{"id":93525,"date":"2023-06-11T15:30:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T20:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=93525"},"modified":"2023-06-11T15:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T20:30:14","slug":"93525","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=93525","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Giving the Constitution Teeth: The Truth About Aggravated Infringement\u2014a Felony<\/a><\/p>\n

The U.S. Constitution, for all its strengths, revered and imitated worldwide, has a fatal flaw. A weakness of Greek-tragedy proportions. The Constitution lacks punishment for those who would violate its terms. Yes, there are avenues of recourse, but these have been neutered and rendered feckless in so many ways.<\/p>\n

Politicians these days believe they can get away with anything, right? Graft, bribes, gaslighting, obtaining office by any means legal or otherwise, all-out bald-faced lies, scare tactics, misappropriation of funds… They\u2019ll use the organs of government to assault domestic opposition (not the same as domestic enemies), place them under arrest, strangle their voices by deplatforming, controlling so-called \u201cnews\u201d media and playing them like stenographers, it has gotten totally out of hand. Why? And what to do about it? Even when they\u2019re exposed, red-handed\u2014did you review John Durham\u2019s report?\u2014they seem to skate. Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n

The ultimate protection of our \u201cLife, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness\u201d\u2014a way to force government into compliance\u2014is use of force. Our Declaration of Independence recognized and encouraged that \u201c…whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it…”<\/p>\n

That option, which held more meaning right after our bloody founding, has lost some if not all its impact. It\u2019s too extreme, too hard, too violent for subtle infringements and little incursions on our liberties. That allows the thousand cuts to build up until they are intolerable acts. Then use of force is too late. We\u2019re there now. But there\u2019s hope.<\/p>\n

What America needs, what our Republic and Constitution need, is strict adherence to a policy of,\u00a0\u201cNo infringement shall be tolerated.\u201d<\/em> Small encroachments\u2014like licenses to carry arms or speech codes\u2014must subject people proposing such violations to penalties. Gross infringements like, \u201cWe\u2019re going to take away your favorite rifle\u2014and of course we\u2019ll keep ours,\u201d require prison terms. Stiff penalties.<\/p>\n

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Talking<\/em>\u00a0about violating constitutional rights is fine. That\u2019s free speech, protected to an almost holy level.\u00a0Acting<\/em>\u00a0to violate the rights though, like by proposing laws in clear usurpation beyond delegated powers, that is Simple Infringement, a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

Formally\u00a0proposing<\/em>\u00a0infringement legislation is a bad thing. But\u00a0acting<\/em>\u00a0on existing infringements, that is Aggravated Infringement, a felony, with stiff sentences and strict liability, even for a first offense. You cannot offer such tripe into the legislative hopper. It\u2019s like proposing slavery. Argue for it with speech, this is an American\u2019s prerogative. So many of my liberal friends argue for banning guns, taking away guns you own, outlawing the purchase of new guns, making new categories of prohibited people. We must support this, it is a right to speak.<\/p>\n

You politicians, elected or appointed, and your bureaucratic functionaries\u2014hired, appointed or in office by law\u2014you are banned from\u00a0doing<\/em>\u00a0these things. Without teeth though, the ban is feckless, as we see all around us. Under these proposed new statutes\u2014you get fined for a first offense, jailed for repeat offenses. Don\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n

Hard punishable crimes need to be based on\u00a0actions<\/em>, not thoughts or words. Recently concocted so-called \u201chate crimes\u201d are a deceitful fabrication. You are free to hate what you like, a splendid oxymoron. Real crime and punishment must be based on\u00a0acts<\/em>. The acts exist regardless of your mindset.<\/p>\n

Punishment for assaulting or in any way damaging a person must be applied against the degree of harm done, not some Orwellian calculous of how much one person hated something. Disgusting and disgraceful hatreds cannot be outlawed. Your parents can punish you for hate, the state has no legitimate power to do so.<\/p>\n

Acting or proposing actions to remove, deny, denigrate, delay or extinguish rights, this causes enormous harm. That is actionable. It infringes on your rights. Government is designed to protect your rights, not infringe them. With this new model of culpability, politicians and all government actors are placed under increased scrutiny.\u00a0Acting<\/em>\u00a0to infringe in an official capacity opens the door to criminal liability, serving as a deterrent.<\/p>\n

‘Any elected or appointed official who promotes a proposal designed or capable of infringing upon the right to keep and bear arms, has committed\u00a0Simple<\/em>\u00a0Infringement<\/em>, a misdemeanor. Any effort to\u00a0implement<\/em>\u00a0a new or extant infringement is Aggravated Infringement, a felony. These offenses apply to all other enumerated rights.’<\/p>\n

Legislators can hang extra meat on these bones as they see fit. So many people, good natured and fair minded, are likely to object, even strenuously. Politicians will fight it tooth and nail, it so totally decreases powers they have usurped, and like. Mass media, now on the verge of officially abandoning objectivity as a standard, will likewise also object with lies, distortion, omission, misinformation, fear mongering, name-calling, label shaming, mis- and dis- information\u2014every trick in their revised AP playbook.<\/p>\n

When this objection arises: \u201cWho decides what\u2019s an infringement?\u201d look to Scalia and Jefferson, who said, when in doubt first go to the words of the Constitution. Supreme Court Justice Stewart added, \u201cYou know it when you see it.\u201d Gun bans are infringement.<\/p>\n

Rational individuals, good citizens, stalwart protectors of The American Way, they\u2019ll see the wisdom in a mechanism recognizing that \u201cshall not be infringed\u201d means what it says. Violation of the Constitution and the oath politicans took to gain office can no longer be tolerated or ignored. Enact Aggravated Infringement laws nationwide. It\u2019s a better choice than harsher options floating, which include secession and punishments banned by the 8th Amendment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Giving the Constitution Teeth: The Truth About Aggravated Infringement\u2014a Felony The U.S. Constitution, for all its strengths, revered and imitated worldwide, has a fatal flaw. A weakness of Greek-tragedy proportions. The Constitution lacks punishment for those who would violate its terms. Yes, there are avenues of recourse, but these have been neutered and rendered feckless … Continue reading “”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,9,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editorial-o-the-day","category-enemies-foreign-domestic","category-rights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93526,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93525\/revisions\/93526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}