The eleven Confederate
states that had participated in armed rebellion were; Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Also aligned with the
Confederacy was the new Confederate Territory of Arizona. There were
efforts to secede in Maryland, which was halted by martial law. While
Delaware, though internally divided, did not attempt to secede. A
Unionist government in western parts of Virginia formed the new state
of West Virginia. Which became a new state in the Union on June 20,
1863.
The Confederate
Constitution had secured the Right of the People to keep and bear arms the same way the
U.S. Constitution had. To Wit:
“Constitution
of the Confederate States; March 11, 1861
“Preamble
“We,
the people of the Confederate States, each State acting in its
sovereign and independent character, in order to form a permanent
federal government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity,
and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God do ordain and
establish this Constitution for the Confederate States of America.
“Article
I
“Section
9
“(13)
A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed....”
Now one would naturally
assume that after having participated in the felonious act of
Treason. That those that had participated in open rebellion would
have not only been disarmed. But would have been prevented
from keeping and bearing arms in the future. But obviously our
Federal government at that time respected and adhered to the
Constitutional restriction; “the right of the people to keep and
bear arms shall not be infringed”. As is clearly evidenced by the
following:
After the Civil War, the
states which had participated in rebellion adopted new Constitutions.
Which were done under the supervision of the military at the
direction of the U.S. Congress. ALL of which contained the individual
Right to keep and bear arms. To Wit:
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA
AS REVISED AND AMENDED BY
THE CONVENTION ASSEMBLED AT MONTGOMERY ON THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER,
A. D. 1867.
PREAMBLE.
WE, The People of the State of
Alabama, by our Representatives in Convention assembled, in order to
establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the
common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure to ourselves
and to our posterity the rights of life, liberty, and property,
invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and
establish the following constitution and form of government for the
State of Alabama:
ARTICLE I.
DECLARATION OF
RIGHTS.
That the great, general and
essential principles of liberty and free government may be
recognized and established, WE DECLARE:
Section 1. That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Section 2. That all persons resident in this state, born in the United States, or naturalized, or who shall have legally declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, are hereby declared citizens of the State of Alabama, possessing equal civil and political rights and public privileges.
Section 3. That all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit; and that, therefore, they have, at all times, an inherent right to change their form of government, in such manner as they may deem expedient.
Section 4. That no person shall be deprived of the right to worship-God according to the dictates of his own conscience....
Section 1. That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Section 2. That all persons resident in this state, born in the United States, or naturalized, or who shall have legally declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, are hereby declared citizens of the State of Alabama, possessing equal civil and political rights and public privileges.
Section 3. That all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit; and that, therefore, they have, at all times, an inherent right to change their form of government, in such manner as they may deem expedient.
Section 4. That no person shall be deprived of the right to worship-God according to the dictates of his own conscience....
Section 28. That
every citizen has a right to bear arms in defence of himself and the
state.
Arizona
Constitution
Preamble
We the people of the State of Arizona, grateful to Almighty God
for our liberties, do
ordain this Constitution.
ARTICLE II. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
1. Fundamental principles; recurrence to
Section 1. A frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is
essential to the security of individual rights and the perpetuity of free government.
2. Political power; purpose of government
Section 2. All political power is inherent in the people, and
governments derive their just
powers from the consent of the governed, and are established to
protect and maintain individual rights.
Article II
26. Bearing arms
Section 26. The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in
defense of himself or the state shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall
be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain, or employ an armed
body of men.
THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AS ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION
FEBRUARY 11th 1868
Preamble
We the
people of Arkansas grateful to God for our civil Preamble and
religious liberty and desiring to perpetuate its blessings and secure
the same to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this
Constitution
ARTICLE
I
Bill
of Rights
Section
Five. The citizens of this State shall have the right to keep and
bear arms for their common defense.
Florida
Constitution of 1865:
__________
CONSTITUTION
OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT
for
the
PEOPLE
OF FLORIDA
__________
We, the
People of the State of Florida, by our delegates in Convention
assembled, in the city of Tallahassee, on the 25th day of October, in
the year of our Lord 1865, and of the Independence of the United
States the 90th year, in order to secure to ourselves and our
posterity the enjoyment of all the rights of life, liberty and
property, and the pursuit of happiness, do mutually agree, each with
the other, to form the following Constitution and form of Government
in and for the said State.
__________
ARTICLE
I.
Declaration
of Rights.
That
the great and essential principles of liberty and free
government may be recognized and established, we declare:
Section
1. That all freemen when they form a government, have certain
inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of
enjoying and defending life and liberty; of acquiring,
possessing and protecting property and reputation, and of
pursuing their own happiness.
Section
2. That all political power is inherent in the people, and all
free governments are founded on their authority, and established for
their benefit; and therefore they have at all times an inalienable
and indefeasible right to alter or abolish their form of government
in such manner as they may deem expedient.
Section
3. That all men have a natural and inalienable right to worship
Almighty God according to the dictates of their own
conscience, and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any
religious establishment or mode of worship in this State.
In 1868 Florida amended
their Constitution to include:
1868:
"The people shall have the right to bear arms in defence of
themselves and of the lawful authority of the State." Art.
I, § 22.
GEORGIA
CONSTITUTION OF 1865
Preamble
PREAMBLE
We, the
people of the State of Georgia, in order to form a permanent
Government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and
secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity,
acknowledging and invoking the guidance of Almighty God, the
author of all good government, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the State of Georgia.
ARTICLE
I
DECLARATION
OF RIGHTS
4. A
well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed.
December
8, 1879 - Louisiana
CONSTITUTION
PREAMBLE
We
the people of the State of Louisiana in order to establish justice
insure domestic tranquillity promote the general welfare and secure
the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
acknowledging and invoking the guidance of Almighty God the
author of all good government do ordain and establish this
constitution.
BILL
OF RIGHTS
Article
1. All government of right originates with the people is founded
on their will alone and is instituted solely for the good of the
whole deriving its just powers from the consent of the governed.
Its only legitimate end is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment
of life liberty and property. When it assumes other functions it
is usurpation and oppression.
Art. 2.
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 warrant shall issue except upon probable cause
supported by oath or affirmation and particularly describing the
place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized
Art. 3
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
abridged. This shall not prevent the passage of laws to punish
those who carry weapons concealed.
The
1868 Constitution of the State of Mississippi
Adopted
in Convention 15th day of May, A. D. 1868, and Ratified by the People
1st day of December, A. D. 1869.
To the
end that justice be established, public order maintained, and liberty
perpetuated, we, the people of the State of Mississippi, grateful to
Almighty God for the free exercise of the right to choose our own
form of government, do ordain this Constitution:
ARTICLE
I. - Bill of Rights
Sec.
15. All persons shall have a right to keep and bear arms for their
defence.
CONSTITUTION
0F NORTH CAROLINA
CHAPTER
I
PREAMBLE
We
the people of the State of North Carolina grateful to Almighty God
the Sovereign Ruler of Nations for preservation of the American Union
and the existence our civil
political and religious liberties and acknowledging our dependence
upon Him for the continuance of blessings to us and our
posterity do for the more security thereof and for the better
government of this State ordain and establish this Constitution.
ARTICLE I
DECLARATION
OF EIGHTS
That
the great general and essential principles of and free government
may be recognized and established and that the relations of this
State to the Union and government of the United States and those of
the people of State to the rest of the American people may be and
affirmed we do declare
Section 1. That we hold it to be self evident that all men are
created equal that they are endowed by their with certain unalienable
rights that among these are life, liberty, the enjoyment of the
fruits of their own labor and the pursuit of happiness...
Sec.
24. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a
free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall
not be infringed; and as standing armies, in time of peace, are
dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up and the military
should be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the
civil power.
The
Constitution
of
the
State
of
South
Carolina
Adopted
April 16, 1868,
Constitution
We, the
People of the State of South Carolina, in Convention – assembled,
Grateful to Almighty God for this opportunity, deliberately
and peaceably of entering into a explicit and solemn compact with
each other, and forming a new Constitution of civil Government for
ourselves and posterity, recognizing the necessity of the protection
of the people in all that pertains to their freedom, safety and
tranquility, and imploring the direction of the Great Legislator
of the Universe, do agree upon, - ordain and establish the
following Declaration of the Rights and Form of Government as the -
Constitution of the Commonwealth of South Carolina.
DECLARATION
OF RIGHTS AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT AS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Article
1
Declaration
of Rights.
Section 1. All men are born free and equal – endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable rights,
among which are the rights of enjoying and – defending their
lives and liberties, of acquiring, possessing and protecting
property, and of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness...
Section 28. The people have a right to keep and bear arms for
common defence. As in times of peace armies are dangerous to
liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the
General Assembly. The military power ought always to be held in an
exact subordination to the civil authority and be governed by it.
CONSTITUTION
OF THE
STATE
OF TENNESSEE
ADOPTED
IN CONVENTION
AT
NASHVILLE,
FEBRUARY
23RD A.D. 1870.
PREAMBLE
AND
DECLARATION
OF RIGHTS.
Whereas, The people of the territory of the United States south of
the river Ohio, having the right of admission into the General
Government as a member State thereof, consistent with the
Constitution of the United States, and the act of Cession of the
State of North Carolina, recognizing the ordinance for the government
of the territory of the United States north west of the Ohio River,
by their Delegates and Representatives in Convention assembled, did
on the sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, ordain and establish a
Constitution, or form of government, and mutually agreed with each
other to form themselves into a free and independent State by the
name of the State of Tennessee, and,
Whereas, The General Assembly of the said State of Tennessee,
(pursuant to the third section of the tenth article of the
Constitution,) by an act passed on the Twenty-seventh day of
November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-three, entitled, “An Act” to provide for the calling of a
Convention, passed in obedience to the declared will of the voters of
the State, as expressed at the general election of August, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, did
authorize and provide for the election by the people of delegates and
representatives, to meet at Nashville, in Davidson County, on the
third Monday in May, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty-four, for the purpose of revising and
amending, or changing, the Constitution, and said Convention did
accordingly meet and form a Constitution, which was submitted to the
people, and was ratified by them, on the first Friday in March, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-five; and,
Whereas, The General Assembly of said State of Tennessee, under and
in virtue of the first section of the first article of the
declaration of Rights, contained in and forming a part of the
existing Constitution of the State, by an act passed on the fifteenth
day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-nine, did provide for the calling of a Convention
by the people of the State, to meet at Nashville, on the second
Monday in January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy, and for the election of delegates for the purpose of
amending or revising the present Constitution, or forming and making
a new Constitution; and,
Whereas, The people of the State, in the mode provided by said Act,
have called said Convention, and elected Delegates to represent them
therein; Now, therefore,
We,
the Delegates and Representatives of the people of the State of
Tennessee, duly elected, and in Convention assembled, in pursuance of
said Act of Assembly, have ordained and established the following
Constitution and form of government for this State, which we
recommend to the people of Tennessee for their ratification: That is
to say -
ARTICLE I.
Declaration of Rights.
Section 1. That all power is inherent in the people, and all
free governments are founded on their authority, and
instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness; for the
advancement of those ends they have at all times, an
unalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform, or
abolish the government in such manner as they may think proper.
Section 2. That government being instituted for the common benefit,
the doctrine of non-resistance against arbitrary power and
oppression is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and
happiness of mankind.
Section 3. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to
worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own
conscience; that no man can of right be compelled to attend,
erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any minister
against his consent; that no human authority can, in any case
whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; and
that no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious
establishment or mode of worship.
Section 4. That no political or religious test, other than an oath to
support the Constitution of the United States and of this State,
shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public
trust under this state....
Section 26. That the citizens of this State have a right to keep
and to bear arms for their common defense; but the Legislature
shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms with a view
to prevent crime.
CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
PREAMBLE.
WE, THE
PEOPLE OF TEXAS, acknowledging with gratitude the grace of God,
in permitting us to make a choice of our form of government, do
hereby ordain and establish this Constitution:
ARTICLE
I.
BILL
OF RIGHTS.
That
the heresies of nullification and secession, which brought the
country to grief, may be eliminated from future political discussion;
that public order may be restored, private property and human life
protected; and the great principles of liberty and equality secured
to us and our posterity, We declare that:
SECTION
I. The Constitution of the United States, and the laws and treaties
made, and to be made, in pursuance thereof, are acknowledged to be
the supreme law; that this Constitution is framed in harmony with,
and in subordination thereto; and that the fundamental
principles embodied herein can only be changed, subject to the
national authority.
SECTION
II. All freemen, when they form a social compact, have equal
rights; and no man, or set of men, is entitled to exclusive separate
public emoluments or privileges.
SECTION
III. No religious test shall be required as a qualification to any
office of public trust in this State.
SECTION
IV. All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship God
according to the dictates of their own consciences. No man shall
be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship; or to
maintain any ministry against his consent. No human authority ought,
in any case whatever, to control or interfere with the rights of
conscience in matters of religion; and no preference shall ever be
given, by law, to any religious societies or mode of worship. But it
shall be the duty of the Legislature to pass such laws as may be
necessary to protect every religious denomination in the peaceable
enjoyment of their own mode of public worship....
SECTION
XIII. Every person shall have the right to keep and bear arms, in
the lawful defence of himself or the State, under such
regulations as the Legislature may prescribe.
The
Constitution of Virginia of 1872
We,
therefore, the delegates of the good people of Virginia, elected and
in convention assembled, in pursuance of said acts, invoking the
favor and guidance of Almighty God, do propose to the people
the following constitution and form of government for this
commonwealth:
ARTICLE
1.
BILL
OF RIGHTS.
A
Declaration of Rights, made by the Representatives of the good
people of Virginia,
assembled in full and free Convention, which rights do pertain to
them and their
posterity, as the basis and foundation of Government.
1. That
all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have, certain inherent
rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they
cannot, byany
compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely: the enjoyment of
life and liberty,
with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing andobtaining
happiness and safety....
15.
That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people
trained to arms,is the
proper, national and safe defense of a free state; that standing
armies, in timeof
peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all
cases the militaryshould
be under strict subordination to and governed by the civil power.
Interesting, isn't it?
After the death of around 750,000
Americans. The Federal government, when allowing the former
rebellious states to form their own Constitutions again. Would insist
that the right of the people to keep and bear arms be inserted in
EVERY Constitution. Even after having been guilty of the felonious
act of High Treason.
Which begs the question;
from whence did the Federal government get the authority to have the
current 'gun control laws' on the books? Especially after
considering the fact that “the right of the people to keep and bear
arms shall not be infringed”.
In fact, the Federal
government even enforced the 2nd amendment secured right
in at least two of the former states in rebellion. An example of one of those states follows. To Wit:
Testimony Taken by the
Joint Select Committee to Inquire into the Condition of affairs in
the Late Insurrectionary States South Carolina Volume 3 1872
Start Page 1615
Circuit Court of the
United States
1871
U.S. Circuit Judge Hon.
H.L. Bond of Maryland
U.S. District Judge
Hon. George S. Bryan of South Carolina
U.S. District Attorney
D.T. Corbin
Solomon L. Hoge, esq.,
Associate Counsel
Henry Stanberry, Attorney
for the defense
Reverdy Johnson, Attorney
for the defense
Pg. 1670 -
Mr. Corbin. No
sir; the question has not been raised at all--the right to keep
and bear
arms.
There was no such allegation in any indictment before the court.
Judge Bryan. I
think not.
Mr. Corbin. You
are thinking of unreasonable searches and seizures.
Mr. Stanbery.
And you think the right to keep and bear arms is secured by
the Constituion?
Mr. Corbin. We
do, and propose to fight on it to the last....”
“...Now, the
attempt is made to substitute for this purpose of the Klan, and the
killing of colored parties, but on the only charge of this indictment
of seeking to deprive Jim Williams of his right to bear arms,
and killing him because he insisted upon that right.
And here was the United States
governments response to the above:
The
following message was received from the President of the United
States, by Mr. Porter, his secretary:
To the
Senate and House of Representatives:
“...There
has been imposed upon the Executive branch of the Government the
execution of the act of Congress approved April 20, 1871, and
commonly known as the Ku-Klux law, in a portion of the State of South
Carolina. The necessity of the course pursued will be demonstrated by
the report of the Committee to Investigate Southern Outrages. Under
the provisions of the above act, I issued a proclamation calling the
attention of the people of the United States to the same, and
declaring my reluctance to exercise any of the extraordinary powers
thereby conferred upon me, except in case of imperative necessity,
but making known my purpose to
exercise such powers whenever it should become necessary to do so for
the purpose of securing to
all citizens of the United States
the peaceful enjoyment of the rights guaranteed to them by the
Constitution and the laws.”
“After
the passage of this law, information was received, from time to time,
that combinations of the character referred to in this law existed,
and were powerful in many parts of the Southern States, particularly
in certain counties in the State of South Carolina.”
“Careful
investigation was made, and it was ascertained that, in nine counties
of that State, such combinations were active and powerful, embracing
a sufficient portion of the citizens to control the local authority,
and having, among other things, the object of depriving the
emancipated class of the substantial benefits of freedom, and of
preventing the free political action of those citizens who did not
sympathize with their own views. Among their operations were frequent
scourgings and occasional assassinations, generally perpetrated at
night by disguised persons, the victims in almost all cases being
citizens of different political sentiments from their own, or freed
persons who had shown a disposition to
claim equal rights with other citizens.
Thousands of inoffensive and well-disposed citizens were the
sufferers by this lawless
violence.”
“Thereupon,
on the 12th of October, 1871, a proclamation was issued, in terms of
the law, calling upon the members of those combinations to disperse
within five days, and to deliver to the marshal or military officers
of the United States all arms,
ammunition, uniforms, disguises, and other means and implements used
by them for carrying out their
unlawful purposes.”
“This
warning not having been heeded, on the 17th of October another
proclamation was issued, suspending the privileges of the writ of
habeas corpus in nine counties in that State.”
“Direction
was given that, within the counties so designated, persons supposed,
upon creditable information, to be members of such unlawful
combinations should be arrested by the military forces of the United
States, and delivered to the marshal, to be dealt with according to
law. In two of said counties, York and Spartanburgh, many arrests
have been made. At the last account, the number of persons thus
arrested was one hundred and sixty-eight. Several hundred, whose
criminality was ascertained to be of an inferior degree, were
released for the present. These have generally made confessions of
their guilt.”
“Great
caution has been exercised in making these arrests, and,
notwithstanding the large number, it is believed that no innocent
person is now in custody. The prisoners will be held for regular
trial in the judicial tribunals of the United States.”
“As soon
as it appeared that the authorities of the United States were about
to take vigorous measures to enforce the law, many persons absconded,
and there is good ground for supposing that all of such persons have
violated the law. A full report of what has been done under this law
will be submitted to Congress by the Attorney General.”
“In Utah
there still remains a remnant of barbarism, repugnant to
civilization, to decency, and to the laws of the United States.
Territorial officers, however, have been found who are willing to
perform their duty in a spirit of equity and with a due sense of the
necessity of sustaining the majesty of the law. Neither polygamy nor
any other violation of existing statutes will be permitted within the
territory of the United States. It is not with the religion of the
self-styled Saints that we are now dealing, but with their practices.
They will be protected in the worship of God according to the
dictates of their consciences, but they will not be permitted to
violate the laws under the cloak of religion...”.
**********
Journal
of the House of Representatives of the United States,
FRIDAY,
April 19, 1872.
A
message was received from the President of the United States, by
Mr. Porter, his private secretary; which was handed in at the
Speaker's table.
Subsequently,
The
Speaker laid the said message before the House, as follows, viz:
To
the House of Representatives:
In
answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 25th
of January last, I have the honor to submit the following,
accompanied by the report of the Attorney General, to whom the
resolution was referred:
Representations
having been made to me that in certain portions of South Carolina a
condition of lawlessness and terror existed, I requested the then
Attorney General Akerman to visit that State, and after personal
examination to report to me the facts in relation to the subject.
On
the 16th of October last he addressed me a communication from South
Carolina, in which he stated that in the counties of Spartanburgh,
York, Chester, Union, Laurens, Newberry, Fairfield, Lancaster, and
Chesterfield there were combinations for the purpose of preventing
the free political action of citizens who were friendly to the
Constitution
and the Government of the United States, and of depriving emancipated
classes of the equal protection of the laws.
"These
combinations embrace at least two-thirds of the active white men of
those counties, and have the sympathy and countenance of a majority
of the one-third. They are connected with similar combinations in
other counties and States, and no doubt are part of a grand system of
criminal associations pervading most of the Southern States. The
members are bound to obedience and secrecy by oaths which they are
taught to regard as of higher obligation than the lawful oaths taken
before civil magistrates.
"They
are organized and armed.
They effect their objects by personal violence, often extending to
murder. They terrify witnesses: they control juries in the State
courts, and sometimes in the courts of the United States. Systematic
perjury is one of the means by which prosecutions of the members are
defeated. From information given by officers of the State and of the
United States and by credible private citizens, I am justified in
affirming that the instances of criminal violence perpetrated by
these combinations within the last twelve months in the above-named
counties could be reckoned by thousands."
I
received information of a similar import from various other sources,
among which were the Joint Select Committee of Congress upon Southern
Outrages, the officers of the State, the military officers of the
United States on duty in South Carolina, the United States attorney
and marshal, and other civil officers of the Government, repentant
and abjuring members of those unlawful organizations, persons
specially employed by the Department of Justice to detect crimes
against the United State, and from other credible persons.
Most,
if not all, of this information, except what I derived from the
Attorney General, came to me orally, and was to the effect that said
counties were under the sway of powerful combination, properly known
as "Ku-Klux Klan," the objects of which were, by force and
terror, to prevent all political action not in accord with the views
of the members, to deprive colored citizens of the
right to
bear arms,
and of the right to a free ballot; to suppress schools in which
colored children were taught, and to reduce the colored people to a
condition closely akin to that of slavery; that these combinations
were organized and armed and had rendered the local laws
ineffectual to protect the classes whom they desired to oppress;
that they had perpetrated many murder, and hundreds of crimes of
minor degree, all of which were unpunished; and that witnesses could
not safely testify against them unless the more active members were
placed under restraint.
U.
S. GRANT.
Executive
Mansion, April 19, 1872.
The
same having been read,
On
motion of Mr. Dickey,
Ordered,
That it be referred to the Joint Select Committee on the
Insurrectionary States and printed.
And here was
the law the President Grant was enforcing:
Amendment
XIV
Section
1.
All persons born or naturalized in the
United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens
of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No
state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor
shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Now why would the Federal
government pass laws, as well as the 14th Amendment. Which
were intended to secure the right of the whole people to keep and
bear arms. And then turn around a number of decades later. And
pass laws which directly conflict with what had been done previously?
Are they not Constitutionally FORBIDDEN from doing any such thing?
Are they not hypocrites and outright liars? Have they not committed
direct violations of We The People's rights? How did our hired
servants get the power to tell their lawful masters what to do? Were
they not bound by our Constitution from doing any such thing? Are
they not guilty of tyrannical usurpation, as well as treason? It can
reasonably be asserted that they indeed are guilty. And that includes
every branch of our Federal government. For they were intended to act
as checks and balances on each other. Yet they have combined in a
conspiracy to deprive We The People of our rights. This perversion on
the part of our Federal, (and many state governments), must CEASE
immediately.
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