J.A.I.L. News
Journal
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Los
Angeles,
California
April
5, 2006
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Appease, Appease!
(By Ron Branson - Nat'l J.A.I.L.
CIC)
No man escapes when
freedom fails,
The best men rot in
filthy jails.
And those who cried
'Appease,' 'Appease,'
Are hanged by those
they tried to please!
From the beginning of time, men have
pursued the avenue of security at a high price, including expressing a
willingness to surrender their liberty for it. This known fact in the
nature of mankind concerned our Founding Fathers. It was Benjamin Franklin, in
his famous quote who said, "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security." In their day they believed it was essential that they give up their lives, if necessary, in order to secure liberty. They realized the value of liberty and freedom. However, today we are being brainwashed by the government and the media that it is essential we give up our liberty in order to preserve our future. The fact is, if we give up our freedom and liberty for temporary security, we will ultimately have neither liberty nor security.
Today we are at war. This war is not necessarily one of guns and of bullets, but one warring for the souls of men. Nevertheless, it is still war! America is being overthrown from within, and the judiciary is at the helm of it. This war is being led by the judges of this nation, both state and federal, who serve as the generals. My repeated statement is, "As go the judges, so goes the nation." Every ill in society has a judge somewhere at some level, state or federal, behind it. We have come to the obvious point that there is nowhere else to lay the blame but at the feet of the judiciary.
"In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned
for redress in the most humble terms: our repeated petitions have been answered
only by repeated injury." Declaration of Independence. As
with our Founding Fathers, our repeated petitions for redress of grievances
have likewise gone unheeded and ignored.
At a conference where I participated, I walked up to a
man who was the leader of another group and sought to introduce myself, and
before I even got my name out of my mouth, I was gruffly told, "I know who you
are!" I first thought this was an incident of mistaken identity. So
when I attempted to clarify, I was told, "I know exactly who you are-- you
are making the judges mad, and we want them to be our friends!" With that,
I realized that
indeed he did know who I was, i.e., a man who upset the
judges in this country. But more shocking to me was his additional
statement that he and his organization was seeking to make friends of the judges
across this country. I realized that indeed we were on opposite sides of the
fence, since he was interested in playing politics in "kissing up" to the judges
in this country, and making "friends" with them. As a result, I realized that he
was upset even if I spoke well of either him or his organization
because the judges would see that gesture and determine that his
organization was in good standing with JAIL4Judges. Thus, I was perceived by him
as an enemy that he could not associate with in any fashion or form, lest I
"contaminate" their effort in making friends of the judges, even though
admitting they were violating the law.
I do not like playing politics --never have, and never
will! I believe that truth is our only ammunition against the lies and those who
oppose us. "And ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32.
As many of you know, we have thrown the government into
total upheaval in South Dakota by placing South Dakota J.A.I.L. on the ballot to
be voted upon this November 7th. Our enemies have come out of the woodwork
against J.A.I.L.vigorously, making outlandish accusations and stating
perversions of the truth in and effort to deceive and defraud the voters of
South Dakota. Our enemies include the legislature, companies with special
interests in keeping the status quo, and supposed "non-profit"
organizations run by wealthy corporations giving grants, all determined to
defeat Amendment E this November. The entire system is terrorized at what
JAIL4Judges is doing in South Dakota, knowing that a win in S.D. will likely
mean a defeat also in other states following November 7th. The legislature in
South Dakota is going so far as to openly commit crimes and clearly violate
the Constitution they swore to uphold, in opposing J.A.I.L.
Am I daunted? Not in the least! I am emboldened to meet
the challenge, and face off with the enemy; and I believe many other JAILers and
citizens are likewise emboldened to do the same. They are not ashamed to be
identified with a "Certified Nut," a title given me by a South Dakota
Senator according to the AP. Now is not the time
to cut and run at the first shot fired over
the bow by the enemy; but a time when we must shout
with Admiral David Farragut, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
Folks, there is just absolutely no way we are going to
appease our enemies, or be nice to them and get them to
see it "our way." It is just not going to happen. There is but only one
way to appease our enemies in South Dakota, and that is to withdraw
South Dakota J.A.I.L. from the ballot so not one soul will vote on
it. Nothing less! They have sworn for J.A.I.L.'s death, and we are
not about to "make friends" with them, or seek their approval of what we doing.
We are at war, friends, and they mean to destroy us if it were possible. God is
on our side; rest assured of this consolation. They can never win.
May the words of Patrick Henry inspire you:
"Mister President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We
are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth. Is this the part of wise men,
engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of
the number of those, who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the
things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?
....
"Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced
additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we
have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne!
"In vain, after these things, may we indulge in
the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for
hope. If we wish to be free -- if we mean to preserve inviolate those
inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending -- if we mean
not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged,
and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious
object of our contest shall be obtained -- WE MUST FIGHT! I repeat
it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all
that is left us!
"They tell us, sir, that we are weak -- unable to cope with so
formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be
the next week or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed,
and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather
strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual
resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of
hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?
"Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the
God of nature has placed in our power. Three millions of people armed in
the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are
invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir,
we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the
destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for
us.
"The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant,
the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base
enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There
is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged. Their
clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable -- and let
it come!!
"I repeat it sir, let it come! It is vain, sir, to extenuate the
matter.
Gentlemen may cry "peace, peace" -- but there is no peace! The war is
actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our
ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field!
"Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What
would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the
price of chains and slavery?
"Forbid it, Almighty God - I know not what course others may take; but
as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
No man escapes when freedom
fails,
The best men rot in filthy
jails.
And those who cried
'Appease,' 'Appease,'
Are hanged by those they
tried to please!