Update 03/20/09: I wrote to the Governor a few days ago about The MIAC Report, just like I have asked all of my readers, subscribers and members to do as well. Today the Governor's office asked Major Ronald K. Replogle of The Missouri Highway Patrol to respond to my email with a personal phone call. Major Replogle oversees the Criminal Investigation Bureau, which has authority over the Crime Laboratory, Drug and Crime Control, Gaming, and Governor's Security Divisions and coordinates their activities with the troops. First let me say how impressed I was to see that a line of communication had been opened to me because I have written to many Governors over the last few years, and this is the first time I have ever gotten a phone call back. Second let me say that I have nothing but respect for the Major and all law enforcement officers. With that said, I will now pass on the information of our conversation. What the MAJOR said: I did not record our conversation so I will paraphrase. He talked first about the legalities of the release of this document, which really kind of surprised me. He said that this document was for law enforcement eyes only and that it was illegally released to the press. He said that not one single law enforcement officer that had received this document had issued a complaint, and that it was not just Missouri sensitive but sent out nationwide. This was a little shocking to me, because that is part of the reason the MIAC Report is blowing up right now. It is shocking because of who it is targeting. You and Me! I mentioned the Ron Paul connection and people being targeted for bumper stickers. His answer was that no profiling was happening in this manor, but if he is approaching a car with multiple stickers that are about gun rights and such, then he will be more alert than maybe he would a car without such stickers, but also said that the citizen would not be treated any differently because of these things but that the officer would be more alert to the fact that this car might have weapons inside it. I then mentioned the document's reference to The New World Order and that I believe there is a New World Order taking place because for the last few years I have heard every world leader speak of it. I asked him if that made me a right wing extremist? His answer was not until I commit a crime or a violent act. Good Answer! He said they do not care what a citizens beliefs are as long as no crimes are committed and no acts of violence. From here on out we had a very good talk , man to man and not citizen to law enforcement. I told him some of our views from within the patriot movement and he told me about some of his views being an officer. He promised me that no citizens are being targeted or singled out in any way for what we believe or how we choose to live our lives. He assured me that only those who commit a crime or violent act because of their beliefs will be arrested and or imprisoned. The Major made it clear that this document refers to only a very small faction of radicals within the militia movement. This made sense to me because I know this to be a fact! Anyone who knows me, reads my commentaries or has watched my media understands that I have spent many years trying to organize US militias and found that many groups are only using the movement to hide their true activities. These are all radical religious and also radical racist groups. True militia and patriots dedicate our lives to protect all people no matter of race, religion, gender or birth origin. In closing I did say that I would like to see this document revised, but The Major said that the document had just been taken wrong and that a few things could have been worded differently. So the bottom line in my perspective is that this document that was put out by The MIAC, is very scary indeed and the fact that all patriots are going to be targeted because of this document is also very clear to me.  It is like I told the Major, an example is Senator Dodd. If he just would of come out a week ago and said hey, we had to add some language to protect us from legal issue instead of lying about it and then having to backpedal and point fingers blaming everyone from the Fed to the treasury, there would not have been an issue. With all of the corruption and illegal activities we see everyday from our leadership in every walk of public life, it should be of no surprise that when a document like this finds it's way to the people that we would be alarmed. Benjamin Franklin said "It is the responsibility of every American to question authority! The one good thing that did come out of this was communication has been established.
B.A. Brooks