U.S. Concentration Camps: This Time Nobody is Immune
Monday, February 16, 2009 at 4:40PM February 19th, 1942, Executive Order 9066, was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizing military commanders to designate “military areas” as “exclusion zones” for Japanese personnel, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Unlike the “alien enemy” roundups, these exclusion zones were to hold most of the remaining Japanese, citizen or non-citizen, selected at will by the government authorized, military commanders. There were roughly 115,000 Japanese rounded up before the Supreme Court ruled on December 18th, 1944 that the detainment of U.S. citizens was unconstitutional. That same day, however, “Korematsu v. United States” held that the exclusion process as a whole was constitutional. Of the 115,000, nearly two-thirds were U.S. citizens. The remaining one-third were subject to internment under the “Alien Enemies act.”
The “Alien Enemies Act” authorized the detainment and deportation of immigrants from the countries at war with the U.S. This statute sounds eerily similar to the unconstitutional “Patriot Act” that passed shortly after 9/11. The “Alien Enemies Act” has never expired and is even used today in times of war. The “Patriot Act” enhances the discretion of law enforcement and immigration authorities in detaining and deporting immigrants suspected of terrorism-related acts. The concern with this act is the loosely defined word, “terrorism”. Currently no definition is internationally agreed upon regarding the politically and emotionally charged term. The common dictionary definition is as follows: (1) the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce especially for political purposes (2) the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization; and (3) a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government. The U.S. is guilty of using violence, threats and intimidation to produce submission for political and economic purposes. It is the “…or of resisting a government” that should be of greatest concern. Thomas Jefferson understood the need for resistance, “A little rebellion now and then… is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.” The right of the people to peacefully resist tyrannical government has been lost.
Executive Order 9066 that authorized the unconstitutional detaining of U.S. citizens seems to correlate well with the less popularized “Home Grown Terrorist Act” of 2007.
AN ACT
To prevent homegrown terrorism, AND for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007”.
SEC. 2. Prevention of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism.
(a) In general.—Title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle:
“subtitle J—Prevention of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism
“For purposes of this subtitle:
“(1) Commission.—The term ‘Commission’ means the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism established under section 899C.
“(2) Violent radicalization.—The term ‘violent radicalization’ means the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change.
“(3) Homegrown terrorism.—The term ‘homegrown terrorism’ means the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.
“(4) Ideologically based violence.—The term ‘ideologically based violence’ means the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual to promote the group or individual’s political, religious, or social beliefs.
“The Congress finds the following:
“(1) The development and implementation of methods and processes that can be utilized to prevent violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence in the United States is critical to combating domestic terrorism.
“(2) The promotion of violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence exists in the United States and poses a threat to homeland security.
“(3) The Internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens.
“(4) While the United States must continue its vigilant efforts to combat international terrorism, it must also strengthen efforts to combat the threat posed by homegrown terrorists based and operating within the United States.
“(5) Understanding the motivational factors that lead to violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence is a vital step toward eradicating these threats in the United States.
“(6) Preventing the potential rise of self radicalized, unaffiliated terrorists domestically cannot be easily accomplished solely through traditional Federal intelligence or law enforcement efforts, and can benefit from the incorporation of State and local efforts.
“(7) Individuals prone to violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence span all races, ethnicities, and religious beliefs, and individuals should not be targeted based solely on race, ethnicity, or religion.
“(8) Any measure taken to prevent violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence and homegrown terrorism in the United States should not violate the constitutional rights, civil rights, or civil liberties of United States citizens or lawful permanent residents.
“(9) Certain governments, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have significant experience with homegrown terrorism and the United States can benefit from lessons learned by those nations.
SEC. 899B, findings number 8, says that the U.S. should not violate the constitutional rights, civil liberties of the United States citizens or lawful permanent residents. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” The Department of Homeland Security with its newly adopted policies has essentially wiped its ass with the fourth amendment. The NSA has done the same with warrant less surveillance. The fourth amendment was written before telephones and electronic paper yet these are tapped and searched as well. Amendments to the Constitution ought to side with the goodwill of the American people not strip them of their rights through the use of terror(ist) tactics in government with help from the media. What can be done to stop this intrusion?
NOTHING! The government has in effect threatened violence on the American people through the use of the word “terrorism.” A Terrorist is not a group or a nation to be destroyed; it is by definition an “ideology”. To be an active Constitutionalist in present times will almost certainly land one in prison at some point. Constitutionalists will be branded as nonconformists and dissidents. The use of military force on the American people who are armed with the second amendment will most certainly be the cause for the next revolution. American historian, author, professor and political activist Howard Zinn exclaims, “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.”
Thomas Jefferson further added, “If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs (as we have done), you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves (Blagojevich and others). It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions (Ron Paul).” So what are the awakened of this generation to do?
Trying to gain influence in politics is often slow and ineffective, just look at the lack of media coverage during Ron Paul’s well funded campaign. Peaceful demonstrations might produce some constructive outcome but the larger more successful groups carry a plane of anonymity which typically turns violent because of social animosity from the few sadistic fanatics. The only assurance of self-preservation one can hope to gain will come from the creation of sanctuaries as described in, Heaven is Sustainable Living. As Truth Convict I suggest heeding the warning left by Benjamin Franklin concerning government, “Know the law and be well disposed to use it”. Peace and love be with all.
P.S. Google search "Rex 84" and Google Earth "Camp Grayling" when it sends you to the site location click on the blue icon labeled H and then click on Fema Concentration Camps. Have fun and tell your friends.