To the editor:
Our Founders knew the words on the parchment they penned the Constitution on were insufficient alone to sustain liberty. “They were only ink until a virtuous people breathed life into them.” Joe Wolverton, The New American (TNA).
An essential key to deterring federal abuse of power was placed in the hands of "we the people" to control police power within the law. A feature of Local control of peace officers that exists in no other nation.
Power and wealth who hate the fact that America still retains the Founders wisdom for local police control have fueled a communist war on police since the 1960s. For over a half a century, there has been a propagation of allegations of racism, excessive force and corruption. This force of evil is now going for the juggler vain of liberty. Therefore, don’t miss HIDDEN AGENDA TO ABOLISH THE POLICE webinar.
This live webinar event, sponsored by the Unity (Maine) Chapter of the John Birch Society, will feature speaker Police Chief Ed Varso (Ret.). Varso led his California police department through the tumultuous times of both the George Floyd riots and the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar event will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 - Time 5 pm PT/ 8 pm ET. You will need to register on Zoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fbNgT-deRT-_JVu4YT--UQ For questions, please contact Matthew Rhodes at 207-391-0970 or MRhodes@JBS.org.
Spread the word and stand with the thin blue line between freedom and anarchy. As Sam Adams, the Father of The American Revolution said, “[i]t does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires in people’s minds. We are, and must be, that tireless minority, the sheep dogs, the defenders of the Constitution. For when the wolf attacks he will find that not all who run with the flock are sheep.”
- Russ Payne,
Merrimack
A New Hampshire Press Association member