03/10/10

An armed standoff is expected soon in Denver because of the unconstitutional rulings of two front-range judges against Rick Stanley, the former Libertarian candidate for U. S. Senate, who committed the state and federal constitutional acts of openly carrying a handgun on his waist in Denver in 2001 and in Thornton in 2002.

Municipal and County Judge Robert Patterson of Denver recently sentenced Stanley to 30 days house arrest and one year probation, while Municipal Judge Charles Rose of Thornton recently sentenced Stanley to 90 days in jail.

Stanley, who now heads the Mutual Defense Pact, has told Speakout! that he would not serve time for the wrongful convictions and that if challenged by law enforcement, he would defend himself.

Stanley claims to have 725 members of the Mutual Defense Pact that have agreed to aid in a standoff for any members throughout the country, if attacked by law enforcement officials, acting under the color of law. Stanley reports through the internet that the Pact has headed off three wrongful government attempts against members, the most recent, in Charlevoix County, Michigan, where he says a judge ruled that a member, Lyle Barkeley, was wrongfully ordered to remove mobile homes from his country property. Stanley says he put the Pact on alert, and when law enforcement discovered there would be an armed standoff, they backed down from enforcing the court order.

Stanley now reports that Charlevoix County citizens held a town meeting last night and decided to recall the government officials who were responsible for the mobile home decision.

"It's time," Stanley told Speakout! "It's time for American citizens to stand up and demand that government at all levels and all branches stay within the boundaries of the constitution. The supreme law of the land must be enforced, not the unconstitutional ordinances, statutes and legislative laws that are less than the supreme law of the land. Local government officials seem to feel that they can violate the supreme law of the land whenever they wish, with impunity."

"We are serving notice," Stanley continued, "NOT ON OUR WATCH!"

Speakout! has monitored the Stanley situation and recently asked Governor Bill Owens to pardon Mr. Stanley for the wrongful convictions. Speakout!! has yet to hear the Governors response. The request was made last week when the Governor attended a Republican meeting in Vail.

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