Freedom and Liberty Defenders Society Petition
On July 24, 2008 the United States Senate is holding a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the
Because of the one sided, and often greatly exaggerated and false reports, officers of the sate of
F B I Director Robert Mueller has stated publicly that he does not feel a federal task force to investigate these people is necessary.
The Federal Government should, instead, be heading a task force to investigate the state of
We, as signers of this petition, are not seeking support of the polygamist lifestyle. We are not seeking to legalize polygamy. We are not all sympathetic to the people of
What we are asking for is that all Americans, even members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, be afforded their Civil and Constitutional Rights—rights that the state of Texas conspicuously disregarded in the raid and subsequent events surrounding the YFZ ranch in Eldorado, but which are guaranteed to all citizens of the United States by our Constitution. In the impending hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee has a moral and ethical obligation to hear the FLDS people, who are, after all, the DIRECT TARGET of the hearing.
A legitimate investigation into the activities of the
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We highly suggest you contact the members of the Senate Committee and attach this petition:
Direct contact forms for Senators most involved:
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) UT Phone: (202) 224-5251
http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact
Sen. John Cornyn (R) TX Phone: 202-224-2934
http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Sen. Jon Kyl (R) AZ Phone: Phone: (202) 224-4521
http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D) NV Phone:(202) 224-3542
http://reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
(forms must be filled out) copy/paste the words of this petition and/or your own comments
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary - All Members
We also suggest you contact your own Senators and Representatives in congress as well:
United States Senate
(Find BOTH of your senatorS by state, go to their web page, hit the Contact link)
http://www.senate.gov/general/
United States House of Representatives
(Go to your state - or all! - all of the Representative’s web pages, hit Contact)
http://www.house.gov/house/1245 Comments
America is the land of the free, so just let us alone.
Senator Reid is jumping to conclusions without the proper knowledge and information to make an unbiased decision.
Count your many blessings. Cause I know I have many and being a member of the FLDS is my greatest. Warren S.Jeffs is the purest man on earth. Let the FLDS speak for themself.
I am an FLDS teenage girl, and I love my father, mother, brothers and sisters very much. We have so much freedom of choice in our religion. Please listen to more of our people than just those who are bitter for only selfish reasons.
It's time to stop this gross violation of human rights, and it's time to stop abusing children and families who are so clearly innocent. And it's time to stop desecrating the Constitution with these totalitarian witch hunts and Star Chambers proceedings. American is supposed to be the land of the free - but it looks like it is becoming the land of the corrupt, greedy, and immoral. Do the right thing, let the FLDS have their say, and quit persecuting them.
What is Truth is not always Populer,
What is Populer is rearly True.
I may be young but I have my rights too.
We've heard the lies from Dan Fischer before. Let an honest, intelligent person speak now, someone who knows and lives the truth!
I love Uncle Warren, And i hope he gets out of prison soon. Leave us children alone! I love mother and father. I am 4. Thank you.
Dear Senator Harry Reid,
I look in retrospect, and ask you to join me on a walk down "Memory Lane"....... 1987. Standing before the Chair, you raised your right hand;
"Do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States; against all enemies foreign or domestic; that you will bare true faith and allegiance to the same; that you will take this obligation freely without mental reservation, or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office you are about to enter, so help you God?
Without hesitation you answered, "I Do".
Is it safe then to assume that you are well versed in the Articles of the Constitution and the Amendments found there in? If so, Mr. Reid, would you deem it an act of treason if any of your fellow congressmen, having taken the above oath, attacked this Constitution (the very basis of the United States) that you have sworn to defend? The first Amendment, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances". To go directly and ask congress to legislate laws against the Constitution, is it not an act of war?
I have yearned all my life to be able to enjoy my rights of religious freedom, to be able to freely implement the principles of the FLDS faith revealed through our founding Father Joseph Smith Jr. and modern day Prophets, not only for me, but for every man, woman and child who yearns to enjoy the same.
To label our way of life, "organized crime" and convince congress to pass laws to make us criminals, and continue to employ the lies and misinformation given you by a few dissenters of our faith, is to tell me you already consider the Constitution dead, and that your name will wallow in the sty of the demagogue.
Brigham Young said, July 4th 1854, "Will the Constitution be destroyed? No: it will be held inviolate by this people; and, as Joseph Smith said, "The time will come when the destiny of the nation will hang upon a single thread. At that critical juncture, this people will step forth and save it from the threatened destruction." It will be so."
Should you step forth to help save this Constitution from the current looming down fall, your name would be held as one of the great true Patriots of this Nation. Mr. Reid, I ask you to reenlist the principles of our founding Fathers and defend mine and your rights, that we may be able to retain our freedoms.
Sincerely,
Joe L. Jessop
These people don't look or act anything like criminals. Please give them a voice.
Dear Sir,
Know that the best education about a religion should come from within that religion instead of from those who have become disaffected from that religion. Is it justice if you are only one sided?
A Strong Man is a Man who Stands for Right, Even if He Must Stand Alone!
The USA Flag still waves all over the states. Does it still stand for freedom? What happened to the integrity of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin etc.? I am just one voice but I pray that we as Americans will start looking into the backgrounds of ALL those who are to be voted into government offices and vote for those who will acknowledge the will of the people and STAND UP for what is right. Let the people who will not take into consideration the Constitution go and do some hard physical work on a construction site somewhere for a couple of years and learn how to build something up instead of always tearing down. Do those who hold government offices know that God is watching them? They will be held accountable for their actions.
When a people feel that another people need "rescued" they really sould ask the ones who are to be "rescued" if it is nessesary. Maybe ask the children if they would like to go or stay. They should also have a freedom to choose. Happy, thankful, Mother, of happy, sweet FLDS children.
Christ said, "O will there be any faith left when I come?" There are people today working with all their strength to make sure there is some. Be one of them. Love the truth.
Lies have started this war, but truth will prevail. Let each one of us look inward and make sure that we are on the side of truth.
Do right because you love right, truth, and freedom.
Harry Reid's membership in the LDS Church should be called into question by the General Authorities for being such a RABBLE-ROUSER and trouble maker! Can't they see this will be another Black Eye for them after the dust settles? Harry! PUT DOWN YOUR GUNS AND COME TO THE TABLE!
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Christ,the worlds greatest example said, Love One Another. Leave judgement to Me. GOD said.
Father to Fawn Holm