status and at <a href="http://youtu.be/HRFrW0hTeqw?t=48m20s" target="_blank">48:20</a> he says that, "if this passes, folks....there's a chance...that this would be a hate crime if I were to preach this sermon today...we would lose our tax exempt status and we'd have to pay $30,000-$40,000 to the government." Firstly, I think this 501c3 status would be a fantastic thing to lose! This is a root issue that ought to be discussed. Would the church be having this problem if it weren't a 501c3 church and its pulpit was no longer under restriction by the government? Stay with me, this gets a little technical. If you read the 501c3 (non-profit) paperwork, you will see that even the IRS admits that churches are tax exempt by their very nature, pursuant to IRS Publication 526, and IRS Code § 170(c)(2)(B). So why is a 501c3 status even required? It's not! Again, let's dig a little deeper. I'm also wondering if by preaching about the marriage amendment in the first place, this in and of itself is a violation of the 501c3 status agreement. See section VIII, part 2a & 2b of IRS form 1023 which requests Form 5768 to be filled out. Then check out Form 5768. Under the general instructions you see the words, "Section 501(c)(3) states that an organization exempt under that section will lose its tax-exempt status and its qualification to receive deductive charitable contributions if a substantial part of its activities are carried on to influence legislation." In other words, you want to affect change? Fine, you are no longer tax exempt. Now, does a single sermon qualify as "substantial?" I'm not so sure. But the point is, the power to influence what is preached behind the pulpit is in the hands of the government. And it ought not be that way. The 501(c)3 status is bad for churches. Check out <a href="http://HushMoney.org/" target="_blank">HushMoney.org</a>. They've got some great information on this topic.<br />
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The pastor also says that they would "have to" pay the government thousands of dollars, but if it does become a hate crime to preach against homosexuality, shouldn't churches be the first to resist such payments/tyranny? If we're going to start "fighting" things, we really need to get this "have to" attitude out of our minds. NO, we don't HAVE TO. We should fear God, not the government (our servant). It's not easy, but at some point, we've got to draw the line and say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.<br />
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I believe many Christians are being deceived by things like this simply because it appears on its surface to support their beliefs. However, we need to ask ourselves whether this amendment coincides with the Constitution's original intent and limited powers that we have delegated to the government. Do we want to further confirm, by our vote, that the government DOES indeed have a place in the institution of marriage?<br />
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At minute mark <a href="http://youtu.be/HRFrW0hTeqw?t=53m" target="_blank">53:00</a> the above video states, "it comes down, simply, to money." Homosexual couples want those "privileges" and "benefits" which our government has granted to heterosexual couples. So, if these benefits did not exist, would the 'gay agenda' be clamoring for them? Again, if we would tell the government (our servant) not to get involved in marriage AT ALL, this 'special treatment' would not exist, for anyone! If I were to vote, that's what I would vote for -- to get the government out of marriage altogether. I believe that then, the push for legally attacking the traditional marriage would not be as strong, and the opposition would not have as much need to do so. The attacks would only exist within our society through immorality, which they always will, until God returns. No law can change that.<br />
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I don't believe any law will ever stop immorality or homosexual unions. They have existed from the dawn of mankind. The heart of man is desperately wicked and repentance must start in the soul. I don't think any of this should be in the hands of the government. In my 30 years I've seen that group of folks mess up far too many things to be trusted with something like this.<br />
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You cannot legislate morality, and there are plenty of other ways to affect change in society without building another fence around it.<br />
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Voting is only one method by which we protect our liberties. Asserting our rights is another. This is where the legal system comes into play. I call it resistance with a legal foundation. In August of 2009, after much study, thought and prayer, my future wife and I <a href="http://muncyweb.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-do-i-get-married-without-license.html" target="_blank">asserted our right to be married</a> through the vehicle of a covenant marriage. We did this without the permission of the government because we believe this right is inherent and God given, and because we believe God would not be pleased if we participated in asking permission for something He ordained in the first place. A state-licensed marriage does NOT a marriage make. God created this institution and so we believe that it is no right of the government to interfere. We've had to face personal sacrifice as a result of our decisions. In fact, the de facto NC state government does not recognize our marriage, in much the same way as they do not currently recognize a homosexual marriage, with or without the passing of this amendment. Yet, we are married in God's eyes regardless of these supposed "man made" laws. As you can see, the government didn't stop US from getting married, and they certainly won't be able to stop homosexuals from coming together either.<br />
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By voting for the marriage amendment, no matter how badly we want to "defeat" the opposition, I believe that with this vote, we would only be sending a message that we DO want the government involved in this institution. From most Christians' standpoints, not supporting this amendment will not be a popular choice. I have no doubt that by opposing this amendment, we may be labelled similarly to those who support homosexuality. But that's okay. I believe that when the government comes up with some "law" that seems beneficial to your own viewpoint, it takes far more guts to recognize the government shouldn't get involved in it at all than to vote out of benefit for your own cause.NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-39764444071247257912012-03-30T12:00:00.004-04:002012-03-30T13:33:21.263-04:00The Free FamilyIt seems things in our country continue to crumble. The economy continues on it's downward trend -- though the mainstream misleadia would have us to believe otherwise. Unemployment is at an all time high and moral standards are, well... what moral standards? The government continues to get more and more power hungry with laws like the <a href="http://www.infowars.com/happy-new-year-obama-signs-ndaa-martial-law-bill/">NDAA</a> (<a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.1540:">H.R. 1540</a>), which allows for the removal of due process rights and contains a very generalized provision for indefinite detention. And there's the <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-order-national-defense-resources-preparedness">National Defense Resources Preparedness Executive Order</a>, supposedly giving Obama and his specifically designated Secretaries the authority to commandeer all domestic resources, including food and water, both in times of national emergency AND in peacetime.<div><br /></div><div>Yes, things are scary. BUT, I am encouraged by some of the things I see happening around me. I can see a few of the tables starting to turn on a local, most fundamental level. In their home life, several friends of ours have recently started to grow their own food. They have a desire to become <a href="http://newlifeonahomestead.com/">self-sufficient</a>. Many have also been involved for some time now in the home birth movement. Yep, contrary to popular belief, you DON'T have to have your baby in a hospital. Several of them are also foregoing the public indoctrination system and are instead educating their kids at home. </div><div><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiX8ug3d1gtDM7waqZJL9hGTI9eKKwSVUtoQcAfAXdgHrAvXZq8iJPmFgdmlK333qLkLshCDpcky5GBXFci5LFzq2n4ynMU-FEc4rGs9OqlT_F6HOApkdIGX9gkkJmNKVajMePQg/s200/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725736509116444930" /><div>I must commend these parents because by taking the stance which they have taken, they have put themselves right in the middle of the fight for liberty that is going on in this country. In a country claiming to be free, you would think that the aforementioned tasks wouldn't be that big of a deal. Unfortunately, that just isn't the case. There are laws being introduced, like <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/030587_Senate_Bill_510_Food_Safety.html">Senate Bill 510</a>, which attempt to shut down our independence in the food arena. And you may think that home birth is a personal choice, but did you know that Certified Professional Midwives have been <a href="http://ncrenegade.com/editorial/certified-professional-midwife-cpm-arrested/">arrested in North Carolina</a> for assisting with home births? And let's not even mention the tragic event which occurred on the 27th of this month in Pennsylvania where a <a href="http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/201203270.asp">newborn was seized by police when the mother delayed in signing for a Hepatitis B shot</a>. There are also restrictions placed upon us for homeschooling, one of the very reasons there are organizations like <a href="http://www.hslda.org">HSLDA</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, this leads me to another fight. There are parents we know of who have decided NOT to get Social Security numbers for their children. I'm sure you're wondering just how that's going to work. Quite frankly, we are anxious to see the outcome as well, as we live in a society today which no longer looks at your name, but at your number. Ever try getting a job without one? How about a bank account? A cell phone? How about a simple birth certificate for your "un-numbered" baby. It's a tangled web out there, and to fight this one requires the ultimate intestinal fortitude.</div><div><br /></div><div>So this got me thinking. Here we are, 30 years old, and we actually know parents now who are doing these things. It makes me wonder what things will look like in 20 years. Will more parents get on this "freedom bandwagon?" Will children be successfully raised without links to this system? Without Social Security Numbers? Will there be at least one generation of "free families?" Will they have to go into hiding, or will they need to be off the grid to avoid some type of felony charge or be accused of being terrorists? Or will this new generation usher in new laws -- a new status quo?</div><div><br /></div><div>What will be the future of the free family? Perhaps we the people should make that determination.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Resources:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NC Friends of Midwives:</b></div><div><a href="http://www.ncfom.org/">http://www.ncfom.org/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Home School Legal Defense Association</b></div><div><a href="http://www.hslda.org">http://www.hslda.org</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New Life on a Homestead</b></div><div><a href="http://newlifeonahomestead.com/">http://newlifeonahomestead.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>North-Carolina American Republic</b></div><div><a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org">http://www.ncrepublic.org</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>America's Remedy</b></div><div><a href="http://www.americasremedy.com">http://www.americasremedy.com</a></div><div><br /></div>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-26442026689416571652012-02-20T13:35:00.016-05:002012-02-20T17:42:45.298-05:00A Word On ResistanceI stumbled upon a blog post recently entitled <a href="http://daisyluther.blogspot.com/2012/02/resistance-needs-you.html">"The Resistance Needs You."</a> I was thankful to the author to see so many of my thoughts echoed. Over the past few years, I've been a huge advocate of what I like to call "legal resistance" -- in other words, not just resisting for resisting's sake, but resisting unlawful government based upon your knowledge of the law, jurisprudence, and the application of the Constitution and your God-given, inherent rights.<div><br /></div><div>After reading this blog, I decided to compose a comment to further elaborate on the topic of resistance. As it sometimes happens, this comment got longer and longer, and I decided to just turn it into a separate blog post. And so, here is my response:</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Excellent information. I believe that another way we can put up a resistance is to each participate in lawful government. People may not understand what this means. But essentially this is simply knowing WHAT your rights are as protected by the Constitution, and then asserting those rights (rather than begging for them) regardless of what "laws" are in force which attempt to circumvent these inherent, God-given rights. The supreme court has stated that an unconstitutional law is really not a law at all, but a complete nullity (see <a href="http://carolinaliberty.com/about_study.php">Norton v. Shelby County, 6 S.Ct. 1121</a>). There are many rights which are protected by the Constitution that many people don't even know about, or have been long forgotten. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Right to Travel</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The right to travel is one that is most obvious. Today we have contracted away this right and turned it into a privilege with something called a driver's license. The simple act of traveling from point A to point B in America is now ILLEGAL, unless permission is granted by the government. A servant can now pull you over at any point in time and request, "papers, please." This is not what the founders intended for a truly free country.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Right to Keep What You Earn</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgES22beCWp3X3U7kErPLRvUMVW4O4uY634dgcKymF3W22HBvj5VVlh5mqnYyueuNKa6RTYfrmx8_K3BVxjN4HM5gE6hMX87l5ORomxxEg_M1CPgBkCrLo6q4Mm11jSp7ppEdVvpQ/s1600/Money02_01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgES22beCWp3X3U7kErPLRvUMVW4O4uY634dgcKymF3W22HBvj5VVlh5mqnYyueuNKa6RTYfrmx8_K3BVxjN4HM5gE6hMX87l5ORomxxEg_M1CPgBkCrLo6q4Mm11jSp7ppEdVvpQ/s200/Money02_01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711294323733405362" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></a><div>Another is the right to keep the fruits of your labor. There are so many things wrong with the income tax in this country, I don't even know where to start. If you were to do a study on this topic, you will find that the 16th Amendment (which supposedly grants authority for such a tax) was never properly ratified. You will also find many strange anomalies even within the IRS's own documentation concerning requirements to pay the income tax. One such anomaly is that this tax is actually "voluntary." Another such anomaly is in the very definition of "income." You will find that this term is more associated with corporate gain than with personal accumulation of wealth. Was it ever intended by the founders that our population be punished for their success? And if not, why do we continue to obey this rogue organization?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Right To Be Married</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The right to be married is another right I won't get into too much right now, but is most definitely and obviously a right -- one that <a href="http://muncyweb.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-do-i-get-married-without-license.html">I personally have asserted</a>. God put the institution of marriage in place, and it is no right of the government to be involved in that institution.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Right of Lawful State Citizenship</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The right to be a state citizen is also something which has been long forgotten. And if you study deeply on this right in particular, you will find that this is the root cause of MANY, if not ALL of the federal government's encroachments into our everyday lives. Reconstruction came two years after the Civil War, and was <a href="http://ncrepublic.org/lib_objectofwar.php">not one of its intended outcomes</a>. These Acts completely reversed the relationship of our states to the federal government, and in turn, the relationship between the federal government and the citizenry of this country. In fact, prior to this time, the federal government had VERY little influence over our personal lives. But now, our citizenship is nationalized. We are now citizens of a nation, rather than citizens of our demi-sovereign states which had ultimate authority OVER the federal government. The founders never intended the federal government to control the states. They intended it to be the complete and total opposite. THIS is an issue that has been long forgotten, but is something that we MUST assert if we want our rights back. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Supreme court has ruled that: "The only absolute and unqualified right of a United States citizen is to residence within the territorial boundaries of the <a href="http://sovereigntyinternational.info/The%20US%20citizen.html">United States," US vs. Valentine 288 F. Supp. 957</a>. So, we see that from a legal perspective, even if you know what your rights are, you need to have proper standing in order to assert them. A US citizen has one right -- the right to live here. A US citizen is also not party to the Bill of Rights, contrary to what you may have been taught. The only way we can have these rights returned to us is by asserting our right to state citizenship. And we can't do this if we are consistently making declarations to the contrary.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrTr_RwD6sjtD1BBoHP_in8tg8Ua5U8DI_3fTXu4UJdZoHakEIZPAG79OVkcdA4pGSXYBMZMfRiM2p3WG4TsoYXpZZ1TinH-OjqpdiCyk5EIsOMPtUk26kFpZcghvnKoVPhEujg/s1600/permission_color.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrTr_RwD6sjtD1BBoHP_in8tg8Ua5U8DI_3fTXu4UJdZoHakEIZPAG79OVkcdA4pGSXYBMZMfRiM2p3WG4TsoYXpZZ1TinH-OjqpdiCyk5EIsOMPtUk26kFpZcghvnKoVPhEujg/s200/permission_color.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711293491064960242" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px; " /></a><div><b>Consenting to Encroachment.</b></div><div><b>Our Signatures Give Them Permission.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Through our participation in Social Security, the tax system, banking, driver licensing, mortgages, even the voting system, we are declaring (often under penalty of perjury) that:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) We are US citizens (citizens of a nation), and we desire to be such.</div><div>2) We no longer have the rights of a state citizen.</div><div>3) We are citizens of Washington and the federal government is our master.</div><div>4) We honor the overthrow of lawful government, and believe that those who overthrew it have rightful dominion over us.</div><div><br /></div><div>We've been had. Through a complicated web of legalese run-around and by the use of our own ignorance, the federal government has the control. And they have for a VERY long time. They've got our signatures to prove it. By our very participation in the same system of government that we so often rail against, we contribute to our own demise and our continual loss of liberty. The only way we can break free is to do just that. But we have to have the knowledge it takes to know their tricks (and believe me they have a lot of them).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>How We Participate</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>We are participants (citizens) of lawful government through the re-established body politic of our state, the <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/">North-Carolina American Republic</a>. This vehicle gives us the education, the standing, and the know-how to assert our rights and to beat them at their own game of legal jujitsu.</div><div><br /></div><div>We can beg this government all we want, but until we assert our rights on the most fundamental levels, they will continue to be our master.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Resources:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Right to Travel and other great resources for study:</div><div><a href="http://www.carolinaliberty.com/">http://www.carolinaliberty.com</a></div><div><a href="http://carolinaliberty.com/about_study.php">http://carolinaliberty.com/about_study.php</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Re-establishment of Lawful State Gov't for NC:</div><div><a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/">http://www.ncrepublic.org</a></div><div><a href="http://www.americasremedy.com/">http://www.americasremedy.com</a></div></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/ncrepublic">http://www.youtube.com/ncrepublic</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Object/History of the War vs. Reconstruction:</div><div><a href="http://ncrepublic.org/lib_objectofwar.php">http://ncrepublic.org/lib_objectofwar.php</a></div><div><a href="http://vimeo.com/29933007">http://vimeo.com/29993113</a></div><div><a href="http://vimeo.com/29933007">http://vimeo.com/29933007</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Info on the Income Tax Scam:</div><div><a href="http://www.republicmagazine.com/magazines/Republic-Magazine5.pdf">http://www.republicmagazine.com/magazines/Republic-Magazine5.pdf</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I originally stumbled upon Daisy's blog post "The Resistance Needs You" through a comment which was posted on the following article:</div><div><a href="http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/for-millions-of-americans-the-collapse-is-now-video-documentary_02172012">http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/for-millions-of-americans-the-collapse-is-now-video-documentary_02172012</a></div><div><br /></div>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-72840098136351372652011-10-16T19:55:00.009-04:002011-10-16T22:22:21.755-04:00Blind Patriotism<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFPnxMvn7ARYuZAOHoa1cEYrU9OiGtFlU33y1EI-vN_yky4dR_vASc5udiL6-rwNIYxIGIl5kxJAEp057eSLtjQUnK4PxWGFmDhHcU7cQq7eTjKMU9r3iDzkxsNbW-hSB202eXQ/s1600/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFPnxMvn7ARYuZAOHoa1cEYrU9OiGtFlU33y1EI-vN_yky4dR_vASc5udiL6-rwNIYxIGIl5kxJAEp057eSLtjQUnK4PxWGFmDhHcU7cQq7eTjKMU9r3iDzkxsNbW-hSB202eXQ/s400/Picture+10.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664266619360805810" /></a><div><br /></div>I recently saw a picture of a woman lying on an air mattress in front of a casket covered with an American flag. Perhaps you've seen it. The man in the casket is her husband, 2nd Lt. James Cathey of the United States Marine Corps, killed in Iraq. As I read through the 7,000+ comments underneath the photo, I noticed a common theme. Weeping, crying, sadness, respect, amazing, bless the wife, God bless our troops...these are some of the phrases they used to express their feelings. People were of course reaching out to the woman and her family and were sad for her loss. Some were thanking the soldier for serving our country, referring to him as patriotic and other heroic terms. Some people even said things like, "this is awesome!" <div><br /></div><div>Among these comments I also spotted a single person who, though saddened by this photo, also passionately expressed his hatred for the war which would cause such a death. He seemed to believe that such a death was unnecessary, and could have been prevented.<div><br /></div><div>As I continued reading, I saw this latter commenter labeled by others as disrespectful, jerk, douche bag, an embarrassment, sad, miserable, a 'bored' human being, and a sadist.</div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>American families today have invested much in our efforts to "spread democracy". They believe implicitly that what we are doing in these other countries is done for our own protection. Their dedication and faith in such a belief is obvious. Would they risk the lives of their husbands, their brothers, sisters, and sons in a war for which they had any doubts as to its reasoning? Would men dedicate their lives to something they didn't believe was a just cause? Would they?</div><div><br /></div><div>How embarrassing, how awful, and how hurtful would it be for Americans and American families today to acknowledge that we have gone too far? How difficult would it be for us to say that our loved ones had died in a unjustifiable war? It is no wonder that this controversial commenter was so pummeled with criticism and name-calling. If your husband died for a cause which someone criticized, would you not be angry too? Of course you would.</div><div><br /></div><div>But, what if you found out later that this person was right? Would you not be angry for a different reason? Would you not begin to question those who gave him his orders, or even those who continue to follow such orders? You may actually come to appreciate this person's information. True, it would take some time, and a tremendous amount of pain. But would you not want to know the truth?</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, obviously there is a time and place for everything. But after our mourning, have we not as a society tried to prevent deaths when possible? If someone dies in a car accident, don't we want to do what we can to prevent such accidents in the future? If someone has information about a war being unjust, are we too good, too prideful to listen without criticizing them? Will the death of our loved ones be honored any more by accepting a lie? How many more should die just because we are so blindly invested? Is this REALLY patriotism??</div><div><br /></div><div>People seem to see a sort of "beauty" in this photo. They see a hero, while I see a terrible tragedy. This man had so much faith in the lies, the propaganda, the military commercials, that he truly believed that risking his life for this cause would in fact bring safety to his family, while defending our freedom. His wife is now alone, and his kids (if he had any), will be forced to live without a father. Of course it's sad. It's terrible! </div><div><br /></div><div>America is in the business of nation building. We now have so many bases in so many countries, that the actual numbers are <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MA12Df01.html">difficult to keep track of</a>. Some say that the US has more than 1,000 military bases dotting the globe. Some say the numbers are much higher. How would we feel if other countries had bases in OUR country? We're trying to "spread our democracy?" What if other countries came over here to "spread their communism?" Would we welcome them with open arms? Do their military bases have any business over here?</div><div><br /></div><div>America is now over $14 TRILLION in debt. More than $700 billion of this is for the military and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 14 million are unemployed. The economy and, not to mention, the morality of our country is in shambles. Isn't it about time we get our own house in order?</div><div><br /></div><div>On January 17th, 1961, Dwight Eisenhower, in his farewell address, warned about the dangers of standing armies and the military industrial complex:</div><div><br /></div><div><div></div><blockquote><div><i>In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together....</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></blockquote><div>I believe these lives are sacred. Sometimes, I believe death can be justified. However, if there is any doubt that what we are fighting for justifies these deaths, we MUST swallow our pride and carefully examine the possibility that our faith could be misplaced. We say, "God bless our troops." I say let us pray that more of these troops will begin to study and perhaps question just WHAT they are doing -- and WHO they are serving. Let's start supporting those troops who are scared to death that they will be criticized if they start to examine their own actions and go against the status quo. Let us begin to challenge our own beliefs about what truly is patriotic, no matter how much it hurts our pride.</div></div><div><blockquote><i>If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. - 2 Chronicles 7:14</i></blockquote></div>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-11950023516342232312011-10-04T10:24:00.022-04:002014-01-06T13:24:03.362-05:00How Do I Get Married Without A License?<img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDWrIgGTq3xBT1FaGxiH3p3xgyw5UgcqvXwr2k4pVixpDBsCp1hNw9c2P4Djd0d6Bxn3Qsr0cNloxhYwyFVf-uEN9ZrkVnynazTTd6goGM9mDLqPAELYOd8EQPKMdqE6ljWJmUw/s200/cheeeeeeese.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659694575656528962" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 183px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 200px;" />On August 16, 2009, Sara and I were married.We had a covenant wedding and <b>did not</b> get a state-issued marriage license. God instituted the plan of marriage, so through study and prayer, we made the determination long before we were married that we did not need the government's permission to be married.<br />
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Since this time, the questions have poured in... How did you do it? How did you change your names? How do you file taxes? How does it work? I received another question just today. So in an effort to address these questions and others like them, I am creating this blog post. I'll also post several resources at the bottom so that you can do your own research. I'm going to try and cover a lot here, but I'm sure I will miss some things! So please, if you have additional questions, post them in the comments and I'll do my best to answer.</div>
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Now, if you're just stumbling upon this information for the first time, and are thinking, "why would you want to get married without a license?", I would highly recommend first reading our <a href="http://carolinaliberty.com/handouts/CovenantInfoBook2.pdf">Wedding Ceremony Booklet</a> so that you understand exactly WHY we did this.</div>
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That being said, let's see what this whole no-license-marriage is all about, and how it works!</div>
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First off, let me just say that even though what we're doing is rooted in very old concepts, in today's environment, we are breaking new ground here. The system currently in place is not made, nor does it appreciate people bucking it in the least. And so, this is most definitely a fight. One that may involve a bit of self sacrifice in order to gain ground. I think it is important to recognize what you are getting into beforehand. I challenge everyone not to take my word for it, but to study this for themselves.</div>
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That being said, I obviously believe that this is a fight worth pursuing. I also believe that among the many fights that you can take on, the marriage license issue is one of the easiest! We know other people who have fought driver's licenses, taxes, permits, and many other issues; but the marriage license issue requires very little in comparison. At least that has proven true for us. Some of these other issues require many hours spent in court, writing correspondence to government offices and/or court officers, and of course lots of money. However, not obtaining a marriage license essentially just requires your non-participation in various aspects of the current system.</div>
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I have heard of couples divorcing over disagreements concerning the fight for freedom and liberty. Nine times out of ten, the husband is wanting to be a patriot and his wife thinks he is crazy for trying. Before Sara and I were even married, we were involved in <a href="http://www.carolinaliberty.com/">study groups</a> where we both became dedicated to the defense of liberty and the Constitution. We talked with each other, at length, concerning what was important and what our Christian responsibilities were going to be as a couple. We knew going into this that there would be a lot of self sacrifice involved in some of these decisions we were making. In our case, our agreement on this subject proved to strengthen our relationship even more. And so, I cannot stress enough the importance of being on the same page. Maintaining a marriage is often challenging enough without disagreeing on such a fundamental principle as liberty. Standing up for your rights can affect so many aspects of your lives as a couple. You MUST be in agreement on this.</div>
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This is where the "fight" comes in. As I write this, the de facto government (the widely recognized government of North Carolina, and the U.S. federal government) still recognizes my wife by her maiden name, and not her married name, Sara Muncy. As far as we are concerned, to us, our friends, our family, everyone that is important to us, and in natural law -- Sara's name is now Sara Muncy. But because the marriage license helps to initiate the name change, the de facto government does not recognize the change. Now, if it is important to you to be recognized by this government, there are other ways to change your name. For us, this was not important. But this decision is up to you, depending on how far you want to take your battle. To change your name without a marriage license, simply go to the courthouse after you are married, and petition the court to change your name. The courthouse will post notice of the petition, and if nobody objects within a given time, the change will become "official" (at least in that government body).</div>
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There are many things which are affected by your decision (or not) to obtain a wedding license. Among these are...</div>
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<li><b>Driver's License</b></li>
<li><b>Social Security Number (we refer to this as the 'slave number')</b></li>
<li><b>Bank Accounts</b></li>
<li><b>Paychecks</b></li>
<li><b>IRS Forms (W2, W9, 1099, etc.)</b></li>
<li><b>Filing Status</b></li>
<li><b>Bills / Mail</b></li>
<li><b>Employer / Associates</b></li>
<li><b>Children</b></li>
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Every couple's decisions about the above items are going to be different. Are you self-employed, or working for a corporation? Is your employer willing to change your name on your cubicle without something "official?" (That's a fun one. When Sara was still "working for the man" her employer changed the nameplate on her cubicle with no questions asked!) Are your feelings going to be hurt that the IRS doesn't give you that deduction for filing jointly? (remember that whole self sacrifice thing?) Will you even be filing taxes? Does it matter to you what name your bill collector puts on the envelope? Will your bank require you to have the same last name to open a joint checking account? Does that matter to you? Will you have children? Will THEY have slave numbers? These are all important questions to ask yourselves.</div>
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When the government doesn't recognize you as being married, and doesn't even recognize that your name has changed, this affects a lot of things. We've discovered that for most of these things, there is a workaround. For example, we don't have a joint bank account. So we operate largely in cash, and we just share the bank accounts we had before we were married. We both have access to the same information and we manage it just the same. Each of these issues has a different approach which we have had to discover for ourselves along the way.</div>
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When we were first married, admittedly we were a little scared about how all of this would go. Okay, we were VERY scared about how it was going to go. But we prayed about it, talked about it, and had a lot of encouragement from our friends. And most importantly, we took it ONE STEP AT A TIME. Today, we are a living example that you DO NOT have to have a marriage license to be married. Rather than begging for our rights, we have chosen to ASSERT them.</div>
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<b>Finding a Pastor</b></div>
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Once you've done your research and you and your future spouse have BOTH decided that this is the right step, you need to find a pastor who understands what a covenant marriage is all about. Again, the system doesn't like this. North Carolina (de facto) state law requires that a marriage license be completed and returned to the register of deeds who issued it. Unless they understand and are willing to join the fight, most ministers or pastors will adhere to this law. However, there are a few good patriot pastors out there who will perform a marriage without a license. You just have to look in the right places. Chuck Baldwin's <a href="http://chuckbaldwinlive.com/Resources/BlackRegiment.aspx">Black Regiment listing</a> is a great place to start. If you need help finding a pastor, <a href="mailto:cliff@muncyweb.com">let me know*</a> and I'll be glad to help you with your search.</div>
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<em><strong>*Update</strong>: Email link removed. I am no longer able to
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A covenant is between you, your spouse and God. Sara and I had a lot of help from friends and some pastor friends of ours to develop and customize our own covenant. Because we are in graphic design and both appreciate the Constitution, we not only tailored the wording of <a href="http://carolinaliberty.com/handouts/CovenantConstitution.pdf">our covenant</a>, but its appearance as well, to make it look like the U.S. Constitution. We had a lot of fun with it. But the wording and appearance of your covenant is up to you and your spouse. Feel free to use ours as a guide if you like, and customize it to your liking. You both must read your covenant thoroughly, and agree on every point. You will be living under this covenant for the rest of your lives!</div>
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In addition to our covenant, we also created these <a href="http://carolinaliberty.com/handouts/CovenantInfoBook2.pdf">Marriage Ceremony Booklets</a>. Sara and I had a very small wedding. In fact, we only invited our immediate families and our grandparents. We did this because we wanted to focus on the covenant that we were making, rather than focusing on all the "fluff and pizazz" that normally goes along with weddings. Because our wedding was small, we were able to very inexpensively have these booklets printed and ready to hand out to our guests so that they would better understand why were getting married in this fashion. It really made an impact, and as usual, we got lots of questions. There was even a lady at the local Kinko's asking us questions when we picked up the booklets!</div>
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Things don't suddenly become easier after you are married. Should I even have to say this? But things are especially harder if you have made the decision to buck the system such as we did. Keep talking about it after you're married! Get together with your spouse and discuss your plan of action as it unfolds. Talk about it every day if you have to. Seek comfort in one another when you're worried about how hard things are going to be. Pray about it together. As a result, your marriage will grow stronger, and your relationship will grow deeper. Discuss what you've done with other couples! Sara and I have had great fun telling people about what we did -- encouraging others to break free from the molds that society, and the government, places upon us.</div>
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<i>"Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." -Matthew 19:6</i></blockquote>
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<b>Resources</b></div>
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<a href="http://carolinaliberty.com/handouts/CovenantInfoBook2.pdf">Cliff & Sara's Covenant Wedding Marriage Ceremony Booklet</a> - <a href="http://carolinaliberty.com/handouts/CovenantInfoBook2_print.pdf">Print Ready</a></div>
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<a href="http://carolinaliberty.com/handouts/CovenantConstitution.pdf">Cliff & Sara's Constitutional Covenant</a></div>
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<b>Cliff & Sara's Wedding Video</b> - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EgId359TFw">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeHF_VVKy8c">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vtysH8FkaQ">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkK98mqrD1o">Part 4</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.hushmoney.org/MarriageLicense-5.htm">5 Reasons Why Christians Should Not Obtain a State Marriage License</a> - Pastor Matt Trewhella</div>
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<a href="http://sedm.org/ItemInfo/Ebooks/SovChristianMarriage/SovChristianMarriage.htm">Sovereign Christian Marriage</a></div>
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<a href="http://youtu.be/niptJAPdp0I">Ron Paul on Marriage</a> (short video)</div>
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<a href="http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/blackregiment.php">Chuck Baldwin Black Regiment</a> - A state-by-state listing of black regiment preachers.</div>
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<a href="http://www.carolinaliberty.com/">CarolinaLiberty.com</a> - The study group we attended before we got married.</div>
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<a href="http://www.americasremedy.com/">AmericasRemedy.com</a> - Educational presentations about state citizenship and the unconstitutionality of Reconstruction</div>
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<a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/">NCRepublic.org</a> - the de jure (lawful) state of North Carolina.</div>
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<i><b>About Cliff and Sara Muncy</b></i></div>
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<i>We are Believers. We are strong advocates and defenders of the Constitution and of lawful government. As opposed to U.S. citizenship, we believe in state sovereignty and state citizenship as put into place by the founders. As such, we support the de jure (lawful) state of North Carolina (the <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/">North-Carolina American Republic</a>) and the fight against the nationalization of citizenship and the unconstitutionality of Reconstruction. Our rights are inherent, God given, and cannot be legislated away. We understand and accept the responsibility that we must assert these rights in order to restore this country and to ensure life and liberty for us and future generations.</i><br />
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<strong>Update 11/20/13:</strong> First off, Sara and I are still
happily married and remain active and dedicated to the liberty movement.
Since the time this article was published in 2011, the response has
been phenomenal. We have received many emails from across the country.
We have found that the biggest roadblock for most couples is in finding a
pastor who is willing to perform a marriage ceremony without a license.
This has been both disheartening and eye-opening.<br />
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We must
apologize to many of you, as due to time limitations, we have been
unable to respond to each inquiry. Sara and I have future plans to write
a detailed addendum or update to our article concerning the covenant
wedding. We also have plans to develop a small book and get even further
involved to help others learn about the covenant marriage; and to begin
talking with pastors across the country. However, <span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;">for now, our time is currently occupied with other pursuits. So these endeavors must be put on hold.</span><br />
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On
the topic of searching for pastors, we only have a small network of
pastors here in North Carolina who are willing to perform ceremonies for
couples who made the choice to forgo the license, but we are not
currently set up with the proper infrastructure to network with pastors
across the country. Even so, we would like to express another thought on
the topic.<br />
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Many of the emails we've received from readers seem to
indicate that our usage of the word "pastor" has been taken quite
literally. When Sara and I were married, we were fortunate to find an
actual pastor of a church who would marry without license.
However, as we've discovered from the myriad of correspondence, locating
a pastor who is supportive of a purely covenant wedding is not that
easy. In most de facto states, it is illegal for an actual pastor or
ordained minister to officiate over a marriage ceremony without a
license. That being said, we would like to encourage readers to think
outside the box here. We truly believe that <span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;">it is not specifically required that the officiant of your wedding be ordained or be a pastor</span>.
It is important to understand that being married through the vehicle of
a covenant does not indicate some recognition or need for approval by a
state or government body. Therefore, by performing a covenant wedding
ceremony, we are reverting solely back to God's requirements. The
state's "appropriate methodologies", "requirements" or "recognitions"
are irrelevant. As stated in the post, you simply have to decide which
"benefits" you are willing to forgo.<br />
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Ultimately, this decision is
up to you, your comfort level, and resources. If you can find a willing
pastor, great. However, we believe that it would be much more important
to find someone who has similar beliefs and would be willing to perform a
ceremony the proper way, rather than to require that person be a
pastor, and/or to be ordained at the risk of having to ask the state for
permission. In today's modern society, where licenses are accepted as
the norm, there's honestly not much information out there on the topic.
At least that's what we've found. But if we look at it simply -- which I
believe God does as well -- we see that the marriage covenant is a
simple 3-part relationship: you, your spouse, and God. These are the
three most important parts. Outside of this, adding the accountability
of several witnesses, and someone to officiate the wedding if you like
-- this is all you really need. Remember that in a covenant, you are
looking for God's approval, and His alone. I would encourage you to
research for yourself HIS requirements.<br />
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Sara and I are hopeful to
continue our writing in the future on this topic, as we realize there is
a lack of information available. And again, we would also encourage you
to do your own research and to become a help to those around you along
the way. Talk to your neighbor, your pastor, your families. Feel free to
print out this blog and the resources linked here and share them with
others. Together, we can spread truth and knowledge.</div>
NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-37786121543200091422011-09-10T11:21:00.004-04:002011-09-10T18:21:09.463-04:00I Used to Hate History<div>I hated history in school. It was boring and incredibly dull. However, in recent years, I've made an effort to try and educate myself about the things going on around me, and things that I may not know or understand about the history of this country. There are lots of things about the Civil War time frame which have affected the way our country is operating today. Yeah, it was a long time ago. But prior to this time our country was not trillions of dollars in debt. Nor did we have military bases in such a large part of the world. Our federal government was also much smaller, and it didn't affect citizens directly, but mostly just commerce between the states. And the states were sovereign. They actually CONTROLLED the federal government. Imagine that. They didn't have U.S. citizens back then either, people were citizens of their states -- and get this, people referred to their states as 'their country,' because in fact their state was indeed a country. Taxes were less, and we had more freedom and liberty than we could imagine.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today it's the polar opposite. The federal government rules over the states; power coming from a small group of people in Washington, and of course the elite. It's slavery all over again. God is no longer the foundation of all law, but laws are created with little or no moral foundation at all -- simply out of man's opinion, doing whatever he chooses to do. This is not the way the founders <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNtBx7LtmbU">intended it</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>As masters of our government, in a Constitutional Republic, actions by the government reflect on we the people. In this country, WE are the ones who institute the government. Consider for a moment that something very wrong happened during this time period of the Civil War and Reconstruction that you were not taught in school. If these things were kept taboo, or secret, could this secrecy have a major impact on how this country is run today? Don't you want to be a seeker of truth? Do you want your children to grow up as slaves to an immoral government, when in fact THEY should be the ones responsible for their own governing? Do you truly want to honor those who have given their lives so that you can live in a free country?</div><div><br /></div><div>Several people have had a tremendous impact on my recent historical education and on the actions I've begun to take to give allegiance ONLY to lawful, provable, Constitutional government in my own personal life, and to begin a resistance toward the contrary. Firstly, I have to give credit to my wife, <a href="http://www.saradactyl.com/">Sara</a>. I cannot tell you how much of a blessing it is to have a partner with such faith. It is so important. She is my best friend and offers support on such a deep level. Sara attends nearly every meeting, seminar, court case, and booth event that I go to. We pray together about the future of this country and we pray A LOT about the people who inhabit it. The way our laws were set up in the beginning, and the amount of freedom that was there, required a moral people -- people able to govern themselves. It is sad to say that most people in America today DESERVE the government that they have, as they are unable to govern themselves or behave in a moral fashion. Most have grown dependent, and many just don't care, including the Christians. We pray that this can change. God moves mountains, and so we believe that it can.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bill Randell has been another major influence in my life. It's a funny story. I didn't like Bill very much when I first met him. Well, actually, let me back up. When I first 'heard' about Bill, he intrigued me. See Bill doesn't carry a driver's license. Quite frankly I thought that was pretty weird. There are a lot of other "liberties" that Bill takes as well, and when I heard about these things, through my brother Chad, I thought I should at least meet this man. My first few encounters with Bill were good, however, there was one instance when he began to teach me a few things I wasn't aware of, like what's at the basis of that whole "driving without a license" thing. Bill began to challenge some of my most deep rooted beliefs. Even challenging those beliefs about what my responsibilities are as a Christian. To make a long story short, Bill ruffled my feathers and I didn't much like it. I refused to talk to Bill for about a year. However, on my own, I started to look up and study some of the things that Bill had said. I began discovering that it was all true. After a while, I let go of my pride, and started talking to Bill again. That was hard. I believe around 2007, myself and two other friends of mine began meeting at Bill's house regularly to study. Bill has been studying since the early 80's (around the time I was born), so we had a lot to learn. We started by studying the founding documents, like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We went in depth, to discover just how educated people were at that time. The writings by the founders, and they way they thought, was incredible! People today speak in short bursts, and most people's language, vocabulary, and working intellect has been degraded over generations. However, the founders of this country were incredibly intelligent, and God-inspired. People back then took the time to write. Their sentences were detailed and well thought out. How far have we come!</div><div><br /></div><div>Our little study group there in Walnut Cove grew until eventually there were so many people we could no longer pile into Bill's living room. So we started meeting in a building behind Bill's church. At some point, we started calling ourselves "Carolina Liberty." We even <a href="http://www.carolinaliberty.com/">had a website</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>In our group, we would occasionally have special speakers. <a href="http://www.americasremedy.com/">Mr. John Ainsworth</a> was such a speaker. I was told that this was an old friend of Bill's. I'll never forget the huge bin full of books and materials John brought with him that evening. You could tell that this man had truly 'done his homework'. John spoke about Reconstruction. I remember learning an interesting word at that time. That word was "annulled." John had made the statement during his presentation that congress had "annulled" the state of North Carolina. If you look this word up in a dictionary, it says, "to declare invalid, declare to have had no legal existence." I was intrigued to say the least, and so was everyone in the room. "Can they do that?!"</div><div><br /></div><div>Besides Bill and John, there have been many other friends I have met during the past four years who have made the conscious decision, in their own personal lives, to honor only Constitutional laws and <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/">provable government</a>. Rather than blaming the politicians, they have looked in the mirror. They have realized that a country claiming such freedoms must have a people willing to govern themselves. I have met such strong Christians in these circles. I know of few other 'Christians' who would be so supportive of a person going to jail for standing up against an unconstitutional law. I am happy to say that these people have become my church. In this community of what I call PATRIOTS, we pray together and support each other in what we believe God has called us to do -- to be responsible in the actions of participating in a government body that will be honoring to Him.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I used to hate history. But now I think it's fascinating. People back then may have not had fancy houses, cars, or modern conveniences, but they had honor, and courage to take a stand for what is right, no matter how unpopular. I long to share what I have learned with others, and I want, in my lifetime, to see this country restored to her former glory. Won't you join us?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Join us...</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Education is such an important part of understanding any movement, and you should do your homework before getting involved in anything. I HIGHLY recommend checking out the following video (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEC17C4E36D58652D">in 9 parts on YouTube</a>) from John Ainsworth. Watch all nine parts. I promise, you'll learn a lot just in this short 1 hr, 17 minute primer. Once you've done that, visit the following list of websites. Take a moment to read through the pages of these sites. Click on a few links, a few articles and just explore and see what you find. Once you've done this, you will probably have questions. I make myself available on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000097098534">Facebook</a>, through <a href="mailto:cliff@muncyweb.com">email</a>, or by phone (336-924-0402). Maybe you would be interested in having someone speak in your area about these things, or in starting up your own study group?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Resources:</b></div><div><a href="http://www.carolinaliberty.com/">CarolinaLiberty.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.americasremedy.com/">AmericasRemedy.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/">NCRepublic.org</a></div><div><a href="http://restoreourrepublics.blogspot.com/">RestoreOurRepublics.blogspot.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.ncrenegade.com/">NCRenegade.com</a></div><div><a href="https://randysright.wordpress.com/">Randy's Right</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>No matter what you do, please get involved somehow. The future of this country depends on it.</div><div><br /></div><div><i></i></div><blockquote><div><i>"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution, so the second will not become the legalized version of the first." -Thomas Jefferson</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>"Nations are not served by citizens who refuse to face the truth. Blind optimism, shrouded typically in patriotism, abounds and is going to lead us to disaster." -Peter Schiff</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15</i></div></blockquote><div><i></i></div>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-8951240109215905192011-06-22T10:26:00.003-04:002011-07-29T12:29:16.952-04:00If Voting Isn't the Answer, What Is?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ04aeq7ghsKPZt2Wzx1-9d94w7rBHQAQqyntz_vyui_yAGhB4DxoXgfukuFrtdlyEEQZLb8W2D-0SZDDeudBTo-bZyaMpDc_o8qMmQ5ePnrUKAHjb0WSFg191imzGRtQ_debxg/s1600/votingisnot.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ04aeq7ghsKPZt2Wzx1-9d94w7rBHQAQqyntz_vyui_yAGhB4DxoXgfukuFrtdlyEEQZLb8W2D-0SZDDeudBTo-bZyaMpDc_o8qMmQ5ePnrUKAHjb0WSFg191imzGRtQ_debxg/s320/votingisnot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621034946974474946" /></a>Last Saturday, while tending a booth at the <a href="http://ncrenegade.com/editorial/2952/">Sensible Mountain Preparedness Seminar</a>, I wore my <a href="http://www.americasremedy.com/">America's Remedy</a> "Voting IS NOT the answer" t-shirt. As is usually the case with this t-shirt, I was asked the following question on more than one occas<span><span>ion: <b><i>"If voting isn't the answer, what is?"</i></b></span></span><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">It isn't too surprising to get such a question. After all, most people today believe that the only way to fight for anything in this country is to get someone elected to office. And in a time of such economic and moral chaos, now is the time to vote, vote, vote....right?</span></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">So how do I respond to this question. Well, I'll tell you what I told every person who asked me. The answer is... rather than "requesting rights" from a man or woman whom we elect to office, we should realize that our rights are God given and inherent, and assert them! We don't need to "change" the laws, but should begin determining the constitutionality of those laws which are so enforced. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">We owe no allegiance or obedience to laws which defy the Constitution. In fact, it is actually </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">our </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">duty</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "> to disobey</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "> laws which violate it.</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">To me, it now seems incredibly simple and obvious. This is the way the system was designed! Electing an individual isn't going to "change" anything except perhaps the point at which we reach total annihilation. Who has more power to change things -- one guy in office trying to represent everyone's point of view, or 300,000 bold state citizens who are asserting their right to lawful, constitutional government?</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">If people want to turn this country around, we're going to have to take responsibility for this rapid decline and actually DO what is right, rather than first asking legislators for permission. The mainstream misleadia uses the term "lawmakers" to describe politicians. WE THE PEOPLE are the lawmakers! We have to realize this. Fear, complacency, apathy, these all stand in our way. If we know what type of government that we want, then why do we continue participating in one which has <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/lib_militaryorder.php">overthrown</a> the government which was put in place by our founders? It's easy. It's convenient. But is it RIGHT? Did our founders sound like folks who would have just "settled" for voting? Was our independence won in a voting booth? </span></i></b><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">No. Voting is not the answer. Never has been and never will be. We must do as the founders did and assert our right to lawful, constitutional, provable government.</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">If you agree with this concept and want to spread the word, boy do I have great news for you! You can buy your own "Voting IS NOT the answer" t-shirt <a href="http://americasremedy.com/store.php">right here</a>! Better yet, if you not only agree but would like to better educate yourself and others about rights, the Constitution, citizenship, and states' rights, contact <a href="http://www.muncyweb.com/">myself</a> or <a href="http://americasremedy.com/contact.php">John Ainsworth</a> to schedule a short 2-hour presentation in YOUR area. Get a group of friends together and make a day of it! I PROMISE that you'll learn something you didn't know before.</span></i></b></div>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-45176946000521108102011-06-07T18:47:00.005-04:002011-06-07T19:38:44.908-04:00Voter's Registration Cancelled<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcysymlpuevLmv1TSmpp4kSDY4S5wk6bf3jlmo0fs84cT2MOozqgHPs-W7oCTt5dGo6FTB31VBXa7NO7Sxz6UUBAUafqajhGzQCtssLbA7Kt6eVi3tNvYCZeeVfPenIvy0GOPtw/s1600/IMG_0190b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcysymlpuevLmv1TSmpp4kSDY4S5wk6bf3jlmo0fs84cT2MOozqgHPs-W7oCTt5dGo6FTB31VBXa7NO7Sxz6UUBAUafqajhGzQCtssLbA7Kt6eVi3tNvYCZeeVfPenIvy0GOPtw/s320/IMG_0190b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615614377206415490" /></a>Back in June of 2010, I <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.135220456491190.23294.100000097098534&l=a6ed893a3f">became</a> a <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/citizenship.php">state citizen</a>. A while back I learned of some shocking historical facts about our country. These facts tell me the following:<div><br /></div><div>1. This country is not broken. It has been overthrown.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. A U.S. citizen has but one right: the right to reside. A U.S. citizen is NOT a party to the Bill of Rights (whether you think you are or not).</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Because of Constitutional violations dating back to the time of the Civil War, a person who participates, votes, or otherwise supports the current de facto government in any way is actively supporting the <b><a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/lib_militaryorder.php">overthrow</a></b> of lawful state governments.</div><div><br /></div><div>A person who votes or participates in more than one body politic is fraudulent and dishonest. So after much delay, today I am sending in an official cancellation letter, requesting that my voter's registration through the North Carolina State Board of Elections be cancelled, and receipt of this cancellation be mailed to me in return. Even though I have not voted in that government in quite a while, and my loyalty to <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org">our Republic</a> has for a long time been steadfast, this long overdue letter will be yet another firm legal indicator of my oath of citizenship. Here is the text of the letter.</div><div><br /></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"></span></span></p><blockquote><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">June 7, 2011</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville; min-height: 10.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville; min-height: 10.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville; min-height: 10.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville; min-height: 10.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">North Carolina State Board of Elections<br />PO Box 27255<br />Raleigh, NC 27611-7255<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville; min-height: 10.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville; min-height: 10.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">RE: Voter’s Registration Cancellation -- Receipt Requested<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />To Whom It May Concern,</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am writing in regards to the voter registration currently listed in your system as account number xxxxxxxxxxx and listed under the name xxxxx xxxxx.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Based upon my recently acquired knowledge as detailed below, </span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I would like to formally request that this voter registration account be cancelled and removed from your system, along with my name and any associated personal information. I would also like to request receipt and/or proof of cancellation and removal, in writing, to be mailed to xxxx xxxxxxx Rd., xxxxxxx, xx xxxxx.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Through a study of history, I recently discovered that there are two separate body politics currently operating within the territorial boundaries of the state of North Carolina. The first state called North Carolina entered the American Union as the 12th state on November 21, 1789. The second state called North Carolina purportedly entered as the 39th state on June 25, 1868. This second state (the seal of which is being used by your organization) entered the Union by military order (see attached “Military Order No. 120”). This was after Reconstruction. During this time, actions by the 39th Congress overthrew and in fact annulled that first state two years after the Civil War was over, and a full year after peace had already been declared. Contrary to what I was originally taught, I have learned the little known history that the object of the Civil War at the time, and according to the 37th Congress, was about </span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">defending</span></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">maintaining</span></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> the “dignity, equality and rights of the several states unimpaired” (see attached “Congressional Globe: Object of the War”). However, it has become obvious to me that the original object of the war is at total opposition with its actual outcome! A brief overview of this sequence of events is as follows:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1865 - Confederate Army surrenders to overwhelming opposition.</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1865 & 1866 - North Carolina is considered back in the Union to the degree that they participate in the amending of the National Constitution abolishing slavery.</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1866 - Peace is declared</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">March 2, 1867 - With the Reconstruction Acts, Congress changes the object of the war two years after the war is over and one year after peace is declared. </span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reconstruction also resulted in the 14th Amendment. I’ve discovered that this is the only congressionally coerced Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in our entire American history. Section five of the Reconstruction Acts stated that states would not be entitled to representation in Congress unless they first adopted the 14th Amendment AND only if the 14th Amendment became part of the Constitution of the United States. This nationalized citizenship, making all Americans subject to Washington, rather than to local self-government. With these facts and many others which I have learned, I must, from this point forward, truly consider the unconstitutionality of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 and 1868, which purportedly put this new body politic into place which calls itself North Carolina. These blatant violations are numerous, and cannot be ignored:</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></b></span></p><blockquote><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Constitutional Violations of Reconstruction</span></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Article 3, Section 3</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of the Constitution states that “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort...” The 39th Congress’ defiance of the original object of the War was in fact a new war upon the States, our founding principles and the Constitution. Reconstruction and its maintenance, therefore is nothing less than statutized treason.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Article 4, Section 3, Clause 1</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> states that “...no new states shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state...” As has been explained above, a new state called North Carolina was erected within the same jurisdiction as the old state, while the original body politic was still lawfully operating.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Article 1, Section 9</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of the Constitution states that, “No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed". The constitution of every State also expressly forbids bills of attainder. A bill of attainder is an act of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without benefit of a judicial trial. In total violation of this concept, section 5 of the first Reconstruction Act stated that all who participated in the rebellion were to be disfranchised.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Article 4</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> states, “The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion;...” When Congress changed the body politic, putting the new state in place, this was NOT guaranteeing a republican form of government to the community of free citizens of the original state.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Article 5</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of the Constitution states, “The Congress,...shall propose amendments to this Constitution,...provided that ...no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.” In contradiction to Article 5, the original state called North-Carolina was not allowed to vote in the U.S. Senate during the proposal of the 14th Amendment. The first Reconstruction Act, Section 5 says that a state would not be entitled to representation in Congress (which is what makes it a state), unless that state first adopted the 14th Amendment. This begs the question, if this original North-Carolina was not a state, then how could it pass an amendment?</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The 5th Amendment</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> makes these statements, “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime....nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...” The Reconstruction Acts declared an entire body of people to be guilty; not allowing them to have their own form of government unless they first adopted the 14th Amendment. This is a total violation of the due process law that is represented in this 5th Amendment.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have attached a copy of my Affidavit of Citizenship and Domicile, signed and sealed June 12th, 2010, which clearly shows my legal and lawful status as a citizen of the State of North-Carolina American Republic, the twelfth of the original thirteen states to enter the American Union, and as re-established on December 1, 1997.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">According to your voting requirements as listed at the website located at </span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.sboe.state.nc.us</span></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, U.S. citizenship is a requirement that must be met in order for one to register and vote in your state. Due to the facts which I have stated, along with my actions taken to reclaim my original state citizenship status, it would appear that I no longer meet this requirement. Furthermore, due to these Constitutional violations which I have listed, I can find no lawful origin or past pedigree for your state or body politic. Therefore, I kindly request that my voter’s registration be cancelled, my name and any additional information removed from your system, and that receipt and/or proof of this removal be mailed to the address listed above.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sincerely,</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville; min-height: 10.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cliff Muncy</span></span></span></p></span><p></p></blockquote><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Baskerville"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"></span></span></p></div>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-14106026730768379882011-04-09T11:38:00.010-04:002011-04-09T14:49:15.255-04:00Government Shutdowns? Great!For good reason, my wife and I don't have cable, dish, or over-the-air television. We don't watch the news and we don't take the newspaper. Usually when something major goes down, we hear about it from friends, or we may see it on the internet or sometimes on Facebook.<div><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_7bNBLaDJl3hjNj2gO-9bsW9X4EuCBY0nNo7RKe8H6zaNJmH4B9k0vrJ28rYsd4HTdx8LCul5XXN9lQG2RpSj4AmSI92cRbT-fMYnjfQCWe0Si-TwgHi8RROrVI_sCC0ZlQWgg/s320/pulltheplug-210x158.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593646192891892434" /><div>Here recently we've been seeing posts about that recent fear of a government shutdown. People are worried about the government delaying various social programs and of course we've seen plenty about military payment delays and pay cuts. Now, don't get me wrong. I feel for those people. A slow decline of government services would be far preferable to an immediate halt. However, the fact that this country's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNtBx7LtmbU">"cancer"</a> has grown so large that we are finally forced to recognize it? That's fantastic!</div><div><br /></div><div>There are gobs of posts on Facebook with people who are just furious that the military might not get paid to fight all these wars the government has decided to engage in. Again, I feel for the families who have this fear. And I also don't believe you should just cut someone's pay 'cold turkey' without some sort of extended notice. But has anyone actually stopped to consider what we're doing in these other countries anyway??</div><div><br /></div><div>We have now been in a <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/lib_senatereport.php">permanent state of national emergency</a> for over 140 years. Today we have standing armies. Rather than <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/16/closes-park-land-mexico-border-americans/">protecting our borders</a>, the de facto government has decided to use military power to police the world. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y06NSBBRtY">Eisenhower warned</a> about the Military Industrial Complex back in the 60's. Our motto today is "to spread Democracy", even though we were originally founded as a Constitutional Republic. Our own country has been <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/lib_militaryorder.php">overthrown</a>, is totally broke, <a href="http://www.usdebtclock.org/">in debt</a>, and is ruled by tyrants, thieves, and <a href="http://www.prisonplanet.com/tsa-fondles-women-and-children-refusing-airport-naked-body-scanners.html">perverts</a> -- and we want to use our "power" to "help" our neighboring countries? Are we even listening to ourselves here?</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, I DO feel for these military families. I feel for them because they have all been <b>duped</b>. They've been duped into believing that their beloved husbands, brothers, and sisters have been hired by an honest and upright employer who has their best interests in mind. They have been <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq-ZVIZJaI8">told</a> by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZaWvE0xiB8">propaganda</a> left and right that military jobs are "cool". So many I see signing up with this military machine are young guys, with little drive, who just don't know what else to do with their lives. The government sees these boys as fodder to brainwash with the "coolness factor" and then puts them into a situation that requires self-sacrifice, all for the purpose of building a global empire, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDUMEEl_ajM">ruled by the elite</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>This de facto government will eventually shut down for good. It may not be soon. But it will happen. And when it does, we don't want anarchy. We need to already be exercising our rights to lawful, <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/">provable state governments</a>. Remember, we as state citizens created the Federal government to be an entity limited and bound by the chains of the Constitution! By its very design, it is to be our servant, not our master.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Shutdown Defined</b></div><div>Just for fun, I looked up "government shutdown" in Wikipedia. It defines it as,</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;">"</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;">a government shutdown is when the government stops providing all but 'essential' services."</span></span></b></span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; ">This begs the question, "what is essential?" Well, based upon what I just stated about the origins of lawful government, the Federal government has certain tasks delegated to it, by the states, through the Constitution. The responsibilities and limitations as defined by the Constitution are indeed the "essentials". And yet, it is the very return to these essentials that we fear??</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:130%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;font-size:14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;font-size:16px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"></span></span></div><blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><b>Government de facto</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><b>:</b> <i>A government of fact. A government actually exercising power and control, as opposed to the true and lawful government; a government not established according to the constitution of the nation, or not lawfully entitled to recognition or supremacy, but which has nevertheless supplanted or displaced the government de jure. A government deemed unlawful, or deemed wrongful or unjust, which, nevertheless, receives presently habitual obedience from the bulk of the community. </i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><b>--Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Editio</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><b>n</b></span></span></span></div></blockquote></span></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; ">This government is NOT my lawful government. But many people in this country recognize it as their own. That is the very definition of 'de facto.' For those people feeding at the Federal trough, a shutdown would be quite painful. So what is the solution?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"></span></span></span></span></h6></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The solution is NOT provided to us by "our representatives" or "our congressmen". <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMPKmLNYS8s#t=5m18s">The solution</a> can only be provided by the fourth branch of government -- THE PEOPLE! We feed this monster by depending on its services and giving it allegiance. Self-reliance, independence, freedom, liberty, creativity, personal responsibility, morality, honesty, and sacred honor. These words have been so far removed from our American vocabulary. But getting back to these ideals is the fix to our problems. We should all stop suckling at the teat of this overgrown beast, <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org/government.php">start exercising</a> our right to lawful, provable state governments, and allow the beast to fall away like a rotting organ. If a shutdown involves getting back to the "essentials", then by all means, pull the plug.</div>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-91825148056840415612011-01-27T13:56:00.002-05:002011-01-27T14:23:47.515-05:00Pastor, Will YOU Take a Stand?<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">I stumbled upon a random church website recently discussing "The Christian and Government". After reading some of the article written by the pastor of said church, I decided to write an email to the pastor. Churches often use Romans 13 to convince their congregations to submit to anyone showing color of authority. As a Christian patriot, I believe it is our duty to first determine 'who' or 'what' is our lawful authority, prior to giving our allegiance and obedience. It is a scary thing to attend a church that would criticize, place under church discipline, or otherwise abandon or betray one of its own body for taking a stand against unlawful government.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Pastor ******,</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">I came across your website after a Google search for a verse I was looking for in Romans 13. Upon arriving on this page...</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">**************</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">...I continued reading some of your article/sermon that I found there. I am not sure you are aware, but there are quite a few things which aren't taught in school about the current government which is in place today. I myself attended a private school during my childhood, and my wife was home-schooled. Neither of us had ever heard some of the things that we've recently learned during the past two years.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">We are both Christians and have studied the relationship between people and government, Biblically, for ourselves. However, we have also studied the law concerning this government. I will give you a few examples of some of the things we have learned. Stay with me, as some of these may sound a bit "looney" if you've never heard them before.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">We live in a little town called Tobaccoville in North Carolina. So I'll begin my explanation of some of our studies with the history of this state. Many people do not realize that there are actually TWO states called North Carolina. The first state of North-Carolina (with a dash) was the 12th state to enter the American Union. Then, after Reconstruction, a second state called North Carolina (a new body politic) was forced upon the people of this state. It was, in fact, the 39th state to enter the American union. This second state was put into place by Military Order Number 120, issued by a General Canby of the U.S. military. I have access to archive copies of this order, and you can view it, as well as the surrender letter from then-governor Jonathan Worth, here:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://ncrepublic.org/lib_militaryorder.php">http://ncrepublic.org/lib_militaryorder.php</a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://ncrepublic.org/lib_surrenderletter.php">http://ncrepublic.org/lib_surrenderletter.php</a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Today, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the coerced passing of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution (the only coerced Amendment in our history) are all chalked up to issues of slavery and perhaps states rights. What most people do not realize (among other history factoids that have since become revisionist history) is that the original object of the war, as published by the 37th Congress in the Congressional Globe (below) was NOT to interfere with the institutions of the states (slavery). More people died during during the Civil War than in any other war in the history of the world. And yet, most people do not realize that the original object of the war was literally CHANGED after the war was over; in fact, TWO YEARS after peace had been declared:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Object of the War:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://ncrepublic.org/lib_surrenderletter.php">http://ncrepublic.org/lib_surrenderletter.php</a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Why do I say all of this? Well, first off, I have not even nicked the surface of this study. There are weekend-long seminars that I have attended that still only scratch the surface. I'll recommend more sources for study at the end of this email. However, the main reason for my email is because there were several statements I saw in your sermon/article which got my attention. These statements included information about paying income tax, among other things.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Because of this information I listed above (and the detailed study that I cannot put into one email), the government today is a government de facto. In other words, though it receives obedience from the bulk of the community, this is not the LAWFUL government, and has not been since the Reconstruction Acts. Similar to the example you used in this sentence, "Other nations that came in and conquered various areas were usurpers to the legitimate government," the government recognized by most people today is a usurping government.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">As a Christian, I believe it is my duty to understand and uphold the law, so long as it does not conflict with God's laws. Our authority in this country is the Constitution, and more specifically, state Constitutions, as they were prior to Reconstruction. In these constitutions, there is no mention of a 14th Amendment created U.S. Citizen. Only state citizens. The government today is a usurper of the law, to which we owe no allegiance, according to the law. Supreme court case Norton v. Shelby County states the following:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">"an unconstitutional act is not a law. It confers no rights. It imposes no duties. It affords no protection. It creates no office. It is in legal contemplation as inoperative as though it had never been passed. Therefore an unconstitutional act purporting to create an office gives no validity to the acts of a person acting under color of its authority."</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">~Norton v. Shelby County, 6 S.Ct. 1121</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Because an unconstitutional law is not a law, we have no obligation to it. In this country, something that is unconstitutional is "as inoperative as though it had never been passed." In other words, in law, it never existed!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">You also mentioned in your article:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">"The "rebellion" was the legitimate authority re-establishing a proper government"</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">This past year, (again, this may sound crazy) I became a citizen of my lawful state, as was re-established on December 1, 1997. Of necessity, the state was titled the North-Carolina American Republic. I denounced U.S. Citizenship. I also participate regularly in monthly government meetings. Many state citizens like myself frequently go to court with a challenge of jurisdiction. This challenge of jurisdiction is a legal argument which is taken into court to challenge the jurisdiction of the unconstitutional state which was created by Reconstruction. We do not recognize its creation as lawful or constitutional. In law, if sufficiently challenged with evidence, jurisdiction must first be proven by the court (today, this would be the DA or ADA) before a case can continue. If the state charging you does not have the authority to do so, it is up to us to challenge this, and up to the court to prove it. These are safe guards which are in place to determine the "proper" government.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">In order to bring the jurisdictional argument up in court, there must first be a controversy. This is simply how courts work. There are drivers' licenses (and other forms of license and permits), property tax, income tax, and many other things which the state or federal government requires of U.S. Citizens. There are quite a few state citizens who do not carry these things, or abide by these laws, because the authority to require these things does not exist, and is therefore not recognized. This brings us into court. If a government does not have lawful jurisdiction, it cannot legally demand something from you.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">As I said, it would be difficult to sum up everything in a single email. However, I do hope that you will do some more studying into this matter. There are a lot of people who go to jail, or get fined, or get into "trouble" with this government who do so based upon the belief that what they are doing is lawful and right. I believe it is our responsibility as Christians to be knowledgeable about what is going on around us; to understand the law and what is lawful. For here on earth, and especially in America, this is the foundation of obeying our true authorities. It is difficult to obey an authority if we do not know who or what it is. Coercion does not create a legal obligation.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Considering the current state of affairs in this country, the chances are increasing that you could get someone like myself visiting and interested in attending regularly, your local body of believers. I hope you will keep these things in mind.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Other resources:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.carolinaliberty.com">http://www.carolinaliberty.com</a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org">http://www.ncrepublic.org</a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.americasremedy.com">http://www.americasremedy.com</a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Constitutional Town Hall: John Ainsworth (9-part video):</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://triad.ncfreedom.us/2009/10/constitutional-town-hall-john-ainsworth/">http://triad.ncfreedom.us/2009/10/constitutional-town-hall-john-ainsworth/</a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Chuck Baldwin; The Church's Role In Preserving Liberty:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/CB-Milford-OH.html">http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/CB-Milford-OH.html</a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">If you would be interested in reading more or learning more about this, feel free to contact me in the future and I can provide you with more resources. Thank you for your time.</p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, fantasy;"><br /></span></div>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-41414495196336783612010-11-30T11:53:00.006-05:002010-11-30T12:11:59.786-05:00The Pulpit IS Responsible<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODcZRNFc57TbLDhyphenhyphenAaicPW47-R3HYrr2dNv1zEs13HnApYDsHKbKEWwNl9g9sSKVy__O7hVWVYuEbw-mvIQ7DKYV5xk26SxAM3T7dvMZ8xSqPmCJXKtzcS3FN-q2_msdrJ8yf9w/s1600/60.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODcZRNFc57TbLDhyphenhyphenAaicPW47-R3HYrr2dNv1zEs13HnApYDsHKbKEWwNl9g9sSKVy__O7hVWVYuEbw-mvIQ7DKYV5xk26SxAM3T7dvMZ8xSqPmCJXKtzcS3FN-q2_msdrJ8yf9w/s200/60.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545391675418986642" /></a><br />I received an <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=6oivt9cab&v=001J8BvtJGIt7vjdd3QIXjNcueVzWYYcX-_-kOlYfV8fuKDqv0nSIu8qFIw8W4NkI2FfeRBPAIuz9gpBFuI2Yt5f4auOoOHzb82wgtXMkVcKO-AM2ZYRCoX689ZeDsCzfoJe-ISwSr6dJP7rpd5ZE80MXdLDvDiUFJ6efjIREyeWijCOZ3BOm4_MA%3D%3D">email</a> recently from the group, NC Tea Party, entitled "CHANGE in our churches". The email lists a number of local churches here in North Carolina who are supporting a 'radical left' group called "CHANGE". While I appreciated NC Tea Party's efforts in creating this list, and I highly recommend you review this list to see if your church might be listed, I also had a few issues with the wording of their message. Here was my reply stating my position when it comes to church participation in the political realm:<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;"><blockquote>NC Tea Party Staff,<div><br /></div><div>Thanks so much for sending out your email concerning churches' involvement with the CHANGE group. I am an avid believer in holding churches accountable for supporting liberty, freedom, and the founding principles of our country.</div><div><br /></div><div>On this premise, I would like to give some constructive criticism about the formatting of your message. In the following paragraph, you state that "there is no room for ANY political group in our churches." You go on to say, "Any church that knowingly gives money to a political group could be in violation of their tax-exempt status..."</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, fantasy;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><i>Quoted from NC Tea Party email on 11/30/10:</i></span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127); font-family:Arial;font-size:11px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size:10pt;"><em>The NC Tea Party believes that many of these churches are supporting this group without a true understanding of its nature and its political activities. There is no room for ANY political group in our churches, even the Tea Party. <span style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size:10pt;">Any church that knowingly gives money to a political group c</span></em></span><span style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size:10pt;"><em>ould be in violation of their tax-exempt status as </em></span><em><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size:10pt;"><a shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6oivt9cab&et=1104001947465&s=32&e=001RrtHpSeohn-qmHw_n6IvpMJuDAacXWr3hSHtaq36EmknHzja__fF8P5Rznh5XLHtV6T--ZAD8W-hAQBxi0BQpP_WGUnRwdGaAkKNfyt45ddCDkhQ6m5Shbigtq2QAfVe" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">CHANGE</a></span></strong></em><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><em><span style=" ;font-size:10pt;"><strong> is a political organization</strong></span><span style=" ;font-size:10pt;">.</span></em></span></span></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>My wife and I recently looked up and read IRS forms 1023 and 1024, forms which a church would use to obtain its supposed non-profit status. In these documents the IRS states that:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;">--------</span></span></div><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;">According to IRS Code § 508(c)(1)(A):</span></span></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;">Special rules with respect to section 501(c)(3) organizations.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;">(a) New organizations must notify secretary that they are applying for recognition of section 501(c)(3)</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>status.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;">(c) Exceptions.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;">(1) Mandatory exceptions. Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to—</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;">(A) churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or associations of churches.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;">--------</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;">As you can see, the IRS' has a "mandatory exception" rule. So, even the IRS says that it is completely unnecessary for any church to apply for a tax-exempt status. In their own words, a church is "automatically tax-exempt."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;">Your statement "Any church that knowingly gives..." first assumes that the church in question is held contract to the terms held in the 501(c)3 status. Without the 501c3 status (which is NOT required to be tax-exempt), a church can be involved politically however they like. This is of course assuming that the church body is composed of state citizens, and not subjugated United States citizens created by Reconstruction. However, the point is that churches are not required to have this 'non-profit' (501c3) status; and if they do not have it, they can indeed be involved politically in whatever fashion they choose. They have waived no rights and have contracted with no person or entity.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;">Over the past two years, I have seen first hand how it is not the churches' INVOLVEMENT in the freedom movement which has been harmful to the restoration of liberty, but indeed its NON-INVOLVEMENT. I have personally witnessed good, Christian groups concerned about liberty and our God-given rights who have met at church buildings, only to have one or two people from a church of hundreds in attendance at such meetings. I have heard about church members throwing away flyers to events or seminars whose aim was to help us get our country back to its Christian origins. There is a huge number of people in this country today who say that those origins are non-existent; when even a simple glance at our original state constitutions will prove otherwise. I also live about five minutes down the road from King, North Carolina, where a Christian flag was removed from a local park, based upon one person's "being offended" and a blatant mis-interpretation of the First Amendment by the ACLU. My wife wrote a blog about the Christian Flag Controversy, here:</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://tinyurl.com/296nevu">http://tinyurl.com/296nevu</a></div><div><br /></div><div>We do NOT need to be prohibiting churches from any sort of political involvement, but rather encouraging them to fight for liberty, as did the original Black Regiment preachers:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/read_blackregiment.html">http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/read_blackregiment.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Again, I really appreciated your email; otherwise I probably wouldn't have said anything. But it was the wording of that single paragraph which I really felt I needed to reply to. Churches should have the freedom to preach what they will, just as you and I have our freedom of speech. Without God, Christianity and a moral people to uphold His laws, this country has little hope for recovery.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><blockquote><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">"If there is a decay of conscience, the pulpit is responsible for it. If the public press lacks moral discernment, the pulpit is responsible for it. If the church is degenerate and worldly, the pulpit is responsible for it. If the world loses its interest in Christianity, the pulpit is responsible for it. If Satan rules in our halls of legislation, the pulpit is responsible for it. If our politics become so corrupt that the very foundations of our government are ready to fall away, the pulpit is responsible for it."</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> </span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>~ Rev. Charles Finney</span></blockquote></div><div></div></div><span><span><br />These things being said, I will be re-posting your message on Facebook, blogs, etc., but with a personal footnote, clarifying my stance in regards to the 501(c)3 and the political participation of churches.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Sincerely,<br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Cliff Muncy</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div></div></span></div></div></blockquote><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;"><div><br /></div></span></div></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></div>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-13677572575798232492010-06-22T14:57:00.001-04:002010-06-22T14:59:22.044-04:00Explaining Liberty to A Jehovah's WitnessI had an interesting visit today with a Jehovah's Witness today that I just have to write about. A short Korean looking lady and a tall black man knocked on my door. Believe it or not, we ended up talking for about an hour and half! It was just a very interesting conversation! Oh how I wish I had had a camera rolling. The conversation started out pretty basic -- with a discussion about sin and "whatever happened to it." I listened quietly as she discussed the topic and pointed out various verses in Romans which discussed sin. I mentioned to her that I was indeed a Christian and that my wife and I attend church together. This of course eventually led her to the question, "So where do you two go to church?"<br /><br />Ahh, the age old question. I then explained to her that we go to various churches but that we haven't settled on one in particular and are not members anywhere at this time. I then explained that it is difficult today to find a church that teaches some of the deeper Biblical truths and philosophies that we seek. She and her partner seemed interested, so I continued. I then explained that we have not, as of late, been very big participants of the modern day "church membership" philosophy.<br /><br />"Now this may sound a little kooky to you, but the majorities of churches today are actually corporations."<br /><br />To my surprise she was actually very receptive to this comment and understood where I was coming from and seemed to agree. At this point, I thought I would throw out a little more truth and mention that most churches are also 501(c)3 organizations as well. This caught her a little off-guard, so I started to explain...<br /><br />"The problem with churches taking on the 501(c)3 (or non-profit) status is that it is allowing the government to exercise an authority which it does not have. It allows the government to come in and dictate what the church can and cannot preach about."<br /><br />As the conversation went on, we continued to delve deeper into discussion about the modern day church's lack of involvement with local community, government, and helping people to understand their responsibilities in relation to government.<br /><br />Much to my surprise, the conversation didn't take the turn to Romans 13 (what many church-goers believe is the "obey the government no matter what" chapter), but rather she began discussing verses in the Bible which she believed indicated that Christians should not be involved in government activities. Her reasoning was that because Satan has such a hold on the world and because sin is so powerful, no matter what we do to ensure that we have a government that abides by God's laws, we will always fail in doing so.<br /><br />To which I replied...<br /><br />"I agree that sin is at the bottom of all things evil with our society and our government. But wouldn't that be all the more reason for us as Christians to be involved in that area so that we can be a positive influence and bring good wherever we can?" (I'm reminded that we are to be the light of the world.)<br /><br />As I continued to talk with the Jehovah's Witness lady about how I believed we should all be involved in various aspects of our society, including government, it seemed along the way to be more of a battle of wits than anything else. She was very kind and soft spoken as was I; but the conversation seemed to go in a loop.<br /><br />She would tell me how Jesus chose to be a minister rather than being involved in government. I would remind her of Romans 13:4, where the Bible says that the government is actually to be a MINISTER of good. She would tell me that we should concentrate on what affects people's lives together, to teach them Biblical principles. I would remind her of how the public school system (controlled by the government) is a giant indoctrination camp with the absence of morality and no Biblical teaching whatsoever. When discussing gun rights, she said that Jesus told Peter to put away his sword. So I asked her if someone came to her door and threatened her family, what is her first obligation?<br /><br />There were many memorable parts of the conversation, but one that was particularly interesting was when I proposed a hypothetical scenario with her. Now keep in mind while reading our conversation that I only advocate participation in LAWFUL and constitutional government as we had prior to Reconstruction (NCRepublic.org, AmericasRemedy.com), but I think this would have been even MORE over her head. So I continued with my scenario...<br /><br />"You've stated that you don't believe it is the job of the Christian to get involved in government. Yet, you have also said that you believe we need laws to govern us. Indulge me for a moment in a hypothetical scenario in which your door to door witnessing is so incredibly effective that every person you meet accepts Christ and eventually the entire world is full of Christians. Now we all know that that's probably not going to happen right?" Her partner chuckled a bit and shook his head. "So if the entire world is full of Christians, none of which believe they should be involved in government, does that then mean that all of us Christians would succeed in governing ourselves?"<br /><br />To this scenario she stuttered a bit and if memory serves me I believe she eventually said "no" or maybe "well yes and no" (she answered this way a few times). I believe at this point she again went back to sin as being the reason that we should not be involved. She kept repeating that because of sin, we can never have a perfect government.<br /><br />Many of the situations she brought up with government I would rebut by comparing them to other aspects of life. For example, she said that because of sin we can never have a perfect government -- so therefore we shouldn't get involved with it. She also made some comparisons of Bible characters who failed at abiding by the law, proving the sufficiency of God's grace over works.<br /><br />I would reply, "I agree that God's grace is more than sufficient to cover ALL of our sins. However, does this mean that perhaps as a parent we should say, 'oh well, God's grace is sufficient, my child will raise himself' -- or perhaps, 'me oh me, because of sin I will NEVER be able to raise my child as good as God could raise my child directly, so what's the use of trying?' In essence my illustration was this -- yes, of course sin causes government corruption. But America still started out with a Christian government and Christian values were the cornerstone of this country. Christian involvement in law making and serving in the government was an essential part of America's history and is in fact part of what made us so prosperous.<br /><br />Believe it or not, the entire conversation was fairly polite and courteous. I rather enjoyed talking to her, but I still just don't think the message got through. Obviously she knew her stuff and I knew mine pretty good as well. We both agreed on many things, but unfortunately I don't think we agreed on the seriousness, necessity and obligation we all have in taking a stand for liberty, truth and right in this morality-depraved country. We did not agree on the church's (and Christians') need to be more involved in government and the assertion of God-given rights.<br /><br />I told my wife Sara about this conversation and she was amazed that at the end of this conversation, it was actually the Jehovah's Witnesses who said they had to go. Apparently there is some big joke about how hard it is to get a Jehovah's Witness to leave? That was really not my intention. Nevertheless, the car that was with them had pulled in and out of the driveway several times, going to the surrounding houses and neighborhoods. And the man that was there with the lady speaking to me mentioned that the driver needed to use the bathroom.<br /><br />As they started walking toward the edge of the sidewalk I said, "Hey guys, I appreciate you coming by and I hope I didn't take up too much of your time. But I would really like to give you a few things before you go if you would wait right here for a moment." I went inside and grabbed a pocket version of the Constitution, a John Ainsworth DVD and one of the little Covenant Wedding booklets Sara and I handed out at our wedding. I took them outside, explained what they were and gave them to the lady. She declined the DVD stating that she wouldn't have time to watch it on her computer and so I told her she could actually play it back on the television. "Oh, well I don't watch much television"..."Well that's okay, we don't even have TV reception!," I replied. Obviously she didn't really want the DVD, so I handed her a marriage booklet. She took it, gave it a glance and mentioned to me that I should read Ephesians for some good stuff on marriage. I told her thank you.<br /><br />I could tell in the end that they were a little frustrated with me and were ready to go. I apologized once more for taking up so much of their time and told them to have a great day. They said thank you as they quickly got in their car and then drove away.<br /><br />So was it a futile conversation? Perhaps. But I learned a lot. When it comes to liberty and standing up for the freedoms which men have fought and died for, I've learned not to waiver too much. Why? It is because of those very freedoms that people like the Jehovah's Witness can go door to door in the first place. It is because of that God-given liberty that I keep the fruits of my labor and not waste it on a corrupt, immoral government who refuses to be obedient to God's laws. Our law in this country is the Constitution. It was created by Christian men as an attempt to uphold God's laws and to keep greed, selfishness and the love of money and power from taking over our government and civil servants. It is not just our job, but our DUTY to know it and to keep our servants accountable. After all, if Christians aren't involved in upholding morality and law in society, who will be?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil." -Romans 13:4<br /><br />"To be a Christian in America and believe that only the spreading of the gospel, without challenging or making accountable the existing leadership, whether Christian or not, is the only way for us to have good leadership, you must first altogether denounce the very fashion in which the remaining freedoms you enjoy were first established." -Cliff Muncy</span>NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-11308795826078167392009-03-23T18:19:00.001-04:002009-03-23T18:21:39.845-04:00Volunteerism Bill - Socialism or National Enslavement?Introducing H.R. 2857, a bill called the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education or "GIVE" Act. It's on it's way to the Senate and it's something you really need to know about.<br /><br />Wednesday the House of Representatives passed a measure that will cost $6 billion over five years as shown below. Basically your government is telling you that you need to volunteer more in your community to help out with our bad economy. Not only do they want you to volunteer, but they want to take more money out of your paycheck to pay for these efforts. That's right. Long gone are the days of liberty and freedom folks. Either we take a stand now, or well...national enslavement here we come!<br /><br />Don't want to volunteer? That may not be an option in the future as the government is also considering whether "a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people" should be developed.<br /><br />(Sec. 2401) Authorizes:<br />(1) $100 million for the VISTA program for FY2008;<br />(2) $67.5 million for the RSVP for FY2008;<br />(3) $115 million for the Foster Grandparent Program for FY2008;<br />(4) $52 million for the Senior Companion program for FY2008;<br />(5) $500,000 for DVSA demonstration programs for FY2008; and<br />(6) $35 million for DVSA administration and coordination activities for FY 2008. Authorizes such sums as may be necessary for these programs and activities for FY2009-FY2012.<br /><br />Sources:<br /><br />http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2857/show<br /><br />http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/18/house-readies-passage-volunteerism-critics-pricey-forced-service/<br /><br />http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=92288<br /><br />--------------------------------<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Education is Freedom! Join us this Thursday!</span><br />We should be AIMING AT THE ROOTS of our problems. As you can clearly see, the current federal government is one of force and coercion. This is called a "de facto" government. Take a stand for your rights and become a citizen of your original state ("de jur"). Get educated at <a href="http://www.carolinaliberty.com">CarolinaLiberty.com</a> and also visit <a href="http://www.ncrepublic.org">NCRepublic.org</a>.NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-71198761519170053332008-12-05T21:35:00.000-05:002008-12-05T21:31:56.849-05:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWklR6orewEriLKPKKfrytpOFLholYpJtIRq8NT9bvbrd2c-fCOEtcBndo4I0M3XDdR_KpjStaxkQMf7Rmy12q81aFGpYPvitHuF0bqp8vgfWdBc-9W7G1F86oWgIPqCB8Ue0_g/s1600-h/bm-image-716854.jpe"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWklR6orewEriLKPKKfrytpOFLholYpJtIRq8NT9bvbrd2c-fCOEtcBndo4I0M3XDdR_KpjStaxkQMf7Rmy12q81aFGpYPvitHuF0bqp8vgfWdBc-9W7G1F86oWgIPqCB8Ue0_g/s320/bm-image-716854.jpe" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276499248543326530" /></a></p>Apple TiramisuNCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-38683210488867487702008-10-14T11:13:00.001-04:002008-10-14T11:18:43.916-04:00Yanni Performing in Acapulco, Mexico<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFrcl6UImxwEOBWuXkmmLLZOR3EEBxzKVSBJOqDzOk1SW2pXoWt0o_PdRIwak7k0IGzyemC4_3_m3F7FUrAZgKrzwFjG4xXxykyiN1oBdUqMn1HmReGVoXyzi12hYhsfT7-BsMA/s1600-h/mundo_200px.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFrcl6UImxwEOBWuXkmmLLZOR3EEBxzKVSBJOqDzOk1SW2pXoWt0o_PdRIwak7k0IGzyemC4_3_m3F7FUrAZgKrzwFjG4xXxykyiN1oBdUqMn1HmReGVoXyzi12hYhsfT7-BsMA/s320/mundo_200px.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257028492120464962" /></a><br />Yep, my favorite artist, Yanni, is performing soon in Acapulco, Mexico. I hope he comes to the U.S. soon though. Chances are, thanks to our weak immigration laws, we probably have about the same number of Mexicans here as they do there now.NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-62691307197192604392007-09-06T17:16:00.000-04:002007-09-06T17:22:17.209-04:00Justin's New Job!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmhL-aJ9dGomg-5aeRV7x8M6b-WZu84B6kjCimqQK9sKBKMbF71a57IereufimzNm85_Rj3IUDskQMOi50EKNPcJdSNBHa7icYpFGJeVbapwUFXRT0UmjPEihjX0IdmZvl1alJg/s1600-h/Photo_083007_001001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmhL-aJ9dGomg-5aeRV7x8M6b-WZu84B6kjCimqQK9sKBKMbF71a57IereufimzNm85_Rj3IUDskQMOi50EKNPcJdSNBHa7icYpFGJeVbapwUFXRT0UmjPEihjX0IdmZvl1alJg/s320/Photo_083007_001001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107203634404104018" /></a><br />After months of filling out applications all over town, and many weekly follow-ups, we now have results!<br /><br />On August 30th, my good friend Justin and I attended orientation at Walmart on Summit Square Blvd. (off of University Pkwy). After much paperwork, videos, and well, getting 'oriented,' Justin is now officially a Walmart Cart Pusher! Now that Justin has a job he can begin saving up for his next vehicle and for his future!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihojNWGMZZyZK-G68agU853zrx7IsYKP37LVLGAySMCRR6C78hjAxogw1eZdM8go7HZNxaJoYeb2WbtyxLr2ChsctWCNZ87E7mHYFuozJgP8nJ3xV7op58LZk0C9QuA92U03iSbw/s1600-h/Photo_083007_002001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihojNWGMZZyZK-G68agU853zrx7IsYKP37LVLGAySMCRR6C78hjAxogw1eZdM8go7HZNxaJoYeb2WbtyxLr2ChsctWCNZ87E7mHYFuozJgP8nJ3xV7op58LZk0C9QuA92U03iSbw/s320/Photo_083007_002001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107203634404104034" /></a><br />It's been a long ride. First we got Justin a truck, then insurance and a license. Now he's got a job! Awesome! I'm proud of what Justin has accomplished. It hasn't been easy, but he's hung in there and made it happen.<br /><br />If you have a chance to go by Walmart this week, be sure to say hello to Justin. His schedule for the upcoming week is as follows:<br /><br />9/6/07 2pm-11pm<br />9/8/07 12pm-9pm<br />9/11/07 12pm-9pm<br />9/12/07 2pm-11pm<br />9/14/07 12pm-9pm<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEved4oRv6h7paQbxEfn-4EIBx82HjLVjlYorZLScCirKv5Eltkr0fxTF-zI50qbi9-hsZF1ChQJgCzgEaJaA5oxEf4iCPJ-g5dAjNTjeIKGF2sHejoou2UPjvugzQU47I54LxA/s1600-h/Photo_083007_005001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEved4oRv6h7paQbxEfn-4EIBx82HjLVjlYorZLScCirKv5Eltkr0fxTF-zI50qbi9-hsZF1ChQJgCzgEaJaA5oxEf4iCPJ-g5dAjNTjeIKGF2sHejoou2UPjvugzQU47I54LxA/s320/Photo_083007_005001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107203638699071346" /></a><br />Also, if you'd like to send Justin an email of congratulations, his email is <a href="mailto:jcline@bluebottle.com">jcline@bluebottle.com</a><br /><br />Thanks for reading.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />CliffNCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669810.post-51972655843048972372007-08-27T19:41:00.000-04:002007-08-27T20:00:59.227-04:00Is AT&T the Suckiest?While using Google today, I was curious to see how many websites I could find that told how much AT&T sucks. While I was at it, I went ahead and looked up a few other cell phone carriers. Just who is the suckiest of them all? See the results below!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9ysrpsPvywW3H7HI__tZlYZmN4xta602ckCdRPGgM5jrlZXvWJnC6oV_qr1qdpVoShNy6m0JAoaR7GfvQqPJWqvpWa_LPzx1x8eRJP6I-GIgMBtvpAkAqqpAE8xaR1zd5EUhHQ/s1600-h/Suckiest-Cellular-Carriers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9ysrpsPvywW3H7HI__tZlYZmN4xta602ckCdRPGgM5jrlZXvWJnC6oV_qr1qdpVoShNy6m0JAoaR7GfvQqPJWqvpWa_LPzx1x8eRJP6I-GIgMBtvpAkAqqpAE8xaR1zd5EUhHQ/s400/Suckiest-Cellular-Carriers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103531368646547266" /></a>Congratulations to our winner! Sprint is, according to Google search results, the suckiest cellular carrier! There are apparently over 1 million websites describing the suckiness of Sprint. Wowzers! AT&T comes in a very close second with over 829,000 results (must be all those "fewest dropped calls"..lol). And once again proving correct the plentious positive testimonials I've received their customers, <a href="http://www.alltel.com">Alltel</a> is perhaps the least sucky cellular provider out there. You go <a href="http://www.alltel.com">Alltel</a>! This definitely isn't a <a href="http://www.alltelcircle.com">"head-to-head"</a> competition I would be proud of winning.<br /><br />What does the winner of this competition get? Well, nothing. We should give these companies' executives a big kick in the pants for being suck slackers. Instead we'll just provide gobs of links to <a href="http://www.alltel.com">Alltel</a> for being the least sucky. Visit them at <a href="http://www.alltel.com">Alltel.com</a>.NCPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293642994897182593noreply@blogger.com0