Friends and Family,
250 years later, the greatest experiment in the history of freedom is finally coming to a close. Decades of bad Government policy and lawmaking have eroded the Bill of Rights and denied us of our basic civil liberties. The questions each of us must now face are:
- 1.) "How many rights will I lose before I justify taking action?"
- 2.) "When I decide to act, will it be too late?"
When the State's oppression becomes greater than your ability to provide security for yourself or your loved ones, you have a moral obligation to resist. Those who do not, will continue to see their rights taken away until submission and compliance take precedence over their way of life.
Amidst the developing political climate, we have decided to put our lives on hold in order to pursue volunteer work for the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign. For the next 2-11 months, I will be traveling between the States doing everything within my power to spread the message of individual liberty, Constitutionalism, and Peace.
I hope that some of you will take a few minutes from your day to learn about some of the attacks on our Bill of Rights. They're listed on this page for your convenience - please let me know if you have any questions or comments too, my door is always open. Thank you for your interest in the Revolution - I'll see you on the campaign front!
In peace and freedom,
Neal Gist
"...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..."
~ Declaration of Independence
1st Amendment
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
4th Amendment
"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."
5th Amendment
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
6th Amendment
"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense."
7th Amendment
"In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."
8th Amendment
"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
10th Amendment
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."