Sunday, January 9, 2011

The Idol of U.S. citizenship

What is a citizen?

I recently
went into a local gun shop
this week,
to purchase
a .22/10 Ruger rifle
for my son.
The money exchanged hands
but then came the form
I had to fill out
to finalize the sale.
I had not previously
seen one of these
background forms,
"Firearm Transaction Record"
and so began filling it out
to see where this would go.
The questions were
what I expected,
even down to
the question of citizenship.
Question (j) asked whether
I had ever renounced
my United States citizenship.
I had to ponder that one,
so I skipped it,
intending to return to it later.
Although skipping question (j)
made the gun shop owner
visibly and verbally uncomfortable,
I continued filling out the form
despite his
discomfort and objection.
When I got to the bottom of the form
there was another
citizenship question.
It read: “What is your
country of citizenship?”
My choices were:
“United States of America,
Or other, specify:”
I paused and sighed for a moment
concluding that
to remain
consistent with my faith,
my creed,
my belief system,
I had to check the box that said
Other, specify;
whereafter I penciled in
“Kingdom of Heaven.”
The shop owner
looking over my shoulder
didn’t like my answer.
He grabbed the form away from me
and told me he could not sell to me.
He apologized profusely
and wouldn’t stop
apologizing.
He vehemently defended himself
saying he would get into trouble
even be investigated by the fed.
I entered into a conversation with him
about citizenship.
“What type of citizenship
Is the form referring to?”  I asked
“Citizenship under the
14th amendment,
or the citizenship
of We, the People
as referenced in
the Preamble of the
Federal or State Constitutions?”
He did not appear
To know and comprehend
to what it was I was referring,
as he continued going down
that apologetic road
for not being able
to sell me the rifle.
He slid my silver coins
across the counter to me
together with blank form
and told me,
“If you change your mind
and want to fill out the form “right”
I would be happy to sell you a gun.”
Meanwhile, his wife,
who had been conversing
pleasantly with my wife Karen,
asked me what my name was.
“David Justice,” I said.
She then responded,
with much anger and fear
in her voice,
and physical demeanor, saying
“We won’t sell to you.”
I repeated my effort to
console both of them,
to disarm their
fear and misperception,
and the outward projection
of their anger
to little or no avail.

Though I walked out
of the shop
feeling strong
I also felt very weak.
The next morning
As the facts sunk in
I realized I hurt.
I understand that they don’t get it,
that they are unaware
that they are being played as mere pawns
In the globalists statist,
monopoly game.
But that despite the game,
we remain the American People,
children of the Creator
One Nation under God
That all
Citizenship is membership
in a political body politic;
That America is founded on the principle that
we the People
are children
of the Most High Almighty God,
the Creator,
and as such are
his sovereign representatives in Earth,
members of His sovereign body politic,
That the citizenship of a freeman
is the ultimate citizenship—
not merely
the designation
of a status of man,
not merely a subject
under a government of man,
But as a member in and of
the kingdom of God,
the universal royal house
which is a royal nation
a holy priesthood.
a peculiar people
Sons and daughters
Princes and princesses
Kings and priests,
The bride of Christ,
co-heirs
to the throne
of our heavenly Father.

I get it,
I hope one day soon
others will too.
Unfortunately,
none of us will
be able to buy a gun
in a federally licensed
gun shop.

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