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Using the Law to Oppose the Persecution in China
By a Falun Dafa practitioner in China (Clearwisdom.net) Recently, there have been many reports on the
Minghui website regarding how practitioners in China make use of laws to oppose
the persecution of Falun Dafa. Several of us have found, through discussion
about the lawsuits in China, that some fellow practitioners in China are not
familiar with relevant laws, lacking knowledge about citizenship and the legal
system. Undoubtedly, this lack of knowledge has resulted from the long-term
brainwashing and mental control used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to
manipulate the public. Of course, it is also an arrangement by the old forces
which was imposed in order to create an environment for the persecution of Falun
Dafa. The rights of citizenship are, in fact, also basic human rights. Knowledge
about citizenship is in fact, human rights awareness. The rights of citizenship
are not something that can be awarded by the CCP. Instead, they are the
birthright of every human being. The CCP has been fooling people on the subject
of human rights from the beginning. It replaces human rights with "the
right to existence" in an attempt to deprive people of the rights of
citizenship which are safeguarded by laws. Jiang's regime persecutes Falun Gong and enforces a policy of "defaming
their reputations, bankrupting them financially, and destroying them
physically." It sabotages Falun Gong practitioners' normal lives, and
destroys their homes and living environment using illegal and brutal means.
Falun Gong practitioners cultivate in the human society, trying to be better
people. At the same time, they are legal citizens, having the same rights as
other people in society. It is said that everyone is equal in the eyes of the
law. Then, Falun Gong practitioners' rights of citizenship should be respected
by the society and protected by the laws as well. The CCP never requires itself to operate according to law. It abuses its
power to go beyond the laws. In an environment where those with power are beyond
the law, and where the public has been subjected to long-term brainwashing by
the CCP, Chinese people (including government officers) have a very weak
knowledge of the legal system. Their fear of power is far beyond their respect
for laws. We often hear people say, "Do not practice any more because the
government does not allow you. If you keep practicing, you are against the
government." This reflects the fact that Chinese people as a whole have
very little legal awareness. They cannot tell the difference between government
executive orders and laws, and they follow power blindly. However, shouldn't
Falun Gong practitioners, even under such pressure caused by abuse of power,
still ask for the right to cultivate nobly and insist on their belief? Also some people say that there is no law in China because laws are only made
to show to foreigners. It is true, as much analysis has indicated that the Jiang
regime believes in power and does not know or respect laws at all. It uses
internal Party documents to replace laws in its shadowy, underhanded dealings.
It controls the government in order to suppress Falun Gong. Jiang's regime
persecutes Falun Gong without following any legal procedures. It violates the
Constitution and replaces the rule of law with rule by force, and it illegally
deprives Falun Gong practitioners of their rights of citizenship. As practitioners, we may find a positive way to deal with the situation.
Jiang's regime damages laws and deceives people all in the name of "legal
administration." Why is that? Because its strength consists only of words.
It is very scared at heart. The regime is afraid that people may learn that it
violates and damages the laws. Although Chinese law is abused by the evil
regime, it is nonetheless a potential sharp sword which could be aimed towards
Jiang's regime. Whether we are able to make good use of this sharp sword depends
on whether we are able to make the truth known to the public. It is said in Zhuan Falun that, "Meanwhile, people also must have a human living space and living
conditions, and these should also be maintained. Human beings still need to
maintain their lives and live normally." (Zhuan Falun) It is unlawful for Jiang's regime to deprive Falun Gong practitioners of
their rights of citizenship. Even criminals have their basic rights of
citizenship, let alone the great number of Falun Gong practitioners who are
following the principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." From the perspective of human society, laws exist to maintain a normal human
living environment, to protect goodness, and to punish viciousness. They serve
the purpose of upholding justice. It has been said that "people are the
foundation of a nation while law is the weapon of the public." As Falun
Dafa practitioners and members of human society, we should try our best to
safeguard the rights of citizenship bestowed by the law, to uphold justice, and
to see that crime is punished in accordance with the law. This is not done only
for oneself, but for all people because it benefits society and is a
manifestation of compassion. The process of carrying out a lawsuit is, at the
same time, the process of exposing the persecution and clarifying the truth in
depth. During this process, more evil will be eliminated and more sentient
beings will be saved. It manifests the grand mercy of Falun Dafa practitioners. Viewed from a different perspective, mutual inhibition and mutual generation
exist in the human world. When Jiang's regime damages laws regardless of
consequences it provides a good chance for Falun Dafa practitioners to explain
the truth by making use of the legal system. As long as we utilize it with
rationality and wisdom, and familiarize ourselves with relevant laws, we will be
able to expose the persecution using our personal experience, greatly shock the
evils, and awaken people in the world. Many people say that the CCP will not talk about laws because the courts and
policemen are all controlled by the CCP. No justice has ever been obtained from
the CCP in history. What's the use of talking about law with the CCP? Because of
this, some people find it hard. Dafa practitioners do not acknowledge the
arrangements of the old forces. Human society is controlled by higher beings in
other dimensions. From the human level, the CCP still looks strong. However, in
another dimension, its being, represented as a red vicious dragon, has been
destroyed. In front of Dafa practitioners, it is indeed very weak. With the rapid pace of Fa-rectification, evil in other dimensions has been
substantially eliminated and become less and less. It has become easier and
easier for Dafa practitioners to make use of laws to stand against the
persecution, as long as we keep our righteous thoughts and act righteously. When
any person in society comes to know the truth, he will have a sense of justice.
Thus, more and more people are going to support Dafa practitioners and openly
oppose the persecution. It is just a matter of time before the head of evil and
the malicious thugs who persecute Dafa and Dafa practitioners are brought to
justice. In this situation, it is very significant for practitioners in China to build
up knowledge about citizenship and the legal system, and to safeguard normal
life and their cultivation environment by means of human laws. It is a way to
oppose the persecution, clarify the truth, eliminate evil, and offer salvation
to all sentient beings. It also helps human society to nurture the right
concepts of good and bad, and to set up moral criteria. January 14, 2005
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