10/26/90   HATONN

Thomas Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers envisioned a democratic society fundamentally different from the European orders they were rejecting. In this vision, government operates in the open. Citizens participate actively in the governance process.  Legislators are elected by and responsive to the will of the people.  The people have the education and access to information they need to reach informed decisions and provide guidance to their elected representatives.  The governing system has checks and balances to avoid excessive concentration of power in one branch of government.

Ultimately, democracy is based on a full and free exchange of ideas among all the people and produces a society based on the rule of reason and law, guided by the principles of mutual respect.   The Founding Fathers believed such a system to be an earthly expression of divine will.

While many of the Founding Fathers failed to live up to their vision--in some cases holding slaves while urging democracy--they nevertheless managed to set forth a vision which you have inherited and can still achieve, for those errors were corrected.

THE SENATE BILL WHICH IS DESTINED TO PASS AND BECOME LAW, IS THE ABSOLUTE ANTITHESIS OF THE DEMOCRATIC IDEAL AS PRESENTED IN YOUR CONSTITUTION--BUT THEN, YOU HAVE ALLOWED YOUR CONSTITUTION TO BE DESTROYED RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES WITHOUT RAISING A FINGER TO STOP THE CRIMINALS.

In a covert action, the people of your country are completely unaware of the contemplated actions, let alone allowed to participate in evaluating their wisdom.  Under SB-2834, a presidential finding usurps the legislative process in total.  The purse strings are handed over to the president by Congress.  Any appropriated funds can be used for covert action, even if never appropriated for that purpose.

NOT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM NOW

True! What a sad commentary upon your society that it is already not different--except that occasionally someone "gets caught".  Getting caught won't be such an inconvenience any longer!

While the covert action is carried out by the U.S. government, or at the behest of the U.S. government by other parties, the people of the U.S. are never to know what has been done IN THEIR NAME! THAT IS "YOUR" NAME, FRIENDS!

Covert action is clearly not "compatible with democratic government".  To the contrary, the Senate bill formalizes a monarchial system, leaving President Bush free to be a King or Dictator, totally, in foreign policies, with the always present truth that the techniques used abroad eliminate opposition.  Remember those concentration camps?

The House version of the Intelligence Authorization Act which is about to be brought to a vote does not contain any of the "oversight" provisions in the Senate bill.  THE PLAN IS TO PASS THE BILL THROUGH THE HOUSE AND THEN HAVE A CLOSED-DOOR (COVERT) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE RECONCILE THE TWO BILLS BY ADDING THE OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS TO THE HOUSE BILL.  THE BILL WILL THEN BE RETURNED TO BOTH HOUSES FOR A FINAL VOTE WITH NO CHANCE FOR DEBATE OR AMENDMENT.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

What are you sleepy-heads willing to do?  So far you are being run over by the gaggle of steamrollers without blinking--just upping the popularity ratings!

UNLESS YOU THE PUBLIC IMMEDIATELY BARRAGE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS WITH OBJECTIONS ENMASSE WITH OBJECTIONS TO THE OVERSIGHT SECTION OF THE SENATE BILL--DEMANDING THAT SECTION BE REMOVED FROM THE BILL--YOU WILL WELL BE WITNESSING THE TWILIGHT OF YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY!

HOW DID THIS SLIP BY YOU?

At about 3:30 A.M. (that's the wee, wee hours of night) in the morning on Saturday, August 4, a small group of United States senators--perhaps ten, passed the bill that fundamentally alters your constitutional system and threatens the continued viability of your democratic system.  NOW--GO WORRY ABOUT HOW MANY OTHER SUCH MEETINGS AND PASSINGS HAPPENED DURING THAT LOVELY VACATION RECESS WHILE YOU WATCHED "MONSTER" HUSSEIN, AND BUSH FISH AND GOLF!  With attention riveted on the Persian Gulf crisis, the public and most members of Congress still don't even know about the bill.

It is portrayed as a "reform" bill to address the abuses revealed in the Iran-Contra scandal; this "reform" essentially authorizes virtually every abuse.

The bill, Senate Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (SB-2834)--brought to a dead-of-night vote by Senator Sam Nunn, transfers authority over the U.S. government to former CIA director, now president George Bush and to the "Secret Government" endangering your Constitution to the point of probable destruction of same.  Among the powers transferred to the sole discretion of the president are the power to initiate war, appropriate public funds, define foreign policy goals, and determine what is important to your national security.  THINK ABOUT IT!

Dharma, allow rest, please.  Peace be with you as we move along this journey together for the odds seem indeed great.  Salu.

Source:  PHOENIX JOURNAL EXPRESS, October 1990, Volume 4, Number 3 & 4, Pages 6-7.

http://www.phoenixarchives.com/express/1990/1090/04-03-04.pdf