Second Amendment of U.S. Constitution
Posted: January 23rd, 2013, 7:38 pm
WE ARE AS THE ARMIES OF HELAMAN!
As you may know, the Utah Sheriffs' Association has recently written a letter to President Obama, declaring that they are willing to fight to the death, if necessary, in order to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution and the Right to Bear Arms that it guarrantees.
(Link to Letter Here: http://www.utahsheriffs.org/USA-Home_fi ... tter_1.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
I have written a draft of a petition to Obama, which follows below. My question for this board is ... do you support the concepts described in my draft petition? If so, would you put your name to a petition like this, if it were circulated online?
We, the Citizens of Utah, elected our Sheriffs. We are proud of them for their commitment to the U.S. Constitution and to their Oaths of Office.
Consistent with the U.S. Constitution, we seek only to protect our Domestic Tranquility and our Second Amendment Rights from whomever conspires to violate either of them.
To the extent that we are forced, by misguided and dishonest federal agents, into a position of using our firearms or other forceful methods, in defense of our Domestic Tranquility and/or our Second Amendment Rights, we will do so with the full knowledge and confidence that the U.S. Constitution not only permits, but actually upholds and enshrines into Law, our God-Given and natural rights to do so.
The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. No President, nor any federal agent, is above the Constitution itself. In fact, to paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, the entire federal government, including the President, is "bound by the chains of the Constitution." And, the Constitution says, quite clearly, that the right to bear arms "shall not be infringed."
Furthermore, it takes three-fourths of the State Legislatures to amend the U.S. Constitution. Unless and until that happens, we claim our rights, under the U.S. Constitution, to defend our Domestic Tranquility and our Second Amendment Rights, with force if necessary, from all enemies, foreign and domestic, including even officials of the U.S. Government who violate their Oath to the Constitution and attempt to violate our Second Amendment Rights and/or our Domestic Tranquility.
If this President and his administration cannot be trusted to obey their Oaths of Office, as the proud and noble Sheriffs of Utah do, then it falls upon us, the People, to join with our local law enforcement officers to enforce the U.S. Constitution from the grass roots. Indeed, this is very clearly the intent of the Second Amendment to begin with, when it describes the purpose of individual firearms ownership as "being necessary for the security of a free State." Any other interpretation of this clause is treason against the United States Constitution and will be treated as such within the borders of our free State.
Like the armies of Helaman, we will be protected and victorious in this mission. Why? Because it is right. Both God and the Constitution of the United States are on our side.
Thank your for your input and your attention to this important matter, which could affect the liberty of all Americans for generations to come.
Jonathan L. Gal, Provo, UT
As you may know, the Utah Sheriffs' Association has recently written a letter to President Obama, declaring that they are willing to fight to the death, if necessary, in order to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution and the Right to Bear Arms that it guarrantees.
(Link to Letter Here: http://www.utahsheriffs.org/USA-Home_fi ... tter_1.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
I have written a draft of a petition to Obama, which follows below. My question for this board is ... do you support the concepts described in my draft petition? If so, would you put your name to a petition like this, if it were circulated online?
We, the Citizens of Utah, elected our Sheriffs. We are proud of them for their commitment to the U.S. Constitution and to their Oaths of Office.
Consistent with the U.S. Constitution, we seek only to protect our Domestic Tranquility and our Second Amendment Rights from whomever conspires to violate either of them.
To the extent that we are forced, by misguided and dishonest federal agents, into a position of using our firearms or other forceful methods, in defense of our Domestic Tranquility and/or our Second Amendment Rights, we will do so with the full knowledge and confidence that the U.S. Constitution not only permits, but actually upholds and enshrines into Law, our God-Given and natural rights to do so.
The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. No President, nor any federal agent, is above the Constitution itself. In fact, to paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, the entire federal government, including the President, is "bound by the chains of the Constitution." And, the Constitution says, quite clearly, that the right to bear arms "shall not be infringed."
Furthermore, it takes three-fourths of the State Legislatures to amend the U.S. Constitution. Unless and until that happens, we claim our rights, under the U.S. Constitution, to defend our Domestic Tranquility and our Second Amendment Rights, with force if necessary, from all enemies, foreign and domestic, including even officials of the U.S. Government who violate their Oath to the Constitution and attempt to violate our Second Amendment Rights and/or our Domestic Tranquility.
If this President and his administration cannot be trusted to obey their Oaths of Office, as the proud and noble Sheriffs of Utah do, then it falls upon us, the People, to join with our local law enforcement officers to enforce the U.S. Constitution from the grass roots. Indeed, this is very clearly the intent of the Second Amendment to begin with, when it describes the purpose of individual firearms ownership as "being necessary for the security of a free State." Any other interpretation of this clause is treason against the United States Constitution and will be treated as such within the borders of our free State.
Like the armies of Helaman, we will be protected and victorious in this mission. Why? Because it is right. Both God and the Constitution of the United States are on our side.
Thank your for your input and your attention to this important matter, which could affect the liberty of all Americans for generations to come.
Jonathan L. Gal, Provo, UT
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