Letter To TX Senator from Ret. Army Capitan RE: DHS

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    http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/03/retired-army-officer-dhs-must-surrender-their-war-weapons-to-dept-of-defense/



    The Honorable Senator John Cornyn, State of Texas
    United States Senate
    517 Hart Senate Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20510



    Re: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and that agencies preparation for war against citizens of the United States of America


    Dear Senator Cornyn,

    It is with gravest concern that I write to you today concerning the recent appropriation of weapons by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that can only be understood as a bold threat of war by that agency, and the Obama administration, against the citizens of the United States of America. To date, DHS has been unwilling to provide to you, the elected representatives of the People, justification for recent purchases of almost 3,000 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) armored personnel carriers, 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition (with associated weapons), and other weapons systems, when, in fact, the DHS has no war mission or war making authority within the limits of the United States of America.

    Significant is the fact that at the same time the Obama administration is arming his DHS for war within the limits of the United States against the People of the United States in accordance with his 2008 campaign speech claiming,

    “We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve gotta (sic) have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded [as the United States military]”–Candidate Barack Obama, 2008.

    The Obama administration is deliberately defunding, overextending, and hollowing the Department of Defense; the only legitimate agency of the U.S. government with a war mission.

    This act of the Obama administration stands as a glaring threat of war against our nation’s citizens! This act of the Obama administration can only be understood as a tyrannical threat against the Constitution of the United States of America! If left unresolved, the peace loving citizens who have sworn to defend the United States Constitution “against all enemies, both foreign and domestic” are left no option except to prepare to defend themselves, and the U.S. Constitution, against this Administration’s “coup” against the People and the foundations of liberty fought for and defended for the past 238 years. We have no choice if we honor our oaths.

    The only proper response to this threat against the American people is for the representatives of the People, the members of the U.S. House and Senate, to demand in clear terms that the Administration cannot ignore, that the Department of Homeland Security immediately surrender their newly appropriated weapons of war to the Department of Defense (DoD). Further, since the DHS has assumed a position in the Administration to enforce the tyrannical acts of this president against the People of the United States against the limits of the United States Constitution, it remains for the United States Congress to exercise its limiting power in the balancing of powers established by our founding fathers, to disestablish and dissolve the DHS as soon as possible. One needs only to look to the rise of Adolf Hitler, and his associated DHS organizations, the SA and the SS, of 1932-1934, to see the outcome of allowing an agency of government this kind of control over the free citizens of a nation. The people of Germany could not have imagined, until it was too late, the danger of allowing a tyrant this kind of power. We must not be so naïve as to think it will not happen to us as well if we remain passive toward this power grab by the Marxist Obama administration!

    Finally, for more than two centuries the nation has lived in peace at home because of the protections of our legitimate military and the many appropriate state and federal law enforcement agencies, supported by Constitutional courts. We stand today at a cross-road. Will we allow this present Administration to overthrow our United States Constitution and its legal processes to amend injustices, or, will we honor our obligations to defend the Constitution against a “domestic” enemy? Our Constitution lays out the proper methods of resolving our differences; and it does not include its overthrow by a rogue agency of a Marxist leadership at home. You, sir, are our constitutionally elected agent to defend our Constitution at home. We are counting upon you. We remain aware, however, of this present threat and will not expose ourselves as an easy prey to the authors of the destruction of our nation.

    I know that this letter demands much of you. We elected you because we, the citizens of the State of Texas, believe that you are up to the task at hand and will, against all threats, honor your oath and office. We are also writing to your fellow members of the House and Senate to stand in integrity with the Constitution and against this present threat by the Obama administration and his DHS.


    We refuse to surrender our Constitution or our nation!


    Resolved,



    Captain Terry M. Hestilow

    United States Army, Retired
    Fort Worth, Texas
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    I liked the part where he parallels obama's "domestic army" statement to Hitler's grabbing power and the people didn't see or know a damn thing until it was too late! Good example. I remember when obama gave that scary speech and wondering if he was going to be so blatant as to uniform the members in brown shirts...?
     

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    Response from Cassidy:


    Dear Kenneth:

    Thank you for sharing your concern about ammunition sales control by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). I appreciate hearing from you regarding this important issue. There has been lots of misinformation floating around surrounding this issue, so let me address it.

    This year the federal government awarded two different ammunition contracts. The first was a contract for up to 5 years, with a maximum purchase of 90 million rounds per year, for 40-caliber Smith and Weston bullets. This ammunition will be used for guns carried by law enforcement officers and would only be acquired on an as-needed basis.

    The second contract is also a 5-year contract and is for ammunition used for training law enforcement officers at federal law enforcement training centers. The DHS has awarded a contract that would provide for 70 million rounds for 5 years, not 750 million rounds as some news articles have suggested.

    Although these contracts have been awarded, no order has been placed yet however, the contracts exist if an ammunition order is needed within the next 5 years.

    Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this important issue. Please visit www.cassidy.house.gov to sign up for my e-newsletter or to share your view on other issues.

    Sincerely,
    Bill Cassidy
    Member of Congress
     

    Fracture_U

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    Response from Cassidy:


    Dear Kenneth:

    Thank you for sharing your concern about ammunition sales control by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). I appreciate hearing from you regarding this important issue. There has been lots of misinformation floating around surrounding this issue, so let me address it.

    This year the federal government awarded two different ammunition contracts. The first was a contract for up to 5 years, with a maximum purchase of 90 million rounds per year, for 40-caliber Smith and Weston bullets. This ammunition will be used for guns carried by law enforcement officers and would only be acquired on an as-needed basis.

    The second contract is also a 5-year contract and is for ammunition used for training law enforcement officers at federal law enforcement training centers. The DHS has awarded a contract that would provide for 70 million rounds for 5 years, not 750 million rounds as some news articles have suggested.

    Although these contracts have been awarded, no order has been placed yet however, the contracts exist if an ammunition order is needed within the next 5 years.

    Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this important issue. Please visit www.cassidy.house.gov to sign up for my e-newsletter or to share your view on other issues.

    Sincerely,
    Bill Cassidy
    Member of Congress

    He did not mention anything about the MRAP's in that response.
     
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