It seems that there are an increasing amount of persons that don’t appreciate being treated like slaves and subjects to a psychopathic superstate, and this time around, it’s the legislatures of a number of states that are sending a message to Big Brother. The state legislatures of Indiana, Arizona and Montana are either mulling over or passing anti NDAA legislation.
From the Examiner:
Legislation advances in three states aimed at protecting citizens from indefinite detention as authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Yesterday was a big day for legislators and activists in several states opposed to the “indefinite detention” provisions of the 2012 NDAA. Legislation passed hurdles in Arizona, Indiana and Montana.
Indiana’s bill, S.B. 400, was perhaps the most significant victory, as it successfully passed the State Senate, making its journey to becoming law nearly halfway over.
The Arizona bill, H.B. 2573, and Montana bill, H.B. 522, passed their respective House Judiciary Committees and will reach full House votes.
If Montana’s unanimous vote of 20 – 0 is any indication of its potential success in the Montana State House, it seems the bill is poised to achieve a result similar to Indiana’s.
Despite these victories, however, yesterday was not as productive for legislation in other states. Washington state’s “Preservation of Liberty Act” was heard by the House Committee on Public Safety, but despite the hearing being extended by an hour and a half, there was not enough time for the committee to take a vote.
Part of the reason the committee ran short on time was due to the large turnout from the public wishing to testify. The hearing included another bill, one addressing aerial drones in the state, which was heard first. That bill successfully passed the committee, 9 – 1, with Rep. Eric Pettigrew (D) being the lone “no” vote.
The Washington anti-NDAA bill, H.B. 1581, at the soonest, will be able to be voted on by the committee in January 2014. Despite being put on hold, it has not died, and supporters still have hope for its eventual success.
The battle against the 2012 NDAA looms at the national level as well, as the Hedges vs. Obama case continues its lengthy progress. Plaintiffs include writer and former New York Times journalist Chris Hedges and the anarchist political activist Noam Chomsky.
The lawsuit against the Obama Administration was first filed on Jan. 13, 2012 in response to the signing of the 2012 version of the National Defense Authorization Act on Dec. 31, 2011 by Pres. Obama.
Whether or not the state legislatures are fully aligned with the interests of the people may be up in the air, but if anything, this is a sign of the waning power of the psychopath Federal government. Since state legislators are more beholden to their constituencies, this is a reflection of the increasing awareness of the populace at large and the response by lawmakers and which doesn’t get the attention it deserves in the propaganda media because it hurts the overall agenda, which is a scheme of control and enslavement advanced by a few.
This article brings to the forefront a very workable and possible solution to nonviolently counteract the hold of the psychopaths, which is to use the broken system against them – the local and state governments are an important and practical mechanism to overturn the attempts by power mongers to hold onto their antiquated systems. The idea is to not conquer government with government, but to use it as a tool to help people realize who we really are, which is free from these ridiculous rules, regulations and taxes that are nothing more than excuses to control and to seize power from sovereign human beings.