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The Free Journal/ASCII Edition
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Volume II, Issue 4
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Copyright 1992 The Free Journal (Individual articles copyright by author)
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Editor-in-Chief: Sameer Parekh
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(zane@ddsw1.mcs.com)
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This is the Free Journal. Submissions are welcome. Some
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characters have the high bit set. Distribute at will; cite authors.
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(Or editors if no author is given.)
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This is not meant to be an electronic newsletter. This is
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meant to be an example of on-paper underground newspapers to educate
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the masses about freedom and similar issues.
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_______________________________________________________________________________
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The Bill of Rights 1990 Edition
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As they say, the Constitution is a living, breathing document,
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which changes with time. Let's see how the government interprets our
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Bill of Rights today.
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Amendment I
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
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religion unless the majority is a part of that religion, or prohibiting
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the free exercise thereof, unless that would include an action which
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society considers immoral; or abridging the freedom of speech, unless
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enough money does not exist to pay for lawyers; or of the press, unless
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the opinion expressed is contrary to that of the government, or the
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right of the people peaceably to assemble, unless they don't have
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enough money to pay for a permit, and to petition the Government for a
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redress of grievances and be put on a list of subversive people.
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Amendment II
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A well-regulated militia, being dangerous to those in power,
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the right of the people, unless they lack enough money and political
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influence, to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
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Amendment III
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No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house
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without the consent of the owner, taken by any means, nor in time of
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war, but in a manner prescribed by law.
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Amendment IV
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The right of the people, unless a minority, disliked by the
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police, too poor to pay for lawyers, or lacking friends in high places,
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to be secure in their persons, houses, and effects, against
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unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, but upon the
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suspicion of a police officer or the word of an anonymous or paid
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informant, and vaguely describing the place to be searched, and the
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persons or things to be seized.
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Amendment V
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No person, unless a minority, disliked by the police, too poor
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to pay for lawyers, or lacking influential friends, shall be held to
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answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on
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presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in
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the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in
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time of war or public danger; nor shall any person, unless a minority,
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a dissident, or disliked by the authorities, be subject for the same
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offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; no shall be
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compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, not be
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deprived of life, liberty, or property, without the suspicion of a
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police officer or anonymous informant; nor shall private property be
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taken for public use without just compensation unless the owner is too
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poor to pay for lawyers to get it back.
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Amendment VI
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In a few criminal prosecution, except those where the accused
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is a minority, disliked by the police, or poor, the accused shall enjoy
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the right to a speedy and public trial, by an jury of slaves to State,
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in any district, and to be kept ignorant of the nature and cause of the
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accusation, unless the police feels predisposed to inform; to not know
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the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining
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witnesses in his favor, unless he can't afford to pay them, and to
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have the assistance of bad counsel for his defense.
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Amendment VII
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In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall
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exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved,
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unless the person lacks the education to be informed of this right, and
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any fact tried by a jury may be reexamined in any court of the United
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States.
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Amendment VIII
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Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines
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imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted, unless the
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accused is a minority, poor, or without influence.
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Amendment IX
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The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall
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not be construed to grant these rights unconditionally. They may be
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taken at any time.
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Amendment X
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The powers not delegated to the United States by the
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Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the
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Federal government, and to no one else.
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-- Sameer Parekh
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General Stuff
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--
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Thoughts of a renegade firefighter as he neared the Oakland
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fire of 1991:
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<09>As my speeding motorcycle slid underneath the greasy black
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cloud underneath the east end of the Bay Bridge, the early afternoon
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sun became an orange orb. A voice inside my helmet asked if this was
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what it was like to descend into hell. Instantly another voice
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replied, <20>No, no one will be shooting at you.<2E> There was a comfort
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knowing that nature is a much less efficiently deadly foe than man.<2E>
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-- Tom Ness
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<EFBFBD>The Bible speaks of the postwar conversion of swords into plowshares.
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If the metallic plowshares had been produced in the first place,
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sufficient food production for everybody would have been possible.
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Lack of food and other life support brought about the fighting to begin
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with. Those suggesting production of metal plowshares before the war
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were always given the brush-off by tribal or state leaders and told,
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<EFBFBD>Metal plowshares are far too expensive. We shall make do with wooden
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ones.<2E> In the long view, however, heroic expenditures for basic
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life-support needs make good economic sense.<2E>
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--R. Buckminster Fuller
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Cosmography
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In the name of obeying the law, the Parent CATS newsletter is
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advocating a very dangerous practice. The newsletter warns of parties
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at which the parents are home and alcohol is served. These parties are
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responsible in that people must turn in their keys at the door.
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However, the newsletter urges that parents disallow their children from
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attending these parties. If this is done, then the result will be
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students drinking alcohol in much less safe environments, and driving.
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In addition, the newsletter claims that the parents should set
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an example. The only example a parent can set is to not drink alcohol
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himself. A parent telling a teenager not to drink alcohol just because
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he is under a certain age limit while the parent drinks himself is
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sheer discrimination.
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When a law is wrong, it must be defeated. Respect for values
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should be fostered, not for illogical laws. A drinking age is mere age
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discrimination. The government can afford to discriminate because
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young people do not actively fight for their rights. If the people
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fight for their rights, freedom will be gained.
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Strength in Groups
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I have decided to start a group of people who are devoted to
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the cause of preserving freedom in this country. In order to start
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this group, I am looking for some people who are willing to help.
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I am looking for an assistant who will help me run the group.
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This person needs only to have a strong wish to preserve the nation's
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freedom.
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I am including the mission statement for the group. Please
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offer any suggestions. Meetings will be held at Cook Memorial Library.
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This will provide the symbolic idea that we hold information in high
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esteem. If you are interesting in joining the group, please contact
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me. Informationon a date and time is forthcoming. Thank you.
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| The Partnership for a Free America
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| Mission Statement
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The Partnership for a Free America has been established to
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protect the fundamental rights of the people of the United State of
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America. Currently, the government has been rapidly removing the civil
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liberties of the people in this country. This trend must be stopped
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before all is lost.
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Society is taking a trend which leads to more governmental
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influence in the personal lives of the people. This influence,
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although at times may be good, often leads to violations of the
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people's fundamental freedoms.
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These freedoms are the basis of this country's prosperity. In
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a free society there is generally more prosperity. In most societies
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in which the people are hampered by control, there is generally less
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prosperity. Thus, freedom must not be ignored during times of economic
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hardship.
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In order to effect these goals, the following actions will be
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taken.
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1) Educate people about the actions which the government is taking
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towards the destruction of the rights in the country. Expose that
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which this nation's leaders have been doing to speed the trend towards
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more governmental control.
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2) Put an end to the major excuse the government has for violating
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these rights. The War on Rights, called by some the War on Drugs,
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provides an excuse for unreasonable search and seizure, racist
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policies, and suppression of information. The suppression of
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information will be countered by providing information which is being
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suppressed.
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3) Create a support for those who have had their rights violated.
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A person with support from others will be able to fight for his or her
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rights much more effectively, and thus these rights will be protected.
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In addition, when the people are divided, it is much easier for the
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government to take away their rights.
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4) Fight for civil liberties in the high school itself. The
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Partnership will demand due process, the right to privacy, and other
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such rights as outlined in the Constitution.
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Thus, the Partnership for a Free America has been established
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to protect the rights in this country. The preceding actions will
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provide a strong basis for that protection, as well as a general
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refusal to let one's rights be violated.
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Just Say No
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If someone comes up to you and offers to analyze your urine,
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just say no.
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<09>The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,
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papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall
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not be violated. . .<2E>
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-- The United States Constitution
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There is a growing trend in society towards a more police state
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atmosphere in this country, as regular readers of The Free Journal<61>have
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seen. Drug testing is another step the country is taking which is
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making it more like Orwell's 1984.
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The most striking indictment of urine testing is the inaccuracy
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and trust which people have in the test. The urine tests which are in
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wide usage have at best a 5 percent error rate. (This means if one
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thousand clean people are tested, fifty innocent people will be blamed,
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and possibly fired from their jobs.) However, this error rate is an
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optimistic number. Most testing facilities do not take the proper
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precautions such as cleaning the equipment properly or sufficient
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organization of the specimens when testing the urine, and thus the
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error rate may be increased to about thirty percent. This error would
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not be as great a problem if people recognized the error, and verified
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results with more than one test. However, this is not done, and
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companies fire people with one false positive result on a test.
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In addition to being inaccurate, the tests infringe on a
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person's privacy. A person's employer has no right to determine what
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the employee does off the job as long as it does not impair the
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employee's performance. These tests have been used to fire people who
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are epileptic, although the epilepsy created no impairment on the job.
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The tests will determine if a person is taking psychiatric drugs, and
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thus the employer may fear an <20>unstable<6C> worker and fire him for using
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these legal prescription drugs while not at work.
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Urine tests do not check if a person is impaired so that he may
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not be able to do his job correctly. A person may be fatigued and not
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concentrating. This person is more impaired than someone who smoked a
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joint a week ago. Tests exist called impairment tests which see if a
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person is too fatigued to do his job properly. This only tests the
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person's ability to concentrate while at work.
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There are ways to fight this. One way if to simply refuse to
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be tested. If enough people refuse to test, the company can simply not
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afford to fire the entire workforce. Thus, if testing appears eminent
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at your workplace, convince other employees to refuse the test.
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If you were unable to convince others to refuse and do not wish
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to lose your job, there are ways of defeating the test. The night
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before the test, drink as much water as possible. This will dilute the
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urine. Piss at least once in the morning before the test because the
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first urination of the day is the dirtiest. Drink even more water.
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If you have good concealment skills, you may be able to replace
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your urine with <20>clean<61> urine. You can buy powdered clean urine from
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Byrd Laboratories, 225 Congress #340, Austin, Texas 78701,
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(512)-480-0085. Just add water, for experimental purposes only. Only
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$24.95 for clean urine powder. The urine is pre-checked so that it
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will come up negative on the tests. Be sure the urine you replace is
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warm, from 90 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit. To conceal the urine and
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replace it, purchase a Bard Dispoz-a-Bag<61> or similar product. Fill
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with clean urine and tie around your abdomen. Snake the output tube to
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your crotch. Then when it is time to urinate, discreetly release the
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cap on the bag, and the urine will empty out of the tube into the jar.
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Other methods exist. Get the book Steal this Urine Test<73>by Abbie
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Hoffman for more information. (Available from Cook Memorial and the
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College of Lake County Libraries.)
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If you are unable to conceal urine, or have no warning, you can
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say you have used certain over-the-counter drugs which are
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cross-reactive with the politically incorrect drugs the tests look for.
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There is usually a place on the form to fill such things out. For
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amphetamines, you can put down Nyquil or Sudafed. For marijuana, you
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can put down any ibuprofen drug, such as Advil or Motrin.
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More information is available from Abbie's book.
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent
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Your community group has just held a successful bingo game,
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where the income for the day was in the thousands of dollars. You are
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driving to the bank to deposit the income when a police officer pulls
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you over. He claims that you look suspicious.
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The officer searches your trunk, and find the money from the
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bingo game. He waves the money and says that no honest person would
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carry that much cash. You must be a drug dealer. The money is taken,
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and you are given a receipt specifying only <20>an unspecified amount of
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cash.<2E> Despite all efforts to get it back, you can't.
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You are sleeping peacefully in your home when intruders break
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in. Due to your groggy state, you do not recognize the intruders and
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try to defend your home. You are unarmed. You are shot and killed.
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The police had suspected that you had firearms in your house because of
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an informant. There were no firearms.
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You arrive at O'Hare International Airport. An agent has a
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suspicion that you are a drug dealer and you are subject to a strip
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search, including rectal examination. Your money is sniffed by a dog,
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and the dog wagged its tail. It is seized. (96 percent of United
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States currency is contaminated with cocaine.)
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You are on vacation when the police pull you over. They search
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your car and find a white stick of bubble gum. They claim that it is
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cocaine, bring you and your kids into the station, and seize $2,300 in
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cash.
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This is the War on Drugs. In 80 percent of all cases where
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property was seized, no charges were filed. Innocence is no protection
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from losing your property or life.
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