Will You Take The Pledge?
If our pledge sounds familiar, it should. Fifty-six men took a similar oath that proved to be, shall we say, revolutionary. Our pledge is not about starting a revolution or any form of a shooting war. It's about reclaiming our unalienable rights and our freedoms from a government that has unconstitutionally usurped them. We believe this can be done peacefully through our normal political and legal processes augmented by the use of the new media. We believe we can show you how this can be done, and in turn we believe that you can use the power of the internet and talk-radio to show others.
Free Republic's stated mission is to reverse the trend of unconstitutional government expansion and to effect a complete restoration of our constitutional republic. Our pledge does not mean that we are pledging our support to any specific plan or effort aimed at either reversing the trend of unconstitutional government expansion or any specific plan designed to achieve a complete restoration of our constitutional republic. And it specifically does not mean that we are pledging our support nor are we asking you to pledge your support for the plan that we are in process of presenting in this forum.
We are inviting anyone who believes the trend of unconstitutional government expansion should be reversed to take the pledge. We are inviting anyone who would like to see a complete restoration of our constitutional republic to take the pledge. We hope that anyone who takes the pledge will accept our challenge. Whether you take the pledge or not, we asking you to give us the benefit of the doubt, the same benefit asked of every American juror. Please read the articles in our series and share your thoughts about them with us. Once you have seen the plan in its entirety and given us a chance to clarify any questions or clear up any misconceptions that we might have created, we hope that you will get behind this effort and give it a chance to achieve the Free Republic mission.
The Pledge
And for the support of this mission, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, We, as members of We the people pledge to the members of FreeRepublic and mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
Ping!
I take the pledge.
Pledge taken!!!
I responded to one of your other Posts, but I see no reason I cannot respond to this one as well. I once (like many here) took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic.
It has always bothered me why my brothers in arms and I have never declared war on Congress, the Senate or the Judiciary.
Well, now I guess there's a means by which to declare war here.
Because this is War.
I like it.. It has a ring of sincerity.. and the scent black powder to it.. But it overlooks divine providence in that maybe the current situation is supposed to happen.. according to divine providence.. I'm still praying about that.. But am fully willing and able to "cut off the ear" of any threatening the republic (like Peter).. I'm not too smart.. and know it..