Time: Tue Oct 29 08:48:22 1996
To: Norman Olson <nolso@sunny.ncmc.cc.mi.us>
From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: Re: FRONTS-3
Cc:
Bcc: liberty lists, Nancy Lord
At 09:30 AM 10/29/96 -0500, you wrote:
>
> "What shall we do with these colonials?"
>"Aye, tis a rabel to be dealt with, your Majesty.
>But be let it be of no concern to the Crown...these
>knaves will run to their miserable wretched huts at the
>first sight of Gage's Regulars. We'll close the port
>at Boston and lay seige to the city. This whole matter
>will be over in two months."
> "See to it then. The King's subjects must be taught
>to submit to me."
>"It shall be done. The fleet is sailing."
> "The nerve of these Americans. How dare they try to
>stand against the Crown!"
>
>Kind Regards
>Norm Olson.... echoes from the past
Crumpet, get me my regal robe...
yes, THAT ONE, over there, not
one of those old musty slime drapes
those peasants gave me at last year's
drawing and quartering parties.
Oh, how I HATE those filthy entrails.
Yick!!!
Now, GET ME THAT ROBE, OR
it's OFF WITH YOUR HEAD, do you
hear me?
Now, take a memo.
"Dear General Gag,
"Get a message to that dope Washington.
Tell him, in no uncertain terms, that
we will launch a fleet of arrows at
his stupid little row boat, if he
so much as pushes off the Potomac
shore with one more of his putrid rag-tag
tax protestors. Tell him it is
illegal. YES, EVERYTHING he does
is ILLEGAL. TELL HIM THAT!!!!
"He must NOT BE LISTENING.
"TELL HIM I AM HIS KING.
"TELL HIM. SCREEEEEEEAAAM IT AT HIM
SO HE LISTENS TO ME.
"DO IT!!
"DO IT NOW!!!!!!!!"
/s/ THE KING, ESQ.
months later:
Dear Majesty,
You are NOT my King.
/s/ Go: Washington
General, Continental Army
>
>
>
>On Mon, 28 Oct 1996, Paul Andrew Mitchell wrote:
>
>> By Jooooooove, the eeeveeening fog
>> is careeeeening into these
>> musty haaaaaalls, Sir Crumpet.
>> Meeeeee thinks we have heeeeere another
>> mountain of costly nonsense, indeeeeeeed.
>>
>> /s/ THE KING, ESQ.
>>
>>
>> At 10:33 PM 10/28/96 -0500, you wrote:
>> >
>> >Robert,
>> >
>> > I'm sure the Crown government of King George felt the
>> >same way about the rebellious colonials. "What! Those
>> >rebels! Who do they think they are? How dare they raise
>> >their hand against the King of England. Why, they have no
>> >legitimacy or standing. Send a message to Gage... Attack
>> >the rebels whereever they can be found....
>> > Why the nerve.."
>> >"Another crumpet, your Majesty?"
>> > "Why yes! and there's a servant..."
>> >
>> >Folks, if we wait till we have "standing" we will be
>> >hanging!
>> >
>> >Kind Regards,
>> >
>> >Norm Olson
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >On Sun, 27 Oct 1996, Robert G. Pummer wrote:
>> >
>> >> Norman,
>> >> "They don't have any official standing, but they
>> >> can call it whatever they want; they have a constitutional right
>> >> to assemble and discuss whatever they want -- it's guaranteed
>> >> by the First Amendment," said Sedler, Constitutional law
>> >> professor at Wayne State University.
>> >> The point is, you have a right to hold a meeting and
>> >> call it anything you want. I just thought that those who are
>> >> interested in restoring our constitutional republic would have
>> >> enough respect for the time when a "real" congress is called
>> >> to defray their actions.
>> >> You either do not understand what standing is, or
>> >> you do not care. It would appear you don't mind being the
>> >> puppets the media parades to discredit patriots at large.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Sincerely,
>> >>
>> >> Robert Pummer
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 27 Oct 1996 21:50:10 PST drydel@juno.com (david e rydel) writes:
>> >> >-
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Some have asked what legitimate basis is there for
>> >> >convening a congress of citizens. According to a
>> >> >Constitutional law professor at Wayne State University
>> >> >in Detroit, the basis is the 1st Amendment.
>> >> > Read on....
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Detroit Journal, October 27, 1996 THIRD CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IS BORN
>> >> >OUT
>> >> >OF DISTRUST Revolutionary group prepares for the fall of government by
>> >> >Mike Martindale, Detroit Journal Staff Writer
>> >> > Dozens of U.S. citizens, including at least four Michigan men, will
>> >> >gather this week in a small Missouri town to compare their common
>> >> >apocalyptic vision of America and create a provisional government.
>> >> > The group -- paramilitary types, citizen patriots, tax protesters,
>> >> >rural survivalists and urban common law scholars -- will create what
>> >> >is
>> >> >being called the Third Continental Congress. The purpose: to have a
>> >> >replacement government waiting in the wings in the even of government
>> >> >collapse.
>> >> > "We want to establish our lifeboat on this Titanic," said Norman E.
>> >> >
>> >> >Olson, commander of the Northern Michigan Regional Militia, from his
>> >> >Alanson home. "We are moving toward revolution in this country. Abuses
>> >> >of
>> >> >centralized power grow each day and our present form of government is
>> >> >corrupt and out of control.
>> >> > "It's just a matter of time," said Olson. "We are at the same place
>> >> >at
>> >> >this point in history as the colonies were in 1774. They wanted a
>> >> >redress
>> >> >of grievances, and England didn't listen to them."
>> >> > The nation's first two continental congresses lead to the
>> >> >Revolutionary
>> >> >War. Like their colonial predecessors, those who attend the Oct. 29-31
>> >> >gathering will discuss major issues facing the nation and how best to
>> >> >resolve them.
>> >> > While the idea of forming an emergency government may sound like
>> >> >something straight out of a futuristic novel or bordering on treason,
>> >> >it's just the opposite, according to Robert Sedler, a professor of
>> >> >constitutional law at Wayne State University [in Detroit].
>> >> > "They don't have any official standing, but they can call it
>> >> >whatever
>> >> >they want; they have a constitutional right to assemble and discuss
>> >> >whatever they want -- it's guaranteed by the First Amendment," said
>> >> >Sedler. "There's nothing seditious or illegal about it as long as they
>> >> >don't start planning on blowing up government buildings."
>> >> > The federal government is grappling with how to handle the
>> >> >antigovernment groups that are cropping up with disturbing frequency.
>> >> >Earlier this month seven members of the Mountaineer Militia were
>> >> >charged
>> >> >in a plot to damage an FBI office near Clarksburg, W.Va. In another
>> >> >case,
>> >> >three reported members of a Georgia citizen's militia have been
>> >> >charged
>> >> >with manufacturing pipe bombs. And in December, members of a Phoenix
>> >> >militia group are to go on trial in a plot to blow up a federal
>> >> >building
>> >> >in Arizona.
>> >> > Earlier this year Olson -- who gained undeserved notoriety, along
>> >> >with
>> >> >his Michigan Militia, in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing --
>> >> >led
>> >> >a contingent of "patriots" to the Freeman compound in Montana, which
>> >> >had been surrounded by federal agents. Olson had hoped to act as a
>> >> >negotiator
>> >> >in the lengthy standoff between agents and the tax protesters but was
>> >> >reduced to just another bystander.
>> >> > This past summer Olson and others began passing the word of the
>> >> >planned
>> >> >congress. Why stage it in Harrisonville, MO, of all places?
>> >> > "It's close to Independence (Mo.)," explained Olson. "It's
>> >> >mid-America
>> >> >and a popular jumping-off place for pioneers going West. That, and
>> >> >Missouri is a state of very independent-thinking people."
>> >> > Delegates from at least 30 states are expected to attend.
>> >> > Five Michigan delegates, including Olson, were chosen in a
>> >> >statewide
>> >> >election earlier this month. However Olson said he would not go
>> >> >because he
>> >> >is an active militia member and "the military and political leaders
>> >> >should be separate."
>> >> > Other delegates are Allen Scott Woodring, of Freemont; Robert
>> >> >Davis, a Bay City motel owner and common law scholar; Clifford
>> >> >Brookins II,
>> >> >founder
>> >> >of the Detroit Constitutional Militia; and Ray Southwell, of Brutus,
>> >> >one
>> >> >of Olson's former top executive officers who now works in a Detroit
>> >> >hospital emergency room.
>> >> > "There's no doubt we are on the verge of great calamity, which will
>> >> >be
>> >> >followed by unrest, martial law and a police state," said Southwell, a
>> >> >registered nurse. "We must do something to provide our own safety and
>> >> >the
>> >> >protection of the constitution."
>> >> > Organizers said they doubt the government would do anything to
>> >> >disrupt
>> >> >or block the congress, especially so close to national elections. When
>> >> >asked what would happen if federal agents try to infiltrate or stop
>> >> >the
>> >> >congress, Southwell responded: "We would love any kind of governmental
>> >> >interference -- especially if they physically try to stop us from
>> >> >meeting.
>> >> >It would prove what we're saying about oppression is true."
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Kind Regards,
>> >> >
>> >> >Norm Olson
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >--------- End forwarded message ----------
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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