Disturbed by current efforts to justify totalitarianism by appealing to Abe Lincoln's legacy, the New Hampshire Sons of Liberty hanged Lincoln without the benefit of clergy on President's Day. The short ceremony began at 8:00 PM, at which time a list of charges were read. The criminal was then hanged, with the charges affixed.
The charges were as follows:
That he suspended the writ of habeas corpus - treason, and an act of war against the American people
That he imprisoned tens of thousands of Union political opponents - treason, and an act of war against the American people.
That he shut down hundreds of Union opposition newspapers - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve and protect the Constitution, specifically amendment the first
That he waged total warfare on the South, burning her cities, permitting rape of southern women, and destroying the agriculture and means of food production, intentionally targeting civilians - treason, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
That he shut down hundreds of Union opposition newspapers - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve and protect the Constitution, specifically amendment the first
That he waged total warfare on the South, burning her cities, permitting rape of southern women, and destroying the agriculture and means of food production, intentionally targeting civilians - treason, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
That he pledged to support a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting the federal government from ever interfering with slavery - crimes against humanity, particularly African Americans
That he was a lifelong white supremacist who advocated deporting slaves to Africa - crimes against humanity, particularly African Americans
That he waged the bloodiest war in American history to prevent them instituting "new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness" - treason
That he deported opposition leader, Ohio Congressman Clement L Vallandigham in 1863 - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve and protect the Constitution, specifically the separation of powers
That he launched an invasion without the consent of Congress - treason, and a war crime
That he censored all telegraph communications - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve and protect the Constitution, particularly amendment the first
That he imprisoned a large percentage of Maryland's legislature and the mayor of Baltimore - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve and protect the Constitution, particularly amendment the tenth
That he orchestrated the Unconstitutional secession of West Virginia from Virginia, in defiance of the Constitution's mandate that no new state may be formed from part of another state without that state's permission - treason, and violation of his oath to preserve and protect the Constitution
That he signed an arrest warrant for the 84 year old chief justice of the Supreme Court, Roger B Taney, for ruling against him on the suspension of habeas corpus - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve protect and defend the Constitution, particularly the separation of powers
That he carried out a campaign of intimidation against federal judges in order to prevent them ruling against his actions, specifically by surrounding their homes with federal marshals - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, particularly the separation of powers.
That he was a lifelong white supremacist who advocated deporting slaves to Africa - crimes against humanity, particularly African Americans
That he waged the bloodiest war in American history to prevent them instituting "new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness" - treason
That he deported opposition leader, Ohio Congressman Clement L Vallandigham in 1863 - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve and protect the Constitution, specifically the separation of powers
That he launched an invasion without the consent of Congress - treason, and a war crime
That he censored all telegraph communications - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve and protect the Constitution, particularly amendment the first
That he imprisoned a large percentage of Maryland's legislature and the mayor of Baltimore - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve and protect the Constitution, particularly amendment the tenth
That he orchestrated the Unconstitutional secession of West Virginia from Virginia, in defiance of the Constitution's mandate that no new state may be formed from part of another state without that state's permission - treason, and violation of his oath to preserve and protect the Constitution
That he signed an arrest warrant for the 84 year old chief justice of the Supreme Court, Roger B Taney, for ruling against him on the suspension of habeas corpus - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve protect and defend the Constitution, particularly the separation of powers
That he carried out a campaign of intimidation against federal judges in order to prevent them ruling against his actions, specifically by surrounding their homes with federal marshals - treason, and a violation of his oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, particularly the separation of powers.
Monday, 19 February 2007
Source: Jack Marlar from angus@camden.net. (Have requested source from them.)
Source: Jack Marlar from angus@camden.net. (Have requested source from them.)
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