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A Principle: Obligation There isn't any obligation under duress. If a man is compelled by force or by the threat of force to make an agreement that he didn't want to make, then the agreement isn't binding upon him. If a man is compelled by force or by the threat of force to do something that he didn't want to do, then he cannot be held responsible for any consequences of his action.
A Principle: Presumption of Innocence A man must be presumed innocent. He doesn't have to prove his innocence.
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A Principle: Burden of Proof If someone believes that a man is guilty of something, then the accuser must prove it without the man's help. The accuser, not the accused, must bear the burden of proof. A man doesn't have to do anything or to say anything that might help the accuser to prove his guilt.
A Principle: Self Incrimination A man doesn't have to provide information that might be used against him. His refusal to provide such information cannot be used against him.
A Principle: Silence An accused man doesn't have to provide any information at all, whether or not the information might be used against him. That's what it means to remain silent. His refusal to provide information cannot be used against him.
Anyone who reads the examples can easily determine that the fundamental principles of liberty are not in operation in the USA.
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It has been a long time since the U.S. government feared the people, if it ever did. On the other hand, fear of the government by the people is pervasive. Thus the conditions described by Thomas Jefferson are satisfied. It's easy to arrive at the unavoidable conclusions. There isn't any liberty. There's a lot of tyranny.
Comeuppance Sam Aurelius Milam III I don't usually watch the news but, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, I was in a room where somebody else was doing so. While I was there, I saw a short video clip that showed a cop and some women in a scuffle. The cop hit one of the women with his fist. The woman who was presenting the news program seemed to believe that it was a big deal. Generally, I regard all cops as gestapo thugs. On the other hand, women have whined like dentist's drills for decades about the alleged injustice of double standards. They've forced their way into every possible male situation, demanding equal treatment. Equality was never their objective but it was always their excuse. So, I had mixed feelings about the incident. Should I condemn it as police brutality or as feminist arrogance? I thought about it for a while and perceived something good in the incident. That is, the incident gave me an opportunity to use against the feminists one of their most hackneyed clichés. It's annoying when they sneer and use it against men and now I get to use it against them. That's a good thing. Ready? Here it comes. "Things have changed! Get used to it!" Ain't equality a bitch? Nowadays, a woman can take a punch same as a man. Wooohooo! As Lisa Simpson noted after the schoolyard bullies hung Bart by his shorts from a basketball hoop, "Aint it strange how, sometimes, two wrongs do make a right?" Letter to the Editor You wrote: "I learned at an early age to do as I was told. When I was told to go to school, I went to school. When I was told to get a driver's license, I got a driver's license. When I was told to get a Social Security number, I got a Social Security number. When I was told to register for the draft, I registered for the draft." Yeah, but when you were told to shut up you never did that! :) :) :) :) I wonder how many similar emails you are going to get on that one. You got Facebook? sad Carolyn, of Sierra Vista, Arizona
Question Everything: Fingerprints Sam Aurelius Milam III So far as I'm aware, the idea that no two fingerprints are identical is only a theory. It hasn't ever been proven. Indeed, the only way that it could be proven is by the comparison of every fingerprint in the world to every other fingerprint in the world with the result that no two of them are identical. Short of such a comparison, the idea is only an unproven theory, mere speculation. Even if such a comparison was made, it would become obsolete after the birth of the next child. Since fingerprints cannot be proven to be unique, they cannot legitimately be used as proof of identity or as evidence to convict somebody of something. Don't unquestioningly believe the authorities. Don't accept authority as truth. Insist on truth as authority. For PayPal payments, use editor@frontiersman.my3website.net.
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Acknowledgments My thanks to the following: SantaClara Bob; Lady Jan the Voluptuous; my mother; Dewey and Betty; FL, of Delano, California; and Eric, of Ione, California. editor
Court Quotes From Humor in the Court and More Humor in the Court, by Mary Louise Gilman, editor of the National Shorthand Reporter. Forwarded by Don G.
Tough Language Original Source Unknown. Forwarded by Don G.
Puns Original Source Unknown. Forwarded by David, of Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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