Posted on 07/18/2009 11:30:17 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Edited on 07/18/2009 11:48:33 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
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(continuing my remarks from prior thread)
Here is our recourse as declared by our Founding Fathers:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
It cannot be denied that the central government has become destructive of our unalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness and our rights to live free. The government is no longer responsive to we the People. They have stretched and shredded the constitution to the point that they have illegally seized for themselves virtually unlimited powers over the citizens and act as if we have no rights and no powers of our own. They are acting without our consent.
Our Founders established that when our government becomes destructive of our rights then it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
We have reached the point where the government's long train of abuses and usurpations has achieved absolute Despotism, therefore it is our right, it is our duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for our future security.
Therefore, We the People of America choose to exercise our right to throw off and alter the abusive government by peacefully recalling and removing from office the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States and all U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives effective immediately.
An interim provisional Chief Executive and congressional representatives will be established as follows:
The Secretary of State shall immediately assume the office of interim Chief Executive. The Chief Executive shall appoint and the interim Senate shall confirm an interim Vice President.
An immediate election shall be held within each state legislature to appoint two interim senators to represent each sovereign state.
A special election shall be held by all states within 30 days to elect interim members of the House of Representatives.
Elections for regular government offices shall be conducted in November, 2010 as previously scheduled, except that elections will be held for all elective offices, including President, Vice President and all U.S. Representatives. U.S. Senators will be elected per class schedule by the various state legislatures.
We alter the government to provide new Guards for our future security as follows:
The Constitution of the United States must be kept intact and must be adhered to and strictly followed by all government entities as originally intended. The government has stretched the constitutional limits well beyond those intended by our founders. We must take steps to ensure that this is corrected and that the out of control government is reined in and that sufficient measures are introduced to maintain the limits, checks and balances on government and that government powers are strictly limited to those enumerated in the constitution and that our rights are reestablished, reaffirmed, re-secured and safeguarded. We must restore and reestablish the sovereignty of the people and the states and restore the constitutional balances between the central government, the various states and we the people. The constitution severely restricts government powers and guarantees unalienable freedom and Liberty to the people.
As we restore constitutionally limited government several wrongs must be righted:
The central government has illegally expanded its powers. They've done this by ignoring or stretching their constitutional limits. They have usurped powers limited to the states and the people. We must reestablish and reaffirm the enumerated powers and limit the central government strictly to just those powers. They've built huge power bases by allowing senators and representatives to be full time professional career positions. We eliminate this by establishing strict qualifications for office and term limits.
We must reestablish and reaffirm the powers to the states and the people as defined by the 9th and 10th amendments.
The central government has denied the states their constitutionally guaranteed republican form of government by introducing the 17th amendment which alters the way the senators which were to represent the sovereign interests of the various states to the central government. We must reestablish that representation by repealing the 17th amendment and allowing the state legislatures of the various states to elect their own senators as intended by our founders. This was never intended to be a function of the people. We the People are represented to the central government by our elected representatives in the House of Representatives. The sovereign states were to be represented by the state's senators to keep central powers and encroachment in check. Power is from the people to the states, and from the states to the central government. They've turned this upside down and inside out. We must correct it.
We hereby repeal the 17th amendment.
The central government has expanded well beyond the limits established for it by the founders and pay for that expansion by directly taxing the people and severely restricting our rights through an enslaving income tax.
We hereby repeal the 16th amendment.
The IRS and all sub departments and agencies are hereby dissolved, disbanded and closed.
The newly elected congress will establish rules and schedules for assessing and collecting fees, tariffs and excise taxes to support the armed forces and all constitutionally authorized departments of The United States Government per the Constitution of the United States (see schedule).
The central government is hereby stripped of all illegal powers and all departments and agencies not authorized by the constitution are hereby dissolved and disbanded. Their current budgets are hereby withdrawn. All disbanded department funds and liquid assets are to be immediately returned to the US Treasury. A list and methods for achieving this is provided in schedule xxx.
Ownership and responsibility for all federally held buildings, lands, parks, waterways, oceans, seas, etc, other than those in Washington, D.C. or military bases, forts, reservations, or local federal buildings owned by valid constitutional federal departments (see schedule) are hereby transferred to the sovereign state governments within which they reside or are located.
Responsibility for all natural resources found within any of the various states or within lands, oceans, lakes, rivers, waterways, seas out through our international boundary limits are hereby returned to the various states. All laws for mining, drilling, logging, or otherwise capitalizing on any minerals or natural resources are to be determined by the various states within which said resources are found.
The social security system is hereby dissolved, disbanded and closed. All social security funds being held by the federal government are to be returned to the private retirement accounts of the individuals owning them. A special fund will be establish for all current recipients and new recipients according to schedule xxy and the social security system shall be phased out accordingly. The funds to support current social security benefits shall become the responsibility of the states within which the recipients reside.
No revenues accruing to the federal government shall be disbursed to any state, city or local government for any reason whatsoever. Or used to subsidize or benefit any government or private entity, organization or person, other than those explicitly authorized and enumerated in the constitution.
All states are hereby solely responsible for any and all revenues or funds required to operate their sovereign states. The central government is not obligated to and shall not interfere in state government or local affairs.
The interstate commerce clause shall be applied strictly to regulating interstate commerce as originally established and intended by our founders. No stretches or reinterpretations of any kind shall be allowed.
Our first unalienable right is the right to life. Protecting Life and Liberty shall be of paramount importance to our central government. Roe v Wade and all congressional acts, regulations, court opinions allowing legalized abortion or the taking of innocent human life are hereby rescinded, overruled, repealed, nullified and voided. Life is fully protected by the U.S. Government.
The Federal Reserve.
Border security.
Medicare.
FAA, FDA, FCC, various federal ABC departments agencies and agencies. Which to close, which to remake with constitutional limits and authority, etc.
Federal Pensions.
Etc, etc, etc.
Need lots of help with this document, folks. Please chime in. Would love to see a committee formed of members of every state to complete and finalize it. Then we should form and send delegates to a special national congress to work out the kinks and plan its presentation and execution.
This concept is an entirely peaceful altering of our despotic government per our unalienable right and duty. No where do I call for violence. The only force I call for is the force of numbers. We need millions of our citizens to sign on to this petition and execute its provisions. Will require millions to march on D.C. to block the government's ability to do business as usual. This is our right and duty as Americans.
NOTE TO LURKERS: THE FOLLOWING IS SPECULATION ONLY, AND SPECULATION BASED ON AN UNLIKELY SCENARIO. I AM NOT AN ADVOCATE OF VIOLENCE, MUCH LESS VIOLENT OVERTHROW OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. DON’T YOU DARE PAINT ME AS SUCH BY HALF-ASS “QUOTING” THIS POST.
Outlaw Woman, the bottom line is that not every Freeper, much less every concerned American, is going to be able to make it there. So, no matter how many conservatives show up in DC, if the robber barons pull a Tienanmen Square, there will be tens of millions of gun owners outside DC who will know what happened.
There are 80 million gun owners in America. Let’s say that even after American Tienanmen only 25% of those people stood up to fight for their rights. That would be 20 million armed people. If the entire military and all law enforcement decided to side against the citizenry and Constitution (fat chance) they’d still be outnumbered 10 to one.
Fear is the only way they can keep us in line. If we are intrepid, we cannot lose.
What did your stepdaughter say when you told her what you’d do?
Your efforts at organizing grassroots patriotism and restoring our constitution rights is timely and needed. We are beyond the cusp and must do all we can to turn back the tide of tyranny sweeping our nation. I’ll do what I can to support and help these efforts.
Well... Nixon went to China. I'd have much preferred Hillary! to Zero. Possibly even over our media supplied Arizona maverick. At least, the bastard we ended up with can be strongly associated with the left to the sheep. Jimmie Carter is no doubt in second heaven, as it were.
Sigh. I guess it’s time. I don’t know if I changed or Free Republic changed, although I suspect the latter. Either way, I’m not on board for any of this. I don’t want any part of rebellion, even speculatively.
hmmmm....117 agencies...so many folks having to go out and get REAL jobs...tickles me to even contemplate it.
I suggest the immediate and complete abolishment of the EPA and the Parks Service. There has never been a need for these entities and there sure isn’t NOW. Bad ideas from the start.
CEEEEEEEya Carole Browner, you walking enviroloon nightmare!
If I said what I am thinking, I would get the boot!
Fine. Then sit down, shut up, pay half your income in taxes and wait in line for rationed health care!
I would give my life for the constitution now or anytime.
There would have to be HUGE numbers of people who show up.
I would walk from Florida to D.C. and gather people along the way if I thought we could peacefully get rid of the thugs in charge.
5 million very angry men into DC When???????
It’s pleasant to think about the IRS not being able to pay salaries...because several million taxpayers stiffed them
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Have you seen the recent charts of taxes collected this year compared to last year? That is by no means because of unemployment. The difference is too great.
Rebellion? How can restoring legal constitutional government be called rebellion? It’s not an overthrow or a revolution or even violence. We’re simply talking about restoring our rightful government as our founding fathers intended and provided for us.
Do you really want Hillary to be the interim President?
If it gets Obama out of the White House...YES! At least she is an American. We can vote her out in 2012.
I would bring my entire family of 6 to a march on Washington!
The next "first shot heard round the world" shall be brought upon by our new King George III currently residing all throughout DC in various manifestations We The People have unfortunately allowed to evolve into an oppressive and unConstitutional Fedzilla!
Bookmarked.
>Absolutely bring your children, grandchildren anyone you can get to go along. They wouldn’t dare use violence against children and families and if they did, the next step is obvious.<
I understand the importance of teaching our children, but I heartily disagree, and if I was financially able to attend, I would leave my children with an older relative who would be able to care for them if they should suddenly become orphans.
The people in DC are capable of anything. Haven’t they proven that beyond a reasonable doubt in the last six months alone?
They would not even hesitate to use violence if pushed too far in their eyes.
Anyone remember Ruby Ridge and Waco?
Flame away if you must, but I fear for the safety of our littlest Americans.
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