Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

May 6, 2009

During the reign of George W. Bush, many crucial constitutional protections and due process guarantees suffered grave injury, or were effectively abolished. The Fourth Amendment ?s protection from warrantless surveillance, the Eighth Amendment?s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, , and the habeas corpus guarantee were routinely violated.

Barack Obama has picked up seamlessly where George W. Bush left off.

The Associated Press reports that Obama is planning a major campaign against tax havens ? that is, the legal use of banks abroad to protect money from the predations of the government. Obama?s plan would require ?a major shift in the way courts view guilt?. Americans would have to prove they were not breaking US tax laws by sending money to banks that don?t cooperate with tax officials. It would essentially reverse the long-held assumption of innocence in US courts.?

Placing the burden of proof on the accused is a time-honored tactic of tyrants.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.