Part
I
of this series explained that (most) Western nations are heading toward
an economic cataclysm which is historically unprecedented.
Part
II
expanded upon the economic diseases which have sent us into this
terminal descent and also factored in some of the social diseases which have
left us more vulnerable to an economic crash than at any other time in history.
This instalment is dedicated to illustrating
the political and legal devolution which has taken place across the Corrupt
West, along with explaining how and why this political/legal devolution has led
to our economic and social decline. Any discussion of this nature must begin
with the Rule of Law. An
articulate
essay
by American writer Matthew Spalding spells out the principles here.
The rule of law may be the most significant and influential
accomplishment of Western constitutional thinking. The very meaning and
structure of our Constitution embody this principle. Nowhere expressed yet
evident throughout the Constitution, this bedrock concept is the first
principle on which the American legal and political system was built.
The Rule of Law is not a single mantra or
principle. It is a legal philosophy which is a collection of principles that,
when combined, create the necessary conditions for fundamental justice. A
society which adheres to this philosophy will produce justice for all members
of that society, subject to occasional errors in the interpretation and
execution of those principles. Conversely, any society which is not governed by
these principles can never and will never produce consistent justice.
More specifically:
A
principle that itself is quite old and long predates the United States,
the rule of law is the general concept that
government as well as the governed are subject to the law and that all are to
be equally protected by the law
. Its roots can be found in classical
antiquity. The vast difference between the rule of law as opposed to that of
individual rulers and tyrants is a central theme in the writings of political
philosophers from the beginning. In the works of Plato and as developed in Aristotle’s
writings, it implies obedience to positive law as well as rudimentary checks on
rulers and magistrates.
In
Anglo-American history, the idea was expressed
in Magna Carta in 1215. In its famous thirty-ninth clause, King
John of England promised to his barons that
“No free man shall be taken, imprisoned, disseized, outlawed, or
banished, or in any way destroyed, nor will he proceed against or prosecute
him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers and the Law of the Land.”
The idea that the law is superior to human rulers is the cornerstone of English
constitutional thought as it developed over the centuries.
[emphasis mine]
While
the principles of the Rule of Law govern all human and governmental conduct,
the most important of these principles are our guarantees against arbitrary
actions by our rulers. In particular, this means freedom from arbitrary
imprisonment. No member of society can ever be deprived of their liberty except
according to the procedural principles of due process.
As all
are subject to the law, so all—government and citizens, indeed all persons—are
equal before the law, and equally subject to the legal system and its
decisions. No one is above the law in respect to enforcement; no one is
privileged to ignore the law, just as
no
one is outside the law in terms of its protection
. As the phrase goes, all
are presumed innocent until proven guilty. We see this equal application of
equal laws reflected in the Constitution’s references to “citizens” and
“persons” rather than race, class, or some other group distinction, as in the
Fifth Amendment’s language that
“No
person shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law.”
[emphasis
mine]
There
are now numerous legal contexts where the principles of due process are no
longer observed in the Corrupt West. However, nowhere is our departure from
fundamental justice more obvious and appalling than with respect to the
political/legal/moral abomination known as “The War on Terror.”
The
phrase means nothing. It is just as intellectually bankrupt as declaring “a war
on war”: engaging in the killing of human beings in order to (supposedly)
prevent the killing of human beings. Nonsense. Any war initiated without any
clear boundaries or definition is destined to be an endless war. The “War on
Terror” was
intended to be an endless
war: the creation of Boogeymen (the “terrorists”) and the commission of serial
false-flag attacks in order to create what is effectively a police state across
the Western world.
In
a police state, arbitrary imprisonment is a fact of life, meaning the Rule of
Law has ceased to exist. Arbitrary imprisonment is the cornerstone of the War
on Terror. Dictatorial (puppet) governments point their fingers at members of
society, utter the Magic Word (“terrorist”), and instantly any pretense of the
Rule of Law and due process vanishes from our lawless societies.
Why
do the governments of the Corrupt West claim the right to arbitrarily imprison
so-called “terrorists” – without evidence – and instantly strip them of
any-and-all human rights? It is supposedly in the interests of “national
security”. We abandon the Rule of Law in the interest of our
security. This is yet another
intellectually bankrupt assertion which has already been exposed through a
famous quotation attributed to Ben Franklin.
Those
who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
Some
historians argue that this quotation has been taken out of its original
context. That is irrelevant. The phrase acquired its stature and enduring
quality because our ancestors understood and accepted the plain meaning of the
words: giving up our liberty in the interest of so-called “security” is yet
another affront to the Rule of Law. It is an attempt to create an arbitrary
exception to these principles: sometimes “security” is more important than
justice. Never.
Apologists
for our puppet governments and their War on Terror will claim there
is evidence presented against the
so-called “terrorists” – behind closed doors. And there are trials for the so-called
“terrorists”, behind closed doors. Once again, these are corrupt assertions
which long ago were rejected by our societies, as illustrated by one of the
most important principles of fundamental justice in the Western world.
Justice
must not only be done. It must be
seen
to be done.
Translation:
justice is always and exclusively
a
public process
. “Evidence” presented behind closed doors is not evidence. A
“trial” behind closed doors is not a trial. Null and void.
Western
constitutions prohibit arbitrary imprisonment. Our governments are bound by
these constitutions. The so-called “laws” created by these regimes to
take away our Law (i.e. our fundamental
liberties) exceed the authority of these corrupt regimes. Their laws are
null-and-void.
We
used to be societies governed by the Rule of Law. Today we are societies
subjected to the arbitrary decrees of corrupt rulers. The Rule of Law has been
abandoned. Our constitutions have been (illegally) ignored. Our equally corrupt
judiciaries rubber-stamp these appalling, illegal acts.
Why?
Why did these corrupt regimes choose to impose police states upon us,
manufacturing the absurdly transparent charade of “the War on Terror” as a
pretext? It is because the economic devolution of our societies and the
economic rape of the citizens of these societies was a planned event.
The
imminent economic destruction which lies ahead of us will be characterized (in
one way or another) as “a surprise” in the propaganda of the mainstream media. Nothing
could be less accurate.
The
monetary policies of the
banking
crime syndicate
are nothing less than an economic
crime against humanity
. As explained in the
previous instalments of this series, they were knowingly malicious acts –
actions designed to produce inevitable consequences.
These
banking overlords commanded our puppet governments to manufacture the “War on
Terror” and create these police states as
control
mechanisms
. When our economies
and societies collapse, and when angry, frightened and likely hungry citizens
begin rioting and (belatedly) demanding accountability, these police states
have been created to allow these puppet governments to cling to power – so they
can continue to serve our banking overlords.
Hundreds
of “detention centers” have been created across the United States, capable of
warehousing millions of people. Dissidents all over the U.S. (and perhaps other
Western nations) will be banished to these gulags, very likely for doing
nothing more than protesting against the crimes committed against us.
Former
UK Prime Minister and ardent Nazi, David Cameron, stood before the United
Nations
general
assembly
and declared that those who simply dared to criticize our
corrupt governments should be treated as “terrorists” – and thus deprived of
their rights and imprisoned in our governments’ gulags. “Security” is
everything, claim these fascists; liberty means nothing is what they imply. All
about control.
The
final instalment of this series will answer three questions. Who are the Puppet
Masters responsible for this political and economic fascism? Where is this
downward political/economic/social spiral leading? What can we do on a
practical basis to protect ourselves when the tidal wave hits?
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Jeff Nielson is co-founder and managing partner of Bullion Bulls Canada; a website which provides precious metals commentary, economic analysis, and mining information to readers and investors. Jeff originally came to the precious metals sector as an investor around the middle of last decade, but with a background in economics and law, he soon decided this was where he wanted to make the focus of his career. His website is www.bullionbullscanada.com.
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