This Country, while still growing, kept many, civilian and military, who really believe in Democracy Of and By The People, very active, since it’s inception, bringing to light the negatives, it was following, and stressing the positive directions it should be following.
They didn’t use hollow phrases {double speak} of false Patriotisms while wrapping themselves in the Flag. They have fought to make meaning of the words of the founding fathers, and since, describing what this country likes to say and think it stands for as the True Partiotism behind the Symbol of Our Flag, holding the Truths and it High and Respecting the Symbol and Country.
Most of us who have served, and those who do today, Honorably in the Military of this Country, do so because they expect to be serving Country, not God, nor The Few, but the Whole of Society!
When they are sent into Others Countries, under False Pretenses, they figure this out rather fast and are than fighting to save themselves and those around them, and that also becomes the main reason they continue to obey the orders to be sent. As in the Conflict of Vietnam many Started Fighting against the Falsehoods given by the Leaders and Supporters of Same, bringing about the End of that Slaughter! It wasn’t the Draftees, of that time, that led the Movement, but those Active Duty Enlistees, who didn’t hide in military positions made especially to keep them from the Conflict, nor the many Deferments and Lame Medical excuses, they Understood the Lies and Reasons for being sent into Hell, causing that Hell to be the Extreme Burden on themselves and the citizens of that small country!
On this 4th Of July Really Read and Understand the Following:
Text of the Declaration of Independence
The last link is to the House Education site of both of the above. Why the House link?
First: these ‘Peoples Representatives’ Desperately need to Re-Educate Themselves as to their Job Description!
Second: the Senate is Bad Enough, but the ‘Peoples House’ has Consistantly been leading in the Stripping of their Constitutional Duties of Representing ALL in their Districts and turning over Their Responsibilities To the Executive Branch of The Peoples Government as Structured in above Documents.
I will add, that what I want to hear, from those running for Any Elected Office, Especially the Many Veteran’s, and Especially for Federal Positions, on this years Stump Speaches and Debates, is that They Understand The Position Applying For and the Two Documents that Constitute This Peoples Democracy.
Negative Attacks Not Wanted, Truth In What Opponant Has Stood For And Done, If Already Holding Position, Is!!
‘WE’ have allowed this Nation to slip downward for far too long, and Especially in the last 6yrs.. It will take Decades not only to reestablish the direction many were fighting for, but to even move forward from there.
Many communities have started, been, fighting back. Join yours, if you haven’t, as a Pledge on this The Day Of Celebrating ‘Independence’!
You can read, and sign on, to the following. Or join in, begin same, in your community.
Read the Declaration of Impeachment
Veterans for Peace has drafted a Declaration of Impeachment{pdf} using nothing but excerpts from the Declaration of Independence (plus a few words in parentheses). It reads as follows, and should be read at picnics and protests on the Fourth of July:
“… 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.
… 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 … design(s) 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.
… The history of the present King (George)… is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny … To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has … deprive(ed) us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury … transport(ed) us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us …
He is at this time transporting large Armies … to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens … to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
A (President) whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.We, therefore … do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People … solemnly publish and declare, That these … Free and Independent (People) … are Absolved from all Allegiance to the (Bush Administration), and that all political connection between them and (this Administration), is and ought to be totally dissolved … And for the support of this Declaration … we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
Another action, found over at After Downing Street follows below:
A NEW DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
By Dave Meserve
It is time for a New Declaration of Independence.
Do you worry about the future that your children and grandchildren will inherit?
Do you fear your government as it shows increasing disregard for the Constitution and for basic human rights and civil liberties?
Do you become angry at your powerlessness to change the course of your own government, motivated as it is by greed and lust for power in its quest for world domination?
Do you wish you could alter or abolish that government, through the ballot box or by non-violent resistance to its tyranny?
Do you view the government as separate from yourself and your values, and wish to withhold your consent from its actions?
This is exactly how many people felt in 1776, and how many feel today.
Reread the Declaration of Independence. The grievances suffered under King George III bear an uncanny resemblance to those under our own George W. The following document draws directly from the words of the Declaration, written 230 years ago.
Fortunately for the Founding Fathers, the government from which they wanted to separate was rooted across the Atlantic Ocean, and they were only one colony in its vast empire.
The government today, that is acting in opposition to our basic moral beliefs, is our own and is rooted in Washington, DC.
It seems impossible for “One people to dissolve the political bands that have connected them with another,” when we all live on the same continent, and when we the people still hold a democratic hope of being able to change the actions of our government. We are not yet strong enough to declare independence, nor are we exactly sure what that would mean in the present context, but perhaps that time will come.
Today, we may only be able to declare our moral separation from the actions of the federal government.
These actions have created a moral and Constitutional crisis that demands a response from the people. I humbly offer the following as the first draft of a new declaration, which I call the “Declaration of Moral Separation.”
Declaration of Moral Separation
When in the course of Human Events it becomes necessary to separate Ourselves from the Evil being perpetuated by our Federal Government, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Humankind requires that we should declare the Causes which impel us to the Separation.
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Humans are created equal, that we are endowed with certain Unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, that to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.
The History of the present President of the United States is a History of repeated Injuries and Usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these United States and all the Nations of the Earth. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid World:
The President and his Inner Circle have refused to assent to Laws the most wholesome and necessary for the Public Good.
They base their Power on Elections that did not represent the Will of the People.
They seek to make the Executive supreme over the Legislative and Judicial branches of Government.
They have affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
They have invaded and occupied Sovereign Nations in violation of our Constitution, and of all Principles of International Law, Diplomacy, and Human Ethics.
They have lied about the Threats posed by these Nations, in order to gain Support for the Invasions.
They have killed countless innocent Civilians in their pursuit of those they call “Terrorists.”
They have held Prisoners without due process, for extended periods, with no opportunity to prove their Innocence.
They have tortured Prisoners, and subjected them to Inhumane Conditions, with the Approval of our Highest Officials.
They have drained the National Treasury to fund Senseless Wars.
They have failed to respond to Domestic Emergencies brought about by Natural Forces.
They have personally profiteered from their Policy Decisions.
They have supported the Wealthy and abandoned the Poor of our Nation.
They have cruelly lured our Sons and Daughters to kill and die in their Senseless Wars.
They have erected a multitude of new Offices under the PATRIOT Act and the Homeland Security Act, and, in the names of the FBI, and CIA, and NSA, have sent hither Swarms of Officers to harass our People, and eat out our Substance, in violation of our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and Common Decency.
They have damaged our Reputation and Standing among the Nations and People of the World, lacking a decent Respect for the Opinions of Humankind..
They have made us fear to travel the World because so many hate our Government.
They have impugned the Patriotism of those who oppose their Brutal Policies.
A Government whose Character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant is unfit to be the Ruler of a Free People.
We, therefore, as a Community assembled, declare that our Consent is withdrawn from the Government of the United States of America for all of its Actions that violate our Constitution, Federal and International Law, and the Shared Moral Beliefs of Humankind.
We further declare that that the President and his Inner Circle must be prosecuted for their Crimes.
And for support of this Declaration, We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor.
Will you support this document in principle and work with others on revising and expanding its scope, and on adopting a unique draft within your own community?
Please visit New Declaration of Independence to read the original Declaration of Independence, to compare it to the new Declaration, and to get involved in the movement.
{Dave Meserve is a home designer and builder, who serves on the Arcata, CA City Council.}
If you haven’t already, or for these past few years, Make A Pledge Today that you are going to Help Make A Differance, Bring About Change and Democratic Direction, and Help This Nation Become The Real Leader It Should Be, In Democracy, In Human Rights, In Example For Others To Follow, In PEACE!!!!!!!
