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   A Weekly edition of News from around our country



		December 13, 1996   #13



	by:  Doug Fiedor    fiedor19@eos.net



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MALFEASANCE OR NEGLIGENCE

	Is it simple misbehavior in office, or out and 

out public negligence, when legislators vote to 

approve a bill without first completely understanding 

and agreeing to the text?  We can leave the exact 

terminology to the legal-eagles.  But one thing most 

Americans agree on:  The practice is wrong!

	Most of these people are lawyers and 

businessmen.  In civilian life, they would be quickly 

sued into oblivion for such negligence.  However, as 

legislators, we can't touch them.  They're legally 

immune.  And, they know that.

	So, lazy legislators do it all the time.

	In Ohio, the State Legislature passed a massive 

sentencing bill last July, which the governor signed.  

But, obviously, no one in the house, senate or governor's 

office bothered to read the bill.  Now, they're all upset at 

things they are finding in there.

	For instance, in their hurry to pass that sentencing 

bill, and hence to show how tough they are on crime in 

Ohio, they also approved the medical use of marijuana.  

Yup.  Somebody sneaked in a little something extra the 

"Tough on Crime" troops didn't know about.  Oops!

	It was even worse with the federal government this 

fall.  Acting like a bunch of high school kids wanting the 

hell out of there for vacation, Congress put HR-3610, the 

last huge omnibus budget bill, on fast-track.

	The House approved it 370-37, the Senate 84-15.  

Yet, no one read it.  And, with a big "to-do" about 

bipartisan cooperation, Clinton signed it.

	Well, as "Heads Up" readers knew back on 

October 4th, every un-American socialist in Congress was 

trying to sneak their favorite oppressive legislation into 

that bill.  And, some of them did.

	Now, we pay!  Here's part of that new fresh hell:

	The Khol Amendment creates gun ban zones nearly 

one-half mile in diameter around every school in the 

country.  Many who were previously able to drive freely 

with guns, either in plain view or in the glove compartment, 

can now be arrested by anti-gun local police and/or BATF 

agents.

	The Lautenberg Domestic Confiscation Amendment 

bans thousands, and maybe millions, of Americans from 

owning firearms for life, and orders their guns seized.  The 

provision would impose a lifetime gun ban on anyone who 

has been convicted of "us[ing] or attempt[ing to] 

use ... physical force" in a domestic situation.  Of course, 

this "use of force" language can cover anyone (both men 

and women) who gets involved in a little spat between 

spouses, roommates, lovers, etc.

	Freedom hating legislators also threw in the study on 

placing taggants in black and smokeless powders, a 

$16 million increase in the BATF regular budget plus an 

additional $66 million for anti-terrorism efforts, and a 

provision to force telephone companies to retrofit existing 

telephone equipment to allow Big Brother the ability to 

easily wiretap citizens from the comfort of their federal 

office.

	And these are only the things we know about, 

folks.  Look for more to pop up later.  Clearly, "We the 

People" have a little work to do!  A massive, nationwide 

petition drive was suggested by one group.  If that 

happens, developments will be reported here as they become 

available.

	For more information on the anti-gun aspects of the 

bill, visit the Gun Owners of America Web Page at:  

http://www.gunowners.org.



LOOKS GOOD WITH YELLOW

	"Those damn things are popping up like 

dandelions," were the first words received on the 

"Heads Up" computer one morning last week.  "Yellow 

looks really good over blue!" was also reported within the 

text.

	The writer said that he could not physically get to 

the flag pole to remove the U.N. flag over a public office 

building.  So . . . he hit it with two yellow splat-balls.

	Sounds like an interesting color scheme on this 

end. . . .



BURNING BOOKS

	The publisher printed nearly half a million copies 

of Slick Willie's "Between Hope and History."  Not many 

sold, of course.  Now, the publisher has to eat 350,000 

copies.

	Let's help them out, folks.  When the price gets down 

to about a buck a copy, we should all buy one or two.  

They'll burn good in the fireplace, and at least we will have 

some assurance that Slick's words are good for something.



STYMIEING OVERREACH

	The text of a proposed Constitutional amendment is 

provided for discussion below.  The Liberty Amendment 

was proposed in the 1970s and, they say, was approved by 

five states.  Because of the New World Order fears, and the 

very real imposing actions of the United Nations on the 

freedom of American citizens, the Liberty Amendment 

should be even more interesting to Americans today.

	For Tenth Amendment advocates, the Liberty 

Amendment goes far in keeping the federal government out 

of matters that should be solely a state's business.  And, 

with only a minimal change, the proposed amendment could 

also be worded so as to insure that no treaty or agreement 

will ever overrule anything in our Constitution.

	Obviously, the Liberty Amendment will not be a 

cure for all concerns citizens have with today's federal 

government.  It would, however, cause a lot of very 

worthwhile changes.  For that reason, "Heads Up" provides 

the full text for your examination.



LIBERTY AMENDMENT

	"Section 1.	The government of the United States 

shall not engage in any business, professional, commercial, 

financial or industrial enterprise except as specified in the 

Constitution."  

	The first section terminates ownership and 

operation of all business-type activities currently 

operated by the federal government, except those 

authorized by the Constitution.  Operation of the Post 

Office, and certain functions Constitutionally connected 

with the Armed Forces will not be affected.  

	"Section 2.	The Constitution or laws of any 

State, or the laws of the United States shall not be 

subject to the terms of any foreign or domestic agreement 

which would abrogate this amendment."

	This section insures that the amendment's 

effectiveness cannot be voided by treaties made with 

another country, or the United Nations.  In fact, 

Section 2 will require that Congress revise or repeal 

numerous laws in order to limit the federal government's 

activities to the original intent of the Constitution.

	"Section 3.	The activities of the United States 

Government which violate the intent and purpose of this 

amendment shall, within a period of three years from the 

date of ratification of this amendment, be liquidated and 

the properties and facilities affected shall be sold."

	The federal government will be allowed three years 

to divest itself of hundreds of businesses and other 

functions not authorized by the Constitution.  This will 

also include such things as returning national forests and 

mineral rights back to the states.  Again, those 

properties -- Post Offices, office buildings, military 

bases, etc. -- used for Constitutionally authorized 

functions, will not be affected.

	"Section 4.	Three years after the ratification of 

this amendment the sixteenth article of amendments to 

the Constitution of the United States shall stand 

repealed and thereafter Congress shall not levy taxes on 

personal incomes, estates, and/or gifts."

	This section effectively scraps the Sixteenth 

Amendment, and hence the IRS and the whole income tax 

system.  This also means that every taxpayer in the 

country will suddenly realize at least a 20% increase in 

take home pay.



YEAR OF THE CHILD

	It looks like next year will become the year of the 

child -- politically, that is.  The unions are planning 

to spend many millions in support of big government 

socialism.  The gimmie groups are gearing up to fight 

for more, and more permanent, welfare and medical care.  

And the teacher's unions are going to taunt everyone in 

the country into contributing more money (taxes) to their 

favorite cause -- themselves.

	This massive campaign, of course, will all be 

planned and headed up by Hillary.  That is, if she's a 

good girl, and gets her pardon. . . .

	Look for the central theme of all this to be the 

children.  The children need more medical attention.  The 

children need free baby-sitters.  The children need more 

food.  The children need better housing.  And, of course, 

the children need better schools.

	In other words, they are going to pump up the same 

old hackneyed scam they have pushed for years.  Except, 

this year you will not see adults mentioned very often.  

They will try to pull a tear-jerker on us and push the 

kids up front.

	So, when they start that, mention the word 

"responsibility" and watch them go ballistic!  Because, 

the health care is there.  The food is there (if someone 

cooks it).  And the schools get tons of money.

	The problem is, no one takes the "responsibility" 

to make these things work properly.  Contrary to what you 

will be told, giving more money is not the answer.  We 

tried that for decades.  So far, the bill to the taxpayer 

is more than one-Trillion dollars -- about a $9,000 

contribution from every taxpayer in the country -- with 

no results in sight yet.

	In other words, throwing money at the situation 

doesn't work.  Leadership is the answer.  But there is 

none.

	Look closely and you'll find that the poverty 

pimps -- like Jessie "where's the camera?" 

Jackson -- who scream the loudest in support of more 

government handouts for the poor, are also the ones who 

have became wealthy supporting this cause.  Like other 

limousine liberals, these type of people do not support 

the poor personally.  They only act when there is 

something in it for them -- power, money, fame, or 

whatever.

	Any benefits they bring to the truly needy are 

minimal.  And often, they do much more harm than good 

by providing a false sense of security.



USE THE PROPER TERM

	An organized group of women were selling their 

time to businessmen in Las Vegas last month.  No big 

deal, it happens all the time there.  Right?

	Yeah.  But they were charging from $2,500 to 

$30,000 an hour.  Heck, that's almost enough to rent the 

Lincoln Bedroom for a night from Slick Willie.

	In fact, this group of women must have been 

taking fund raising lessons from the boy from Dogpatch 

because, like the Clinton Administration, their commodity 

was access (no pun intended).  The ladies are legislators.

	The National Foundation for Women Legislators 

decided to turn their November meeting into a fund raiser 

by allowing more than 40 businesses and special interest 

groups to give presentations for a price.  They figured 

they would have to hear all of these presentations sooner 

or later anyway, so they might as well make a little 

money while listening.

	Yup, the distaff legislators from the states are now 

in the same message for money business as their federal 

brothers and sisters.  The more money you pay them, the 

more seriously they listen to your message.



AMERICA UNDER SIEGE

	American cities are under armed attack by 

military forces.  Sure, it's only a few squads of 

military at a time doing the attacking.  And, usually 

only one city is invaded at a time, and then only for a 

few days.

	But, like prostitution, it is not the amount that 

is important to define the action.  You either are, or 

you are not.  And, in this case, there most definitely 

are armed combat troops attacking American metropolitan 

areas.

	To date, areas of Chicago, Pittsburgh, 

Memphis, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Detroit, 

and Los Angeles have all been attacked in the dead of 

night by armed uniformed military forces.  An attack 

was also planned for Ft. Lauderdale, but a coalition of 

concerned citizens ran the culprits off.

	Usually, they come as a sneak attack, by 

helicopter.  The choppers lay a cover of automatic 

gunfire, while the attacking squads repel from the 

aircraft to rooftops or the ground.  They use standard 

combat practices, and fire off a variety of weapons and 

grenades to "sterilize the area" for the invading troops.

	In other words, standard invasion techniques are 

used to "kill a civilian area." . . .  In American cities.  

Where American citizens live.  While the American 

people are still living there.  . . .  And Washington 

encourages this!?

	A report from an eye witness with years of 

military experience said that there were also European 

troops intermixed with the United States forces.  The man 

is fluent in Slavic languages, and reports that he distinctly 

heard foreign troops making very disparaging remarks 

about the concerns of American civilians during a 

midnight attack.

	What the hell is going on here, people?

	If we have American military personnel with so 

little personal honor that they will prepare for attack on 

American citizens . . . well . . . it appears that we are 

going to have one hell of a bumpy ride down that road 

to tyranny!

	These military miscreants need to be stopped, 

and pronto!  Don't ask -- demand -- that your Members 

of Congress put an end to this.  For, it was Congress, 

after all, that funded the attacks.



STUPID LAWS

	Last month, Colorado voters approved amending 

their state constitution to outlaw leg-hold and body-hold 

traps to control wild animals.  This makes Colorado the 

first state in the country to make the use of the common 

mouse trap a prisonable offense.

	Homeowners can still use a shotgun to control 

pests.  Just not a mouse trap.

	Good one, folks!  Constitutional rights for rodents.  

That action must have required a good bit of forethought.



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