On the coldest day so far this winter, a small group of Charlottesville activists read aloud the Bill of Rights on its 226th anniversary.
At the rally, Joe Thomas of Cville 107.5 WCHV 1260 said he read on the air this morning Blair Hawkins' short essay about Due Process. Thank you, Joe.
Half the Bill of Rights is Due Process. Amendments #4 #5 #6 #7 #8. How & how much Life, Liberty, or Property to seize when you're found guilty of a crime or breach of contract. It's the only right with an exception... Eminent Domain. It defines Capitalism and Equal Justice. Social justice and double standards are illegal in America, although we see them everywhere. We see selective prosecution of a small group of racists from the August 12 riot. The much larger group of racists are defying the Grand Jury based on 5th Amendment self-incrimination. In our system you're supposed to have 2 juries...the Grand to bring charges and the Petit 12-member jury to decide the final verdict. The latest attack on Due Process is Charlottesville's Human Rights Commission, designed to go around the court system, dividing the public along 13 arbitrary traits (race, sex, age, etc.) for official unequal treatment. Every part of the Constitution was chosen for 2 purposes... More Prosperous and More Peaceful Union. Straying from these hard learned lessons of history creates the violence and blight we see today. That's why the government violating a civil right is a greater crime than any offense the citizen might commit. Skipping Due Process to eliminate blight created more blight than ever. We must preach the Constitution. (Comment on Facebook.)
Two years ago there was a larger turnout and milder weather.
The Bill of Rights. Commissioned Mar. 4, 1789. Ratified Dec. 15, 1791.
John Munchmeyer of Jefferson Area Libertarians.
Dave Johnson.
Jim Lark.
Downtown Transit Center 2008.
Three Notch'd Road. US 250 Highway. Main Street original 50 acres of 1762 town. Pedestrian mall after controversial 1974 City Council vote. 2 Yes – 3 Abstain.
Downtown Pavilion opened 2005. Original Fridays After Five on foundation of 1828 Midway Hotel when torn down 1973, Charlottesville High 1893–1940.
Community Chalkboard and Podium. 54 by 7.5 feet. Proposed 1997. Dedication 4-20-2006. (Cvillepedia)
East-west Louisa Railroad came through 1849. North-south 1863.
Blight Monument Landmark Hotel looms over downtown for a decade.
First speech on Eminent Domain to a packed chamber receives thunderous applause. How Urban Renewal violates Due Process. June 5, 2000.
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