Letter to the
Editor:
re: The Plan to Restore Constitutional Order
Dear
Editor:
June 30, 2008 may be remembered in history as the
day Americans began, in earnest, the moral and
solemn process of holding their (servant) Government
accountable to the Constitution -- under threat of
withdrawal of allegiance, support and tax money.
To secure this end, the People have begun to claim
and exercise a little-known, but unalienable, "Right
of Redress," rather than depending upon the will of
the majority as defined by precinct voters, those
who cast votes on Capitol Hill, and those that vote
from the inner sanctums of our Courthouses.
Most do not know that this profound natural Right,
first articulated 800 years ago in Magna Carta, is
embodied and protected by the Petition clause of the
First Amendment -- the same Amendment which protects
your voice in the defense of Freedom. Very
importantly, academic research since 1986 makes
clear the Right to Petition for Redress is NOT a
redundant statement of the Right of Speech. It is
in fact, the individual exercise of Popular
Sovereignty.
To be sure, the widespread exercise of this Right
holds significant implications for our nation and
are most worthy of your interest. Here's what the
Founders sitting as the first Congress had to say:
“If
money is wanted by Rulers
who have in any manner oppressed the People,
they
may retain it
until their grievances are redressed,
and thus peaceably procure relief, without trusting
to despised
petitions or disturbing the public tranquility.”
Journals of the Continental Congress, 1:105-113
On June 30, 2008, approximately 1200 American
citizens will begin the process of exercising the
Right by formally serving a Legal Notice and Demand
for Redress upon the President, the Attorney General
and every member of the U.S. House of
Representatives and the U.S. Senate at their local
district offices.
Demanding an official response within forty (40)
days, the Notice includes seven (7) Petitions for
Redress of Grievances regarding substantial
violations of the Constitution:
1.
The Iraq invasion in violation of the war powers
clauses.
2.
The Federal Reserve System’s violation of the money
clauses.
3.
The USA Patriot Act’s violation of the privacy
clauses.
4.
The direct, un-apportioned taxes on labor in
violation of the tax clauses.
5.
The federal gun control laws in violation of the
Second Amendment.
6.
The failure to enforce immigration laws in
violation of the “faithfully execute clause.”
7.
The construction, by stealth, of a "North American
Union" without constitutional authority.
We the People cannot elect our way out of tyranny.
Any assertion that by electing either McCain or
Obama we can cure the ills that now plague America
is simply naive or based on a lack of information
regarding the corrupting forces that truly influence
and control our government and political process.
We urge you -- the media, to learn about this
profound Right and to cover this event. Our Republic
faces a watershed moment no less historically
compelling or newsworthy than, e.g., the emergence
of the Civil Rights movement. If Liberty is to
survive through peaceful means, you must embrace
your obligation - both moral and Constitutional - to
bring this critical information to your readers,
viewers and listeners.
For details about the Plan to Restore Constitutional
Order, visit
www.givemeliberty.org/revolution.
Sincerely,
(signed)
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