BILL OF RIGHTS

FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

WHAT WE ONCE HAD:

                    

AMENDMENT I: Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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We are offering methods besides writing your Congressman.
You may want to save this as reference material. The
following is applicable to California and other People's
Republic states such as Connecticut, New Jersey, and
Maryland. Coming will be other articles on the "how to"
defend yourself against the tyranny that is coming: Running
Campaigns, Unregistering Your Gun, and Effective Lobbying.

Just Say, "Go Away."

Rights are like muscles, you must exercise them or 
BILL OF NO RIGHTS

The following was written by State Representative 

In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control.

From 1929 to 1953, approximately 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up

and exterminated.

In 1911, Turkey established gun control.

From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1928, Germany established gun control.

From 1939 to 1945, 13 million Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, the mentally ill, and others, who were unable to

defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1935, China established gun control.

From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents were unable to defend themselves and were rounded up and

exterminated.

In 1964, Guatemala established gun control.

From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1970, Uganda established gun control.

From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1956, Cambodia established gun control.

From 1975 to1977, one million "educated" people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and

exterminated.

That places total victims who lost their lives -- because they were unable to defend their liberty -- at approximately 56 million in the 20th century.

The Radical Republican Congress overrode all of President Johnson's anti-Reconstruction vetoes, and excesses by the federal Army eventually became so egregious that congressional dissenters passed the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 (by a narrow margin). The act stated, 

In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control.

From 1929 to 1953, approximately 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up

and exterminated.

In 1911, Turkey established gun control.

From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1928, Germany established gun control.

From 1939 to 1945, 13 million Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, the mentally ill, and others, who were unable to

defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1935, China established gun control.

From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents were unable to defend themselves and were rounded up and

exterminated.

In 1964, Guatemala established gun control.

From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1970, Uganda established gun control.

From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1956, Cambodia established gun control.

From 1975 to1977, one million "educated" people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and

exterminated.

That places total victims who lost their lives -- because they were unable to defend their liberty -- at approximately 56 million in the 20th century.

We are offering methods besides writing your Congressman.
You may want to save this as reference material. The
following is applicable to California and other People's
Republic states such as Connecticut, New Jersey, and
Maryland. Coming will be other articles on the "how to"
defend yourself against the tyranny that is coming: Running
Campaigns, Unregistering Your Gun, and Effective Lobbying.

Just Say, "Go Away."

The Radical Republican Congress overrode all of President Johnson's anti-Reconstruction vetoes, and excesses by the federal Army eventually became so egregious that congressional dissenters passed the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 (by a narrow margin). The act stated, in part, that "it shall not be lawful to employ any part of the Army of the United States as a posse comitatus, or otherwise, for the purpose of executing the laws, except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by an act of Congress....

The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 was, in fact, a return to the intent of the framers to separate federal executive, legislative, and judicial powers, and to keep the federal government from overstepping its proper boundaries. With the passage of the act, Reconstruction ostensibly ended, having been stripped of its overt martial law compulsion.

Mitchell Kaye from Georgia.

"We, the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone 
get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more riots, keep our 
nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt free 
liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grand children, hereby try one 
more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the 
terminally whiny, guilt-ridden, delusional, and other liberal bedwetters.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that a whole lot of people are confused 
by the Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a Bill of No Rights."

ARTICLE I
You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV or any other form of wealth. More 
power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.
ARTICLE II
You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, 
and that means freedom for everyone - not just you! You may leave the room, turn 
the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and 
probably always will be.
ARTICLE III
You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, 
learn to be more careful. Do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all 
your relatives independently wealthy.
ARTICLE IV
You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most
charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are 
quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional 
couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation 
of professional couch potatoes.
ARTICLE V
You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks 
of public housing, we're just not interested in public health care.
ARTICLE VI
You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, 
intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see 
you fry in the electric chair.
ARTICLE VII
You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat or coerce 
away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get 
together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big 
screen color TV or a life of leisure.
ARTICLE VIII
You don't have the right to demand that our children risk their lives in foreign wars 
to soothe your aching conscience. We hate oppressive governments and won't lift a 
finger to stop you from going to fight if you'd like. However, we do not enjoy parenting 
the entire world and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each and every 
little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.
ARTICLE IX
You don't have the right to a job. All of us sure want all of you to have one, and will 
gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the 
opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.
ARTICLE X
You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the 
right to pursue happiness - which, by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by 
an overabundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the 
Bill of Rights.       Mitchell Kaye

No one born after 1865 has ever lived under the original system of government our founders bequeathed to us. We have all existed under a socialistic, alien creation, birthed by the likes of Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln, and carried to further excesses by FDR, Bill Clinton, and the present administration. The founders would not recognize the abomination that we exist under in our day. What the ignorant American populace calls 'freedom' they would have labeled as the rankest form of slavery. Perhaps we should pause to reflect upon that a bit.         Copyright ©, Al Benson Jr.

Gentlemen, as we lose our rights, remember we still have a chance

when we are assigned jury duty.  Please read this story.

This is the story of the trial of William Penn, who had committed no more
serious offense than preach Quakerism in spite of an official "law,"
known as the Conventicle Act, intended to proscribe all religions except
the Church of England. The jurors suffered up to nine weeks of torture
to stand by the principle that every person has a right to worship
according to his own conscience. Because they did not waver, they
finally won.

"The Conventicle Act fell before these twelve inconsequential "bumble
heads" - these twelve "simple-witted cockneys" without rank nor
position in the government. There were no further prosecutions under
that act. It was not necessary to importune vote-seeking legislators to
pass repealing legislation. The entire government was humbled before
them. They gained no material benefits for themselves, they blended
back into their pre-trial anonymity.

"By nullifying, the jury corrects governmental abuses and usurpations
one at a time without violence, within the arena of the courtroom,
preventing the formation of a long chain, which unchecked, could lead
to revolution, as it did in 1776. The jury should be highly respected and
honored."

The right of juries to judge the justice of laws was eloquently discussed
in 1852 by author Lysander Spooner in his, "ESSAY IN THE TRIAL BY
JURY."

He wrote, "For more than six hundred years - that is, since Magna
Carta, in 1215 - there has been no clearer principle of English or
American constitutional law, than that, in criminal cases, it is not only
the right and duty of juries to judge what are the facts, what is the law,
and what was the moral intent of the accused; but that it is also their
right, and their primary and paramount duty, to judge of the justice of
the law, and to hold all laws invalid, that are, in their opinion, unjust or
oppressive, and all persons guiltless in violating, or resisting the
execution of, such laws.

If you were to serve on a jury on a gun case it is not
unrealistic to expect the government to ask if there are any gun owners,
or maybe even NRA members, in the jury pool. Sometimes jurors are
asked to answer questions by raising their hands. In that situation it is
possible to not volunteer an answer by not raising ones hand. Quoting
further from Mr. Lehman's
Justice Times article:

"Almost universally, judges would extricate from jurors the false oath to
"Take the law as I dictate it to you, no matter how you feel about it."
Judges who do this are acting criminally as they are violating their own
sacred Constitutional oaths. They would dominate the jury. Principled
jurors refusing to take the oath are forcibly removed from the panel
(also illegal).

"My position as a juror is to take the oath but, if the law is repugnant, to
repudiate it in the jury room. Since to insist upon the oath is duress, and
since it demands yielding inherent, Constitutionally guaranteed rights
and powers, it is a lie from the beginning. It is not valid. It is the gun
to
your head and the offer you can't refuse. Jurors who have ostensibly
sworn to the oath have remained on juries to prevent what would have
been miscarriages of justice.

"The intense inquisition of jurors before trial is also to destroy jury
independence by attempting to stack the jury with only compliant non-
questioning jurors. The Constitution does not permit the court to invade
the private lives of jurors with these outrageous inquisitions.

"That all of this is done in defiance of the Constitution is only partial
demonstration of the extent we have progressed toward judicial
oligarchy - despite those repeated Constitutional guarantees. The most
valuable lesson we can learn from the ordeal of the Bushell jurors is
that we do not require legislation nor other official act to save this grand
bulwark of liberty, and liberty itself. We require only ourselves,
knowledgeable and refusing to submit.

"And because our liberty depends principally upon the honesty of
jurors, we the people, can overcome the oligarchy by doing nothing else
than following, as jurors, the Bushell example of acting on conscience
and principle."

Knowledgeable grass-roots political activity is absolutely necessary if
we are to keep and regain our unalienable rights, protected by
constitutional prohibitions on government. However, by serving on
juries, when given the opportunity, with knowledge, acting on
conscience and principle we can, once again, make the jury (at least
the one we serve on) a "palladium of liberty."

. The following information is provided as a
public service by The Lawyer's Second Amendment Society, Inc.
Disclaimer: The following is not legal advice but is for
informational purposes only. You should use your own
judgment and/or consult an attorney before deciding what to
do.
August 20, 1999 The Attorney General of the State of
California ("AG") is embarking on a massive effort to
confiscate firearms (so-called "assault weapons") in the
possession of United States citizens residing in the State of
California. You may see evidence of this at
http://www.sksbuyback.org. The Attorney General, Bill
Lockyer, plans to have his agents attempt to trick the citizens
into voluntarily handing over these firearms to them. Luckily
for the citizens, they have protections from such trickery. You
need to know how to assert your rights if you want to defeat
this trickery, whether in this instance or in the future as the
government becomes even more depraved as it tries to take
away more and more of our inalienable rights. Following is
some information about your rights that the government
hopes you don't know.

Our right to keep and bear arms is one of those inalienable
rights "endowed by [our] Creator," as set forth in the
Declaration of Independence. The GunTruths.com web site
(http://www.GunTruths.com) provides ample evidence that
our right to keep and bear arms is an inalienable, individual
right retained by the people and protected and guaranteed by
the Bill of Rights. We must use the Bill of Rights to preserve
and protect our rights. We must not voluntarily cede our
inalienable rights to the government. Inalienable rights, by
their nature, cannot be given, or taken, away.

The AG hopes that the good citizens residing in California will
voluntarily cede their right to keep and bear arms. The
government of California is embarking on a test of the
citizens residing in California to see whether they will
voluntarily turn in their SKS Sporters and register their
"assault weapons." If the good citizens residing in California
voluntarily turn in their SKS Sporters, and register these other
weapons voluntarily, the AG will have achieved its goal at
relatively little cost, and will have learned that even the gun-
owning citizens are weak and ignorant of their rights. The
ultimate goal of the current government of the State of
California is to slowly, incrementally, confiscate all firearms of
military pattern so that the citizens will no longer have the
means to be the "well regulated militia, necessary to the
security of a free State," referenced in the Second
Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The AG hopes that the good citizens residing in California will
not know, and assert, the rights their forefathers fought and
died for. The AG hopes it will be able to intimidate the good
people into voluntarily turning in, or registering, their weapons
by threatening them with felony prosecutions, and jail
sentences. These threats are being communicated on the
internet, in letters to selected individuals and through
advertisements on the radio and through other media.

What The Government Hopes Won't Happen

What if the good citizens did the following upon receiving a
knock on their doors?

The citizen calls through the door, "Who is it?"

The reply is, "I'm police officer/deputy sheriff/special agent
Smith."

The citizen replies, "Go away. I'm not interested in spending
any of my time talking to you. Get off my property."

That should do it. The agent of the government might be a
little more persistent, but if the good citizen understands, and
asserts, his rights against the government, the above
scenario is all that should happen.

Why? Because no citizen is required to talk to anyone from
the government unless he wants to. You have the right to be
left alone. Unless the government has probable cause to
suspect you of a crime, you are free to be left alone. You do
not even have to produce "identity papers." Yet. The Fifth
Amendment protects the citizen's right to be free from
incriminating himself in a criminal case.

What The Government Hopes Will Happen

Upon knocking on your door, and you opening it, the police
officer/deputy sheriff/special agent will say, "I'm Officer Smith
and this is my partner Officer Jones. We understand you are
in possession of an illegal assault weapon and we're here to
retrieve it." They may wave papers in your face, such as a
record of sale.

You say, "Oh, well in that case, come on in. I'll show you
where it is. I figured you'd find me."

Then they will confiscate your firearm and arrest you. Later,
when your attorney files a motion to suppress the evidence
before your trial, the judge will deny the motion on the
grounds that you volunteered the evidence to the police. You
will then be convicted of being in possession of an "illegal"
firearm.

Other Things You May Want To Think About

If you are in possession of a so-called "illegal" SKS Sporter
or "assault weapon," you should consider purchasing an
inexpensive dictation tape recorder and an inexpensive video
camera, and keeping it near your front door. When the
agents from the government (and they will come in pairs, as
they are cowardly) come to your door, you should be in a
position to gather evidence of their trickeries. They will try to
trick you.

For example, they may say, "We know you have an illegal
firearm in your house. We want it. It is illegal for you to have
it. You must let us in, pursuant to the new law." And, as
mentioned above, they may say they have "evidence" that a
certain weapon was sold to you.

One response would be the same as above, "Go away. I'm
not interested in spending any of my time talking to you. Get
off my property. I'm recording this."

Tell them you are recording this event. That will get their
attention. You may want to set up a system whereby you can
speed dial your phone to a neighbor who can also be
videotaping the officers outside your door.

Another alternative response could by, "Slide your search
warrant under my door." The government agents will almost
certainly not have a search warrant, provided you have been
very circumspect in the recent past about what firearms you
own. Why, then, would it be almost certain that the
government agents will not have a search warrant? Because,
according to the Fourth Amendment of the United States
Constitution, "no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable
cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly
describing the place to be searched, and the persons or
things to be seized." Did you know that Article 1 of the
California Constitution is a Declaration of Rights, and that
section 13 of the Declaration of Rights says: "The right of the
people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and
effects against unreasonable seizures and searches may not
be violated; and a warrant may not issue except on probable
cause, supported by oath or affirmation, particularly
describing the place to be searched and the persons and
things to be seized?" (The full text of the California
Constitution can be found at
http://www.ca.gov/s/govt/govcode.html.

You must ask yourself this question, "What judge is going to
issue a search warrant to search my home for an allegedly
illegal firearm, if I haven't had anyone in my home recently
who might be a snitch, who would be able to say under oath,
'I saw this man in possession of an illegal firearm of a certain
type, and it was stored in this location in his house and I saw
it this morning?'" If the only "evidence" the government has
is that months earlier you purchased a certain weapon, that
in itself would only tell a judge that on that date you may have
been in possession of that firearm. In the meantime, you
could have disposed of it (you could have thrown it away in
your trash), you might have dismantled it, thrown it in a lake,
taken it out of state, etc., etc.

If you have not advertised to anyone your possession of your
"illegal" firearms, it is highly unlikely that the government will
have sufficient evidence that probable cause exists that you
are in possession of illegal contraband (that is, that you are in
possession of an "illegal" firearm). Thus, you must ask
yourself whether you are able to take the small risk that you
are wrong.

Even if the government agent has obtained a search warrant,
after complying with the search, you may challenge the legal
sufficiency of the search warrant. The government will have
to sustain its burden of proof that the required showing of
probable cause was actually based on credible, recent
evidence. This will be a heavy burden, because in every case
the eyewitness claiming that you were in possession of the
"illegal" firearm would have to make a showing that your
possession was close in time to the issuance of the warrant
and that the eyewitness was in a position to "particularly
describ[e] the place to be searched and the persons and
things to be seized" according to the dictates of the Fourth
Amendment of the United States Constitution and section 13
of the Declaration of Rights of the California Constitution. In
every case, the government will only have reason to suspect
that you are in possession of the "illegal" firearm based upon
some information they received many months ago. It is just
as likely that you are no longer in possession of the "illegal"
firearm as it is that it is still in your possession; therefore,
without more, there is no probable cause to believe you are
currently violating the law. Since you may not be required to
answer any of the government's questions about whether you
are in possession of an "illegal" firearm, the government has
no way of finding out whether its suspicions are correct.

If you really want to have some fun, and burn up some of the
government agents' time (taking away time they might
otherwise use to try to trick other citizens of their firearms),
you may want to do the following:

When they identify themselves outside your door, slide a
Public Servant Questionnaire under the door to each of them,
and tell them you'd be happy to talk to them if they will
answer each of the questions set forth on the form. You may
get a copy of the Public Servant Questionnaire at
http://www.GunTruths.com (click on the cartridge above "I
Believe In Self Defense" and then scroll down to the "Get
Involved" heading). If you do this, it is doubtful they will
continue to talk to you. Probably, they will have been told not
to waste their time on citizens who seem to understand their
rights and they will leave and go to the next name and
address on their list.

Assuming they do fill out the form completely, you may want
to then ask them whether they are armed with loaded
firearms. If they say yes, you should tell them that you will let
them into your house to talk with them only if they will return
without their firearms. Then you should also tell them that
you'd like to first obtain some witnesses to eyewitness the
meeting in your home, and further explain that you'd like to
have them sit in front of your pre-positioned video camera
and near your tape recorder. If they tell you that you don't
have the right to audiotape and videotape them, they will be
lying. Remember, these are your public servants. Then let
them come into your house, unarmed, to ask your permission
to answer some questions. Let them ask whatever questions
they choose. In response to each, simply say, "I choose not
to answer that question." Or you might ask them, in response
to every question they ask, whether you are required to
answer the question. Again, you'll have this all on audio tape
and videotape and have at least one witness. When they are
finished, politely show them the door.

Use your imagination.

Another Right We Have At Our Disposal That The
Government Fears

Under Article VI of the United States Constitution, and
Sections 15 and 16 of the Declaration of Rights in the
California Constitution, all defendants in criminal
prosecutions shall enjoy the right to a speedy trial, by an
impartial jury of twelve jurors. The AG does not want to be
faced with overcoming the foregoing hurdles, plus having to
convince all twelve jurors on a jury that you ought to go to jail
just because you were in possession of what just a few
months earlier had been perfectly legal to own. The AG fears
fully informed jurors who know that they have the power to
judge both the law and the facts, and who will be willing to
acquit you of the victimless crime of possessing an "illegal"
firearm that was formerly perfectly legal to own. You should
learn more about the Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA),
which is on the Links page at The Lawyer's Second
Amendment Society, Inc. web site, http://www.thelsas.org.

The Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution is short, to
the point and written in English. The Fourth Amendment is
easy to understand. The Attorney General hopes you don't
understand any of your rights. Don't let them trick you. If the
first one hundred attempts at trickery fail, the government will
give up. Don't be fooled. Learn your rights and exercise
them!

Disclaimer: The foregoing is not legal advice but is for
informational purposes only. You should use your own
judgment or consult an attorney before deciding what to do.

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The 2ndAmendmentNews Team
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The Life and Times of John Hawkins by Weldon Clark

(Any resemblance to persons living or dead is intentional.)

I will tell you, my son, that the government of the United
States, your country, has evolved in some very unhealthy
ways. Most of the politicians are not religious and have taken
up worshiping the government. Regardless of party, power
over your life is their objective. They wish to control your
future and the future of your grandchildren. The image they
hold of the future is one in which you and your grand children
are dependent on the government for your personal security.
They know you will begin to resent this sooner or later.
Therefore they want you to have as little power to resist them
as possible. This means they want you to have no firearms.
The have confiscated firearms in your country in New York
City, Cleveland, Connecticut and California. Under various
pretexts they confiscate firearms whenever they can using
every excuse. They plan to do this across the whole country.
My father foresaw this.

When he died he did not mention any firearms in his will. I
and my brothers and sisters sat down at a table and parceled
out guns and ammunition to each of us. If the government
wants to know about my father's guns they can try asking
him. Of course, once you are dead the government cannot
get answers out of you. And you can no longer be
prosecuted or imprisoned.

I will parcel out my guns to all of you, my children, provided
you promise never to voluntary or involuntarily register them
with any government local, state, or federal. I will leave you a
thousand rounds of ammunition for each firearm.

As each of you goes through life I would like you to keep any
record of firearm ownership out of the hands of the
government. Avoid registration any way you can. When you
trade firearms with your friends make sure they are indeed
your friends. You should know your friends very well, which
means having only a few good ones. Having bad friends is
the most dangerous thing you can do in life.

When you trade a firearm for a similar firearm—say a .38
S&W for a .38 S&W, you have effectively changed the serial
number on the .38 you own. So it is more difficult for the
government to know who has what gun.

When you obtain a firearm from another person do not keep
any record of the transaction. Then store that firearm away
from your residence for a long period of time. In case you
were set up, the evidence will not be in your possession.

Store your firearms securely. I have a cousin named Francis
Drake who is a little bit on the wicked side. He stores his
firearms protected by a 2000 volt electrical charge. Fran has
done some things to politicians who are anti-gun that I of
course would never do. One of his representatives kept
introducing gun bills. Fran had all kinds of things delivered to
his house, like gravel, sand, and lumber. He had a call girl go
to the representative's house at 3 AM. Fran made sure the
politician never knew who did these things and never knew
why they were done. Soon the other politicians began to
notice that the politician had started to behave strangely.
And he was a lot less effective in doing anything, including
waging his anti-gun crusade. With anonymous phone calls,
Fran set up another anti-gun politician to be investigated on
gun charges. When Fran's police chief called him a
"Neanderthal", Fran got back at him by not saying things that
would have helped the chief in his official duties with the
chief's enemies.

My children, in all areas of your life you must follow a strategy
of resisting government power of any kind. So you must vote
in every election, and you must support those politicians who
will reduce the government's power over your life by helping
to finance and run their campaigns for political office. If you
can bear the company, become useful to the political party in
your area. Get a hold of their supporters list and try to meet
these people. Every once in a while you can get a politician's
attention by talking to his supporters.

You should serve on a jury every chance you get. In any
case where the government is trying to prosecute someone
for a paper crime, such as failing to fill our a firearms
registration form, say nothing but vote not guilty regardless of
the judge's instructions. Judging the correctness of the law
as well as the actions of the accused is your moral duty, and
it is an established principle in American jurisprudence. All
judges say you have to do as they say, but you don't. You
are the real judge in a trial, and you should never convict
anyone who is simply trying to live free.

You should exercise your rights every chance you get,
regardless of whether you have done any thing illegal or not,
and regardless of how you have to do it. One time a
policeman asked me to let him search the trunk of my car. I
told him the lock fell out and he would need a screwdriver.
He did not search the trunk.

Finally, my children, you should serve on any boards or
commissions you can get appointed to. And always, always
in everyday life, as a voter, or as an official of any kind speak
up for, and work toward, more freedom. If you do this, your
own children--and they're children, and theirs—will thank you
and bless your memory.