Source:New York System, Derelict Pirate Freighter, Grid Coords F6
Citizens of Liberty, wake up!
Our corrupt politicians have stomped all over our constitutional rights. The very ideals that our house was founded upon has been swept aside by our lawmakers for the benefit of the few.
Our once-fine house has become a fascist police state on par with Rheinland. Every day we see freedom of speech suppressed. "Inciting Violence" they call it. The way the law is written is so broad that it could be used to silence any kind of political opposition or peaceful protest.
Our lawmakers have gone so far as to eliminate ALL legal protection for those who commit ANY crime. The peaceful protester speaking out against the government, the old lady caught jaywalking? Our government can do whatever they want to these relatively innocent individuals, up to and including lifetime imprisonment and execution. This simultaneously goes against over half of our bill of rights.
Our media portrays pirates, terrorists and other political dissidence as criminal scumbags who deserve nothing better then prison time. While it is true that every society has a few bad eggs, a lot of honest, hardworking people have also been forced into this because they dared to speak out against the government. Who can say how many of these 'pirates and terrorists' are actually functioning members of society as opposed to criminal scum?
The letter of the law clearly states that the law is not to be interpreted in any way. What, then, is the purpose of our court system? Blind adherence to the letter of the law is not obeying the intent of the people who wrote the law.
To the honorable men and women serving in our armed forces: You have a duty to protect the Liberty citizen above all else. Not protecting the politicians, or the rich, or the corporations, but the Liberty citizen. A few of the 'criminal scumbags' you so despise have managed to position themselves within positions of power in the Liberty Armed Forces, and indeed, the Liberty Government.
Remember as a soldier, you have not only the right to, but a duty to question and refuse any orders given to you that you feel is suspect. The rights and lives of the common citizen is more important then your performance bonuses.
The political situation within Liberty is so bad that I cannot even disagree with the government without fear of being arrested on terrorism charges. Is this the kind of society we want to live in? A society where the average citizen lives in fear and tyranny?? Or one where the average citizen lives in freedom and liberty?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
