Sunday, August 21, 2011
The Constitution - Death By A Thousand Cuts
DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS You, The People, are the only ones
who can Save the Constitution.
We start with a First Principle: Those things allegedly most treasured by our nation including Liberty, justice, wealth, safety and social order arise not by chance or force, but through the institutions of Law and limited government, offered, embraced and manifest by moral, learned and spiritual minds via the collective political instruments now known as our state and federal Constitutions.
It follows naturally that the gross separation or alienation of government officials from our Constitutions must, by definition result in the death of the nation itself.
Each violation heaps an additional, devastating impact on America’s economy, families, moral character, global reputation and the Freedoms of its citizens.
To be sure, if we permit it to happen, the material cause of the demise of Liberty and our Republic will be the cumulative damage and decay resulting from the relentless and escalating number of violations that continue to debase both our state and federal Constitutions. After all, the Constitutions, as rule books designed to govern the government, are all that stand between the People and total tyranny.
Yes, through it all and despite the damage, our democracy will survive; we will go on electing people to office, as this function is necessary in establishing any form of representative government.
What will not survive, however, is the Republic of America -- designed by the greatest governing documents ever given to mankind. Simply put, absent a sea change in the People’s attitude and commitment toward their Constitutions, our Republic’s approaching demise is all but a certainty.
Unless a sufficient number of People decide to soon embrace our Constitutions, and learn to “connect the dots” between the specific provisions and prohibitions of Law provided therein and the malevolent, unlawful behaviors of our elected officials, we are a doomed nation, subject only to the Rule of Men and the tyranny of Power.
Unless the American People soon rekindle and accept personal responsibility to hold all elected officials accountable to those written documents, regardless of their political stripes and whether they voted for them, America’s fate as a Sovereign, lawless ship, captained only by pirates and despots is sealed.
Without a collective constitutional conscience of the People, for the errant impulses of our elected officials to contend with, the (now) unbridled violations of Law will most assuredly drain the remaining life blood from the Republic.
As Jefferson said, political parties are by their nature corruptive. Without a national constitutional conscience, the loyalties of our elected officials will naturally continue to flow away from the Constitution to the Party responsible for designating them for the ballot and its self-serving platforms and objectives.
As Jefferson also said, the People are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our Liberty. Without a national constitutional conscience, the collective belief of the People will continue to be the naive cry of all democracies, i.e., “If you don’t like what is going on, vote for someone else”.
In truth, elections are the crudest form of organized political exercise possible by a “free” People and are the instrument of participation employed by all pure democracies. Elections, in essence, are the tool of those that control the political process, the levers of government and the status quo. Elections, if relied upon as the sole method of exercising the powers of Popular Sovereignty, serve only the will of the majority and the chosen recipients of government beneficence.
Despite the necessity of electing those who wield governmental power, it is the malicious use of elections by which pure democracies sustain the illusion of Liberty, while Individual Rights, i.e., those superior, unalienable Rights and political protections which define the heart of a true Republic, wither and dissolve.
Again, our Constitutions are our Law. They are all that stand between the People and total tyranny.
The Constitution is not a menu and cannot defend itself. That’s up to us, the People.
The Obama Gestopo Says YOU ARE A TERRORIST
You are a terrorist.
Did you know that?
Recently, the FBI started sending copies of a letter to military surplus stores in Colorado under the premise of a new program called “Communities Against Terrorism.”
Their intent is to have Americans report on fellow law-abiding citizens if they suspect them of any terrorist activities.
But here’s the catch: Guess who they want to be viewed as “suspicious”?
People who “insist on paying in cash”;
People who buy “Meals Ready to Eat”;
People who buy “weatherproofed ammunition containers”;
People who buy “high capacity magazines”;
And even people who buy “night flashlights."
I’m willing to bet you fit into at least one or more of those categories.
I know I do.
The Feds are going after a group of Americans known as “preppers.”
Those who want to be prepared for emergencies and possible disasters.
People who don’t want to rely on the government for every possible need – the same type of people who I respect – and feel that they are their own “first responder.”
And now, that kind of attitude is worthy of getting you put on a terrorist watch list.
It is absolutely sickening.
But I haven’t told you the most ironic part.
The Department of Homeland Security, via its website Ready.gov, is currently instructing Americans on “disaster preparedness.”
Upon reading through their recommendations for an “Emergency Supply Kit,” two items jumped out at me…
…flashlights
…and cash.
What this means is, if you go to a military surplus store to purchase these items – one of the cheaper places to shop, in my experience – based on the recommendations of the Department of Homeland Security…
…You might end up on the FBI’s terrorist watch list.
When it’s all said and done, this is the exact type of nonsense that overreaching government authority breeds.
When I sent you Emails about the dangers of the so-called “Patriot Act,” people thought I was overreacting.
Well, here we are.
One government agency putting Americans on terrorist watch lists for buying basic camping equipment at a surplus store, while another government agency is telling you to do that very thing.
This kind of government abuse of freedom is going to get worse – but only if we allow it.
That’s why, with election season rapidly approaching, you and I need to watch and see which politicians stand up against assaults on your liberty.
Keep your eyes and ears open so that you know which one of your legislators turns a blind eye to the abuse of power by government agencies.
I know I’ll be watching, and I will keep you updated every chance I get.
For Freedom,
signature
Dudley Brown
Executive Director
Did you know that?
Recently, the FBI started sending copies of a letter to military surplus stores in Colorado under the premise of a new program called “Communities Against Terrorism.”
Their intent is to have Americans report on fellow law-abiding citizens if they suspect them of any terrorist activities.
But here’s the catch: Guess who they want to be viewed as “suspicious”?
People who “insist on paying in cash”;
People who buy “Meals Ready to Eat”;
People who buy “weatherproofed ammunition containers”;
People who buy “high capacity magazines”;
And even people who buy “night flashlights."
I’m willing to bet you fit into at least one or more of those categories.
I know I do.
The Feds are going after a group of Americans known as “preppers.”
Those who want to be prepared for emergencies and possible disasters.
People who don’t want to rely on the government for every possible need – the same type of people who I respect – and feel that they are their own “first responder.”
And now, that kind of attitude is worthy of getting you put on a terrorist watch list.
It is absolutely sickening.
But I haven’t told you the most ironic part.
The Department of Homeland Security, via its website Ready.gov, is currently instructing Americans on “disaster preparedness.”
Upon reading through their recommendations for an “Emergency Supply Kit,” two items jumped out at me…
…flashlights
…and cash.
What this means is, if you go to a military surplus store to purchase these items – one of the cheaper places to shop, in my experience – based on the recommendations of the Department of Homeland Security…
…You might end up on the FBI’s terrorist watch list.
When it’s all said and done, this is the exact type of nonsense that overreaching government authority breeds.
When I sent you Emails about the dangers of the so-called “Patriot Act,” people thought I was overreacting.
Well, here we are.
One government agency putting Americans on terrorist watch lists for buying basic camping equipment at a surplus store, while another government agency is telling you to do that very thing.
This kind of government abuse of freedom is going to get worse – but only if we allow it.
That’s why, with election season rapidly approaching, you and I need to watch and see which politicians stand up against assaults on your liberty.
Keep your eyes and ears open so that you know which one of your legislators turns a blind eye to the abuse of power by government agencies.
I know I’ll be watching, and I will keep you updated every chance I get.
For Freedom,
signature
Dudley Brown
Executive Director
A Politician That Carries May Still Be Anti-2/cd Admendment
Great news!
Word of gun owners’ victory at the Iowa Straw Poll is spreading. Even one of America’s premier political news sites, Politico.com, has picked up the story about how National Association for Gun Rights members just like you toppled Tim Pawlenty’s Presidential campaign.
The article even noted my subsequent call for NAGR members to lobby Governor Rick Perry to return the National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate Survey.
However, Politco.com writer Maggie Haberman missed the mark when she noted that Perry has a concealed carry permit by assuming he must be pro-gun because he has a concealed weapon permit.
Senator Barbara Boxer, seen vilifying semi-automatic rifles with Dianne Feinstein, has a permit to carry.
The Washington, D.C. elites just don’t get it. They think that simply having a concealed weapon permit automatically makes any politician pro-gun.
Do you think California Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer is pro-gun?
No, I don’t think so, either.
But Barbara Boxer used her influence to secure an elusive concealed carry permit from California.
I can almost hear her trying to deceive gun owners… “Trust me, I have a permit.”
Chuck Schumer -- one of the most anti-gun Senators in Washington D.C. -- obtained a permit to carry for self-defense.
Or how about New York Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer?
Schumer himself is reported to possess a New York concealed handgun permit, and both U.S. Senators regularly employed armed guards for their personal protection.
Just because a politician recognizes that being armed makes THEM safer, doesn’t mean they support YOUR right to keep and bear arms. They think they’re different than you and me, that because of their title they’re entitled to MORE rights than we are.
The Second Amendment is about much more than just carrying concealed… or hunting… or sport shooting.
Your right to keep and bear arms is a bulwark against tyranny.
That’s why the National Association for Gun Rights sends Presidential Candidate Surveys to politicians like Tim Pawlenty and Governor Rick Perry.
Gun owners MUST know where they stand on important issues like banning magazine or bans on certain types of semi-automatic rifles, or opposing the United Nations’ Small Arms Treaty gun-grab.
Please call Rick Perry’s campaign RIGHT NOW at (858) 483-4300 and demand that he return the National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate Survey.
I hope you’ll also take a moment and re-read my e-mail about how NAGR members like you toppled Tim Pawlenty’s Presidential aspirations.
Please, don’t forget to call Governor Perry at (858) 483-4300 and demand that he return the National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate Survey.
For liberty,
-Dudley
From: Dudley Brown [mailto:Dudley.Brown@nationalgunrights.org]
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 1:05 PM
Subject: Pawlenty toppled by gun owners
Dear Frank,
Did you hear the noise?
On Saturday, at the Iowa Straw Poll, National Association for Gun Rights members and supporters made themselves heard, advancing two pro-gun candidates and toppling a third anti-gunner.
The winners of the straw poll are solid, pro-gun candidates -- but more on that in a moment.
Tim Pawlenty, an early national favorite to win the Iowa Straw Poll, finished a lack-luster -- and very distant -- third place in the poll and was forced to drop out of the Presidential race on Sunday under pressure from gun owners.
You see, Pawlenty refused to tell gun owners where he stood on important firearms issues. Refusing to return a survey is often an indication that a candidate is hiding something -- often anti-gun beliefs.
The National Association for Gun Rights, and our local partner Iowa Gun Owners, mobilized tens of thousands of gun rights activists across Iowa with phone calls and e-mails urging Pawlenty to return the National Association for Gun Rights survey.
Insiders on the campaign tell us his Iowa campaign office was flooded with phone calls and emails from gun owners demanding Governor Pawlenty make a stand, and return the survey.
National Association for Gun Rights staff and activists even confronted Governor Pawlenty and his campaign staff at the Iowa State Fair, where he continued to rebuff gun owners.
Instead of listening to grassroots gun owners in Iowa, Governor Pawlenty chose to listen to his Washington, D.C. consultants and ignore grassroots gun owners in Iowa, a mistake which cost him at the Straw Poll, and eventually lead to his exit from the race.
Due to the activism of National Association for Gun Rights and Iowa Gun Owners members like you, we were able to educate straw poll voters about the records of ALL the Presidential candidates.
I’m happy to say that Michele Bachmann -- who won the Straw Poll -- and Ron Paul -- who finished in a close second place -- both returned their National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate Survey 100% pro-gun.
In addition to answering the National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate survey 100%, both Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul have pro-gun voting records in Congress (though Bachmann's is marred by her vote for the mis-named Patriot Act a few months ago).
A solid majority of 56% of the voters voted for a pro-gun candidate. The Iowa Straw Poll was a decisive victory for gun owners and the open survey program of your National Association for Gun Rights.
While political insiders like Tim Pawlenty and Herman Cain refuse to return the Presidential Survey, Iowa voters made it clear they demand a pro-gun presidential candidate.
However, a new candidate, Governor Rick Perry of Texas, has entered the race, and we just don’t know where he stands on the Second Amendment.
I’ve sent Governor Perry a survey, and asked him to return it no later than September 15, 2011.
Please click here, and send Rick Perry a message. Ask him to promptly return the National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate Survey.
Governor Perry needs to hear from gun owners today!
Thank you for picking up the phone and letting the candidates know that gun owners demand to know where they stand on the issues facing our right to keep and bear arms.
For Freedom,
signature
Dudley Brown
Executive Director
P.S. Want to help us hold the Presidential candidates accountable? Chip in $15 or $20 to help the National Association for Gun Rights keep fighting.?
Word of gun owners’ victory at the Iowa Straw Poll is spreading. Even one of America’s premier political news sites, Politico.com, has picked up the story about how National Association for Gun Rights members just like you toppled Tim Pawlenty’s Presidential campaign.
The article even noted my subsequent call for NAGR members to lobby Governor Rick Perry to return the National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate Survey.
However, Politco.com writer Maggie Haberman missed the mark when she noted that Perry has a concealed carry permit by assuming he must be pro-gun because he has a concealed weapon permit.
Senator Barbara Boxer, seen vilifying semi-automatic rifles with Dianne Feinstein, has a permit to carry.
The Washington, D.C. elites just don’t get it. They think that simply having a concealed weapon permit automatically makes any politician pro-gun.
Do you think California Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer is pro-gun?
No, I don’t think so, either.
But Barbara Boxer used her influence to secure an elusive concealed carry permit from California.
I can almost hear her trying to deceive gun owners… “Trust me, I have a permit.”
Chuck Schumer -- one of the most anti-gun Senators in Washington D.C. -- obtained a permit to carry for self-defense.
Or how about New York Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer?
Schumer himself is reported to possess a New York concealed handgun permit, and both U.S. Senators regularly employed armed guards for their personal protection.
Just because a politician recognizes that being armed makes THEM safer, doesn’t mean they support YOUR right to keep and bear arms. They think they’re different than you and me, that because of their title they’re entitled to MORE rights than we are.
The Second Amendment is about much more than just carrying concealed… or hunting… or sport shooting.
Your right to keep and bear arms is a bulwark against tyranny.
That’s why the National Association for Gun Rights sends Presidential Candidate Surveys to politicians like Tim Pawlenty and Governor Rick Perry.
Gun owners MUST know where they stand on important issues like banning magazine or bans on certain types of semi-automatic rifles, or opposing the United Nations’ Small Arms Treaty gun-grab.
Please call Rick Perry’s campaign RIGHT NOW at (858) 483-4300 and demand that he return the National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate Survey.
I hope you’ll also take a moment and re-read my e-mail about how NAGR members like you toppled Tim Pawlenty’s Presidential aspirations.
Please, don’t forget to call Governor Perry at (858) 483-4300 and demand that he return the National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate Survey.
For liberty,
-Dudley
From: Dudley Brown [mailto:Dudley.Brown@nationalgunrights.org]
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 1:05 PM
Subject: Pawlenty toppled by gun owners
Dear Frank,
Did you hear the noise?
On Saturday, at the Iowa Straw Poll, National Association for Gun Rights members and supporters made themselves heard, advancing two pro-gun candidates and toppling a third anti-gunner.
The winners of the straw poll are solid, pro-gun candidates -- but more on that in a moment.
Tim Pawlenty, an early national favorite to win the Iowa Straw Poll, finished a lack-luster -- and very distant -- third place in the poll and was forced to drop out of the Presidential race on Sunday under pressure from gun owners.
You see, Pawlenty refused to tell gun owners where he stood on important firearms issues. Refusing to return a survey is often an indication that a candidate is hiding something -- often anti-gun beliefs.
The National Association for Gun Rights, and our local partner Iowa Gun Owners, mobilized tens of thousands of gun rights activists across Iowa with phone calls and e-mails urging Pawlenty to return the National Association for Gun Rights survey.
Insiders on the campaign tell us his Iowa campaign office was flooded with phone calls and emails from gun owners demanding Governor Pawlenty make a stand, and return the survey.
National Association for Gun Rights staff and activists even confronted Governor Pawlenty and his campaign staff at the Iowa State Fair, where he continued to rebuff gun owners.
Instead of listening to grassroots gun owners in Iowa, Governor Pawlenty chose to listen to his Washington, D.C. consultants and ignore grassroots gun owners in Iowa, a mistake which cost him at the Straw Poll, and eventually lead to his exit from the race.
Due to the activism of National Association for Gun Rights and Iowa Gun Owners members like you, we were able to educate straw poll voters about the records of ALL the Presidential candidates.
I’m happy to say that Michele Bachmann -- who won the Straw Poll -- and Ron Paul -- who finished in a close second place -- both returned their National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate Survey 100% pro-gun.
In addition to answering the National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate survey 100%, both Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul have pro-gun voting records in Congress (though Bachmann's is marred by her vote for the mis-named Patriot Act a few months ago).
A solid majority of 56% of the voters voted for a pro-gun candidate. The Iowa Straw Poll was a decisive victory for gun owners and the open survey program of your National Association for Gun Rights.
While political insiders like Tim Pawlenty and Herman Cain refuse to return the Presidential Survey, Iowa voters made it clear they demand a pro-gun presidential candidate.
However, a new candidate, Governor Rick Perry of Texas, has entered the race, and we just don’t know where he stands on the Second Amendment.
I’ve sent Governor Perry a survey, and asked him to return it no later than September 15, 2011.
Please click here, and send Rick Perry a message. Ask him to promptly return the National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Candidate Survey.
Governor Perry needs to hear from gun owners today!
Thank you for picking up the phone and letting the candidates know that gun owners demand to know where they stand on the issues facing our right to keep and bear arms.
For Freedom,
signature
Dudley Brown
Executive Director
P.S. Want to help us hold the Presidential candidates accountable? Chip in $15 or $20 to help the National Association for Gun Rights keep fighting.?
Monday, August 15, 2011
THE ARTICLES OF FREEDOM
Articles of Freedom Liberty Coalation
...And so it is proposed that these Articles be distributed to All in the Land, with the intent to draw the attention and courage of a “goodly number of millions of People” who, entitled to their Freedom and essential to Its maintenance, Arise to Restore and maintain the Constitution for the United States of America...
Then, and only then, will America's Destiny be Fulfilled.
The goal is to present a clear demonstration of the power of the People to hold our elected officials accountable to the Constitution, by claiming and exercising their natural, unalienable Right to do so, all as guaranteed by the accountability clause of the First Amendment. This will require civic action by a pro-active, non-violent, mass-movement having nothing to do with politics or the electoral process.
The Articles of Freedom are intended to be the FREE vehicle around which a critical mass of People can rally and Pledge their mutual support, leading to the manifestation of that demonstration of legal, constitutional, Peaceful People Power – the day of reckoning, a settling of accounts between the People and their Government regarding their fundamental roles and relationships.
To accomplish the goal of restoring our Constitution and then maintaining citizen vigilance that seeks to hold our elected officials accountable forevermore, individuals and small groups cannot prevail in the Cause that is before us.
While each of us surely has a role to play, it will take all of us coming together and standing as ONE now to ensure America fulfills Her Destiny.
INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL GROUPS CANNOT PREVAIL IN THE CAUSE THAT IS BEFORE US.
EVEN NOTABLE ORGANIZATIONS, DEDICATED TO FREEDOM, CANNOT SUCCEED ALONE, OPERATING IN THEIR CORRIDORS AND ACTIVITIES.
WHILE EACH OF US SURELY HAS A ROLE TO PLAY, IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US COMING TOGETHER AND STANDING AS ONE NOW, TO ENSURE AMERICA FULFILLS HER PURPOSE.
WE NEED SOLIDARITY NOW MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
Join the growing coalition! Click here to be added to this page
...And so it is proposed that these Articles be distributed to All in the Land, with the intent to draw the attention and courage of a “goodly number of millions of People” who, entitled to their Freedom and essential to Its maintenance, Arise to Restore and maintain the Constitution for the United States of America...
Then, and only then, will America's Destiny be Fulfilled.
The goal is to present a clear demonstration of the power of the People to hold our elected officials accountable to the Constitution, by claiming and exercising their natural, unalienable Right to do so, all as guaranteed by the accountability clause of the First Amendment. This will require civic action by a pro-active, non-violent, mass-movement having nothing to do with politics or the electoral process.
The Articles of Freedom are intended to be the FREE vehicle around which a critical mass of People can rally and Pledge their mutual support, leading to the manifestation of that demonstration of legal, constitutional, Peaceful People Power – the day of reckoning, a settling of accounts between the People and their Government regarding their fundamental roles and relationships.
To accomplish the goal of restoring our Constitution and then maintaining citizen vigilance that seeks to hold our elected officials accountable forevermore, individuals and small groups cannot prevail in the Cause that is before us.
While each of us surely has a role to play, it will take all of us coming together and standing as ONE now to ensure America fulfills Her Destiny.
INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL GROUPS CANNOT PREVAIL IN THE CAUSE THAT IS BEFORE US.
EVEN NOTABLE ORGANIZATIONS, DEDICATED TO FREEDOM, CANNOT SUCCEED ALONE, OPERATING IN THEIR CORRIDORS AND ACTIVITIES.
WHILE EACH OF US SURELY HAS A ROLE TO PLAY, IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US COMING TOGETHER AND STANDING AS ONE NOW, TO ENSURE AMERICA FULFILLS HER PURPOSE.
WE NEED SOLIDARITY NOW MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
Join the growing coalition! Click here to be added to this page
Saturday, August 13, 2011
WE THE PEOPLE Articles of Freedom
Think of the millions of folks, including members of the Armed Forces, who have raised their right hand and said, “I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”
Think of the millions who have placed their right hand over their heart and said, “I pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”
How could anyone who has pledged their devotion to the Constitution, reconcile the following violations of the Constitution that are destroying America? When will it end?
For decades, our Government has been meddling in the internal affairs of other countries, without any Constitutional authority, causing foreign nationals to direct their hostilities towards us, which has given us a War on Terror and a growing Police State that is repugnant to the Fourth Amendment and the General Welfare of a Free People;
For decades, we have had undeclared wars in violation of the War Powers clauses of Articles I and II;
We are now gifting and lending public money and credit to private corporations for decidedly private purposes (corporate welfare), without any constitutional authority, whatsoever;
We have a fiat currency, in violation of the money clauses of Article I;
We have been emitting trillions of dollars worth of Bills of Credit through or under the auspices of the Federal Reserve System in violation of Article I;
We have been incurring trillions of dollars worth of debt for the payment of expenditures for programs and activities that are not enumerated in Article I, and therefore not authorized;
We have a fraudulently ratified 16th Amendment in violation of Article V, a direct, un-apportioned tax on labor in violation of the tax clauses of Article I, and a judicial system that refuses to consider the evidence, in violation of Article III;
For decades we have had unenforced immigration laws in violation of that mandate, plainly-worded in Article II, that requires the President to “faithfully execute” all the laws passed by Congress;
We have a President who apparently is not a natural born citizen, a violation of Article II;
We are counting our votes in secret, as all machines do, in violation of our constitutional right not only to vote but to know that our votes are being accurately counted;
We have an absence of well-regulated state militias, and we have federal gun control laws, all in violation of the Second Amendment;
For decades, in violation of the sovereignty clauses of the Declaration of Independence, the United States has been entering into treaties, contracts and relationships with foreign entities, and giving authority to international bodies, dissipating, destroying and undermining America’s sovereignty;
We have private land being taken for private purposes in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
We have a Government about to become a provider of Health Care, and about to order the People to purchase a product, powers that are not enumerated in Article I, and therefore not authorized.
We have money bills originating in the Senate, in violation of Article I.
We have a Senate that is using a supermajority vote to decide whether to enact a law, without an amendment to the Constitution, all in violation of Article I, Sections 3 and 5, and Article 5.
These violations have challenged the Constitutional Republic of the United States and Her People to Its core.
Above all, we have government officials who, for fourteen years, and more, have refused to honor their fundamental obligation to respond to the People’s First Amendment Petitions to Redress these violations. I call this the “capstone grievance.”
It is well settled in American Jurisprudence that if anyone has an obligation to respond and he fails to do so, his silence amounts to admission. It is also well settled that any Right that is not enforceable is not a Right – that is, with every Right there is a Remedy. However, the Constitution cannot defend itself. It is the duty of the People to defend it.
The We The People Foundation exists for the purpose of protecting and defending our federal and state Constitutions and to ensure the day comes when the American People will have institutionalized citizen vigilance for the purpose of routinely holding their elected officials accountable to their Constitutions, regardless of their political stripes and whether they voted for them.
The vision for Continental Congress 2009 came in December of 2008, while I was preparing to give a speech at Faneuil Hall in Boston. The idea was well received. From January 1 – May 1, I traveled to 88 cities in all 50 states to meet with People to see if this was an idea they would support and help make a reality. They agreed.
On May 21, the Foundation sponsored a meeting of leaders of the Freedom movement at the Jekyll Island Club in Georgia. This was the place where the Federal Reserve was first conceived in 1910. We stood in the Federal Reserve Room, as it is called, and asked our Creator to put a new and righteous record for America in the place of what had gone before. We believe our prayers were answered. We discussed Continental Congress 2009 and if this was an idea they could support and help make a reality. They all agreed.
From June 1 – October 10, a national structure was established to accommodate Continental Congress 2009. State coordinators in nearly every state volunteered their time and energy along with other citizens. A small national management team formed to assist. Delegates were nominated in each state to attend the Congress.
A Constitutionally – correct election was held on October 10. On November 11, 2009, the delegates attended Continental Congress 2009 at the Pheasant Run Conference Center in St. Charles, Illinois, sponsored by the Foundation. The Delegates of Continental Congress 2009 were not professional legislators or wordsmiths. They were ordinary, non-aligned citizens from across America and all walks of life. They set aside their lives for this Assembly. They represented You and Me, the Free People of America.
The conclusion of their efforts, their recommended Course of Action to restore and maintain Constitutional obedience in America, is This Document called ‘‘Articles of Freedom.’’
It is proposed that these Articles be distributed to All in the Land, with the intent to draw the attention and courage of a “goodly number of millions of People” who, entitled to their Freedom and essential to Its maintenance, Arise to Restore and maintain the Constitution for the United States of America.
Then and only then shall America’s Destiny be Fulfilled.
Please take the time to read the Articles of Freedom. Learn about the Constitution. Take the Pledge to stand with millions of Americans as the Articles of Freedom are served on our elected officials, and then, if necessary, to participate in coordinated, non-violent, legal and Constitutional civic actions to stop the violations.
Robert L. Schulz
Founder and Chairman
We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, Inc.
www.GiveMeLiberty.org
Think of the millions who have placed their right hand over their heart and said, “I pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”
How could anyone who has pledged their devotion to the Constitution, reconcile the following violations of the Constitution that are destroying America? When will it end?
For decades, our Government has been meddling in the internal affairs of other countries, without any Constitutional authority, causing foreign nationals to direct their hostilities towards us, which has given us a War on Terror and a growing Police State that is repugnant to the Fourth Amendment and the General Welfare of a Free People;
For decades, we have had undeclared wars in violation of the War Powers clauses of Articles I and II;
We are now gifting and lending public money and credit to private corporations for decidedly private purposes (corporate welfare), without any constitutional authority, whatsoever;
We have a fiat currency, in violation of the money clauses of Article I;
We have been emitting trillions of dollars worth of Bills of Credit through or under the auspices of the Federal Reserve System in violation of Article I;
We have been incurring trillions of dollars worth of debt for the payment of expenditures for programs and activities that are not enumerated in Article I, and therefore not authorized;
We have a fraudulently ratified 16th Amendment in violation of Article V, a direct, un-apportioned tax on labor in violation of the tax clauses of Article I, and a judicial system that refuses to consider the evidence, in violation of Article III;
For decades we have had unenforced immigration laws in violation of that mandate, plainly-worded in Article II, that requires the President to “faithfully execute” all the laws passed by Congress;
We have a President who apparently is not a natural born citizen, a violation of Article II;
We are counting our votes in secret, as all machines do, in violation of our constitutional right not only to vote but to know that our votes are being accurately counted;
We have an absence of well-regulated state militias, and we have federal gun control laws, all in violation of the Second Amendment;
For decades, in violation of the sovereignty clauses of the Declaration of Independence, the United States has been entering into treaties, contracts and relationships with foreign entities, and giving authority to international bodies, dissipating, destroying and undermining America’s sovereignty;
We have private land being taken for private purposes in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
We have a Government about to become a provider of Health Care, and about to order the People to purchase a product, powers that are not enumerated in Article I, and therefore not authorized.
We have money bills originating in the Senate, in violation of Article I.
We have a Senate that is using a supermajority vote to decide whether to enact a law, without an amendment to the Constitution, all in violation of Article I, Sections 3 and 5, and Article 5.
These violations have challenged the Constitutional Republic of the United States and Her People to Its core.
Above all, we have government officials who, for fourteen years, and more, have refused to honor their fundamental obligation to respond to the People’s First Amendment Petitions to Redress these violations. I call this the “capstone grievance.”
It is well settled in American Jurisprudence that if anyone has an obligation to respond and he fails to do so, his silence amounts to admission. It is also well settled that any Right that is not enforceable is not a Right – that is, with every Right there is a Remedy. However, the Constitution cannot defend itself. It is the duty of the People to defend it.
The We The People Foundation exists for the purpose of protecting and defending our federal and state Constitutions and to ensure the day comes when the American People will have institutionalized citizen vigilance for the purpose of routinely holding their elected officials accountable to their Constitutions, regardless of their political stripes and whether they voted for them.
The vision for Continental Congress 2009 came in December of 2008, while I was preparing to give a speech at Faneuil Hall in Boston. The idea was well received. From January 1 – May 1, I traveled to 88 cities in all 50 states to meet with People to see if this was an idea they would support and help make a reality. They agreed.
On May 21, the Foundation sponsored a meeting of leaders of the Freedom movement at the Jekyll Island Club in Georgia. This was the place where the Federal Reserve was first conceived in 1910. We stood in the Federal Reserve Room, as it is called, and asked our Creator to put a new and righteous record for America in the place of what had gone before. We believe our prayers were answered. We discussed Continental Congress 2009 and if this was an idea they could support and help make a reality. They all agreed.
From June 1 – October 10, a national structure was established to accommodate Continental Congress 2009. State coordinators in nearly every state volunteered their time and energy along with other citizens. A small national management team formed to assist. Delegates were nominated in each state to attend the Congress.
A Constitutionally – correct election was held on October 10. On November 11, 2009, the delegates attended Continental Congress 2009 at the Pheasant Run Conference Center in St. Charles, Illinois, sponsored by the Foundation. The Delegates of Continental Congress 2009 were not professional legislators or wordsmiths. They were ordinary, non-aligned citizens from across America and all walks of life. They set aside their lives for this Assembly. They represented You and Me, the Free People of America.
The conclusion of their efforts, their recommended Course of Action to restore and maintain Constitutional obedience in America, is This Document called ‘‘Articles of Freedom.’’
It is proposed that these Articles be distributed to All in the Land, with the intent to draw the attention and courage of a “goodly number of millions of People” who, entitled to their Freedom and essential to Its maintenance, Arise to Restore and maintain the Constitution for the United States of America.
Then and only then shall America’s Destiny be Fulfilled.
Please take the time to read the Articles of Freedom. Learn about the Constitution. Take the Pledge to stand with millions of Americans as the Articles of Freedom are served on our elected officials, and then, if necessary, to participate in coordinated, non-violent, legal and Constitutional civic actions to stop the violations.
Robert L. Schulz
Founder and Chairman
We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, Inc.
www.GiveMeLiberty.org
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