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ALERT FROM JEWS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP
America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization
September 7, 2000
Alert: New Group Targets Police State Policies in America
Totally new and ready to go - the organization dedicated to
stopping and reversing America's steady drift toward a police
state. It's Concerned Citizens Opposed to Police States - we
call it CCOPS.
What is a police state? Basically, you have a police state when
you have a large central government power structure that tells
the people what to do. In a police state, you are required to
do certain things - and you are prohibited from doing most
anything else. You live in fear of failing to do what's
required, and of being caught for doing something that's not
allowed.
Aren't all governments like that? No. The Founders' vision was
a government that protected the rights of individual citizens
to life, liberty and property. They built a nation of laws that
established the rules of the game in which free people function
and interact voluntarily. That means freedom in the home,
freedom in the marketplace, freedom in your backyard. A society
with a limited government, whose job is to keep the peace among
free people, is not a police state.
What does CCOPS do? CCOPS has one broad purpose: to oppose the
formation of police states anywhere in the world. It especially
focuses on the United States and North America, because that is
where CCOPS is based. Opposing police states and preventing
them from arising are powerful ways to protect every
individual's rights to life, liberty, property and the pursuit
of happiness.
Why was CCOPS formed? CCOPS is not limited to charitable or
educational functions, so CCOPS can advocate or criticize
legislation and political candidates. While JPFO remains
dedicated by law to its vital educational purpose, CCOPS can
charge onto the battlefield on many issues without legal
concerns forced upon us by the government.
CCOPS bought its freedom from government control by giving up
the tax exempt charitable/educational status. People have
clamored for JPFO to take positions on political issues and
candidates, but JPFO must not do that. CCOPS can - CCOPS will.
Does America need CCOPS? Absolutely yes. At this moment CCOPS
is gathering together the data showing how America's society
and government are taking on the qualities of a police state.
Speech codes. Political correctness. Persecution of disfavored
minorities. Central government dictating the details of the
lives and conduct of private citizens. Agencies developing
technology and arming agents to track, snoop, restrict, license,
tax, regulate, register and harass the citizens. Campaigns of
coordinated disinformation. Destruction of core values that
support individual liberty by engines of the state.
CCOPS changes the way people see the problem. Most Americans
don't know anything about the Bill of Rights. Showing that
government edict or program violates the Bill of Rights doesn't
seem to excite too many Americans. But whether they consider
themselves leftist or rightist, nearly all Americans will
understand when CCOPS unmasks a "police state policy." And
that's exactly how CCOPS can generate public outrage - and
action.
Does CCOPS attack police officers? No. CCOPS applauds the
police officers who carry out their vital duties to keep
the peace in our society. CCOPS welcomes and actively seeks
members from the ranks of the police and military services.
When necessary, CCOPS will not hesitate to expose individuals
who trample our Bill of Rights.
Most of the men and women who serve as peace officers and in
the armed forces understand their key role in our society, and
they respect the limits of their duties. The more these people
understand how a free society operates and the dangers of a
police state, the safer we all become with their help.
Why should people join CCOPS? To take a stand against police
state policies. To stop Big Brother before he moves in
permanently. To combat the fascist and socialist ideas that
underlie the seemingly endless expansion of big government.
To protect ourselves, our children and our nation from the
horrors that befall a land that allows itself to become a
police state.
If you are against Sarah Brady, Charlie Schumer and other
freedom-haters, then you are for CCOPS. You must choose:
Will it be a police state? Or will it be an America run
for and by the Bill of Rights?
Join us. Sign up today. Click on http://www.ccops.org/
Thank you,
Aaron Zelman
P.S.: Be sure to sign up for the CCOPS internet e-mail alerts.
Many CCOPS messages will be too political for JPFO to send.
The only source of all CCOPS information will be CCOPS itself.
The e-mail alert service is free.
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Copyright 2000 JPFO, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce
this alert in full, so long as the following JPFO contact
information is included:
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
PO Box 270143
Hartford, Wisconsin 53027
Phone: 1-262-673-9745
Orders only: 1-800-869-1884 (toll-free!)
Fax: 1-262-673-9746
Web: http://www.jpfo.org/
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Hash: SHA1
ALERT FROM JEWS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP
America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization
September 7, 2000
Alert: New Group Targets Police State Policies in America
Totally new and ready to go - the organization dedicated to
stopping and reversing America's steady drift toward a police
state. It's Concerned Citizens Opposed to Police States - we
call it CCOPS.
What is a police state? Basically, you have a police state when
you have a large central government power structure that tells
the people what to do. In a police state, you are required to
do certain things - and you are prohibited from doing most
anything else. You live in fear of failing to do what's
required, and of being caught for doing something that's not
allowed.
Aren't all governments like that? No. The Founders' vision was
a government that protected the rights of individual citizens
to life, liberty and property. They built a nation of laws that
established the rules of the game in which free people function
and interact voluntarily. That means freedom in the home,
freedom in the marketplace, freedom in your backyard. A society
with a limited government, whose job is to keep the peace among
free people, is not a police state.
What does CCOPS do? CCOPS has one broad purpose: to oppose the
formation of police states anywhere in the world. It especially
focuses on the United States and North America, because that is
where CCOPS is based. Opposing police states and preventing
them from arising are powerful ways to protect every
individual's rights to life, liberty, property and the pursuit
of happiness.
Why was CCOPS formed? CCOPS is not limited to charitable or
educational functions, so CCOPS can advocate or criticize
legislation and political candidates. While JPFO remains
dedicated by law to its vital educational purpose, CCOPS can
charge onto the battlefield on many issues without legal
concerns forced upon us by the government.
CCOPS bought its freedom from government control by giving up
the tax exempt charitable/educational status. People have
clamored for JPFO to take positions on political issues and
candidates, but JPFO must not do that. CCOPS can - CCOPS will.
Does America need CCOPS? Absolutely yes. At this moment CCOPS
is gathering together the data showing how America's society
and government are taking on the qualities of a police state.
Speech codes. Political correctness. Persecution of disfavored
minorities. Central government dictating the details of the
lives and conduct of private citizens. Agencies developing
technology and arming agents to track, snoop, restrict, license,
tax, regulate, register and harass the citizens. Campaigns of
coordinated disinformation. Destruction of core values that
support individual liberty by engines of the state.
CCOPS changes the way people see the problem. Most Americans
don't know anything about the Bill of Rights. Showing that
government edict or program violates the Bill of Rights doesn't
seem to excite too many Americans. But whether they consider
themselves leftist or rightist, nearly all Americans will
understand when CCOPS unmasks a "police state policy." And
that's exactly how CCOPS can generate public outrage - and
action.
Does CCOPS attack police officers? No. CCOPS applauds the
police officers who carry out their vital duties to keep
the peace in our society. CCOPS welcomes and actively seeks
members from the ranks of the police and military services.
When necessary, CCOPS will not hesitate to expose individuals
who trample our Bill of Rights.
Most of the men and women who serve as peace officers and in
the armed forces understand their key role in our society, and
they respect the limits of their duties. The more these people
understand how a free society operates and the dangers of a
police state, the safer we all become with their help.
Why should people join CCOPS? To take a stand against police
state policies. To stop Big Brother before he moves in
permanently. To combat the fascist and socialist ideas that
underlie the seemingly endless expansion of big government.
To protect ourselves, our children and our nation from the
horrors that befall a land that allows itself to become a
police state.
If you are against Sarah Brady, Charlie Schumer and other
freedom-haters, then you are for CCOPS. You must choose:
Will it be a police state? Or will it be an America run
for and by the Bill of Rights?
Join us. Sign up today. Click on http://www.ccops.org/
Thank you,
Aaron Zelman
P.S.: Be sure to sign up for the CCOPS internet e-mail alerts.
Many CCOPS messages will be too political for JPFO to send.
The only source of all CCOPS information will be CCOPS itself.
The e-mail alert service is free.
================================================================
Copyright 2000 JPFO, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce
this alert in full, so long as the following JPFO contact
information is included:
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
PO Box 270143
Hartford, Wisconsin 53027
Phone: 1-262-673-9745
Orders only: 1-800-869-1884 (toll-free!)
Fax: 1-262-673-9746
Web: http://www.jpfo.org/
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