The War on Freedom, Giving up Liberty For Security

[align=left]The War on Freedom, Giving up Liberty For Security
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[align=left]Dana Gabriel/Prison Planet | December 20 2005
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[align=left]In this age of political correctness where to some it is considered intolerant to even wish someone a Merry Christmas out of fear of offending them we see a greater evil looming. Hate crimes or as it was coined in the George Orwell book 1984, thought crimes. We might soon very well find ourselves unable to criticize or protest a group, organization or even the government. Just as there is a war on terror there is also a war on for our freedoms with the two very much intertwined and connected. We see the merging of crime and terrorism where any crime could fall under the category of domestic terrorism. They have been preparing us psychologically to accept the police state while incrementally building a control grid system. German philosopher, writer, poet Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe said that " None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe themselves to be free." The police state marches on with fear being used as a weapon and most will give up their liberty for security only to willingly.
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In October of 2004 11 Christians in Philadelphia were arrested for preaching the gospel at a gay pride event. Charges against 6 were dropped but the others were up on criminal conspiracy, ethnic intimidation and riot charges. They were facing up to 47 years in prison and up to $80.000 in fines. All this for practising their first amendment rights, handing out literature, carrying signs with a Christian message and witnessing on a public sidewalk during a pro-homosexual rally. They later were acquitted, but this is still very serious and is an example of the effort being made to suppress free speech and I would be saying the same thing if it were the homosexuals in this same predicament. This is taking place right here in America and around the world. In Sweden Pastor Ake Green was recently acquitted for a hate crime where in a sermon some two years ago he called homosexuality "a deep cancer tumor on all of society." Now whether you agree with him or no that is not even the point. This is his belief, his opinion and his freedom of speech and religion should be protected. Even more disturbing is after his acquittal he said in the future he would keep his mouth shut on the subject of homosexuality. So even though he wasnâ??t found guilty of a hate crime he was obviously greatly intimidated by the whole process and I wonder how many others out of fear will choose not to exercise their freedom of speech? In Austria British writer and historian David Irving was arrested on a warrant dating back to 1989. In his books he says that the holocaust was greatly exaggerated and that Hitler knew nothing of it. Now I strongly disagree with him but still recognize that this is his right to free speech which is something sacred that should not just be selectively enforced or supported when one agrees with the message.

On September 14 of this year the House of Representatives passed their version of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005 (HR.2662) Senator Edward Kennedy's Senate version of the anti-hate bill (S.1145) was not given an opportunity to make it to the Senate floor as an attachment to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (S.108) This ended any chances of the bill passing Congress before the new year but Kennedy along with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) have both vowed that they will not give up until their hate crimes bill is passed. Hate crime bills have already been defeated four times but I have no doubt that they will eventually pass in America putting it on par with many European countries and even Canada. This will give the government even more power to determine and define what constitutes a hate crime. It could be enforced subjectively to target those individuals or groups the government sees fit and will be used as a control mechanism to regulate free speech. One must understand that free speech should be for all even if that means one does not agree with what another is saying. If they take away someone else's right to free speech it won't be long before they silence you.

Two months ago in Denver Colorado Deborah Davis was riding on a public bus which route takes it through a Federal center. A security guard at the gate climbed on board and demanded to see every ones identification. She told the guard that she had ID but wasn't going to show him. Now before you say to yourself that she was being defiant and difficult we need to understand that she was on a public bus on her way to work and had done nothing wrong. Federal police were called and she was hauled off the bus and later arraigned in December but no charges were laid. She said that "the whole thing seemed to be more about compliance then security." They just looked at every ones ID and did not even record them or compare them with any list. It's all about conditioning us to be good little slaves but no one should be required to show identification without justifiable cause. It's the same as in NYC where a judge ruled that the police have a constitutional right to randomly search subway passengers bags which began after the second bombing on London's transit system. I very much doubt that a terrorist with a bomb is ever going to allow himself or his bag to get searched and this is a direct assault on the fourth amendment that prohibits searches without probable cause. Showing an authoritative official an ID card or getting your bags searched is not going to make us any safer.

After 9/11 and the 7/7 bombings people were scared and it's because of this abject fear we call terrorism that most are willing to surrender even more power to the government. I'm here to tell you that the war on terror is being used as cover, a smoke screen for many things including a full out attack on Americans privacy and freedoms. This sort of police state behavior is spreading to other cities and states. Recently in Miami the police announced that they would be performing random ID checks, staged sieges and riding buses and trains all in an effort to keep the terrorist second guessing. Deputy police chief Frank Fernandez said "Pneople are definitely going to notice it, we want that shock. We want that awe, but at the same time we don't want people to feel their rights are being threatened." This is clearly a conditioning exercise and an assault on our already fragile psyche as the war on terrorism isn't being waged against the evil Muslims and I say that with extreme sarcasm, but against the average American citizentry.

Through the Patriot Act the government has increased its surveillance of individuals, groups, organizations, journalists and it is being used against more American citizens in criminal cases. Peaceful protesting now seems to falls under the category of domestic terrorism as the names and licence plate numbers of those engaging in such free speech activity are being routinely recorded and placed in domestic terrorism files. The FBI has increasingly used National Security Letters for terror and espionage investigations which requires telephone companies, internet providers, banks, credit bureaus and other businesses to provide highly sensitive personal records about their clients and customers. This just seems like the perfect tool to keep track of those who criticize the government or for that matter any person, group or organization that it finds unfavorable. I want to know how many were issued against law abiding citizens that were not suspected terrorists, spies or known associates. You see if your going to set up a police state you will have to compromise, neutralize and eventually terminate dissidents and enemies of the state. It was reported by many sources that at the last Bilderberg meeting its members were angry with the alternative truth movement and more specifically the Christian patriot movement in America and that they would be dealt with. The Pentagon is also expanding its domestic spying operations and new recommendations would allow them to track down and investigate crime and espionage. and this would include the apprehension and detention of suspects. We see the end of posse commentates as the military is to play a bigger role in law enforcement. During the Vietnam war the army spied and kept records on anti-war persons, organizations and those associated with them and it is very clear that this practice has not diminished in the least. Senator Ron Wyden said "We are deputizing the military to spy on law abiding Americans in America."

San Francisco just recently approved a hand gun ban which would prohibit the manufacture and sale of such firearms and ammunition in the city. This will make it illegal for residents to keep handguns in their homes and businesses. Those excluded from the ban will be law enforcement officials and others who require a firearm for their line of work. Current handgun owners will have until April to surrender their firearms. What they are doing is taking guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens you know the ones that don't commit crimes. Do you honestly believe that criminals who obtain their guns illegally will comply with such a ban? Come on give me a break. I see this as yet another trial balloon with poor misguided people rallying to the lets stop the gun violence cause but in reality what they are really doing is contributing to the further disarming of the population. You need to get the criminals off the street not the guns of lawful citizens who can use them to protect themselves. A clear violation of the second amendment took place after hurricane Katrina with the authorities engaging in gun confiscation of those who had legally owned firearms. It was these same guns that kept many individuals, families and property safe from opportunistic criminals when there was no police presence. This has always been their plan and new precedents are being set. The disarming of the population is a classic sign of tyranny.

What would happen after another terrorist attack nuclear or biological causing massive casualty counts? Former U.S. intelligence official and Vietnam whistle blower Daniel Ellsberg said that after another attack there would be more restrictions on freedom of speech and of the press. He also said that, "In a time of fear, I believe the majority of American people will cling to authority." Yes we've already been pre-conditioned to give up our liberty for security. General Tommy Franks said that if such an attack occurred, "The Western world, the free world, loses what it cherishes most, and that is freedom and liberty." This means that the constitution would be scrapped replaced by a martial law form of government where civil liberties would be suspended, curfews enforced and the military would carry out law and order. Recently Bush was fear mongering openly talking about martial law and forced inoculation ib the case of an epidemic outbreak like the avian flu. In a radio interview on the Alex Jones show Republican Congressman Ron Paul said "They are determined to have martial law. I think they're concerned about the remnant, the remnant of those individuals who don't buy into stuff and think that they should take care of themselves on their own, that they should have their own guns and their own provisions and they don't want to depend on the government at all and I think that is a threat to those who hold power. They don't want any resistance to their authoritarian rule."

We are on the verge of a big brother, track and trace, police state society a future with cameras and check points everywhere, national ID cards will have to be shown or even microchips scanned to prove ones innocence. Under the guise of security new legislation and technology will be used to gain more control over our lives and enslave us. We need to stand up for what is truly right and must not allow ourselves to be compromised, bullied or pressured. We need not conform and should never be afraid to express our thoughts politically or socially. It was so called radical ideas that made this country grow and prosper. Not everyone has the capacity to lead but together I assure you we our an unstoppable force and that is exactly what they fear. I don't want to remember back to this time when we had this window of opportunity but did not act. After the next terrorist attack, natural disaster or even a epidemic outbreak you need to ask yourself who has the most to gain? We need to judge our leaders not by the lip service and rhetoric they spew but by their actions. Freedom is becoming more of an illusion, precedents have been set and we have all been pre-conditioned to give up our liberty for security. "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security." Benjamin Franklin