Category: Ramsey Muniz

A letter from Ramsey to Irma L. Muniz: Received From Florence, Colorado
6/11/2006

I shall never allow my hands to be idle or
my Mexicano soul to rest until I have broken the
chains and shackles which chain us to imprisonment,
oppression, injustice, wickedness, disrespect, and
deceit. It is stated in the ancient past that when
a man is loved by a courageous woman, he will eventually embrace the realm of liberation. I’m so deeply in love with your courage and love that you have for freedom, for justice, and for the spirituality that your father always bestowed upon you.
When we parted this afternoon I choked with tears
of sorrow and sadness that I have never known, as if I
were a child recently born and my mother had parted
from me. Yet the love with which you embraced overcame those feelings immediately. I thank God for permitting me to experience those feelings, thus confirming that my corazon is full of love.

“How was it that our lips met, How is it that the birds sing, That the snow melts, That the rose opens,
That April blooms, That the dawn whitens behind the
Trees on the shivering summit on the Sun when our lips met.”

Citlalmina, always remember that if there were no suffering, sorrow, or sacrifice, as Mexicanos we
would not know our limitations. We would not know
ourselves, and the hardest thing is to be able to
unite in our souls the meaning of all – love. What
is this love of ours? Love, our love is light – the
light that brings all hearts together that seek the
enlightenment which we possess in our hearts.

Please don’t worry and/or judge those who refuse
to assist our fight for Freedom. The day will come
when all of us must answer to the Creator and ourselves.

Take it to your heart. There is no question that one day we will be free physically, because in our souls we are spiritually free. Even when Jesus Christ fasted those 40 days without bread or water, seeking the
words of God and direction, and at the end the devil
(the oppressor) offered him a piece of bread and Jesus
refused thus stating: “Man does not live by bread alone.”

In other words, when those so-called leaders refused to submit a small piece of bread or a drip off water to wet my lips, it meant nothing to me, because God had already given me the spiritual right to live once more. He showed me the light of freedom, the light of justice, the light of love, the light of forgiveness, and the light of providing truth to the masses of humanity. Yo te quiero, te amo, and I thank you for coming into my life once again.

You have light in your heart!

Amor,
Tezcatlipoca

http://www.freeramsey.com

Dear Friends:

The enclosed letter was recently received from
Ramsey Muniz. Please distribute.–Irma L. Muniz

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In Exile

Before sharing the essence of the above subject
matter, it is of importance that I share with nuestra
raza that we, who are confined in the dungeons of the
oppressor, have recently concluded fasting and spiritual Mexicano prayers for our sisters and brothers from our Holy Land of Mexico who continue to journey into Aztlan, regardless of how many national troops or guards reside at the borders of America. To us, they are the true 21st Century spiritual warriors because of their courage and valor in seeking a better life for their families. We constantly fast and pray for them because we realize that others here in Aztlan have not arrived at the true realization that those who risk their lives in this drastic human journey are our own blood, race, and nation.
We as Mexicanos must not ever permit that our sisters
and brothers from the Holy Land of Mexico be treated in an inhumane manner. History reveals that we must be vocal and share with the entire world that at one time we took the same journey from Aztlan to our Promised Land (Tenochtitlan). At the heights of civilization in Tenochtitlan, the first Moctezuma selected four spiritual Mexicano disciples to return to Aztlan and share with that part of the world that the journey had truly become a success and that one day we would once more return to the land of our creation (Aztlan). So in reality, it doesn’t matter how high the walls and/or fences are built or how many troops are stationed at the border. Our people, our sisters and brothers will continue to come to Aztlan simply because the power of our ancient spirituality of the land calls upon our hearts. Our Mexika cultura and spirituality have all the force and power of a profound, kept secret. We know that our time has come.

Our present struggle of humanity is not against
each other or against our sisters and brothers from
Mexico, even though at times we find it hard to
understand the motives and realities in other hearts.
In this mode of darkness, I continue to read where
Hispanic and Latino political leaders will soon become
the shining stars of the two-party system for our raza.
I know deep in my heart that this reality will never
become a destiny. Yes, it saddens me, yet I do not ever find hatred, jealousy, or envy for them. The truth and political direction and destinies for our people were
revealed long before the words Hispanic and/or Latino
came into existence. Besides, how can an oppressed
Mexicano in the 21st Century be jealous or envious of
another oppressed Mexicano? We must never forget that history reveals that we as a people were created from the beginning within the spirits of liberation. It’s
nature and guess what. Nature is also on our side. It
is not about my liberation from these dungeons. It’s
all about the liberation of nuestra raza!

“Stealing the bread from others means placing one’s
own sustenance in certain danger. Snatching the happiness of others means chaining oneself. Destroying other people’s happiness in order to fabricate our own from its remains is nonsense. Because to attempt to raise one’s own happiness over the misery and grief of others is comparable to wanting to fortify a building by destroying its foundation. Nevertheless, most of the people deceived by the appearances of their false interests walk through the world like that, in search of their welfare under the banner of this absurd principle: to harm in order to benefit.”

–To Die on Your Feet: The Life, Times, and Writings of Praxedis G. Guerrero. By Ward Albro

Mi raza, mi gente Mexicana owes me nothing. I’m yesterday, today, the Mexicano spiritual brother of tomorrow. No fame. No fortune. Pure Mexicano/spiritual cultural liberation.”

R. Muniz (Tezcatlipoca)
6/20/06

In conclusion, I must share that we continue the
political struggle of having me transferred back to Texas. Those who are deeply involved in this struggle for justice have found that in reality and truth the only reason for having my body and soul in exile for the last 12 ½ years is because I’m a Mexicano political prisoner. Instead of having me transferred from a federal medical facility to Texas to be closer to my family and people, I was chained and shackled, and delivered to one of the highest security penitentiaries in the United States of America.

I continue to pray for the souls of those who with
malice and ill intentions refused to ever submit a small
piece of bread for my hunger or a drop of water to wet
my lips while I was shackled in the dungeons of America.

The love that I have for my people is the same love that brings forth forgiveness, understanding, patience, and truth for those who continue to seek harm in order to benefit themselves in the eyes of nuestra gente. I’m not a stranger to these mountains in Colorado that surround the penitentiary that confines me. I can feel the ancient spirituality of our ancestors as they bring forth strength, courage, dignity, respect, truth, and love into my Mexicano
corazon. Aztlan shall rise once more!

In exile,
Tezcatlipoca
“Justice delayed is justice denied.”
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Resolution

SUPPORT FOR THE RELEASE OF RAMSEY MUNIZ

Whereas, Mr. Ramiro R. Muniz is a native of Corpus Christi, Texas; and

Whereas, Mr. Ramiro R. Muniz contributed to the Chicano Movement during the 1970s as a leader fighting for justice and equality for all Mexican Americans throughout the United States; and
Whereas, Mr. Ramiro R. Muniz was a great Texas gubernatorial candidate for La Raza Unida Party – a political party established and developed solely by Mexican Americans; and

Whereas, Mr. Ramiro R. Muniz efforts and contribution are recognized and fully noted as part of our Mexican-American history; and

Whereas, Mr. Ramiro R. Muniz is serving a term of life without parole and was assigned to remain imprisoned in Leavenworth, Kansas, and now sits in the USP Florence High Penitentiary in Colorado; and

Whereas, Mr. Ramiro R. Muniz is serving a life sentence under the three strike rule which we feel is unconstitutional and inhumane; and

Whereas, Mr. Ramiro R. Muniz, now 64 years old, who was housed in the United States Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, as a result of complication from a life- threatening surgery performed in August of 2005 and who has not fully recovered form his medical needs; and

Whereas, Mr. Ramiro R. Muniz is in need of further surgery and returning him to the penitentiary could worsen his already fragile condition; and

Whereas, Mr. Ramiro R. Muniz has been a model prisoner for the past 11 years who was to be housed near his family in Three Rivers, Texas, as ordered by Federal Judge Paul Brown;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the League of United Latin American Citizens Council 1 build support and unity to staunchly advocate and seek the immediate humanitarian release of Mr. Ramiro R. Muniz from prison.

Adopted this 1st day of July 2006.

Rosa Rosales
LULAC National President

http://www.lulac.org/advocacy/resolutions/2006/R28.html

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Local LULAC issues favored
Support for soldiers, Ramsey Muniz passes

By Anthony Martinez Beven Caller-Times
July 2, 2006

Both local LULAC chapters reveled in support shown Saturday by the national organization for two resolutions tied to Corpus Christi.

Delegates at the national League of United Latin American Citizens convention passed without dissent a resolution calling for the release of Ramsey Muniz, a former area lawyer and candidate for governor in the early 1970s.

Muniz, 64, is serving a life sentence in federal prison after three drug-related felony convictions during a 17-year period. Arguing his health is failing and adequate health care services are lacking, LULAC approved a call for his release during the national convention in Milwaukee. The convention ended Saturday.

LULAC Council 1, based in Corpus Christi, had been leading the initiative, and chapters across Texas have passed a similar statewide resolution.

“For the state of Texas, I was very happy. For the national level, I was very surprised because 1,000 members voted unanimously for the humanitarian release of Ramsey,” said Gambi Gamboa, Council 1 civil rights chairman.

The organization wants to see, for humanitarian reasons, that he gets let out and spends the last few years with his family, Gamboa said from Milwaukee. He said the national council is requesting the U.S. Justice Department intervene and help facilitate the release of Muniz.

Another resolution passed that seeks community support, particularly among employers, for soldiers coming back from the war in Iraq.

Nancy Vera, president of LULAC Council 4444, said national support for the resolution highlights that though LULAC is a Hispanic civil rights organization, it stands behind the United States.

“We hold true our traditions and our heritage, there’s no question of our loyalty to the United States,” Vera said. “This is our home. This where we were born, many of us.”

Vera said Council 4444 is working closely with the local chapter of Blue Star Mothers, a national group of moms whose sons and daughters are soldiers in Iraq and other places who offer support to families whose children have been killed in the war.

A third resolution regarding the boycott of Telemundo television network and its advertisers after TV personality Johnny Canales claims he was discriminated against for his Mexican origin was tabled, said Gonzalo Tamez, Council 4444 vice president and a convention delegate.

Joe Ortiz, district director for area LULAC chapters, recently said discrimination prompted Canales’ music show to be canceled earlier this year.

“Because it’s under negotiation they think they are going to be able to come to some kind of agreement,” said Tamez, who attended the convention on behalf of Council 4444. However, if negotiations fail, LULAC may consider a national resolution in favor of Canales, he said.

Contact Anthony Martinez Beven at 886-3792 or bevena@ caller.com

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Dear Friends:

Enclosed is the first of a 2 part letter written by Ramsey Muniz. We recently learned that his custody level merits a placement in a camp or Federal Correctional Institution, yet he finds himself in a maximum security penitentiary. Again we thank the members of LULAC and the American GI Forum for their kindness, compassion, and support, which comes at a most crucial time.–Irma L. Muniz

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5/26/06
Lock/down

I Know That I’m Innocent

Infinite pain: for the pain of imprisonment is the harshest, most devastating pain, murdering this mind, searching the soul, leaving marks on the heart that will never be erased.
The pain of bearing chains and shackles on your body is born from a lump of iron and quickly sweeps away this mysterious world that agitates every heart; it grows, feeding on every shadowy sorrow, and finally it overflows, swollen by my scalding tears. America has never been in prison. Yes, God does exist, and from the darkness and cold of these prisons I come in His name to shatter the cold glass that encloses that tear in the souls of those responsible for my incarceration,
for the confinement in their cold and dark holes, for the torture and cruelty, for the separation from my loving wife, family, and people, for sentencing my body and soul to a death sentence knowing all the time that I was innocent.

“Prison is a real hell, a living hell. The prison hospital
is another and even more real hell. On the threshold of
unknown worlds, and to move me from one hell to the other, the political prison of America req1uirs that the shadow of death be upon me.”

Tezcatlipoca
http://www.freeramsey.com

Dear Friends:

The enclosed letter from Ramsey Muniz describes his
spiritual and loving disposition in spite of his
suffering. The institution was released from lock down
on Tuesday. Please distribute.–Irma L. Muniz

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5/24/06

Mi Corazon,

Yes, I’m back in the jungle of humanity of this
United States. I have been here only one week and I’m
locked down with the entire institution. I can only say
that it wasn’t as bad as one week in Oklahoma. Be that
as it may, I continue to ponder on one issue at this time, and that is having me transferred to a Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Texas.
I have been 12 ½ years in this country’s hardest penitentiaries and that is enough for any Mexicano in my position who doesn’t have a violent background, is not a member of any gang or group, and has not had an “incident report” in 12 ½ years of confinement. This in and of itself is cruel and unusual punishment. I can barely walk across the entire prison compound with my cane and yet I see all these younger convicts exercising as if getting ready for war anytime.

Why? Why is it that they don’t want for me to be close
to my family and friends in Texas? Even those in this prison cannot understand what I’m doing here in this high security penitentiary.

As I was sitting on a bench by myself praying to the
Creator, I heard the sound of a gunshot and instructions to hit the ground, face down, on the gravel. Inside this institution there is no grass, no trees, all gravel, concrete and bars – the future of tomorrow to control your mind.

Guess what. They forgot about this heart – this heart
that is full of love and nothing destroys love. It doesn’t
matter if there is a desert, no trees, only chains and shackles.

This Mexicano love overcomes all. This love from this Mexicano will one day free all our people. One can be old and think young, others can be young and think old. After God gave me life once again he took my heart and mind and said unto me, “Tez, you shall
once more think, feel, love, and lead young once again.” And when He said that unto my life, you were there standing next to me with tears pouring, holding my hand and saying, “Oh Ramsey, please get
well, for I love you so much.” This is the power that embraces me this very minute even in this lock down tonight. I can feel you tonight, I can feel your corazon in my hands. Oh Irma, oh my Citlalmina, I love you, I adore you, I admire your strength.

We must continue with the faith and courage we have in our hearts. I know at times we feel all the odds are against us, but without sacrifice and sorrow, freedom has never come about, and I know that because of our suffering and sacrificing, many others will never feel the pain. Imagine how Christ felt the days before His
execution – the nights before knowing that He was going to die for the sins and freedom of all humanity. And how weak some people are about everything in life. No discipline, no faith, no courage, and no love. I pray for them constantly.

Amor,
Tez

“Thus I love you, love.
Love, thus I love you.
thus as your hair
lifts up and as
your mouth smiles,
light as water
from the spring upon the pure stones,
thus I love you, beloved…

Tezcatlipoca
http://www.freeramsey.com