The Honorable Legislator's Creed

I. This I believe: Liberty is a condition where individuals are free of force or fraud against their persons and their

property. Defense of liberty for every citizen is the foundation upon which our nation stands. No individual or agency of

government has a right to command the behavior of any honorable citizen. Nor may they confiscate value from the property of

any honorable citizen. It is a fundamental right of every honorable citizen to be left alone. Any individual who rationalizes

an attack upon liberty as: “an unfortunate but necessary sacrifice for the greater good” is displaying symptoms of despotic

II. This I believe: Honorable behavior is the mechanism by which a state of liberty is created. The honorable citizen defends

their liberty and the liberty of their family. The heroic citizen assumes personal risk in protection of liberty for their

fellow citizens. Anyone who counsels patience and passive restraint while awaiting individuals racing to your aid bearing

tools of defense is displaying symptoms of despotic progressivism and not to be trusted.

III. This I believe: When confronted by dishonorable behavior, the honorable citizen has a duty to employ whatever tools of

defense are at hand for the purpose of mitigating risks generated by that behavior. Any force up to and including deadly

force may be employed to protect the person and property of themselves or any other citizen. Anyone who seeks to deprive the

honorable citizen access to any tool for the protection of liberty is displaying symptoms of despotic progressivism and not

IV. This I believe: The Constitution of the United States was written in plain English for the benefit of all citizens. There

are no hidden meanings that require interpretation beyond that which any educated citizen might read and understand for

themselves. Irrespective of their station in society, no individual offering extraordinary, mystical or elitist

interpretations of words in the Constitution are displaying symptoms of despotic progressivism and not to be trusted.

V. This I believe: The law under our constitution is a public extension of the private citizen’s right to self defense. The

law is about securing justice for the dishonorable behaviors of others. The consequences of dishonorable behavior call for

investigation, apprehension, detention, impartial examination of fact, and just consequences for individuals found guilty.

The law is a tool for applying a measured and just response to dishonorable behaviors of individuals. The law cannot be a

shield. Further, the law under our Constitution is NOT a tool for the despotic progressives to effect social engineering or

VI. This I believe: The Constitution is quite clear in the enumeration of duties and powers chartered to the federal

government. Nonetheless, the legislative behaviors by the federal government of the United States have been running amok for

more than 100 years. Worse yet, the courts have torturously revised history of the nation and the court’s own case records to

validate a despotic progressive rampage through a legislative candy shop. The result is that a vast majority of federal

legislation over the past century is decidedly unconstitutional. Anyone observed to minimize, ridicule or brush aside

questions of constitutionality are displaying symptoms of despotic progressivism and not to be trusted.

VII. This I believe: No citizen, no officer of government, no court has a charter under the Constitution to force any

honorable citizen to do anything. Anyone who proposes, supports or implements any law or regulation that attacks the liberty

of any honorable citizen is displaying the symptoms of despotic progressivism and not to be trusted.

VIII. This I believe: The law under our Constitution is blind to age, sex, religion, physical condition, or ethnicity. The

only status which the government may question is that of legal age and citizenship. Constitutional law is a response to an

attack upon the liberty of a citizen and applies equally to every citizen irrespective of cultural, economic or societal

station. Anyone who promotes, supports or implements any law or regulation that sets one honorable citizen apart from another

IX. This I believe: The honorable legislator under our Constitution will propose no law nor will they support any law which

attacks the liberty of an honorable citizen. Any candidate for office who does not embrace this first principal of government

X. This I believe: The honorable legislator under our Constitution will act at the federal level to either rescind or

otherwise disable any existing law, regulation, or institution of government, which violates the liberty of any honorable

citizen. Employees of government involved in the promotion and enforcement of unconstitutional law will be ordered to

XI. This I believe: In crafting the Kentucky Resolution of 1799, Thomas Jefferson tells us that when the federal government

brings an unconstitutional law into effect the states have recourse to declare such laws unconstitutional, null and void. The

honorable federal legislator under our Constitution will encourage their home state’s legislature to take judicial notice of

unconstitutional action by the federal government. Each state can then take remedial action to restrain if not eliminate any

XII. This I believe: In order that articles X and XI may be implemented with dispatch and efficiency, honorable legislators

and staff serving in the federal government should be employees of their respective states. Their home state should be

responsible for setting salaries, benefits, retirement packages, operating budgets, and expenses for all activities in

Nothing of value is to be transferred to the use or control of any state employee from any outside sources which includes the

federal government and all private interests foreign or domestic. Violation of this rule is a dishonorable activity that

disqualifies the offending individual from holding this or any other position of responsibility. Washington facilities owned

or leased by states in Washington, D.C. should be as inviolate as any national embassy on foreign soil.

XIII. This I believe: The compelling reason an honorable citizen should feel compelled to vote is to remove a dishonorable

legislator from office. The reason the dishonorable citizen is votes is to secure for themselves a larger piece of somebody

else’s pie. The dishonorable citizen is not qualified to vote under our Constitution.

XIV. This I believe: Application of these simple-ideas to the conduct of citizens and their government under our Constitution

abides no moderation, bi-partisanship or compromise. While the behaviors of dishonorable individuals may be conducted with

any frequency and magnitude, under our Constitution the honorable citizen maintains rigid expectations for the behavior their

legislators. Failure to embrace any of the foregoing demonstrates a lack of qualification for office in the government of the

United States. The foregoing also illustrates the critical nature of honorable behavior. Without it, we do not have a nation.

But isn’t “hope” the last resort when all else has been abandoned or shown to be out of reach? The present population in Washington DC is not the problem. There are effective tools for removing them. The problem is a population of folks infected with Stage 1 despro who elevated a bunch of stage 2 and a few stage 3 despros to power. It happened while we were asleep at the ballot box.

Lay “The Creed” on your existing and prospective legislators. Share it with your neighbors who carry stage one despro. Tell them there’s this strange document floating around that seems to suggest a plan for return to constitutional government. Ask them their opinion. Request a critical review of any point they find objectionable in the document.

The victim of despro will become incoherent and stammer some response not unlike what we witness on television from legislative leaders. Whether “the Creed” is ever adopted by anyone is indeed problematic but it’s effect on the despro infectee is as profound as shining a search light on them.

Despros only function well in secret and while your attention is distracted on “issues”. Ask them for an opinion on an idea where THEY become the issue and their brain freezes up. Great tool for filtering qualifications as honorable citizens.

Thank you for reviewing it. The writing exercise was a result of having opined that the honorable legislator should be capable of defining their core beliefs on no more than two sheets of paper. I made the rash statement after reviewing the questionaire for legislative candidates published by Tim Cox of GOOOH

http://goooh.com

Tim’s heart is certainly in the right place. But as I was reading through the questionaire it struck me that it was a ticket to play in the Despro’s sandbox and according to THEIR rules.

http://www.aeroelectric.com/Goooh/Goooh_Questionaire_A.pdf

The despro KNOWS they can only win on some small percentage of any constellation of “issues” . . . so the tactic is, throw up lots of issues. If they “win” on only 10%, then that’s one more chink out of our nation’s foundations. They’re persistent. They’ll be back next year with the more. After a few generations of 10% wins, guess what? They’ve won the war!

So, I sat down to see if I could craft a two page, non-political, issue-free tool for assessing qualifications for candidacy. What you read is about the tenth pass at it and has been offered for peer review.

WOW! Thanks for your pdf link to the GOOOH questionnaire. A speed read of 31 pages...FANTASTIC. The links...FANTASTIC (I really enjoy Bastiat).

Worth many more reads and another BTTT!

Thanks HonPat.

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