"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." - God, Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5:21
The Law and the Penelty
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." - God, Bible, Matthew 22:37-40
"Thou shalt not steal." - God, Bible, Ten Commandments #8, Genesis 20:15
United States Founding Fathers and Founding Americans
"EXTORT, v. t. [L. extortus, from extorqueo, to wrest from; ex and torqueo, to twist; Fr. extorquer.] 1. To draw from by force or compulsion; to wrest or wring from by physical force, by menace, duress, violence, authority, or by any illegal means. Conquerors extort contributions from the vanquished; tyranical princes extort money from their subjects; officers often extort illegal fees; confessions of guilt are extorted by the rack. A promise extorted by duress is not binding. 2. To gain by violence or oppression. Spenser. EXTORT, v. i. To practice extortion. Spenser. Davies. EXTORTED, pp. Drawn from by compulsion; wrested from. EXTORTER, n. One who extorts, or practices extortion. Camden. EXTORTING, ppr. Wresting from by force or undue exercise of power. EXTORTION, n. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting any thing from a person by force, duress, menaces, authority, or by any undue exercise of power; illegal exaction; illegal compulsion to pay money, or to do some other act. Extortion is an offense punishable at common law. 2. Force or illegal compulsion by which any thing is taken from a person. King Charles. EXTORTIONER, n. One who practices extortion. Extortioners shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Cor. 6." - United States Founding Father, Revolutionary War Soldier, Legislator, Judge, Noah Webster, NOAH WEBSTER's FIRST EDITION OF "AN AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE", 1828
Notes on the Law (Reason and Experience)
"Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour." - God, Bible, Psalms 109:11
"Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land." - God, Bible, Isaiah 16:4
"In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD." - God, Bible, Ezekiel 22:12
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess." - God, Bible, Matthew 23:25
"The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men [are], extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican." - God, Bible, Luke 18:11
"Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world." - God, Bible, 1 Corinthians 5:10
"But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat." - God, Bible, 1 Corinthians 5:11
"Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God." - God, Bible, 1 Corinthians 6:10
Articles
Other Organizations Concerned about Extortion
Constitution Party of Michigan - www.ConstitutionPartyMI.net