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Perry Challenges Virginia State Board of Elections In Federal Court
by Joseph Earnest December 28, 2011
Newscast Media AUSTIN, Texas — In a move to prove he is in it for the long run, Texas Gov. Rick Perry sued the Virginia State Board of Elections in federal court for eliminating his name from the ballot, due to insufficient signatures from registered voters. The suit challenges the constitutional validity of the Virginia statute which appears to infringe upon voters' rights to participate in an election, and candidates' rights to stand for election.
The case will likely go all the way to the Supreme Court if it is not resolved in the lower courts. As a sign that Perry is ready to take this to the nation's highest court, using case law to support his argument that the Constitution's First amendment is being violated, Perry cited Buckley v American Constitutional Law Foundation in which the Supreme Court held that a Colorado law requiring all petition circulators to be registered Colorado voters, violated the Constitution's First Amendment.
Remember, the purpose of the US Constitution is to prevent government from violating your rights. Perry lives outside the "Matrix" and knows that he has an inherent right, to speak freely and associate without hindrance. He also knows that he need not seek those rights from the government, because the US Constitution protects those God-given rights. This is something most Americans (who live in the "Matrix") do not understand. They falsely believe they get their rights from a document, that's why it is not unusual to hear someone say: "So and so violated my constitutional rights." Lawyers and judges get a kick out of such statements.
If you look at paragraph three of the lawsuit, Perry makes it very clear that these are his rights, and the purpose of the Constitution is to protect them. He writes:
"3. Virginia's requirement for petition circulators to be either eligible or registered qualified voters violates Plaintiff's freedom of speech and association protected by the First and Fourth Amendments of the United States Constitution."
Notice he did not say freedom of speech and association provided by the US Constitution, he said freedom of speech and association "protected" by the US Constitution. Perry knows he does not need the government to give him what already belongs to him. It would be like going into your kitchen when you are hungry, then asking your neighbor for permission if you can eat food from your own fridge, yet the food is already yours. Of course your neighbor will be tickled by such a request, since you already have the right to access what's yours.
Perry's emphasis is that those rights he was born with are protected by the US Constitution, which prevents government from infringing upon them. People who live outside the Matrix see things that ordinary people ignore or laugh at, yet it makes a difference to speak a certain kind of language that only those outside the Matrix understand. You may read or download the entire lawsuit here. (pop-up)
Related articles:
Part I -The Matrix and how it functions in society
Part II -The Matrix and what you need to know
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