Freedom Of Self-Defense III
November 10, 2016 at 6:21 p.m.
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The following is part III?of my letter on the right of self-defense and its various aspects. Part II was printed in the Oct. 4 edition of the Times-Union. The first section of the right to self-defense, along with one of the lesser-discussed aspects of self-defense — the right to alter, limit, abolish, petition, veto or leave the authority of one’s government — was printed in that edition. This letter will focus on the first half of that lesser-discussed aspect.
As stated in my Oct. 4 letter, one of the core functions of self-defense — besides protecting oneself from common criminals, mentally deranged people or foreign invaders — is the right to take necessary and proper precautions and measures of resistance in order to protect one’s life, liberty, property, well-being, family, community and country from harmful, unlawful and unjust actions perpetrated by one’s government. Those necessary and proper precautions and measures of resistance by citizens both here and abroad take the form of altering, limiting, abolishing, petitioning, vetoing or leaving the authority of their government through various methods. The first half of those methods are printed below.
... to alter, abolish, petition, veto or leave the authority of their government through the means of fee, fair and verifiable elections, referendums, a none-of-the-above option on ballots, independent and politically neutral courts and policing agencies that enforce the rule of law for all, independent legislatures, lobbying, peaceful protest, term limits, constitutional amendments or conventions, constitutional prohibitions and separations of powers, permanent protection of constitutional guarantees for natural rights through an entrenchment clause, emigration, group veto by a majority of states, constitutionally defined nullification, secession by peaceful, orderly and mutually agreed upon means...
As one can see from reading this, there are at least 15 different methods just from the first half that can be sued in protecting ourselves from harmful, unlawful and unjust actions at the local, state, federal and international levels in regard to political authority. Any country, including ours, should take steps to ensure that the following measures are allowed, if not already in place, and if in place, that they be retained and further strengthened.
1. Elections that are free from violence and intimidation, fair – as in all parties play by the rules – and verifiable results for all parties, candidates and voters involved.
2. That referendums on key questions, including vote to retain in office referendums, are allowed.
3. A none-of-the-above option on ballots along with a third choice or more.
4. Independent and politically neutral courts and policing agencies that enforce the rule of law for all.
5. Independent and multipartisan legislatures instead of either rubber stamp, facade or unipartisan legislatures.
The remaining methods of the first half of right to alter, limit, abolish, petition, veto or leave the authority of their government aspect of self-defense will follow shortly in the letters to the editor column.
Alexander Houze
Leesburg
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The following is part III?of my letter on the right of self-defense and its various aspects. Part II was printed in the Oct. 4 edition of the Times-Union. The first section of the right to self-defense, along with one of the lesser-discussed aspects of self-defense — the right to alter, limit, abolish, petition, veto or leave the authority of one’s government — was printed in that edition. This letter will focus on the first half of that lesser-discussed aspect.
As stated in my Oct. 4 letter, one of the core functions of self-defense — besides protecting oneself from common criminals, mentally deranged people or foreign invaders — is the right to take necessary and proper precautions and measures of resistance in order to protect one’s life, liberty, property, well-being, family, community and country from harmful, unlawful and unjust actions perpetrated by one’s government. Those necessary and proper precautions and measures of resistance by citizens both here and abroad take the form of altering, limiting, abolishing, petitioning, vetoing or leaving the authority of their government through various methods. The first half of those methods are printed below.
... to alter, abolish, petition, veto or leave the authority of their government through the means of fee, fair and verifiable elections, referendums, a none-of-the-above option on ballots, independent and politically neutral courts and policing agencies that enforce the rule of law for all, independent legislatures, lobbying, peaceful protest, term limits, constitutional amendments or conventions, constitutional prohibitions and separations of powers, permanent protection of constitutional guarantees for natural rights through an entrenchment clause, emigration, group veto by a majority of states, constitutionally defined nullification, secession by peaceful, orderly and mutually agreed upon means...
As one can see from reading this, there are at least 15 different methods just from the first half that can be sued in protecting ourselves from harmful, unlawful and unjust actions at the local, state, federal and international levels in regard to political authority. Any country, including ours, should take steps to ensure that the following measures are allowed, if not already in place, and if in place, that they be retained and further strengthened.
1. Elections that are free from violence and intimidation, fair – as in all parties play by the rules – and verifiable results for all parties, candidates and voters involved.
2. That referendums on key questions, including vote to retain in office referendums, are allowed.
3. A none-of-the-above option on ballots along with a third choice or more.
4. Independent and politically neutral courts and policing agencies that enforce the rule of law for all.
5. Independent and multipartisan legislatures instead of either rubber stamp, facade or unipartisan legislatures.
The remaining methods of the first half of right to alter, limit, abolish, petition, veto or leave the authority of their government aspect of self-defense will follow shortly in the letters to the editor column.
Alexander Houze
Leesburg
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