People protest a lot of things about government, but rarely its monopolization of so-called justice Governmental tyranny boils down to violating property rights If those in government were truly concerned about your rights, they wouldn't be the first ones to infringe on them The epic myth of Libertarian slavery by Kevin Joseph Tull http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=3018 BIG UPDATE regarding Daniel's enslavement in the Navy (HE'S BEEN RELEASED): http://immoralityofwar.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-131-end-of-my-military-enslavement.html Military contracts are invalid, as they are not based on freedom GTMO prisoners who are depraved of due process are used as a tool for political fear-mongering The U.S. military, via politicians, creates blowback threats to Americans, while violating their (and others') property rights in the process The real issue is the rights-violations perpetrated by those in government; government itself is the main problem regarding threats to our lives and well-being Psych 101: Locking up individuals for years without any due process would naturally foster homicidal (and suicidal) thoughts in them All rights originate from property, first and foremost self-ownership Imagine government running the cell phone industry...of course, the FCC and lobbyists have done a number on it already The FCC extortionist and regulatory racket, which ultimately costs consumers billions and results in greatly inferior services: http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=auction_factsheet&id=73 http://cases.som.yale.edu/spectrum/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9955376-7.html The fantasy of monopolistic justice will remain so Returning to the four pieces of paper (the USC) won't fix the moral contradiction of government You cannot be required to obey a contract once you disagree with it, which would be acting as if you no longer have volition In other words, you can't sign--and bind yourself to--a valid contract without your consent throughout the entire contractual term Walter Block's monstrous contractual contradiction: Privatizing Rivers and Voluntary Slave Contracts by Walter Block http://www.lewrockwell.com/block/block134.html (links to his other papers within) Using volition to deny volition involves concept-stealing: http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/stolen_concept--fallacy_of.html You have to be exercising volition in order to keep a contract, so a contract of enslavement is both unjust and epistemologically absurd Clarity of concepts is key... http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/epistemology.html http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/definitions.html People who use, or advocate the use of, initiatory force against others (or even themselves) exempt themselves from rational, volitional discussion Excluding competition in the realm of justice is itself a form of injustice - http://www.logicallearning.net/libertylaissez-f.html Why are you doing this to me? Why do you hate me so much? by samadamscw http://www.dailypaul.com/node/105656 Jan Helfeld checkmates Bill Richardson on Government and Rights http://www.janhelfeld.com/video/35/bill-richardson-on-goverment-and-rights.html Stefan Molyneux checkmates Jan Helfeld on the contradictions of minarchism: http://www.anarchism-wow.com/2009/08/30/fdr1445-stefan-molyneux-jan-helfeld-debate-anarchism-versis-minarchism/ http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_1445_jan_helfeld_debate.mp3 No one possesses the right to initiate force against others, so it can't be delegated to those in government either Miniarchism is statism in principle, so advocating it means that the irrational, immoral, unjust meme of government remains intact Dear Robert Ringer, by Carl Watner http://www.voluntaryist.com/forthcoming/anopenletter.php Bill of Law by Michael van Notten - http://completeliberty.com/chapter8.php#153 Root striking Hans Hoppe: http://www.lewrockwell.com/podcast/?p=episode&name=2009-08-18_130_the_economics_of_world_government.mp3 Either you have property rights or you don't; public property is a contradiction in terms When government exists, disobedience is the ultimate crime Once the "legitimacy" of government is shattered, the people in it have nothing left but violence (just like a petty thug on the street) "The mark of a truly civilized society should be 'the triumph of persuasion over force'" C.W. If you advocate coercion, you're advocating a worse off life for yourself Let's have protection without violation of our rights! Fears, lack of trust, and obedience to authority all contribute to pseudo self-esteem and controlling others Government is the last link in the corrupt philosophical chain, representing a culture of mediocrity What's good for the individual is good for the collective, but not vice versa Brett's new educational podcast and site - http://schoolsucks.podomatic.com and http://edu-lu-tion.com Visit http://warisimmoral.com for more info from Daniel True justice agencies will focus on restoring victims, not creating them To buy a print edition of CL, visit: http://www.lulu.com/content/687618 bumper music "You Want What We Got" by Twisted Sister http://www.twistedsister.com/  http://www.myspace.com/twistedsister

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