The forgotten amendment

September 4, 11:25 AMAlbuquerque Libertarian ExaminerKent McManigal

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Amendment III- "No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."

Once again, just to forestall any misunderstandings, I will state that rights do not come from any government nor from its documents.  The best use of the Bill of Rights is to illustrate that the US government is no longer a legitimate authority, if it ever was.  It lost that privilege when it unilaterally gave itself the power to interpret and enforce (?) the contract that allowed it to exist in the first place.  A contract that was dead wrong from the very beginning, of course, but one that is now completely irrelevant, except as a clear illustration of wrong-doing.

That being the case, it is still clear that the person who wrote the words of the Third Amendment knew it was wrong to do what he forbade government from doing, and that the people who voted to ratify this amendment understood the same thing.  Trespassing, especially by government agents and employees, is wrong.

Now, perhaps the US government hasn't violated the letter of the law, but they sure violate its spirit on a daily basis in regions all over the globe. 

Putting military bases in other "countries" is a violation of the Third Amendment.  Remember, the Bill of Rights was never contingent upon the victim being a "US citizen"; only upon the perpetrator being an employee of the US federal government.  Period. It only prohibited actions by government, and never applied in any way to those of us who do not work for that criminal organization.  That means it is just as wrong for an employee of the US government to commit a forbidden act against anyone, regardless of where on the globe it happens or what pedigree the person has, as it is for an employee of the US government to commit the same act against you or me in our own homes.  Wrong is wrong. 

That is only the beginning.  The foreign US bases are built upon land stolen by the local government, or by the US government, from its rightful owners.  Military bases exist due to coercive agreements between governments and are maintained by theft and force.  They are filled with trespassers and, by their very existence, cause you and I to be in more danger from angry "foreigners" than we would otherwise be.  Remember: freedom is not free, but it can not be purchased with government.

Of course, this all serves the government agenda quite well.  Cause a threat to exist and then pretend to be the solution.  It's a lie, but a useful one when people don't see what you are really doing.  Some of us see through the lies.