Libertarians Are Terrorists, Says the State of Alabama

The Alabama Department of Homeland Security (ALDHS), established in June of 2003, has recently constructed a website that defines Domestic Terrorists as those who oppose gun control and a strong federal government.

Under the heading “Anti-Government Groups”, the site displays a flag that is widely considered one of the first symbols of American patriotism and reads, “In general, these terrorists claim that the U.S. government is infringing on their individual rights, and/or that the government's policies are criminal and immoral. Such groups may hold that the current government is violating the basic principles laid out by the U.S. Constitution…”

Read More at Chris Bunner.com

Jude's BlogLoggin said...

Labeling those that cherish personal freedom as being as terrorist is just showing their complete ignorance and inability to look all sides of an issue. I recieved a call from another candidate telling me that my blog Campaign Hellooo was disrespectful towards the other candidates in my district and I should take it down. When I said I was exercising free speech I was told I was bordering on terrorising the other candidates which of course spurs me to write more. Love your blog!

November 26, 2007 11:05 PM

Cached Page of the Site that was taken down:

Sweet Homeland Alabama google cached links to the ALDHS pulled pages

Andre Campos
Date: 05-10-2007
Subject: Philosophy: Libertarianism

In ChrisBrunner.com's blog post (as originally reported by Dave Gallagher), Chris wanted you to see this:

AL Homeland Security TAP Course: Anti-govt groups

This page states:

"Anti-government groups usually believe:

• Gun Control = Enslavement

• Constitution has been subverted

• The U.S. has lost its sovereignty

Opposition to a strong federal government is not new. The first Continental Congress wrestled with this issue when they first created the “Articles of Confederation” before our present day Constitution. George Washington marched troops into Pennsylvania to uphold the power of the Federal Government to collect taxes. In fact, we fought a civil war over the issue of individual and states versus federal rights.

Today’s anti-government groups have their origins in the shock and outrage among a number of groups to include gun rights groups, tax protestors, and white supremacists over the government actions with the Branch Davidian religious cult at Waco and and white supremacist Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge along with recent laws that limited gun ownership. A coalition of these groups called for the formation of “leaderless resistance” groups—the beginning of “unorganized militias”. Few people involved in this self styled “Patriot Movement” are criminals but there are some on the extreme fringe that are convinced that the Government has been subverted and that their freedoms must be aggressively defended to the point of attacks on our governing institutions.

In general, these terrorists claim that the U.S. government is infringing on their individual rights, and/or that the government's policies are criminal and immoral. Such groups may hold that the current government is violating the basic principles laid out by the U.S. Constitution and that a new world order is attempting to enslave humanity. Some groups also believe that the government and other organizations are transgressing the rule of God as described in the Bible. Some groups see themselves as separate nations within the United States, taking the initiative to establish their own laws and common-law courts.

To follow the complete path to this page, click on the following links:

AL Homeland Security TAP Course: Home

Then, to: Who are Terrorists? b. Domestic Terrorists

"Next page>"Hate Groups in Alabama""

"Next page> Anti-Govt Groups"

Editor's Note: There are several ways to retrieve "pulled" web pages. The method used above was to click on the link in Chris' article. This would generate a "The page cannot be found" page. Copy the URL and then google search the entire URL. That will return a single result of that "page", click on the "Cached" link to see what was originally posted.

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