Freepers! Mount UP! Letters of Marque and Reprisal: How YOU can help stop terrorism!

Liberty Committee ^ | 10/11/2001 | Kent Snyder

[Demidog]

Dear liberty activist,

The Liberty Committee calls upon every U.S. citizen to support two pieces of legislation: The September 11 Marque and Reprisal Act of 2001 (H.R. 3076), and The Air Piracy Reprisal and Capture Act of 2001 (H.R. 3074). Both bills were introduced by Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) on October 10, 2001.

Congressman Ron Paul has said that Congress can do more to fulfill its constitutional obligation of providing for the defense of our sovereign nation, and granting President Bush the authority to grant letters of marque and reprisal to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and his fellow terrorists is exactly what Congress should do.

Article I, Section 8, Clauses 10 and 11 of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to define offenses against the law of nations and to authorize the use of nongovernmental persons or entities to capture those who commit those offenses.

H.R. 3076 would grant President Bush the authority to issue letters of marque and reprisal for the capture of those responsible for the September 11 attacks upon the United States. H.R. 3074 supports this effort by updating federal statutes to include piracy of the skies along with piracy of the high seas as violations of the law of nations deserving such serious reprisal.

Americans want Osama bin Laden and the other terrorists responsible for the attacks upon our sovereign nation to be captured or killed and using letters of marque and reprisal will be another weapon of war that President Bush can use to make that happen.

American citizens can speed up the capture of bin Laden by telling their elected representatives to get this legislation moving now. Go to http://www.thelibertycommittee.org/lomar.htm to sign up for the campaign. We are demanding urgent action to solve a grave problem, and if you scroll down to Letter of Marque and Reprisal Bills: Questions and Answers, your questions will be answered. Congressman Ron Paul is scheduled to be a guest on Fox & Friends (Fox News television) tomorrow morning (Friday, Oct. 12) at 8:45 a.m. ET to talk about this important legislation.

Numerous radio talk show programs have been scheduled for us to tell the American public about how they can help. We're conducting a multi-step campaign to get the House and Senate to pass this legislation quickly. Please join us. Go to http://www.thelibertycommittee.org/lomar.htm today.

Kent Snyder

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[Demidog]

Sorry I posted this late. Still looking for the text of the bills.

In Case you didn't know this, Uriel1975 started the discussion on FR and I volunteered to take point since I live in Ron's district.

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The progress has been phenomenal and Ron Paul is this country's finest representative.

[Sir Gawain]

Warren G?

[Demidog]

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[Demidog]

bump. Need those volunteers!

[Demidog]

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[ao98]

I watched Ron Paul this morning on Fox & Friends, he did a great job. I've called my Congresscritter and asked him to support it.

[Demidog]

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[Jack Barbara]

Mount Up?

[jammer]

Is this like the 19th century with Apaches? $ 50 per scalp?

[Jack Barbara]

Damn, I left my horse at the office.

[Demidog]

In general the military cannot keep the bounty that it captures along with the enemy. Privateers can make a tremendous living capturing and stealing from terrorists. When our military is long gone from Afghanistan, this is a great remedy for terrorists who think that they can mess with us.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

How YOU can assist/support HOMELAND DEFENSE

[RightWhale]

Was wondering if these letters of marque authorize private citizens to take ships out on the high seas and go after the enemy on their own, to keep whatever booty they may capture.

[Demidog]

Privateers keep whatever they can get from the pirates. What do you think might be in bin Laden's bank accounts? He's reputed to be worth a quarter of a billion dollars. How many hackers do you need get at that dough?

[AppyPappy]

Yup

[mlibertarianj]

Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chair

Yo Ho Ho and bottle of Rum!

Piracy against Al-Qeida(sp)I like it! I'am going to the site right now!

Thanks Demidog!

[Demidog]

It was pretty effective too.

[Texaggie79]

I already emailed all my representative and congressmen my support for this bill 2 days ago.

P.S. I'm Texaggie79 not TexasAggie79

[zog]

---HAHAHAHAHAHAH! love it! tell ya what, there will be a lot of guys figure what the heck for what is it now, a billion offered by those businessmen, and ten million by the US government? 10 mil for expenses sounds reasonable, with a bil profit! That buys a lot of rice and beans and bullets!

[AuntB]

Check it out!

[AuntB]

Demi, have you seen the thread about anthrax in Reno at Microsoft?

[Lurker]

Ron Paul needs to be in the Senate.

This is sheer genius.

L

[Demidog]

Uriel should get Kudo's for this. It was he who first proposed the idea. Check the links above.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Passed on 25 emails with link.

[Aura Of The Blade]

Sounds good to me.

Take care buddy.

[Uriel1975]

This is great news. Liberty Committee (the Liberty Caucus PAC) has 17 standing Congressmen listed as Members (plus 5 or so ex-Congressmen who probably still have some old friends). If we can turn on a little heat to get all of them on record supporting this Bill, that promises to be much more effective than asking Ron Paul to go it alone.

As you probably noticed, there is a great Question-and-Answer article about Marque and Reprisal on Liberty Committee's website. Re-iterates a lot of the points that we have been making here, but in more formal Congressional language. Pretty cool.

Thanks for staying on top of this, Demidog. You are really taking the original idea and running with it. Storm Orphan has already promised me a round of beers if I ever get back around Texas country; likewise, I think you're due a couple of cold ones if I ever get back that way, on me.

I'll sign the online petition immediately and will Call Rep. Dave Weldon's office Monday to express my support. He's not my Congressman, but his district is just a few hours up the road from south Florida (which is where I live now). Hopefully, he'll appreciate the call; I trust that every little bit helps.

And word on when the Congressional Printing office releases the text of the Bills?

[Uriel1975]

Thanks for your efforts. Appreciate your support of Rep. Paul's Bills.

Best,
Uriel

[Texaggie79]

I can't help it, the man is good.

[Uriel1975]

I agree.

[Frank_2001]

Can privateers fly the Jolly Roger, or is that for pirates only?;))

[Teacher317]

Was wondering if these letters of marque authorize private citizens to take ships out on the high seas and go after the enemy on their own, to keep whatever booty they may capture.

Brittany Spears and Jennifer Lopez better make sure to avoid the high seas for a while. Lotsa FReeper guys out there wouldn't hesitate to take advantage of the Clintonesque semantics for a chance like that. ;^)

[Demidog]

LOL!

[MilburnDrysdale]

This really could work out well for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the political heat it would relieve from our govt. Killing Hors D'oeuvres Bin Laden (Saddam is after all the main course) by a private citizen would allow the U.S. to deflect any and all criticism. I love it--emailed thru the Liberty site my rep. Joe Hoeffel and will be watching him for response---Let's Roll

[Demidog]

Yeah well I'm in TX country and I think Storm should by me a beer just because :) Heck, I'd buy him a beer just because. I didn't know he was in Texas.

[GVnana]

From Ron Paul's webpage:

As provided for in this legislation, bin Laden or one of his associates is an enemy belligerent charged with having committed acts of war against the United States contrary to the law of nations. Hence, neither he nor one of his associates is a prisoner of war, nor is he or one of his associates an ordinary criminal defendant. Rather, as an enemy belligerents, they are subject to American court-martial jurisdiction to be tried for violation of acts of piracy against the laws of nations and, if convicted, punishable by life imprisonment or by death.

Most excellent! This fills the biggest gap in our strategy. Foreign terrorists do not deserve the right to domestic trials. They have committed acts of war. I'm sending my support to Mr. Paul.

[Storm Orphan]

I didn't know he was in Texas.

I'm a tough-talking, deep-thinkin, beer-drinkin, liberty-lovin, ex-Army,
money-grubbin, mean sumbitch.

Where else would I be from? ;^)

[AuntB]

Don't ya love it? PIRATES - exactly what these monsters are.

[Demidog]

So where you at? I'll buy you a beer on principle? You anywhere near Dripping Springs?

[Storm Orphan]

Big D. You?

[Demidog]

About 15 miles west of Stephen F. Austin's place here in Central Texas.

In the little cozy town of Dripping Springs. I don't get to Dallas too often but will be sportin some coin to buy you a beer next time I'm out that way.

[Storm Orphan]

You have mail.

[nomad]

I down loaded the petition and will print, sign, and send it in via Snail Mail! Lets get these two legged animals any way (constitional) we can!

[RightWhale]

Yo ho ho

[Demidog]

Thank you!

[nunya bidness]

Outstanding!

I've pestered my local idiots and I'll try to get a microphone in their faces on this. In the meantime I may drive down to DC and see if I can have a sit down with Ron Paul.

Keep up the good work. You guys rock.

[Uriel1975]

He's a good friend. We don't run in nearly the same circles, but I talk with him informally at least once or twice a month. And I know that he visits with Ross several times a year, on business.

At this point I'm just waiting on the public release of the text of HR3074 and HR3076. Once that is out and I have had a chance to review it (and especially if we can get some statements of support from some of the other 17 Liberty Committee congressmen), I'll try to work it in to a conversation.

[backhoe]

Doc Paul is a fine man- I wish we had more "reps" with his grasp of the Constitution.