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Subject: Defense of Freedom
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Date: Mon, 25-Feb-85 12:17:46 EST
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GentlePeople:

     First of all, my humble apologies for the use of the generic term
"Gentlemen" in my previous submission.  It seems some are easily offended 
by the non-use of Unisex terms.

     It seems others are offended by my willingness to defend the rights of
individuals and sovereign citizens by the use of force.  I guess it's perfectly
alright for people of other nations to assert their right to self-determination
by armed glorious revolutions.  But it would appear the same does not hold true
when a citizen of the United States indicates a willingness to take up arms in
defense of his own country.  Is that the way it works?

     But then there are those who hold that we no longer have a right to exert
our sovereignty as a Nation.  They say, "We have an obligation to give up our
wealth for the betterment of the World.  Pro buono publico, as it were."

     A perfect example of this is our good friends at the United Nations.  
It exists allegedly to assure peace in our time.  But since its inception,
the world has seen more wars and bloodshed than in any other period in history.
Why, then, does the government of the United States tolerate its functioning
on our turf?  

     The answer is obvious.  There are certain groups whose only goal is to
destroy the United States as a Nation, seize our property, and subject our
people to slavery.  One only has to pick up newspaper to find out who they
are.  

     But are we supposed to sit back and let this happen?  No!  The ninth 
and tenth amendments to the Constitution of 1787 specifically name the 
People of the United States as the fourth and highest branch of govern-
ment.  If the other three branches ceased to function, the people have
the full Constitutional authority to assume the powers of government.  But
we as a Nation have lost sight of this.  The very first Federal Law, the
Declaration of Independence (which is still in full force and effect), 
specifies that the American People have the right and duty to dissolve 
a government which becomes abusive of the rights of the people.

     The Constitution also states that it and only it is the Supreme Law
of the Land.  There is absolutely no provision in this document for the
submission of the sovereignty of the United States to the authority of
any World Government or any agency thereof.  

     Some people may not agree with me about this.  But rest assured that
I would defend with my life your right to disagree.

Don Black

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"Let Freedom ring!"
--M.L. King, Jr.
Washington DC, 1963