I want you to watch this video and then come back for my comments and an action plan:
Thomas Jefferson wrote:
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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new guards for their future security — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. — The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.
Recognize those words? They are from our Declaration of Independence. I wrote in my New Declaration of Independence:
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Now this American Form of Government has become unresponsive and disrespectful of these ends, meaning that the American People have the Right and the Duty to recall or impeach all legislators, justices, and even the President who do not fulfill their solemn oaths to protect and defend the United States Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.
I am wondering how many liberties are going to have to be stripped from Americans before WE THE PEOPLE wake up. I spoke at one of the Tea Parties here in Pensacola, told them about Eddie and then I said something to the effect:
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“I find it ironic that in many Iraqi cities there is vibrant economic activity and the possibility of free market success and its potential to bring greater freedom to the Iraqi people is because of the liberty bought by America’s precious blood. And yet when and if our beloved service men and women return home, they find a nation whose own liberties are being stripped away all the while citizen apathy allows it. There is something terribly wrong in America today.”
If there is no citizen outrage, and I mean on a national level, over the treatment of this pastor, then these abusers will only be emboldened. We can have all the tea parties we want, send emails to everyone in our address book, blog until pigs fly, but if we do not let everyone within the chain of command of the Border Patrol and the Arizona Department of Public Safety know we are outraged and are watching the outcome of this brutality, then it will only get worse.
Monday morning I plan to email and call the following; let’s melt down their servers and phone systems. Please remember to be courteous and controlled:
President Barack Obama
Email the President
Phone: 202-456-1111 (Leave comment)
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
It seems you cannot email Secretary Napolitano but we can write a short note to her:
Secretary Janet Napolitano
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
Phone: 202-282-8495 (Leave comment)
Jayson P. Ahern
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
It seems you cannot email Commissioner Ahern either so here is his mailing address:
Jayson P. Ahern
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20229
Phone: 703-526-4200
Tucson Field Operations Office Information
4740 N. Oracle Road
Suite 310
Tucson , AZ 85705
Phone : (520) 407-2300
General Fax : (520) 407-2350
Operational Hours : 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ( Pacific )
Weekdays (Monday-Friday)
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer
Contact Form (scroll down a bit)
The full mailing address is:
The Honorable Jan Brewer
Governor of Arizona
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Telephone (602) 542-4331
Toll Free 1-(800) 253-0883
Fax (602) 542-1381
Roger Vanderpool
Director of Arizona Department of Public Safety
Main Switchboard: 602-223-2000
Contact Form
Mailing Address:
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
P.O. Box 6638
Phoenix, Az. 85005
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Dave, that makes me want to cry- I am so frustrated. Looking at some of the comments, not only on this video, but on others- it is like ever since the election, we’ve hit “upside down and backwardsworld”. I know it wasn’t all that different before, but to see the hate from so many now. To see the name calling and disgusting comments from the media over the tea party happenings, to this man and Lord knows how many others. From Napolitano calling anyone like me, you and millions of others- terrorists for crying out loud! It’s crazy. I know it’s coming to worse things, but I pray that maybe people will wake up! This is madness, but we are the ones considered dangerous! Thank you Dave for putting this up and spreading it far and wide. God Bless you so much.
Appalled!! That’s my reaction to the attack on this man. Regardless of his affiliation or status. The only thing that matters is that he’s an American citizen. This didn’t happen at a border crossing, but merely along one of our Interstate highways.
If the INS and the border patrol would enforce the existing statutes, this kind of behavior wouldn’t happen. I live in a suburb of Houston which has been branded a safe haven for illegal immigrants because the Feds and local law enforcement are battling each other over jurisdiction instead of enforcing the immigration laws.
Since this is a Federal organization, I am emailing my congressman and senator with the link to elevate this to the national level. I suggest all who read this do the same.