| Subject: Re: DOES THE CONSTITUTION NEED TO BE INTERPRETED? |
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John W. Slagle
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Date Posted: 04:20:07 12/14/16 Wed
In reply to:
By Gary Alder
's message, "DOES THE CONSTITUTION NEED TO BE INTERPRETED?" on 15:45:50 12/13/16 Tue
Excellent article. For most of my life from Military service, Police and Federal Law Enforcement duties I was required to rise my hand and state the following...
I, John W. Slagle do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. That oath has no expiration date.
Over the course of my duties as a sworn officer, I have read news reports of many events in the history of this nation that seemed to defy the Constitution from the Waco branch Dividian Fiasco , Ruby Ridge Sniping to BLM confrontations. JWS
The Framers of the Constitution made it very clear: Government was not to exercise any power not delegated to it by the Constitution. But for many decades now, it has been assuming more and more powers for which there is no constitutional basis, often in response to demands from the public to "do something" about some problem or another, without bothering to adopt amendments that would make such powers legitimate. Courts have, for the most part, gone along with this, often resorting to imaginative sophistry to try to make it seem legitimate.
Any order which you may receive that is contrary to the Constitution of the U.S. or of your State, or to a constitutional law, is illegal. Compliance with such an order is not only not required of you, but may be and probably is illegal, and the issuance of such an order may be a crime, which obligates you to make an arrest of the person issuing it.
Under federal law, 18 USC 242, it is illegal for anyone under the color of law to deprive any person of the rights, privileges or immunities secured by the U.S. Constitution, and under 18 USC 241 it is illegal to conspire to violate such rights. It is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. This could be applied to local, state, or federal law enforcement or military personnel who abuse the rights of citizens. Every state has a similar law.
The key point is this: You not only have the right to disobey an illegal order, but you may also have the duty to apprehend the parties issuing such an order if such issuance is part of the commission of a crime.
ATTENTION law enforcement personnel
But what does that oath really mean in your personal and professional life? ... is
contrary to the Constitution of the U.S. or of your State, or to a constitutional law,
is illegal. ... This could be applied to local, state, or federal law enforcement or
military personnel ... First, you cannot be appointed to any office without your
consent.
http://www.constitution.org/mil/law_attn.htm
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