NAACP Buries the N-Word

I was talking to a friend of mine today and as we were getting off the phone he says, "Take care my n*gga". It reminded me that the NAACP had actually held an official burying of one of the most taboo words known to English speaking Americans. The word N*gger was used to slander the ancestors of most African Americans throughout centuries of slavery and beyond.

My friend explained to me that it is not the word, but the meaning behind it that counts. He also pointed out that the meaning has changed from a derogatory racial distinction to a neutral distinction of urban culture. I can relate to his reasoning as I am guilty, as most of my urban peers, of dropping the n-bomb here and there and meant no ill intent.

The bigger point is the reality of current generations calling themselves and their peers by the same name that slave masters and racists called African Americans to denigrate them. To put this in perspective swap the N-word with the word 'slave' and even though you mean it in a nice way say "What's good my slave?". That would not fly with any of my friends.

Its not about free speech either. I don't believe the intent of the NAACP was to silence speech. I believe it more to be a call of action, a challenge to the urban communities to consciously make a positive change.

It has been a dream of many civil rights leaders to unite the middle and lower class so that their voices may be heard. This initiative could be viewed as litmus test to see how cohesive we can be.

Food for thought:
How did you learn the N-Word? Which meaning did you learn first?

When Liberty Weeps We Dry Her Eyes

When Liberty Weeps We Dry Her Eyes
By Gary Graves and Samuel Anthony Ettaro

It is a unique thing to watch history in the making. To be able to witness and even participate in an event whose outcome may strengthen or destroy the very fabric upon which this country was built is at once frightening and uplifting. Such moments are rare, but rarer still are the true patriots that can see the change happening, and have the courage to fan the flame. This is the situation in which we find ourselves as modern-day American patriots. We are caught between the blue screen flicker of the nightly news and the white hot flame of righteous anger. It is a place where some dreams will die, and others will be born.

Let us face the facts. The perpetual erosion of our civil liberties throughout the last 100 years is very real and close enough to all, that we may reflect upon what it once meant to be an American with somber hearts. Take a moment to think back when:

You felt confident in the electoral process.

Wearing your seatbelt was YOUR choice.

The government couldn't invade your privacy without a warrant and probable cause.

Passports didn't contain RFID chips that have tracking capabilities.

Products you buy at your local department store didn't contain RFID chips that have
tracking capabilities.

People didn't contain RFID chips that have tracking capabilities.

People weren't treated like products.

Free Speech meant you could say what you want wherever you want.

The entire country we call America was a "Free Speech Zone".

You felt the government was by the people and for the people.

Unwelcome changes within our government on all levels have lead to the demise of the very principles upon which this country was created. These principles are captured best in the opening of THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES which reads:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Can you honestly look at the world around us and the actions of our Government and say that we are holding to this basic tenant? There are growing numbers of those who call themselves 'patriots' that say no and are prepared to do something about it. This article illustrates one such instance.

Unbeknownst to most Americans there is, at this very moment, a standoff underway between those who would serve to continue our current path of enslaving ourselves to the coercive control of our government, and those who defend our birth right of being free to live our lives as we see fit, while respecting these same rights in others. As long as we don't impose on the rights of others, and are productive members of society, at least not destructive, Americans used to be free. But this has changed and to one married couple residing in the wilds of New England, "Live Free or Die" is more than just their state's motto.

Ed and Elaine Brown of Plainfield, New Hampshire have taken a stand in an effort to not only protect the rights afforded to them by the United States Constitution, but also to expose what may be the greatest fraud perpetrated against the American people in the history of this nation. Their fight is for all of us against the forces that wish to enslave all of us.

Armed with knowledge and emboldened by the truth, the Browns began writing to the IRS in 1994 questioning the legality of the IRS imposing the federal income tax on ordinary Americans. The IRS did not reply with any law, statute, or any documentation that would substantiate the legal standing on which federal income tax is imposed. For two years the Browns continued writing to the IRS submitting legal documents such as Supreme Court decisions, case law, and Congressional record transcripts that support their position that income tax is not a mandatory tax, all the while asking for any information that would establish the law by which United States citizens are required to pay a federal income tax. With nothing forthcoming from the IRS the Browns decided to take a stand. In 1996, they notified the IRS that until such time that they would be provided with the law that requires them to do so, that they would no longer pay federal income tax.

In November of 2004, the IRS finally responded. Twenty-eight armed law enforcement agents, including IRS, Federal Marshalls, Postal Inspectors, and the state and local police raided the Browns. A sniper and three observers posted on the high ground of the Browns property were also a part of the team that perpetrated the raid. An "observer" works with the sniper to ensure accuracy and the acquisition of targets. To the feds, the stand that the Browns were taking had clearly gone beyond routine tax evasion.

Officially, the stated purpose of the presence of these agents was to download files from the Browns computer. Clearly, however, the truth is that the Browns are now considered enemy combatants by the feds and that an array of deadly force brought against them was justified.

The reason? To collect back taxes.

The New Hampshire case is not the first time that the IRS has used Gestapo tactics to intimidate those who may have the resolve to stand up for themselves. The use of such brute force against such "tax protestors" is part of the new American landscape. Numerous cases of the IRS and peripheral agencies raiding business owners and private residences with heavily armed agents and attack dogs without any charges being filed against the American citizens inside are part of our modern history. To get a taste of how real this issue is just type "raided by IRS" in any Google search box and be prepared for a journey that should open your eyes and break your heart if you call yourself a lover of freedom.

In 2006, the Browns trial commenced after they were arrested and charged. It quickly became apparent that Ed and Elaine were being railroaded in court as they were not allowed to present evidence on their behalf, and the majority of their motions were denied by the judge even though there was no objection by the prosecution.

Ed Brown stated in court, "Show me the law and I'll pay these taxes right now". He continues this mantra today.

The prosecution did not show Ed the law. To this day they still have not done so. This aversion that the feds have toward sharing the law that compels the American citizen to pay the federal income tax extends well beyond the Brown situation. Like the aforementioned examples of paramilitary force being doled out against tax protesters, so the feds dish out their ambivalence toward the litany of official redress of grievances filed by Americans from all walks of life in the name of this argument. Many repeatedly file with their government on this simple point and ask this simple question.

"What is the law…?"

The answer that is received is always the same. This grievance is either ignored or the standard bearer is met with force.

For the Browns, once passing the point of no return they stuck to their convictions and Ed actually refused outright to continue with the trial. His wife Elaine decided to see it through, however. This resulted in Elaine being ordered to live separately from her husband or face incarceration. It is important to note that this order was given by the judge before the trial was even finished. In February of 2007 Elaine was finally returned to her home to rejoin her husband as they together refused to participate in an outcome that was obviously preordained. The family has been in their home ever since.

The Browns have made it known to law enforcement officials that they will defend themselves vigorously if any attempt is made to take them into custody. Patriots from around the world have shown support for the family in various ways. Most hope for a peaceful resolution but many also vow to stand beside the Browns against the injustice that has occurred and defend the rights of free Americans by whatever means necessary.

How has our country come to this? Is there in fact a law that requires the average American citizen to pay federal income tax? Aaron Russo's film America: Freedom to Fascism suggests that there isn't. The film goes on to expose the truth about the Federal Reserve system. It is clearly pointed out how the Federal Reserve operates, and the nature of its formation and very existence as a privately owned bank which profits off of the labor of every American citizen through the issuance of currency out of thin air. This money is then lent to the American public through the national government which then makes the American people beholden to these private parties for interest payments on the money borrowed. Furthermore, the money that is printed by the US Treasury, at the behest of the Federal Reserve, is not backed by any substance whatsoever.

All of this happens daily to the tune of billions of dollars of accrued debt, while our government ignores the authority that the American people have inherent in the Constitution to issue currency and use that currency without the additional costs of interest.

Consider that the Federal Reserve and the Federal Income tax both came about in 1913. Coincidence?

The Grace Commission report, written in part by Peter Grace during the Reagan administration, states that every dollar withheld for federal income tax goes to pay interest on money borrowed from the Federal Reserve.

So are the Browns dangerous rebels or righteous warriors defending innocents against tyranny?

Let us recap why the Browns are risking their lives by standing against the federal tax enforcement authorities.

Our government borrows money that was created out of thin air that Congress could print for free in order to operate, and the Citizens of the United States of America are forced to pay the interest on this unnecessary debt to privately-owned banks in the form of a federal income tax imposed on our wages. When asked what law exists that demands the citizen's compliance with this system, those issuing this grievance are met with force rather than explanation in many cases. This scenario is more than simply troubling. This shakes America to its very foundation. The Brown situation illustrates in stark terms just how deep the talons of big private corporate interests are sunk into the American body. The lack of understanding by the general populace as to these issues illustrates just how limp and weak that body has become.

Suddenly the Brown's stand is much more significant than it seems as the story comes across the occasional mainstream media newsbite. Ed and Elaine Brown are no longer two people in NH who stopped paying their taxes. It's not that simple any longer. They are our mother and father, our brother and sister, our aunt and uncle who are putting their lives on the line so that we may open our eyes and free ourselves from bondage.

At very least the Browns should be saluted and thanked for their sacrifice and selfless determination to end the siphoning of the wages of our people. At best, they should be defended.

The choice is up to us.

Liberty is weeping. Will you dry her eyes?

WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely effect their safety and happiness.

-The Declaration of Independence

A Worthy Endeavor

It's been a while since my last post, owed in part to the fact that I have physically and mentally been "Here, There, and Everywhere". I have been helping out with a volunteer group whose mission is to "Restore the Republic". What is the Republic? I'm glad you asked.

The republic is the concept of a union of sovereign states with the states being composed of sovereign citizens. In a republic every person has the rights they were born with by natural law.

Natural law is not given to us by our constitution or any document or legislature. Our basic rights were given to us by our creator among which are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Under natural law we are able to do what we please as long as we don't infringe on the rights of others. Natural law describes humanity's natural born tendencies. These include pursuing freedom by questioning authority and exploring our interests.

U.S. Government Gave Airtime to Terrorists, Official Admits

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/us_government_g.html

Say it Ain't So

Not one week after Ron Paul states on national television that our foreign policy incites terrorist attacks agains us, ABC news announces "Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran".

Check it out

nGenius Minds

Back in 2002 when I was brainstorming about what to name a company I would be forming, I came up with nGenius Minds. You see, I wanted to have a name that captured the idea that my company would be a creative think tank, but I didn't want the name to limit me to a specific vertical. And of course the domain name had to be available. So let me break down exactly what the name means to me. The 'n' represents, as in Algrebra, and unknown number. The rest is can be taken literally. So the name itself is a symbol for an uknown number of smart people that are focused on a specific goal. If you are a client then our goal is your goal.

Amnesty

For the purposes of this blog post we will be focusing on the hot topic of amnesty. As you may have seen in the news there is a bill on the Senate floor that will legalize 12 - 15 million illegal aliens. If this bill is passed it is a slap in the face to us Americans and to those who are legally waiting to enter our country. Without going in to a long monologue on why this bill is an insult to America check this out: