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The Iron Jaws of the Police State: Trump's America Is a Constitution-Free Zone

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Despite the corruption of Congress and the complicity of the courts, nowhere does the Constitution require absolute subservience to the government's dictates.

And despite what most police officers seem to believe, nowhere does the Constitution state that Americans must comply with a police order.

To suggest otherwise is authoritarianism.

This is also, as abolitionist Frederick Douglass noted, the definition of slavery: "I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted."

You want to know what it means to be a slave in the American police state?

It means being obedient, compliant and Sieg Heil!-ing every government agent armed with a weapon. If you believe otherwise, try standing up for your rights, being vocal about your freedoms, or just challenging a government dictate, and see how long you last before you're staring down the barrel of a loaded government-issued gun.

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