March 8, 1993
Contact: Gary Hunt,
Outpost of Freedom
(817) 662-2442 x 223
Regardless of the philosophical or moral bent of those
at Mt. Carmel compound, there is a principle here that is
far more significant. The Declaration of Independence of
1776 recognized that God has given man certain rights,
inherent and unalienable . The very government that was
created to protect those rights through representative
government known as a Constitutional republic, has lost
the authority of that representation in favor of an
administrative form of government that is answerable to
no elected representative of the people.
The administrative agency known as the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF)has come to Waco,
Texas with an armed military contingent claiming to be on
a peaceful mission to arrest David Koresh because he is
alleged to have a machine gun. This alleged machine gun
has harmed no one. The actions of the "officers of
law" and the "law" they chose to enforce
have resulted in the death of up to twenty people,
including children. Is this law so important that blood
must be shed to enforce it?
Since the initial assault, of which we are denied the
evidence because of the unlawful seizure of same, the
BATF have become experts in child abuse, polygamy, and
age of majority for marriage. They have also presented
their views on Jonestown and have read the minds of those
within the compound.
Why is there such a need for the BATF, if in fact they
are working under lawful authority, to attempt to color
the image of those in the compound who have otherwise
lived a peaceful life in this community for the past few
years?
What will happen when the siege is over? Will the BATF
and other agencies of the federal government be allowed
to 'color the evidence since they will have the Davidians
in custody?
Two women were recently charged with conspiracy to
murder BATF agents Willis, Williams, Lebleu, and
McKeehen. Is anyone being charged with the murder of the
many members of a religious sect which was practicing
it's faith, as have those of many religions these past
two hundred years? The arrest warrant could have been
served successfully, as have many in the past, by the
sheriff of McClennan County, and without the loss of
life. Was any peaceful attempt of service even
considered? (Complaint and affidavit tiled March 3, 1993,
against Margaret Lawson and Catherine Mattson and signed
by Dennis Green U.S. Magistrate, the same magistrate who
on the next day signed a motion to dismiss said
complaint).
Because the world has focused on Waco, Texas this past
week, the need for containment as a result of error on
the part of BATF forces is substantial.
The crime of murder is a violation of Texas law and
should rightfully be investigated only within Texas'
jurisdiction. This is a question of sovereignty and
state's rights that should be of great concern to people
or all fifty states.
The Texas Rangers have, for many decades, have been
acknowledged as one of the finest investigative agencies
in the nation. Only they should be allowed entry into the
premises until the investigation is completed. The
watching world demands the transfer of authority in this
matter immediately to the Texas Rangers. The BATF forces
should be immediately removed from the scene, as well as
any other federal agencies which lack jurisdiction in
this matter.
This decision, once made, should be conveyed to the
defenders so as to allow for peaceful, non violent,
surrender or all defenders. Furthermore, Governor Ann
Richards should recognize that all defenders should be
released on their own recognizance, as there is not now,
nor has there ever been any reason to believe that people
would not be willing to stand before a jury of their
peers to plead their case.
Let justice speak rather than guns.
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