Posted on 08/09/2012 5:16:41 AM PDT by IbJensen
”This is a battlefield that we must stand upon. And we need to let President Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and my dear friend the Chairman of the Democrat National Committee, we need to let them know that Florida ain’t on the table. Take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people somewhere else! You can take it to Europe, you can take it to the bottom of the sea, you can take it to the North Pole, but get the hell out of the United States of America!”- U.S. Rep. Lt. Col. Allen West R. FL
What a quote! Rep. Allen West is garnering quite a reputation for his in your face quotes. Some even call West and Marco Rubio the Florida dream ticket for the White House. What might be a dream for some in Florida’s war party would be quite the nightmare for LIBERTY.
Allen West is complicit in the most egregious evisceration of our Bill of Rights in our lifetime.
Mr. West’s YES vote to the military arrest and indefinite detention of American citizens IN AMERICA is a repudiation of the protections bequeathed to us by the Framers and the Ratifiers under their construction of the constitution.
Mr. West’s rationalization for his YES vote to NDAA is typical of the excuse machine now being mobilized by the GOP in response to constituent dissatisfaction.
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Mr. West’s YES vote to NDAA gives unprecedented power to the office of the president. How interesting that he gives such power to the very man he claims to detest so vehemently.
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Allen West’s YES vote for NDAA was bipartisan with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
(Excerpt) Read more at florida.tenthamendmentcenter.com ...
The Response I received from Senator Nelson telling me ‘he will keep an eye on things’ and:
“Because I believe our national security professionals should decide the best way to detain and prosecute terror suspects, I also opposed provisions of the defense authorization bill that would allow only the military to handle terror suspects captured in the United States. Efforts to change that language were unsuccessful in the Senate.”
“But after negotiations with the House of Representatives, the final legislation preserves the rights of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and allows the President to waive the requirement for military custody when necessary to preserve our national security.”
So in other Words he Voted Yes like West and WE THE CITIZENS OF FLORIDA ARE INDEED ‘ENEMY COMBATANTS’. I am so OUTRAGED!!
RUBIO RESPONDED TO MY PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS BUT TOTALLY AVOIDING THE NDAA.
He sent an email saying he understood my Concern for ‘Voting’.
I don’t know WHO responds to his emails but they are obviously either ‘DUMBED DOWN’ or he explicitly ordered them NOT to address the Issue.
I will Continue Calling and Writing to BOTH Rubio and Nelson and Governor Scott as well.
RepublicRed says:
January 31, 2012 at 3:44 am
EXCELLENT ARTICLE!
West should be tried for TREASON along with the other Traitors in this State who Voted ‘Yes’.
The Response I received from Senator Nelson telling me ‘he will keep an eye on things’ and:
“Because I believe our national security professionals should decide the best way to detain and prosecute terror suspects, I also opposed provisions of the defense authorization bill that would allow only the military to handle terror suspects captured in the United States. Efforts to change that language were unsuccessful in the Senate.”
“But after negotiations with the House of Representatives, the final legislation preserves the rights of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and allows the President to waive the requirement for military custody when necessary to preserve our national security.”
So in other Words he Voted Yes like West and WE THE CITIZENS OF FLORIDA ARE INDEED ‘ENEMY COMBATANTS’. I am so OUTRAGED!!
I have sent Legislation from your Website. No Response. I will now Scan and Email to both Rubio and Nelson the Liberty Preservation Act.
Oh yes..OATHKEEPERS on their Site have put together an Awesome Resolution along with a Constitutional Attorney. HAVE YOU SEEN IT? PERMISSION must be given to use it. PLEASE ADVISE.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013[1][2] is legislation under consideration in the United States Congress.
Congress oversees the defense budget primarily through two yearly bills: the defense authorization and defense appropriations bills. The authorization bill determines the agencies responsible for defense, establishes funding levels, and sets the policies under which money will be spent.[3][dead link]
The NDAA for Fiscal Year 2013 passed the House Armed Services Committee 56-5 on May 10. The bill as reported to the House authorizes $554.2 billion in base Pentagon spending and $88.5 billion for overseas contingency operations (OCO).[4] The bill passed the full House on May 18 by a vote of 299-120.[5]
So as to not have the Act run into the same legal trouble the 2012 version did, the US House included sections 1031 through 1033, which strike the right of “Habeus Corpus” and the Constitutional right of due process for American citizens. Within those sections include references to a federal appeals court decision and a Supreme Court ruling that affirm the Constitutional rights of American citizens.[1] However, there are already criticisms of the Act, especially with regard to a “readiness” and funding for an attack on Iran.[6]
"I'd like to put these VP nomination rumors to rest once and for all. While serving as VP would be a great honor,
I'd not be able to accept the office as I am not a Natural Born Citizen.
My parents became US Citizens after my birth so by the eligibility requirements specified in Article. II. Section. 1. I'm not eligible.
The fact that the CommieRAT Party lied about their usurper Obama's status doesn't change the Constitutional Natural Born Citizen requirement."
It is clear that Congress, the President, & the Courts are blatantly ignoring the Constitution, & the supposed champions of the Constitution are complicit. If the Constitution is void, then their positions of power are also void, as are their laws, rules, & regulations.
It's every man for himself, now. Why bother to vote, as the tyranny will increase regardless of who wins in November?
West disgusts me! Anyone who defends this vote is a traitor, just like West.
Only ONE strategy by the American People will save us now: Massive demonstrations in Washington, DC, that do not end or lessen in intensity until the Obama Administration & the ENTIRE Congressional leadership resign their offices. Total gridlock in WDC is the only thing short of revolution that will get the attention of ALL of WDC. We are fast running out of time for a peaceful resolution to this crisis.
Traitorous liars badmouthing traitorous liars doesn't impress me.
As I recall, the time time line in this matter started with one of the early versions (possibly the administration's version) of the NDAA, which had a provision in it that is now known as the ‘indefinite detention provision.’ At some time in the legislative process the provision got removed from the bill. Immediately, Obama threatened to veto the entire bill if the provision was not included in the bill. He got his way. Our slimy legislators caved and put it back in the bill. When the final bill came out of Congress, the public got extremely upset so he had a bunch of Conservatives like West and other RINOs like McCain and Lindsey Graham go out and blow smoke saying that the NDAA provision really didn't mean what it said and they should know because they were the legislators. Then Obama signs the NDAA into law and includes a ‘signing statement’ wherein he proclaims that he is ‘troubled’ by the ‘indefinite detention’ provision (the one he insisted on being in the bill) and he basically said he did not foresee the need to ever use it against U.S. citizens. He then signed the bill and it became law. Later a bunch of liberals actually got nervous over the provision and sued Obama and the administration over the provision in Fed. Dist. Ct. in New York. The judge, smelling a fox in the chicken coup, put out a demand in court to Obama’s lawyers that if they would make a clear statement on the record that the infamous provision would not be used against U.S. citizens, she would dismiss the plaintiff's case here and now. The lawyers hemmed and hawed before her, trying to get out of the judge's demand saying they could not speak for Obama. She recessed the court to give them time to consult with their client and then repeated her demand several more times but no statement from Obama was ever forthcoming and Obama’s lawyers never called a single witness to testify. The judge ultimately issued the preliminary injunction, enjoining the implementation of the indefinite detention provision. Now (Aug 7), it appears the administration has quietly appealed the judge's ruling trying to get the injunction lifted. Guess what the argument is that they are making - - no standing!! - - - arguing that plaintiffs can not sue until they are locked up by Obama under the provision. Mind you, they are appealing a judge's decision that prevents the use of a provision Obama says he is troubled by and never intends to use in the first place. You do not need to be a rocket scientist to figure this one out. The diabolical lying fox is quietly doing his damnest to keep all his tools in his tool chest to use them against us when the time is right.
http://rt.com/usa/news/obama-indefinite-detention-forrest-070/
Great post Ib. The hell with West and anyone who voted yes on this nazi crap NDAA bill. Any idea on how Romney’s VP pick Ryan stands/voted on the NDAA bill?
No, but I’ll do some research.
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