You have Authority

Even the Supreme Court of Canada is aware that only individuals have "unlimited capacity" when it comes to delegating authority. ALL our governments are granted authority through PRIVILEGE, NOT RIGHT, and this privilege is OURS to revoke at any time.

As more and more "law" is transformed and perverted into an instrument of plunder and abuse over our lives, and that of our families, the time is now to remove their authority. Let us build a constructive system of government that understands the difference between rights and privileges, and serves OUR fair interests - rather than their selfish ones.

THE SECOND TREATISE OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
BY JOHN LOCKE:

"MEN being, as has been said, by nature, all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent."

Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Canada (Attorney General)

Published in [1951] Supreme Court Reports 31

[The Lord Nelson case Page 3 of 2 I

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with the answers given by the majority of the Judges in the Supreme Court en banc.

The Parliament of Canada and the Legislatures of the several Provinces are sovereign within their sphere defined by The British North America Act, but none of them has the unlimited capacity of an individual. They can exercise only the legislative powers respectively given to them by sections 91 and 92 of the Act, and these powers must be found in either of these sections.

The constitution of Canada does not belong either to Parliament or to the Legislatures; it belongs to the country and it is there that the citizens of the country will find the protection of the rights to which they are entitled. It is part of that protection that Parliament can legislate only on the subject matters referred to it by section 91 and that each Province can legislate exclusively on the subject matters referred to it by section 92. The country is entitled to insist that legislation adopted under section 91 should be passed exclusively by the Parliament of Canada in the same way as the people of each Province are entitled to insist that legislation concerning the matters enumerated in section 92 should come exclusively from their respective Legislatures. In each case the Members elected to Parliament or to the Legislatures are the only ones entrusted with the power and the duty to legislate concerning the subjects exclusively distributed by the constitutional Act to each of them.

No power of delegation is expressed either in section 91 or in section 92, nor, indeed, is there to be found the power of accepting delegation from one body to the other; and I have no doubt that if it had been the intention to give such powers it would have done so.

The Tyranny of "Democracy"

Sovereignty is a manifestation of the free will of an individual human being to make decisions for one's self and to control one's body and property and to freely interact with other people through consensual self government, which is the ability of an individual to govern oneself and one's actions and for people to freely join together to govern their interactions with each other.

Political states masquerading as governments are nothing but criminal gangs, they have no sovereignty or rights of their own, they are merely artificial entities formed to subjugate human beings to serve the interests of those in power.

All legitimate law is based on the natural law of the sovereignty of individual human rights, politicians who make up their own "laws" are in reality criminals who are at war against human rights, people who impose the evil of democracy, which is mob rule are also criminals at war against human rights, anyone who tries to impose one's political opinions or values on others by covering it in the shroud of democratic law are deceivers and tyrants. Just law exists independently of any political body and is manifest in the sovereignty of the individual.

People are brainwashed into believing the fraud that they are the government, they are told that the government is yours; in reality it belongs to the mob who has the greatest power, that's like telling sheep who are attacked by a pack of wolves, that the wolfpack belongs to the sheep. People are told that the government derives its power from the consent of the governed, if that is so, then try withdrawing your consent or give your consent to a different form of government or start your own government and see what they do to you to force you to submit to their rule.

In a democracy or republic, bullets and ballots are the same thing, voting to impose one's opinions on others is an act of aggression that commits violence against the minority or against other people who do not recognize the legitimacy of democratic mob rule and refuse to participate in the immorality of mob run government that commits crimes against natural human rights. Democracy is the opinion of a large group of people imposed on others, people must not be enslaved in such a pernicious system simply because of other people's political or social opinions or economic interests; because politics is merely opinion. When people vote to tell others how to live or to place restrictions on other's rights they are holding a gun to the head of everyone else. And, their ignorant opinions or absolutely wrong, they don't understand, or even want to understand the basis of human rights or legitimate government. Legitimate government is not merely opinion, it is based firmly on the foundation of individual sovereignty and natural human rights. Those who say they renounce violence and instead will work through the political process to impose a political ideology are foolish liars because the political process is violence.

Julien Benda wrote, "The present age is essentially an age of politics" and said that "democracy is war." Today, it seems, everything is political, social life has been completely politicized, economic activity is politicized, so have the schools, entertainment, sports, even sex. Opposing group's prejudices, fears and hatreds are the raw material for organizing and motivating the democratic plunderers in a political struggle for power.

To answer the criticism that democracy always means mob rule democrats say that for a democracy to be just it must have majority rule with respect for minority rights. This is bull, because in a democracy, where the majority rules, it means that the majority will decide what rights the minority will be allowed to have, they will define what minority rights mean, or they may presume to deny the minority's rights entirely, which means that the minorities have no rights at all in a democracy. Their only right is to submit to the will of the majority. Even if minority rights are respected to some degree they are never safe because they are always at the mercy of the majority, they may deny their rights at any time and take away whatever allowances had been given.

Democracy and freedom are mutually exclusive.

Democracy is at war against freedom, you can't have democracy and enjoy individual freedom, democracy violates individual freedom at every turn, by its nature and practice every democratic action is a mob imposing its will on others. You can either have freedom or have a democracy, you can't have both. The philosophy of democracy is; might makes right.

[Read the rest of this excellent article via the link below......]

http://www.libertocracy.com/Webessays/tyrannyodemocracy.htm

March 21, 2002
Gun permits surge, but not violence
Oakland County issues more than any county; licenses up 39 percent statewide

By John Bebow and George Hunter; photos by David Coates and Daniel Mears, all Detroit News staff

Original URL: http://detnews.com/2002/metro/0203/22/a01-445943.htm

(Pic) Michigan State Police Lt. Eric Wimbley, left, and Jim Byrd process applications in Wayne County for concealed weapons.

WATERFORD -- The only place Cliff Dabrowski has pulled his new 9mm Glock is the shooting range, but he keeps it in a shoulder holster he wears every day to protect his wife and young son.

"The police are doing a good job, but there's just too much going on," the computer programer said, explaining why he applied for a concealed gun permit. "It's the opportunity to take care of myself and my family."

Dabrowski, 38, of Waterford is one of an average of 88 people a day who've gained licenses to carry concealed weapons in Michigan since the law was relaxed July 1. While applications have been brisk since then, not as many have been submitted as some expected. And law enforcement officials say the law has caused no surge in gun violence, mishaps or vigilante justice.

Concealed weapons permits are up 39 percent statewide in the past 8 1/2 months -- from 58,280 to 81,033, according to state police records.

Another 12,666 applications are pending, and most will likely be approved soon by local gun boards.

Oakland County residents are pursuing permits in higher numbers than any other county in the state. Oakland has issued 4,666 permits under the new law and another 1,600 are pending. By comparison, the county issued 3,614 permits in the 18 months leading up to last year's law change.

"I would've expected a whole lot more than that given all the hoopla," said Michael Hodge, an attorney for a group that last year lost a court fight opposing the new law.

As expected -- and intended -- it's easy to get a permit under the new law. Of the nearly 50,000 applications filed statewide since July 1, 74 percent have been approved, 25 percent are pending and only 1 percent have been denied.

As the law nears its first anniversary, the majority of Michiganians favor it. A new Detroit News poll shows 58 percent support the law; 38 percent don't. Following the trend in new CCW applications, men favor the law more than women do, according to the poll.

It looks like the law will be on the books indefinitely: Money to fight it dried up after the state Supreme Court last summer blocked a first attempt to force a statewide vote. And plans for a ballot initiative this fall are off, said Carolynne Jarvis, executive director of the Michigan Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence.

"You simply cannot do these things without money," she said.

Good for business

The new law, which requires applicants to take a gun safety course, has been great for Metro Detroit gun dealers and shooting ranges.

"Business has been very good," said Tom Potapa, a worker at Peters Indoor Range and Gun Shop in Roseville. The range's 10 shooting stalls are booked every weekend, mostly with instructors preparing gun owners for concealed weapons permits, he said.

Mike Carson, executive director of Brass Roots, a pro-gun organization, said a lot of people in this first wave of new CCW applicants waited for years for the opportunity.

"I attended Oakland County gun board meetings (before the law change), and they would turn a lot of people down," Carson said. "I expect you'll see more women and other demographic groups applying over the long haul. But what you're seeing now is the people who were anxious to get their CCW were the first ones in line after the law passed."

So far, that broad demographic range that Carson predicts hasn't materialized. Statistics collected by the Michigan State Police show the overwhelming majority of applicants are white males. More people in their 40s have applied than in any other age group; few young people are applying. Only 3 percent of applicants are 25 or younger.

Neva LaRue of North Branch is among the 10 percent of applicants who are women. She drives to Royal Oak each Tuesday to participate in a women's gun group sponsored by the Michigan Coalition For Responsible Gun Owners.

"For me, protecting myself is a big issue," said LaRue, who twice was turned down for a CCW permit before the law passed, and has a pending application now. "I've been assaulted twice by the same man. I don't want to get hurt again. I don't want to get dragged out of my car again -- and I don't want to see other women have to go through that, either. So I'm really active in trying to get women involved in defending themselves."

Such self-defense has not yet resulted in any kind of wave of new gun violence among those with fresh CCW permits, several law enforcement officials throughout Metro Detroit agreed.

"That's really the surprise," said Wayne County Sheriff Robert Ficano. "There are no altercations or incidents I've seen that are at all attributable to the law change. We thought there might be some."

Fear on streets

Still, more guns on the street makes many people uneasy.

"Being able to carry a gun might be good for some people's sense of security, but I'm not sure they'll be able to deal with conflict properly if they have a gun," said Detroiter Jeffrey Knight. "With people getting laid off, and all the stresses people are facing now, you've got a lot of people on edge; I'm not sure adding guns to that mix is a good thing."

Members of local gun boards acknowledge they are concerned that the statute gives them little leeway in denying applications.

The old law limited permits to those who could demonstrate a clear need. The new law grants permits to anyone 21 or older with no felony convictions or history of mental illness.

[Yeah, its called a common law or unalienable right. Get used to it, because we paid to preserve that freedom with the blood of our fathers, and more than ever before does this right need to be REASSERTED by individuals. Join the ranks of the Free NOW!]

The law allows different counties to take some different approaches. In Macomb County -- which had a fairly liberal approach to gun permits before the new law was enacted -- almost all first-time CCW applicants go through a brief, face-to-face interview. In Oakland County, the gun board relies almost entirely on applicants' paperwork.

The biggest concern, some gun board members say, is assessing applicants' mental health. The new law empowers gun boards to deny applicants with a history of mental illness, but private mental health records are very difficult to obtain.

"We're relying on applicants to tell the truth," said Capt. Michael McCabe, chief of operations for the Oakland County Sheriff's Department.

"Obviously, there are probably going to be some people who aren't going to tell the truth. It's an uncomfortable feeling."

And yet, it's also uncomfortable to be an empty-handed chance witness to crime.

Auburn Hills computer technician Steven Kreft safely thwarted two violent crimes near his Auburn Hills home in recent years. He once jumped from behind a Twinkie rack to scare off an armed party store burglar. And he turned his car around and made a ruckus to chase away a man who jumped out of a woods and grabbed a woman jogger.

[Anti-gun, anti-freedom advocates always seem unimpressed with the endless stories of crimes that were prevented through the RIGHT of private and responsible gun ownership. They would rather the rapes, robberies and home break-ins continue, rather than live in a free and democratic society where we also rely on ourselves, our families, and our friends for our protection - in addition to the peace officers we employ with our hard earned income for our service.]

So when the state made it easier for everyday citizens to get concealed weapons permits, Kreft quickly prepared for more chance encounters. He now carries a Kel-Tek .32 semiautomatic.

"I realized I'm responsible for my own safety," Kreft said. "It's not that I'm going to go around shooting anyone -- in fact, I think I would walk away from an incident more quickly now because I have a gun. But having a gun gives me another option."

[There it is folks - its about choice. Free societies don't infringe the vital choices [right of self-defence] of peaceful and [common] law abiding individuals..... End of Story! So be an adult, or stay a sheep in regard to standing up for what is yours.]