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3. True—that is, constitutional—Militia
suffer from none of these defects. Specifically:
•First
and foremost, proponents of revitalizing “the Militia of the several
States” refuse to assume that “all is lost” already, but
instead concern themselves with how We the People, through their Militia, can
preserve “the security of a free State” in this country today and
throughout the foreseeable future, as the Constitution tells them they can.
•Rather
than antagonists of “the government” in general, the Militia are
permanent parts of each State’s government in particular, and temporary
parts of the General Government when called into the actual service of the
United States.
•Far
from being organizations of questionable legality, let alone criminal
conspiracies, the Militia are declared by the Constitution itself to be
“necessary to the security of a free State,” and empowered and
required by the Constitution itself to “execute the Laws of the
Union.” Moreover, the Militia constitute the best way to put down
usurpers and tyrants—because, when such miscreants employ armed force
or the threat thereof to violate the law under color of the law, they are in
insurrection and rebellion against the Constitution; and the Constitution
itself assigns to the Militia the power and the duty to “suppress
Insurrections.”
•Revitalization
of “the Militia of the several States” can and will succeed,
because We the People have the overwhelming numbers to make it work through
their State legislatures, one State at a time. After all, proper
constitutional Militia will consist not just of a few individuals drawn from
a narrow segment of society (such as “the gun culture”), but of
the vast majority of individuals enrolled from throughout the community.
Militia training and duties will focus not only on firearms, but on all
aspects of “homeland security,” much of which will have nothing
to do with firearms. Thus, “the Militia of the several States”
will need, and be able, to enlist members of the Society of Friends, as well
as members of the National Rifle Association. In that way, the Militia will
be unifying forces in every State, in the spirit of the “more perfect
Union” that the Preamble sets as the Constitution’s very first
goal—and in contradiction of the primary tactic of the Forces of
Darkness, “divide and conquer.” And through unity will come
strength, because We the People will become aware of their authority and
power, when they finally concert their own efforts for “the common
defense” and “the general Welfare.”
4.
All this being so, what is to be done? Just as the Chinese character for
“crisis” contains the characters for “opportunity” as
well as “danger,” so too does America’s present situation
exhibit both a bright and a dark aspect.
a. The
bright side is the enthusiastic reception average Americans of all
persuasions are giving to the Presidential candidacy of Representative Ron
Paul. Now, Representative Paul should be encouraged to make revitalization of
“the Militia of the several States” a fundamental, non-negotiable
issue in the forefront of his campaign, for several reasons:
•The
Militia are constitutionally required. For a constitutionalist President,
whom the Constitution explicitly designates as “Commander in Chief * *
* of the Militia of the several States,” that alone should suffice.
•Revitalization
of the Militia is the best—and I believe the only—way to demolish
the National police state now being erected by the NeoConzis and their
stooges and fellow travelers in the General Government. And demolishing it
must be every common American’s goal, before addressing any other
issue—for once a police state clamps down on this country, all hope of
peaceful reform will go by the boards. Once united, Ron Paul’s
candidacy and a movement to revitalize the Militia could prove unstoppable,
because, on both the political “right” and “left,” no
one but a handful of supranational fascists, Neoconzis, and other
subversives—and their utterly discredited political
Pinocchios—wants a National police state.
•Revitalization
of the Militia is the best—and I believe the only—way to restore
real self-government to America, by having people participate, on a regular
basis and in detail, in government in their own States and Localities
throughout the periods between elections.
•Perhaps
the President’s most important constitutional duty is to “take
Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,” the Constitution itself
foremost among them. The Militia are the only establishments to which the
Constitution explicitly assigns this function: “to execute the Laws of
the Union.” Therefore, as Commander in Chief of the Militia, the
President enjoys the constitutional authority to employ the Militia to
fulfill his duty to “take Care.” And, in light of the numerous
problems facing this country, from the current invasion of illegal immigrants
to the imminence of a collapse of the monetary and banking systems, President
Paul will need the assistance of the Militia at every turn.
Although
he will be President, Ron Paul will not by himself be enough to turn this
country around. For he will be a truly constitutional President, with
powers the strict limitation of which he recognizes and respects. So he will
need the full support of a self-governing people to ensure that “the
Laws be faithfully executed” in the face of all the opposition that the
Forces of Darkness will incite against him. And the Militia will provide this
support. Who else can?
For
example, President Paul will surely refuse, on constitutional grounds, to
enforce the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, and other abusive
legislation of that ilk. For the time being, that may suffice. But the long
run is a different matter. As a constitutionalist, President Paul cannot
formally strike those statutes from the books. Neither can he unilaterally
provide by “executive order,” “presidential
proclamation,” or some other ukase the necessary new, constitutional
“homeland-security” legislation America may require. For such
legislation, he must look to a legislature, such as Congress—and
perhaps a hostile Congress, at that. Even more important, he must create and
leave in place a proper system of “homeland security” based on
self-government by We the People. If he does not, some future Administration
and subservient Congress may—probably will—put back into place
something like the Patriot Act and related legislation, because the Forces of
Darkness absolutely require a police state in this country to carry out their
nefarious purposes. The only solution to this problem is to revitalize
“the Militia of the several States.” As the Militias’
Commander in Chief, President Paul can promote whatever State legislation may
be necessary to enable him to fulfill his constitutional duties in that
particular. Each of the States can enact the requisite statutes independently
of a recalcitrant Congress. And, once again in place, “the Militia of
the several States” will provide a permanent bulwark against
encroachments on Americans’ liberties by the Forces of Darkness. True
federalism at work—the only way it can work under present
circumstances.
For
another example, the Federal Reserve System cannot be abolished by the
President on his own initiative and immediately. And not just for
constitutional reasons, either. Reform requires replacement of the banking
cartel and its paper currency with constitutional systems of money and
banking in such a systematic, carefully measured way as to avoid setting off
an economic catastrophe. This will necessitate a gradual “bottom
up,” not a sudden “top down,” approach—initially, on
a State-by-State basis, so as to create an ever-expanding fait accompli that
will force a reluctant Congress to follow suit (for an example, see my
“electronic gold currency bill” for New Hampshire, at
www.goldmoneybill.org). Obviously, inasmuch as monetary and banking stability
is a key aspect of “homeland security,” the Militia can and
should play a dominant role in pushing these reforms through at the State and
Local levels, and then making them work in practice through the free market.
•A
fundamentally important political principle is involved here, too. Even with
Ron Paul as President, common Americans will have to stop thinking in terms
of the Leader Principle—that is, who is to be President, or who is to
control Congress or the Supreme Court—as if these vanishingly few
individuals were the political “be all and end all” in this huge
country. Instead, Americans must start thinking about—and actually
taking charge of—self-government in their own States and Localities.
The genius of America is not the Leader Principle, but the Popular Principle.
And the Militia are the heart of the Popular Principle. For they put the
Power of the Sword into the People’s hands. And with that come all
other legitimate powers, “[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary
to the security of a free State.”
(By
the way, I have not discussed this matter with Representative Paul, or in any
way been induced to make these suggestions by anyone in his
campaign-organization.)
b. On
the dark side is the possibility that Representative Paul will not be elected
President in 2008. Given that possibility, you had better start working to
revitalize “the Militia of the several States” right
now—because, if one of the grotesque Republicractic puppet-candidates
the Establishment is touting ends up in the White House, Americans will
desperately need the Militia. If you do not want to live with serial
false-flag “terrorist” strikes across this country; an
ever-expanding, never-ending conflict in the Middle East; a draft in order to
muster the cannon fodder to fight a billion Muslims to the last American; a
domestic police state to suppress dissent in general and
“disappear” true patriots in particular; chronic monetary and
banking crises; the financial gutting of America’s middle class;
national bankruptcy; and the end of America herself through imposition of a
North American Union—then you need to participate in a nationwide,
grass-roots movement to revitalize the Militia. Immediately, if not sooner.
Now
is the time for the people who are America to start saving America. Where you
happen to be is as good a place as any to begin. You have the means to do it,
in your own hands. You have sufficient allies, in your family members,
friends, neighbors, and co-workers. But if you sit back and do nothing, you
will have only yourself to blame when you end up with nothing but grief.
Edwin
Vieira
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