UPDATE:
The above link is for your perusal. However, it is good news to a degree that the so called “militia report” is to be shut down. However, the damage has been done.
I’m not by nature a conspiracy theorist, but jeez, this is getting to be like something from the Twilight Zone.
Subject: For Immediate Release: Constitution Party Issues Missouri Travel Advisory
Constitution Party Issues Missouri Travel Advisory
Daleville, VA (March 26, 2009) The Constitution Party has issued a warning to Americans traveling within the state of Missouri that they might be considered a threat by law enforcement if they display certain bumper stickers on their cars. A recent report issued through the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) titled "The Modern Militia Movement" was released with the approval of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and the Missouri State Police. It labels Americans with a variety of political beliefs as potential "militia members", "domestic terrorists" and "radicals".
The Constitution Party decries this report as political profiling and strongly suggests those considering a trip to the Show Me state be aware of the possibility they could be pulled over by a Missouri State Police officer simply for displaying a politically oriented sticker on their vehicles.
In the MIAC report, those who support 3rd party candidates like Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin and Libertarian Bob Barr as well as Congressman Ron Paul were labeled "dangerous" and a "threat" to law enforcement.
The Constitution Party’s Chuck Baldwin voiced outrage saying: "This is a classic case of broad-brushed police profiling. Can you imagine the fallout of this preposterous report had the names Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Maxine Waters been used instead of the names Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, and Bob Barr?"
According to the MIAC report labeled "law enforcement sensitive" those considered a threat include citizens against:
* Gun control
* Illegal immigration
* Abortion
* The United Nations
* The North American Union
* The Federal Reserve
* The IRS
* Unconstitutional Mandatory Universal Service Programs
Baldwin went on to say: "...At least 75% of the American people would oppose at least one or more of these... According to the MIAC report that is sufficient to make them potential dangerous "militia members."
In response to the MIAC report, the three candidates wrote a letter to Missouri governor Jay Nixon demanding retraction of defamatory and inaccurate characterizations.
The state issued an "apology" to the three men but made no mention of clearing up the myriad other inaccuracies found in the report. The soft "apology" actually blamed those who were profiled saying they "misinterpreted" the report!
In addition to issuing the Travel Advisory, the Constitution Party is encouraging all liberty-minded Americans to contact Missouri governor Jay Nixon to tell him to remove all MIAC report references which cast political opinion in a negative light.
Governor J. Nixon may be contacted at:
P.O. Box 749
Jefferson, MO 65102
Tel: 573-751-4905
Fax: 573-751-5399
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Contact:
Constitution Party
SW & Central VA
Zachary Thompson, 540-293-7279
Marketing & Communications Director
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