Posted on 12/17/2001 2:33:37 AM PST by LibertyRocks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 17, 2001
NEWS RELEASE & MEDIA ADVISORY
Stanley for U.S. Senate
Web site - http://www.stanley2002.org
Contact: Michelle Konieczny,
Campaign Office: 303.329.0481
Email: michelle@stanley2002.org
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Stanley Released from Jail; Charged with Violating an Unconstitutional Gun-Control Ordinance
(DENVER, CO) Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate, Rick Stanley, was released from Denver Police custody on Sunday, December 16, 2001, at approximately 3:30 PM, after being charged with violating a local gun-control ordinance. Stanley contends the law he is charged under violates his civil rights and he will be seeking a jury trial to have the ordinance declared unconstitutional. Second Amendment supporter Duncan Philp was also arrested and faces an identical charge.
Stanley and Philp were arrested by the Denver Police, Saturday, December 15, 2001, shortly after noon, upon performing a planned act of civil disobedience by openly carrying a loaded handgun in a holster upon their hip, during a Bill of Rights rally being held in Denver's Lincoln Park. Both Stanley and Philp, stated their actions were an attempt to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed rights under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article II Section 13 of the Colorado Constitution. They are now facing one count each of unlawfully carrying a deadly weapon in violation of Denver's Revised Municipal Code, 38-117.5(b).
Paul Grant, a civil rights attorney who will be representing both men is optimistic about their chances in court. On Saturday Grant stated, "There's absolutely no way a judge should be able to uphold Denver's ordinance in light of the state constitution". Public support and attention would be an essential part of the case, said Grant who has argued cases on several different occasions before the Supreme Court. He urged all supporters to attend these men's court dates and to speak out publicly on this issue explaining that; "Jurors must realize how important this case is".
Mr. Stanley's next court date is Wednesday, January 30, 2002, 8:30 AM, Courtroom 151P, in the County Courts Building located at 1437 Bannock Street in Denver. Supporters are requested to pack the courtroom that morning.
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MEDIA ADVISORY:
The Stanley for U.S. Senate campaign will be holding an informal press conference on Monday, December 17, 2001, at 6:00 PM. All members of the media are invited to attend to learn more about the case, and this candidate for U.S. Senate who is truly different from all the rest. The conference will be held at the campaign office located at 6280 E.39th Avenue in Denver. For directions please call the campaign office at 303.329.0481. Mr. Stanley is also available for personal interviews by calling the same number.
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No,he's not a dunce. He realizes that findings of "not guilty" for admitted actions nullify the law.
I've been asking you to defend abortion for 30-minutes, and the best yo can do is throw David Duke out there? You are an excellent debater.
I took my points immediatley from a LPer website. In fact, it was the reference link for this very thread. I am staying on the issues of this LP candidate, and the best that you can do to defend him is use David Duke's name?
That's a real good defese of abortion. One that I already expected, I might say. You've spoken volumes
In case you didn't know, we didn't have ANY income taxes in this country for about 140 years... and yet somehow we managed to survive, win a few wars, and maintain all the necessary functions of government. The Constitution forbade ANY federal taxes on income... until 1913, when the (evil, sick, enslaving, hated, anti-Constitutional) 16th Amendment was passed.
Do you really love the IRS that much? Do you really think that the 15% of the budget that is allocated for defense would disappear without income taxes? You really need to read an almanac and find out what our sources of revenue were back then (and what they should be!), and what they are today.
In fact, I just had a lengthy discussion a few days ago on its constitutional aspects with an anti-abortion libertarian. Look it up if you want my views.
I'd settle for a Republican Senator -- any Senator, for that matter -- admitting that the fedgov has no role to play in educating our kids.
Voting against funding the EdDept might be an acceptable subsititute, if that's too difficult politically.
(And, personally, I'd like Senators who claim that all this federal largesse is going to "make a difference in our children and grandchildren’s education” to at least know the difference between "then" and "than.")
If anybody around here is a "mullet head",it's you. When juries find the law unjust and refuse to reach a finding of "guilty" because it is a bad law,they have just found the law un-Constitutional. Juries DO have the right to determine if a law is just,or not just.
No, my issue is with tose whopretend to be for the libertys of everyone, but consider it a more worthy fight that drugs be available in every home than to consider the fight for life, which is actually a guarantee.
I'll never forget this man's NASA argument! Tell us, does this man represent LPers very well. Please be very careful with your answer.
If he were brave, he'd retract that stupid are on his website on NASA and apologize for not doing more research.
As for NASA... they've wasted hundreds of billions that no private corporation could have gotten away with. Or are you forgetting the fiasco surrounding thousand dollar toilet seats and hundreds for an 18 once percision impact tool; ie a Hammer.
On taxes, a Constitutional FedGov could run off of tarrifs, import duties, selling off the land it un-Constitutionally stole through CARA and other land grabs. Also, a National Sales tax has the added benefit of being Constitutional where our current progressive income tax is specificly prohibited.
So which previously banned flying monkey are you?
I am sorry that youn are afraid to debate me. Very sorry!
It was on the LPers website, and you aren't prepared to defend the LP candidate. Tha's too bad.
Will you take me up on te NASA issue? Please. Try to defend him. Please!
Jurors - who are the only lawful judges in any case being tried by them - are under no obligation to accept, or even to be guided by the law as given to them by government through its agent the 'judge' and there is no rule of common justice or common right by which the twelve juror judges can be held to consider only the evidence that has met with the government's approval, or by which they can be prevented from taking other facts or circumstances into consideration. Jurors are in a legal position to effectively shelter the people from official abuse". (excerpts from the Freedom League).
Other 'facts' in this case might include the second amendment, in which Rick Stanley was totally within his rights. If jurors refuse to provide constitutional protections to other citizens, they can not then complain when their own rights are violated.
A more accurate thing to have said would have been,"If the Republicans cared more about the country than they did their party and their insider pals,a man like Stanley would be able to get their backing and win their primary." Instead,the Rep branch of the Dim Party will nominate one of their "insiders". A guy who they know they can trust to play the game and scratch the right backs.
Libertarian: Neither Left Nor Right (my title - jackbob)
Address:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/584038/posts?page=259
It's their money. (I know that's heresy to a member of a "major" party but it's true.)
Voting for a Republican is also counterproductive. Some of us are just stuck between a rock and a hard place.
There is only one party,and it has two branches. These two branches have perfected the old "bait and switch" game. Either branch you choose,you always end up with one of their guys.
I am not against the privatization of many govt agencies. I do think that NASA is a much too sensitive area to part out to private industry.Do you not think that using the waste of money on designing a new writing apparatus is an absolutely ridiculous reason to turn an entire agency over to private firms?
You call me to defend my position, but where are you when it comes to asking the sae of Satanley? Will you do that? Will you follow my lead?
The real need that we have is to invest more money in R&D and fraud, waste and abuse programs so that we can keep these sensitive areas operating at best effeciency.
Democrats and republicans say this: "the government can't be trusted, The People even have a 4th Amendment to protect themselves from us, but The People must trust total strangers and open their doors to them." Think discrimination laws.
Republicans and democrats expanded the national debt to over five-trillion dollars.
Democrats and republicans have committed by far the greatest number of violations against The People, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Value producers versus value destroyers. If civilization had to chose between business/science and government/bureaucracy, eliminating the other, which is the better choice?
The first thing civilization must have is business/science. Business/science can survive, even thrive without government/bureaucracy. Government/bureaucracy cannot survive without business/science. In general, business/science is the host and bureaucracy is a parasite.
Aside from that, keep valid government services that protect individual rights and property. Military defense, FBI, CIA, police and courts. With the rest of government striped away those few valid services would be several fold more efficient and effective than they are today.
If he were brave, he'd retract that stupid are on his website on NASA and apologize for not doing more research.
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Pause, -- take a deep breath. Read your words above & realise that you are going bizarro on us.
[And, reflect on why I can't believe a word of your home page bio.]
Not quite. I'm not fine with either Daschle or Lott. So, in that way it doesn't matter.
I see you don't know the definition of "principle" either. I hope Santa gets you a dictionary for Christmas. Maybe you would come to understand that standing by principles is not just done when it's easy; turning into a surrender monkey when the going gets tough (like the GOP) is caused by a lack of principle.
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