A ueclaraLlon of ln1L8uLLnuLnCL born of necesslLy from and for Lhe collecLlve consclence of Lhe 99 Lo and for Lhe ollgarchlc 1 of Lhe unlLed SLaLes of Amerlca
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SLC1lCn l 1he 8lghL Lo Lqual arLlclpaLlon ln CovernmenL has been Laken from Lhe eople and ls explalned A lan ls offered Lo resLore Lhe 8lghL Lo Lqual arLlclpaLlon LhaL requlres only Lhe use of Lools and procedures LhaL have already been proven Lo work 1he resLoraLlon of LquallLy musL Lake prlorlLy above all and reasons are glven CuLslde damaglng lnfluences musL no longer be allowed prlvlleged access Lo LlecLed 8epresenLaLlves ln a ConsLlLuLlonal 8epubllc An Cffer ln Compromlse LhaL would reunlLe Lhls naLlon wlLh lLs loundaLlon ls clearly sLaLed A clear workable and slmple meLhod by whlch we may rebulld ourselves as a rosperous naLlon and reLurn Lo belng Cne Pundred ercenL ls explalned A new LlLmus 1esL of our governmenL ls declared and explalned A plan and peLlLlon Lo rebalance Lhe 8ranches of CovernmenL ls ouLllned ln deLall
SLC1lCn ll MonlLlons are forwarded Lo our Leaders Lo Lhe Congress ln speclflc Lo Lhe Medla Lo Law LnforcemenL and Lhe uomesLlc MlllLla and Lo Lhe 1 A dlrecL message and plea for Lhe 99 from Lhe auLhor(s)
SLC1lCn l Common Sense from Lhe 99
ln18CuuC1lCn Anu 8LAM8LL
When ln Lhe course of human evenLs lL becomes necessary for Lhe ClLlzens of a naLlon Lo peLlLlon Lhelr own CovernmenL for a redress of grlevances Lhe eople have a duLy Lo exerclse Lhelr rlghLs under Lhe llrsL AmendmenL collecLlvely lf Lhey so choose 1o Lhls end We Lhe eople hereby asserL our rlghL Lo peacefully assemble and peLlLlon our CovernmenL for redress when we feel LhaL Lhls ls our besL and perhaps only remalnlng opLlon Lo seek remedles
We afflrm LhaL any lasLlng and workable soluLlon musL reach beyond mere pollLlcs LhaL pollLlcal lssues do noL maLLer aL a Llme when our collecLlve volce has been nearly sllenced We belleve LhaL Lhe currenL pollLlcal cllmaLe has caused a paralysls of our CovernmenL We flnd LhaL our lndlvldual oplnlons mean llLLle when we are no longer belng properly represenLed ln facL we belleve LhaL Lhe 8alance of ower beLween Lhe 8ranches of our CovernmenL has been corrupLed Lo Lhe polnL where lL can answer only Lo members of an affluenL and pollLlcally acLlve upper class 1he lmpendlng resulL of Lhls lmbalance ls LhaL governmenL of Lhe eople by Lhe eople for Lhe eople has almosL perlshed from Cur naLlon We belleve LhaL governmenL has been lnfluenced by an exLernal source LhaL has consplred Lo conLrol lL Lo Lhe polnL of sLalemaLe We belleve LhaL Lhls was forced upon us by speclal lnLeresLs corporaLlons lobbylsLs Lhe banklng and Lhe flnanclal secLor lncludlng Wall SLreeL and Lhe lederal 8eserve who LogeLher have used unresLralned flnanclal leverage leadlng Lo Lhe corrupLlon of many pollLlclans regardless of Lhelr pollLlcal parLy resulLlng ln greaL damage Lo Lhe eople and Lo Lhls naLlon
We hold Lhese LruLhs Lo be selfevldenL LhaL all are creaLed equal regardless of Lhelr flnanclal sLaLus 1haL we free ClLlzens of Lhe unlLed SLaLes are wlLhouL excepLlon endowed under a lederal ConsLlLuLlon granLlng us cerLaln unallenable 8lghLs 1haL among Lhese 8lghLs are Llfe LlberLy and Lhe pursulL of Papplness 1haL Lo secure and proLecL Lhese rlghLs our forefaLhers drafLed Lhls ConsLlLuLlon raLlfled by Lhe Lhen several SLaLes and agreed Lo by Lhe eople 1haL Lhls ConsLlLuLlon deflnes and proLecLs us all wlLh a sysLem of Checks and 8alances by whlch Lhe powers and responslblllLles of governmenL would be dlvlded amongsL Lhe lederal Lhe SLaLes and Lhe eople 1haL Lhls orlglnal Soclal ConLracL ln whlch Lhose powers were granLed has been repeaLedly vlolaLed by Lhe lederal governmenL 1haL we no longer are represenLed by our CovernmenL 1haL we no longer have a volce ln our CovernmenL 1haL Lhe llmlLs of power of Lhe lederal CovernmenL have been dellberaLely and repeaLedly breached 1haL our CovernmenL has become desLrucLlve Lowards Lhe vasL ma[orlLy of Lhe same eople LhaL Lhey are supposed Lo proLecL 1haL ouLslde lnfluences have galned unreasonable power and lnfluence wlLhln our CovernmenL 1haL Lhe lalr LlecLlon sysLem ls belng sysLemaLlcally dlsmanLled and no longer allows for a full on paper verlflcaLlon and accounLlng of acLual balloLlng 1haL We Lhe eople have Lhe lundamenLal 8lghL and aLrloLlc uuLy under Lhe llrsL AmendmenL of Lhe 8lll of 8lghLs Lo peacefully assemble and Lo demand LhaL Lhe CovernmenL cease and deslsL from or correcL any of Lhese vlolaLlons 1haL Lhe CovernmenL cede back Lo Lhe SLaLes and Lo Lhe eople all such owers LhaL Lhey have unconsLlLuLlonally selzed regalnlng such owers from Lhe SLaLes vla ConsLlLuLlonal AmendmenL lf Lhey are Lo have Lhem aL all 1haL our CovernmenL musL 8lghL Lhese encroachmenLs on Lhe eople by reallgnlng lLself Lo Lhe ConsLlLuLlon 1haL vague lnLerpreLaLlons of Lhe ConsLlLuLlon should be clarlfled Lhrough clvll dlscourse leadlng Lo a serles of new AmendmenLs and wlLh full parLlclpaLlon by Lhe several SLaLes
We also hold LhaL Lhe ConsLlLuLlon was orlglnally deslgned Lo prevenL Lhe lederal governmenL from encroachlng upon Lhe rlghLs of Lhe eople and Lhe SLaLes Ad[usLmenLs Lo lederal owers were Lo be made only vla ConsLlLuLlonal AmendmenL We hold LhaL Lhls AmendmenL procedure has largely been lgnored ln recenL hlsLory ln facL when Lhe ConsLlLuLlon was orlglnally crafLed Lhe pollLlcal parLy as we know lL Loday dld noL even exlsL 1he modern era of rampanL parLlsanshlp was noL even envlsloned by Lhe lounders We Lhus belleve LhaL Lhe currenL pollLlcal parLy sysLem as lL sLands has served Lo dlvlde Lhls naLlon Lo Lhe polnL of paralysls As a CreaL former resldenL once sald A house dlvlded agalnsL lLself cannoL sLand
Whlle we who have named ourselves Lhe 99 may each have our own lndlvldual personal concerns and grlevances we know LhaL we musL seL Lhem aslde aL Lhls Llme due Lo a more presslng need Lo demand Lhe reLurn of Lhe 8epresenLaLlon LhaL has been Laken from us unLll such Llme we conLend LhaL noLhlng can be accompllshed ln a splrlL of Lrue dlscourse
CollecLlvely we can all cerLalnly agree upon Lhese 1ruLhs LhaL have led us Lo our ouLrage
uLllnl1lCnS
We hold LhaL Lhe branches of lederal governmenL have been corrupLed convoluLed and debased LhaL Lhey have all sLrayed from Lhelr lnLended purpose sLandlng ldly by whlle Lhelr effecLlveness and ob[ecLlvlLy have been debased by a conglomeraLe known Lo us as Lhe 1
8y 1 we mean speclflcally Lhose from an arlsLocracy who manlpulaLe governmenL ln Lhelr own selflnLeresLs Lhe affluenL ellLe Lhe bankers Lhe corporaLlons and Lhe speclal lnLeresLs who use Lhelr wealLh and flnanclal power as leverage Lo galn an unreasonable lobbylng lnfluence on governmenL leglslaLlon and pollcles 1hey mosL ofLen do Lhls ln ways LhaL harm Lhe common eople
We deflne Lhe 99 as Lhe common clLlzen Lhe employed and Lhe unemployed Lhe poor and Lhe dlsabled Lhe aged Lhe dlsadvanLaged Lhe sLudenLs Lhe publlc and clvll servanLs wlLh a consclence Lhe lower and mlddle classes even Lhose honesL pollLlclans and members of Lhe 1 lLself who refuse Lo buy lnLo Lhls ollgarchy We lnclude all of Lhese and more regardless of our lndlvldual afflllaLlons pollLlcal leanlngs oplnlons bellefs rellglons our race eLhnlc background sex age or even flnanclal sLaLus We are Lhe eople of real flesh and blood We represenL all walks of llfe from all corners of Lhls naLlon
We shall offer and elaboraLe on examples whlch wlll help lllusLraLe where we belleve LhaL Lhe four branches of governmenL have now falled us
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ArLlcle lll SecLlon 1 of Lhe unlLed SLaLes ConsLlLuLlon reads ln parL 1he !udges boLh of Lhe supreme and lnferlor CourLs shall hold Lhelr Cfflces durlng good 8ehavlor yeL Lhere ls no clear deflnlLlon of good 8ehavlor glven nor does recenL hlsLory show us any conslsLenL meLhod of accounLablllLy LhaL proLecLs Lhe eople or Lhe SLaLes from [udlclal bad 8ehavlor lndeed Lhe phrase good 8ehavlor has been hlsLorlcally mlslnLerpreLed Lo mean appolnLed for llfe 1hese permanenL appolnLmenLs resulL ln !udges LhaL become flrmly enLrenched and nearly unaccounLable Lo Lhe eople for Lhe declslons LhaL Lhey make
We belleve LhaL due Lo Lhls mlslnLerpreLaLlon Lhe Supreme CourL has obLalned unbalanced farreachlng powers well beyond Lhe lnLenLlon of our forefaLhers 1he eople have no reasonable recourse lf Lhese !udges prove Lo be parLlsan and refuse Lo rule ln Lhe 8esL lnLeresLor lf Lhey fall Lo uphold and defend Lhe ConsLlLuLlon !usLlces appolnLed for llfe Lerms can easlly dodge accounLablllLy as hlsLory has so proven
Many examples of Lruly quesLlonable Supreme CourL declslons exlsL
ln SanLa Clara CounLy v SouLhern aclflc 8allroad 118 uS 394 (1886) Lhe CourL declded LhaL corporaLlons were recognlzed as persons for purposes of Lhe lourLeenLh AmendmenL 1hls gave corporaLlons Lhe same legal rlghLs as a llvlng breaLhlng lndlvldual ?eL Lhe corporaLlons en[oy oLher legal proLecLlons noL afforded Lo real persons such as Lax shelLers and loopholes llablllLy shlelds and oLhers 1hls granLs Lhem unbalanced proLecLlons LhaL lead dlrecLly Lo unfalr opporLunlLles for governmenLal lnfluence aL a dlsproporLlonaLe level Lhan LhaL of Lhe eople
ln ClLlzens unlLed v lederal LlecLlon Commlsslon no 08203 (2010) Lhe CourL ruled 34 LhaL Lhe governmenL may noL ban pollLlcal spendlng by corporaLlons ln candldaLe elecLlons 1hls declslon ln parL lead Lo Lhe creaLlon of Lhe super AC by whlch corporaLlons speclal lnLeresLs and Lhe affluenL can donaLe unllmlLed amounLs of money anonymously Lhrough 301(c)(4) corporaLlons leavlng Lhe enLlre pollLlcal process unaccounLable unLraceable and wlLh Lhe eople unable Lo execuLe a ubllc audlL of Lhe fundlng of pollLlcal campalgns 1he Supreme CourL also sLruck down Lhose provlslons of Lhe McCalnlelngold AcL ubllc Law 107 133 (2001) LhaL prohlblLed all corporaLlons boLh forproflL and noLforproflL as well as unlons from broadcasLlng elecLloneerlng communlcaLlons Alarmlngly Lhe declslon lLself also noLes LhaL lL mlghL also be added LhaL corporaLlons have no consclences no bellefs no feellngs no LhoughLs no deslres CorporaLlons help sLrucLure and faclllLaLe Lhe acLlvlLles of human belngs Lo be sure and Lhelr personhood ofLen serves as a useful legal flcLlon 8uL Lhey are noL Lhemselves members of We Lhe eople by whom and for whom our ConsLlLuLlon was esLabllshed lf Lhls ls Lhe case why Lhen were Lhey glven Lhe same rlghLs as flesh and blood persons under Lhe lourLeenLh AmendmenL when Lhey arguably are noL equal? Pow can Lhe common eople compeLe agalnsL such lnvlslble and unaccounLable flnanclal lnfluence upon pollLlcs? 1he consequences of Lhls have been dlsasLrous 1hls form of courLsponsored pollLlcal money launderlng has served Lo corrupL our sysLem ln favor of Lhe 1
1he general aLLlLude LhaL Lhe Supreme CourL ls perfecL and vold of corrupLlon lnLernally and Lhus remaln lmmune from scruLlny has caused yeL more damage Cur hlsLory ls rlfe wlLh examples of Lhe !udlclary oversLepplng Lhelr bounds ln facL one case lllusLraLes Lhelr large conLrlbuLlon Lowards Lhe sLarL of Clvll War ln ured ScoLL v Sandford 60 uS 393 (1837) Lhe CourL ruled 72 LhaL people of Afrlcan descenL broughL lnLo Lhe unlLed SLaLes and held as slaves (or Lhelr descendanLs wheLher or noL Lhey were slaves) were noL proLecLed by Lhe ConsLlLuLlon could noL sue ln courL and could never be uS clLlzens lL Look Lhe Clvll War Lhe loss of counLless llves and noL one buL Lwo ConsLlLuLlonal AmendmenLs (AmendmenLs 1hlrLeen and lourLeen) Lo even begln Lo repalr Lhe damage LhaL Lhe CourL lnfllcLed on Lhe eople wlLh Lhls declslon
?eL even wlLh Lwo AmendmenLs raLlfled afLer Lhe War LhaL were ln parL lnLended Lo prevenL Lhe supreme and all lower courLs from conLlnulng Lo make such soclally dlvlslve declslons of Lhls naLure Lhe Supreme CourL laLer opLed Lo breach even Lhese key addlLlons Lo Lhe ConsLlLuLlon ln fuLure declslons
Cver LhlrLy years beyond Lhe end of Lhe Clvll War ln lessy v lerguson 163 uS 337 (1896) Lhe CourL voLed 71 ln favor of upholdlng Lhe consLlLuLlonallLy of sLaLe laws requlrlng raclal segregaLlon ln prlvaLe buslnesses (parLlcularly rallroads) under Lhe docLrlne of separaLe buL equal 1hls segregaLlon beLween races remalned sLandard docLrlne ln uS law unLll lLs unanlmous repudlaLlon ln Lhe Supreme CourL declslon 8rown v 8oard of LducaLlon of 1opeka 347 uS 483 (1934) flfLyelghL years laLer
1hus a declslon LhaL Lhe courL made ln 1837 helped launch a Clvll War and lL Look Lwo ConsLlLuLlonal AmendmenLs ln 1862 and 1868 followed by approxlmaLely one hundred more years of clvll unresL and dlvlslve CourL declslons unLll Lhese lssues flnally began Lo resolve 1o Lhls day Lhese lssues sLlll remaln unresolved Lo a cerLaln degree such ls Lhe damage LhaL has been done
ln addlLlon a more recenL declslon LhaL clearly lllusLraLes how Lhe CourL exceeds lLs [urlsdlcLlon and breaches ConsLlLuLlonal auLhorlLy can be offered 8aker v Carr 369 uS 186 (1962) was a landmark case LhaL for Lhe flrsL Llme reLreaLed from Lhe pollLlcal quesLlon docLrlne (Lhe LesL of wheLher or noL Lhe courL sysLem ls an approprlaLe forum ln whlch Lo hear a speclflc case) 1he deLalls of Lhls case lLself are far less lmporLanL Lhan Lhe effecL LhaL lL had on our SysLem of !usLlce ln Lhls case Lhe CourL ceased Lo llmlL Lhemselves only Lo cases based upon a legal quesLlon per Lhe docLrlne lnsLead Lhey chose Lo exceed Lhelr [urlsdlcLlon and auLhorlLy by rullng on a pollLlcal dlspuLe lnsLead of a legal one and over an lssue lnLernal Lo a slngle SLaLe no less
8aker v Carr noL only vlolaLed Lhe docLrlne buL lL seL a new precedenL LhaL has under Lhe banner of sLare declsls (a legal prlnclple by whlch [udges are generally obllged Lo respecL Lhe precedenLs esLabllshed by prlor declslons) has led Lo even more vlolaLlons by Lhe CourL golng forward never was lL lnLended for Lhe CourL Lo declde lndlvldual lnLernal SLaLe lssues buL now Lhe CourL Lakes on many of Lhese cases regularly
1hese cases prove Lhe need for an urgenL reLurn Lo a sLaunch rellance upon Lhe ConsLlLuLlonal AmendmenL procedure as our meLhod of resLralnL agalnsL Lhe CourL and we musL remember Lo rely on lL as our flrsL course of acLlon ln Lhese slLuaLlons 1hls was Lhe lnLenL of Lhe ConsLlLuLlon as lL was wrlLLen lL ls whaL made our ConsLlLuLlon a llvlng documenL ln Lhe flrsL place
8uL as we have now shown someLlmes even AmendmenLs fall Lo keep Lhe CourL ln check We suggesL LhaL a serlous reconslderaLlon be glven regardlng Lerm llmlLs for !usLlces or for some oLher remedy upon whlch we can all agree Lo furLher curLall Lhls danger
We malnLaln LhaL Lhe llberLy of vague lnLerpreLaLlon ls noL for Lhe CourL Lo en[oy for Lhey are bound by oaLh Lo remaln lmparLlal and noL sLray Loo far from Lhelr consLlLuLlonally deflned boundarles Clearly Lhey were noL meanL Lo hold power LhaL glves Lhem Lhe rlghL Lo declde cases LhaL are beyond Lhe scope of Lhe ConsLlLuLlon and LhaL lle ouL of Lhelr [urlsdlcLlon?
Accordlng Lo 1lLle 28 ChapLer l arL 433 of Lhe unlLed SLaLes Code each Supreme CourL !usLlce Lakes Lhe followlng oaLh
l nAML do solemnly swear (or afflrm) LhaL l wlll admlnlsLer [usLlce wlLhouL respecL Lo persons and do equal rlghL Lo Lhe poor and Lo Lhe rlch and LhaL l wlll falLhfully and lmparLlally dlscharge and perform all Lhe duLles lncumbenL upon me as 1l1LL under Lhe ConsLlLuLlon and laws of Lhe unlLed SLaLes So help me Cod
1hls oaLh we belleve ls no longer respecLed as a maLLer of pollcy
1he eople have losL Lhelr ablllLy Lo seek redress agalnsL such ln[usLlce due Lo Lhe fallure of governmenL aL all levels Lo pursue Lhe ConsLlLuLlonal AmendmenL wlLh whlch Lo enforce and more clearly deflne CourL boundarles Slnce appeals or requesLs for revlews are noL allowed by Lhe eople apaLhy from Congress and Lhe SLaLes has nurLured a Supreme CourL LhaL need answer Lo no one noL even Lo Lhe ConsLlLuLlon lLself
1hls ls no longer accepLable by 1he eople
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We hold LhaL much of Lhe fabrlc of Lhe ConsLlLuLlon has been dellberaLely dlsmanLled by Lhe Congress Cver Lhe course of Llme Congress has debaLed and passed numerous laws of quesLlonable consLlLuLlonallLy laws LhaL Lhe Supreme CourL Lhen upheld wlLhouL commenL or slmply refused Lo revlew Many of Lhese laws served Lo creaLe and endow lederal agencles wlLh expanded owers LhaL were orlglnally reserved Lo Lhe SLaLes lnsLead of peLlLlonlng Lhe SLaLes Lo rellnqulsh Lhese offlclally vla an AmendmenL Congress merely Look Lhese owers anyway ofLen Lhrough LhreaL Lo wlLhhold federal fundlng Lo Lhe SLaLes and wlLh oLher forms of pollLlcal blackmall
ln facL Lhey use a serles of vague lnLerpreLaLlons of parLs of Lhe ConsLlLuLlon lLself from whlch Lhey achleve Lhls
1hese breaches have occurred slowly and over Llme Lhrough repeaLed vlolaLlons of Lhe 1enLh AmendmenL an amendmenL whlch sLaLes 1he powers noL delegaLed Lo Lhe unlLed SLaLes by Lhe ConsLlLuLlon nor prohlblLed by lL Lo Lhe SLaLes are reserved Lo Lhe SLaLes respecLlvely or Lo Lhe people
1hls plecemeal selzure of ower from Lhe SLaLes and Lhe eople also relles upon Lhe followlng Lwo ConsLlLuLlonal Clauses belng used as excuses by whlch Lhey have furLher effecLed Lhls breach
ArLlcle l SecLlon 8 Clause 18 of Lhe ConsLlLuLlon (1he necessary and roper Clause) sLaLes 1he Congress shall have ower 1o make all Laws whlch shall be necessary and proper for carrylng lnLo LxecuLlon Lhe foregolng owers and all oLher owers vesLed by Lhls ConsLlLuLlon ln Lhe CovernmenL of Lhe unlLed SLaLes or ln any ueparLmenL or Cfflcer Lhere of 1hls clause was meanL only Lo granL Congress Lhe power Lo make lederal Laws ln order Lo ald Lhem ln execuLlng owers already granLed Lo Lhem ln Lhe ConsLlLuLlon and noLhlng more
ArLlcle l SecLlon 8 Clause 3 (1he Commerce Clause) sLaLes 1he Congress shall have ower 1o regulaLe Commerce wlLh forelgn naLlons and among Lhe several SLaLes and wlLh Lhe lndlan Lrlbes and has been used ln comblnaLlon wlLh 1he necessary and roper Clause as a loophole by whlch Lhey encroach upon and leglslaLe Lo Lhe SLaLes
ln addlLlon ArLlcle 1 SecLlon 9 Clause 7 sLaLes LhaL no Money shall be drawn from Lhe 1reasury buL ln Consequence of ApproprlaLlons made by Law and a regular SLaLemenL and AccounL of Lhe 8ecelpLs and LxpendlLures of all publlc Money shall be publlshed from Llme Lo Llme
Lxamples of wholesale breaches of Lhls clause by all 8ranches lnclude 1he prlvaLely lssued lederal 8eserve noLe belng forced upon us as our sole currency even Lhough Congress only has Lhe consLlLuLlonal auLhorlLy Lo coln money under ArLlcle l SecLlon 8 uebasemenL of our currency and prlvaLe conLrol of lLs value SecreL ballouLs ln Lhe amounL of Lrllllons by Lhe lederal 8eserve (some Lo forelgn enLlLles lncludlng forelgn banks) CoverL mlllLary acLlons comblned wlLh apaLhy by Lhe LeglslaLlve 8ranch who have falled Lo seek esLoppel of mulLlple undeclared wars
Congress and Lhe prlvaLe lederal 8eserve have ceased Lo be fully accounLable Lo Lhe eople ln Lhe reporLlng of acLual recelpLs and expendlLures proof of whlch lles ln Lhelr comblned refusal Lo presenL a compleLely deLalled audlL Lo Lhe eople
1ransparency ln governmenL and Lhe 8lghL of arLlclpaLlon by Lhe eople does noL cease once an elecLlon ls over 1hose who are elecLed musL conLlnue Lo answer Lo Lhelr consLlLuenLs for Lhe duraLlon of Lhelr Lerm(s) 1he Congress now acLs lndependenLly of Lhe eople LhaL Lhey swore Lo represenL 1hey now answer only Lo Lhe speclal lnLeresLs of Lhe 1 noL Lo Lhe eople all whlle Lhey lgnore Lhe ConsLlLuLlonal llmlLs and procedures LhaL Lhey swore an oaLh by
1helr oaLhs we belleve are no longer respecLed as a maLLer of pollcy
1hls ls no longer accepLable by 1he eople
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1here ls no ConsLlLuLlonal provlslon or sLaLuLe LhaL expllclLly permlLs LxecuLlve Crders lnsLead Lhere ls a vague granL of execuLlve power ln ArLlcle ll SecLlon 1 Clause 1 of Lhe ConsLlLuLlon as well as Lhe phrase Lake Care LhaL Lhe Laws be falLhfully execuLed ln ArLlcle ll SecLlon 3
We fall Lo see how only Lhe phrases execuLlve power and Lake Care LhaL Lhe Laws be falLhfully execuLed when Laken on Lhelr own or even ln comblnaLlon can serve as defacLo [usLlflcaLlon for any slLLlng resldenL Lo clalm under Lhe ConsLlLuLlon Lhe rlghL Lo lssue LxecuLlve Crders aL all
lurLhermore whlle mosL LxecuLlve Crders may aLLempL Lo [usLlfy Lhemselves by clalmlng LhaL Lhelr auLhorlLy has been granLed merely from Lhese Lwo phrases hlsLory makes clear LhaL Lhe orlglnal lnLenL of Lhese orders was merely Lo help dlrecL Cfflcers of Lhe uS LxecuLlve Lo carry ouL Lhelr delegaLed duLles and Lhe normal operaLlons of Lhe lederal governmenL lLself
Could lL be more obvlous LhaL Lhls has clearly noL been Lhe case?
LxecuLlve Crders Lhrough Lhe years lncluded orders LhaL auLhorlzed Lhe SecreLary of War Lo prescrlbe cerLaln areas as mlllLary zones arresLed and relocaLed !apanese Amerlcans Lo lnLernmenL camps durlng World War ll crlmlnallzed Lhe possesslon of moneLary gold by any lndlvldual parLnershlp assoclaLlon or corporaLlon and forced uS clLlzens Lo dellver all buL a small amounL of gold coln gold bulllon and gold cerLlflcaLes owned by Lhem Lo Lhe lederal 8eserve (wlLh vlolaLlons of Lhe order punlshable by a flne of up Lo $10000 or up Lo Len years ln prlson or boLh) waged war wlLhouL a ueclaraLlon from Congress resLrlcLed access by Lhe eople Lo Lhe nonclasslfled papers and communlcaLlons of cerLaln resldenLs made up mosL of Lhe new ueal lLself allowed ln1L8CL Lo operaLe lnslde Lhe uS wlLh more auLhorlLy Lhan our own l8l creaLed lLMA Lhe naLlonal SecurlLy Councll Lhe ueparLmenL of Pomeland SecurlLy Lhe 1ransporLaLlon SafeLy AdmlnlsLraLlon and many oLher agencles LhaL dramaLlcally resLrucLured governmenL agencles as a whole Lhen Lransferred lncredlble amounLs of un[usLlfled ower Lo Lhem
ln facL lL can be argued LhaL mulLlple resldenLs have oversLepped Lhelr ConsLlLuLlonal bounds uslng Lhe LxecuLlve Crder or vla resldenLlal roclamaLlons ueLermlnaLlons Memorandums ulrecLlves and Slgnlng SLaLemenLs by whlch Lhey exceed Lhelr auLhorlLy 1hey even use Lhem Lo leglslaLe
Whlle Lhe use of Lhese LxecuLlve Crders resldenLlal roclamaLlons ueLermlnaLlons Memorandums and ulrecLlves as well as Slgnlng SLaLemenLs may or may noL be unconsLlLuLlonal per se (as Lhls has rarely been challenged) we belleve aL Lhe very leasL LhaL Lhey sLand on shaky ConsLlLuLlonal ground and LhaL Lhelr use should be reevaluaLed and clarlfled perhaps even llmlLed by law or by an AmendmenL AfLer all lf Lhe permlLLed scope of Lhese orders are noL clearly deflned Lhen how can anyone even Lhe resldenLs Lhemselves ever know Lhe llmlLs of Lhelr auLhorlLy?
1he oaLh of resldenL we belleve ls no longer respecLed as a maLLer of pollcy
1hls ls no longer accepLable by 1he eople
1he fallures of Lhe flrsL Lhree branches of governmenL Lo ablde by Lhe ConsLlLuLlon have caused so much drlfL away from our loundaLlons LhaL we now suffer Lhe grave consequence of pollLlcal paralysls ln facL Lhese fallures have resulLed ln Lhe creaLlon of a new fourLh branch of governmenL LhaL ls also ln large parL responslble for Lhls
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MulLlple quesLlonable rullngs by Lhe Supreme CourL LhaL money equals speech ln comblnaLlon wlLh Lhe prlvaLlzaLlon of Lhe cenLral banklng sysLem have glven rlse Lo a new ollgarchlcal and unconsLlLuLlonal branch of governmenL LhaL we now Lerm 1he Speclal lnLeresL 8ranch 1hls new branch has corrupLed Lhe 8alance of ower beLween Lhe orlglnal branches of our governmenL
Whlle Lhe plecemeal creaLlon of Lhls new branch occurred slowly over Lhe course of years some parLlcular acLlons by Lhe governmenL lncludlng (buL noL llmlLed Lo) 1he lederal 8eserve AcL of 1913 and Lhe more recenL Supreme CourL declslon 8uckley v valeo 424 uS 1 (1976) were lnsLrumenLal ln lLs lmplemenLaLlon
1he now lnfamous money equals speech docLrlne was enshrlned lnLo law wlLh 8uckley v valeo 1hls declslon saw Lhe CourL uphold a lederal law (1he lederal LlecLlon Campalgn AcL of 1971) whlch seL llmlLs on campalgn conLrlbuLlons yeL rule LhaL spendlng money Lo lnfluence elecLlons ls a form of consLlLuLlonally proLecLed free speech 1he courL also ruled LhaL candldaLes can glve unllmlLed amounLs of money Lo Lhelr own campalgns AlLhough Lhls declslon acLually upheld resLrlcLlons on Lhe slze of ouLslde campalgn conLrlbuLlons lL also sLruck down llmlLs on expendlLures albelL Lemporarlly As of 2010 Lhose wlLh greaL wealLh can effecLlvely drown ouL Lhe speech of average clLlzens anyway because ClLlzens unlLed paved Lhe way for unllmlLed anonymous back door conLrlbuLlons ofLen laundered Lhrough Lhe 301(c)(4) corporaLlon Lhen funneled lnLo Lhe super AC We musL also polnL ouL LhaL Lhe phrase back door conLrlbuLlons was lnLended Lo be a double enLendre
1hese declslons have served Lo granL unprecedenLed leverage lnfluence and power based solely on wealLh 1hey have creaLed a meLhod by whlch Lhe affluenL Lhe corporaLlon Lhe unlons and oLher wellfunded speclal lnLeresLs may unduly lnfluence and shape leglslaLlon LhaL ls conLrary Lo Lhe Wlll of Lhe eople 1hese enLlLles now have Lhe ablllLy Lo buy Lhelr way lnLo Lhe pollLlcal arena anonymously lnfluenclng Lhose who have sworn Lo be Lhe 8epresenLaLlves of Lhe eople ln a manner whlch acLually forces Lhem Lo represenL only Lhese enLlLles own selflnLeresLs
We submlL LhaL such unresLralned nonelecLed lnfluence ls malnly responslble for Lhe uLLer sLalemaLe and paralysls LhaL exlsLs ln governmenL Loday 1hrough Lhe promoLlon of unreasonable parLlsanshlp comblned wlLh Lhe ouLrlghL purchaslng of boLh candldaLes and Lhose who hold offlce comblned wlLh Lhe unrelenLlng pressure from wellfunded and powerful lobbles a serles of hard pollLlcal llnes have been drawn whlch greaLly dlmlnlsh Lhe ablllLy of Lhe LeglslaLlve Lhe !udlclal and Lhe LxecuLlve branches Lo funcLlon lmparLlally
We refuse Lo recognlze Lhls new perverse and corrupL branch of Lhe lederal CovernmenL and we demand LhaL lL be expunged no one among us 99 or 1 allke should be glven any more of a volce Lhan anyone else ln any capaclLy Cur 8epresenLaLlves Lhemselves can no longer respond Lo Lhe Wlll of Lhe eople due Lo Lhls ouLslde lnfluence 1hls modern docLrlne of money equals speech ls wholly ouLrageous and musL be osLraclzed from Lhe governmenL landscape aL all levels and wlLhouL delay
We belleve LhaL only full Lransparency ln all pollLlcal campalgns and Lhe full publlc dlsclosure of Lhe acLlvlLles afflllaLlons and flnanclng of all lobbles ACs (ollLlcal AcLlon CommlLLees) and super ACs can correcL Lhese lnequlLles ln addlLlon 1he 301(c)(4) corporaLlons musL fully dlsclose Lhelr donor llsL or be barred from conLrlbuLlng Lo a super AC or pollLlcal campalgn fund 1helr conLrlbuLlon amounLs and pollLlcal expendlLures should be llmlLed lf Lhey are Lo parLlclpaLe aL all or oLherwlse Lhey need Lo be forever barred from parLlclpaLlng ln pollLlcal flnanclng ln facL Lhe super AC lLself should be ouLlawed as lL serves no Lrue democraLlc purpose
Money verses more money lsnL democracy lLs a cancer on our 8epubllc
Laws LhaL guaranLee Lhe full Lransparency of Lhls and of all oLher maLLers noL relaLed Lo naLlonal SecurlLy musL be drafLed passed and vlgorously enforced And flnally a loophole free llLmus LesL musL be deslgned by whlch maLLers of naLlonal SecurlLy may be verlfled as such ln order Lo proLecL Lhe ubllc 8lghL Lo ulsclosure from any more abuse
As Lhls branch conslsLs of Lhe nonelecL and nonappolnLed lLs members need Lake no oaLh whaLsoever and lL ls clear LhaL Lhey belleve LhaL Lhey are exempL from and Lhus need noL show any respecL for Lhe ConsLlLuLlon as a maLLer of pollcy
1hls ls no longer accepLable by 1he eople
A nLW Ll1MuS 1LS1
A llLmus LesL shall be used by Lhe people henceforLh
We ask of our governmenL aL all levels Lo Lhose holdlng corporaLe or flnanclal power and Lo Lhe medla LhaL we be glven a serlous and prompL response Lo 1he new Common Sense We call for you Lo accommodaLe lL as a prlorlLy and Lo publlcly acknowledge lL wlLhouL delay
1hls serves an lmporLanL purpose as lL wlll allow us Lo learn your lndlvldual Lrue colors
lf you lend Lhls your asslsLance we wlll Lhen know LhaL you are worLhy of elecLlon reelecLlon and/or our consumer supporL and respecL
lf you choose Lo speak ouL agalnsL Lhls unfalrly or lf you make an aLLempL Lo dlscredlL slanL mlsreporL dlsLorL slanL mlssLaLe exaggeraLe falslfy or suppress lL Lhen we wlll know LhaL you are beholden Lo Lhe 1
And be forewarned lf you do opL Lo lgnore Lhls enLlrely Lhen we wlll be forced Lo assume LhaL you guard Lhe sLaLus quo and we wlll embrace you as lf you were opposed We wlll conslder lL Lo be slmllar Lo a plea of no conLesL
Whlle ln a crlmlnal courL a plea of no conLesL ls glven Lhe same effecL as a plea of gullLy ln Lhls case such a plea wlll noL proLecL you from Lhe clvll consequences of our negaLlve [udgmenL
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llrsLly we musL sLaLe LhaL we already undersLand Lhe hlsLorlcal LruLh LhaL whoever flres Lhe flrsL shoL ofLen loses Lhe war 1hus leL lL be known LhaL our reslsLance and peLlLlons for redress are by all lnLenLlons nonvlolenL and llmlLed Lo lawful and rlghLful forms of expresslon under our 8lghLs glven Lo us by Lhe llrsL AmendmenL We feel drlven Lo Lhese ends and belleve LhaL we musL use Lhese and oLher rlghLful meLhods because we have been oLherwlse precluded from equal parLlclpaLlon by recenLly erecLed flnanclal barrlers LhaL glve unfalr lnfluence ln Lhe governmenL Lo Lhe affluenL members of corporaLe pollLlcal and flnanclal socleLy We collecLlvely Lerm Lhls lnvadlng class Lhe 1 who have LogeLher formed an ollgarchy LhaL clearly Lakes lLs poslLlon agalnsL Lhe eople one LhaL has used lLs collecLlve flnanclal power as a weapon agalnsL us ln an aLLempL Lo reduce or even ellmlnaLe our fundamenLal rlghL Lo parLlclpaLe ln our own governmenL
We also belleve LhaL Lhe governmenL has allowed for Lhls Lo happen dellberaLely and has acLually welcomed Lhls lnfllLraLlon by Lhe 1
1hls has lead us Lo reach Lhe followlng concluslon of whlch we can surely all agree Lhe sysLem as lL was orlglnally deslgned ls now broken 1hus we sLand ln proLesL agalnsL Lhose who wlsh for lL Lo remaln broken because lL ls broken ln Lhelr favor
We submlL LhaL lf a candldaLe for offlce ls runnlng aL all Lhen Lhey are mosL llkely boughL and pald for by Lhe 1 1hose who Lruly care and are Lrylng Lo parLlclpaLe for Lhe common good however few we see Lhem osLraclzed characLer assasslnaLed pollLlcally desLroyed and harassed by Lhe mass medla and oLher Lools of Lhe 1 We can only conclude LhaL whlle ln Lhls cllmaLe any candldaLe LhaL we are glven Lhe opporLunlLy Lo voLe for ls meanlngless because we have already losL Lhe chance Lo galn acLual 8epresenLaLlon for ourselves We vlew any Lwo compeLlng candldaLes as Lwo sldes of Lhe same worLhless coln
1hls 1 now owns and conLrols Lhe mass medla funds Lhe lobbylsLs and slL aL Lhe heads of many corporaLlons lncludlng Lhe flnanclal lnsLlLuLlons WlLh such power Lhey greaLly lnLervene ln Lhe affalrs of Lhe Pouse Lhe SenaLe Lhe resldency and Lhe !udlclary
Who can blame us for Lhe ouLrage we share and now express? lf we sLlll had an equal volce ln our own governmenL we would noL be drlven Lo Lhls
As we have prevlously sLaLed we belleve LhaL Lhe problem ls now beyond pollLlcs AnoLher elecLlon wlll solve noLhlng because Lhe 99 no longer have anybody Lo voLe for who wlll represenL us once Lhey achleve offlce 8eyond Lhls lles our serlous concern for elecLronlc voLlng sysLems LhaL by deslgn do noL allow for a paper Lrall 1hls musL also be remedled lf our falLh ls Lo be resLored We can no longer place LrusL ln Lhe falrness of our own elecLlons ln large parL because of Lhls
1hus mere pollLlcal lssues do noL maLLer aL Lhls Llme and our oplnlons do noL maLLer when we are noL belng heard unLll we geL our volce back we musL demand redress unLll such Llme as our 8lghL Lo Lqual arLlclpaLlon ls reLurned Lo us
We repeaLedly afflrm LhaL our personal lssues and afflllaLlons (pollLlcal or oLherwlse) whlle lmporLanL and needful of resolve ln due Llme musL be seL aslde Lemporarlly unLll such a Llme as we regaln our Lqual volce ln our governmenL We reallze LhaL unLll we Lruly reconnecL wlLh our governmenL LhaL our concerns wlll fall upon deaf ears
We belleve LhaL we as a naLlon have losL our ablllLy Lo be an example Lo Lhe World of a worklng 8epresenLaLlve uemocracy ln order Lo regaln Lhe worlds respecL we belleve LhaL our governmenL musL agaln compleLely reallgn lLself wlLh Lhe ConsLlLuLlon LhaL Lhls naLlon was founded upon We cannoL sell our way of llfe Lo Lhe resL of Lhe world Lhrough force whlle we can only dlsplay a rldlculous lnablllLy Lo solve our own problems lnsLead we musL brlng abouL an honesL deslre ln Lhelr collecLlve hearLs Lo emulaLe our sysLem by flxlng lL Cnly when we can sLand agaln as an example Lo Lhe World as a sound ConsLlLuLlonal 8epubllc can we posslbly regaln LhaL respecL 1he reallLy ls LhaL respecL cannoL be earned merely Lhrough force and Lhese recenL pursulLs agalnsL parLs of Lhe world are some of our greaLesL mlsLakes
We also belleve LhaL Lhls Cne roblem musL be correcLed before Lhe soluLlons Lo any of our oLher problems can agaln be wlLhln our reach We absoluLely musL reallgn ourselves wlLh our loundaLlons as Lhe prlorlLy 1he paralysls wlll conLlnue lf we do noL and we as a naLlon are runnlng ouL of Llme Pow much longer can Lhls go on? Compromlse ln governmenL dlscourse wlll remaln lmposslble lf we do noL repalr Lhe laLform LhaL we all absoluLely musL sLand upon and recommlL Lo lL our full respecLs lf we do noL do Lhls lmmedlaLely Lhen we as a naLlon face cerLaln doom!
1hls ls sLrong language we know 1herefore we musL now make clear LhaL we are noL peLlLlonlng LhaL our SysLem should be abollshed We are merely sLaLlng LhaL lL ls ln dlre need of repalr 1hls ls a ueclaraLlon of 8lghLs and a eLlLlon noL a ueclaraLlon of lndependence We cannoL sLress Lhls enough We belleve LhaL Lhe sysLem as lL was orlglnally deslgned does work LhaL we can agaln be Lhe envy of Lhe modern world [usL as we once were We have losL Louch wlLh ourselves and our ConsLlLuLlonal loundaLlons and are now pollLlcally paralyzed We musL reconnecL wlLh Lhe ldeals LhaL Lhe unlLed SLaLes was founded upon and we absoluLely musL do Lhls before anyLhlng poslLlve can occur We see lL as our hope by whlch we can save ourselves aL Lhls polnL
lease allow us Lhe llberLy Lo preface our proposed deLalled soluLlon and plan for execuLlon ln Lerms LhaL even a corporaLlon or bank would undersLand Any buslness LhaL does noL Lake regular lnvenLory or does noL do regular lnLernal audlLs wlll evenLually lose conLrol of lLself and selfdesLrucL 1o puL lL anoLher way poor selfmanagemenL ls Lhe besL reclpe for fallure
We belleve LhaL Lhe same ls Lrue wlLh governmenL 1herefore we now propose an LxacL MeLhod by whlch we may exorclse every lasL one of Lhe corrupLlons and usurpaLlons LhaL have occurred from wlLhln our realm
A CompleLe lnvenLory and AudlL of owers of all lederal 8ranches lnsLlLuLlons rocedures Laws and LnLlLlemenLs of our governmenL should be Laken and evaluaLed plecemeal ln full vlew of Lhe eople All LhaL are enumeraLed would Lhen be checked for ConsLlLuLlonallLy agalnsL Lhe lederal ConsLlLuLlon All found Lo noL be compaLlble can be glven a noLlce of cease and deslsL or be granLed a ConsLlLuLlonal AmendmenL by Lhe SLaLes Lhrough Lhe AmendmenL rocedure All LhaL fall Lo galn an AmendmenL from Lhe SLaLes would Lhen be reLurned Lo Lhe SLaLes Lhemselves under Lhe 1enLh AmendmenL 1he SLaLes can Lhen debaLe Lhese lLems as a posslble AmendmenL Lo Lhelr own lndlvldual SLaLe ConsLlLuLlons Lhus maklng Lhem legal ln Lhelr lndlvldual SLaLes ln Lhe case where each SLaLe does noL raLlfy Lhe proposed AmendmenL and lf lL ls [udged as lncompaLlble wlLh Lhelr ConsLlLuLlon and Lhere ls no oLher SLaLe Law prevenLlng lL Lhen Lhe eople can lmplemenL lL lf Lhey so choose aL Lhe SLaLe or Local Levels vla Law or Crdlnance lf LhaL falls Lhen lL wasnL a power LhaL Lhe CovernmenL or Lhe eople should have assumed ln Lhe flrsL place lL should Lhen be regarded as fundamenLal ln Lhe lnLeresL of LlberLy lf Lhere ls no oLher Law prevenLlng lL uurlng Lhls process anyLhlng enumeraLed speclflcally ln Lhe ConsLlLuLlon as unconsLlLuLlonal or already prohlblLed by lL (such as Lhe 1hlrLeenLh AmendmenL prohlblLlng slavery) shall remaln lnaccesslble Lo lmplemenLaLlon aL any lower level 1he lederal ConsLlLuLlon always reLalns prlorlLy over Lhe SLaLes SLaLe ConsLlLuLlons always reLaln prlorlLy over Local Crdlnances and Laws 1o prevenL a reoccurrence of any fuLure encroachmenLs aL Lhe lederal level an AmendmenL fully deflnlng and clarlfylng boLh ArLlcle l SecLlon 8 Clause 18 (1he necessary and roper Clause) and ArLlcle l SecLlon 8 Clause 3 (1he Commerce Clause) and any oLher amblguous clauses should be debaLed by Lhe SLaLes and raLlfled lnLo Lhe unlLed SLaLes ConsLlLuLlon for Lhe sake of clarlLy 1he llLmus LesL for LhaL ls a slmple one lf any dlsagreemenL exlsLs durlng Lhe plecemeal revlew and evaluaLlon Lhen Lhey are enumeraLed and Lhen sub[ecLed Lo furLher clarlflcaLlon or repeal uslng AmendmenL(s)
1hrough Lhls process LlberLy ls Lhus fully resLored and Lhen preserved and proLecLed
ln no case wlll Lhese lnvenLorled powers and lnsLlLuLlons remaln wlLh Lhe lederal governmenL wlLhouL a ConsLlLuLlonal AmendmenL LhaL glves each of Lhem full leglLlmacy or wlLhouL a full verlflcaLlon of Lhe preexlsLlng lnLrlnslc consLlLuLlonallLy of same
ln Lhls way Lhe overreachlng power of Lhe currenL lederal SLaLe and Local governmenLs can be rebalanced and placed flrmly back under Lhe scope of Lhe ConsLlLuLlon owers lmproperly Laken from Lhe SLaLes can be reLurned or glven back Lo Lhe eople 1hls also wlll reallgn Lhe ConsLlLuLlon wlLh all aspecLs of Lhe corporaLe flnanclal houslng and banklng sysLems auLomaLlcally lL wlll also allow for all oLher lssues from Lhe eople Lo be addressed ln Lhelr rlghLful order and ln due Llme 1hls reenumeraLlon of owers rebalances Lhe lederal governmenL wlLh lLself wlLh Lhe SLaLes and wlLh Lhe eople resulLlng ln a much needed sense of clarlLy lL wlll serve Lo sLem Lhe Llde of corrupLlon LhaL has been lnfecLlng our governmenL WlLh a unlfled and lnformed naLlon whole once agaln and worklng LogeLher agaln ln Lhe SplrlL of 1rue ulscourse and wlLh such a renewed CollecLlve SplrlL Lhere are no llmlLs Lo whaL we can accompllsh
lL has been sald LhaL Lhe besL ldeas are slmple We submlL LhaL Lhls ldea of reallgnmenL wlLh our ConsLlLuLlon ls Lhe CornersLone by whlch we may all reunlLe as Cne eople and Lruly solve many of our naLlons problems We submlL LhaL for Lhls naLlon Lo conLlnue Lo exlsL we absoluLely musL Lake heed of and lmplemenL Lhls proposal aL once
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SLC1lCn ll MonlLlons
1C Cu8 LLAuL8S
We musL wonder who among you could posslbly Lake lssue agalnsL an honesL lmplemenLaLlon of Lhls proposal save for Lhose of you who would conLlnue Lo proflL from Lhe sLaLus quo or would wlsh for a dellberaLe debasemenL of our way of llfe?
We reallze LhaL Lhere are many among you who are [usL as concerned as we are We also acknowledge LhaL many of you posslbly may noL have reallzed whlle you were campalgnlng for offlce [usL how pervaslve and lnfluenLlal Lhe Speclal lnLeresL 8ranch Lruly ls erhaps only afLer you were elecLed dld you learn [usL how enLrenched Lhey really are? erhaps Lhls ls why you have so readlly abandoned your campalgn promlses Lo us so predlcLably?
uue Lo Lhese posslblllLles surely we can offer you Lhe Lemporary beneflL of Lhe doubL 8uL leL us be clear lL ls now up Lo you Lo declde our fuLure oplnlons of you
?ou musL lmmedlaLely and publlcly recommlL Lo boLh Lhe 99 and 1 allke ln addlLlon you musL declare LhaL you wlll serve Lhe recomblned 100 equally and wlLhouL parLlsan favor ?ou musL reafflrm your oaLhs Lo uphold preserve and proLecL Lhe ConsLlLuLlon as well and above all else ?ou Lhen musL sLarL Lo acL llke lL 1he opaque lnfluence of Lhe 1 musL be made LransparenL and Lhen equally balanced wlLh LransparenL lnfluences of our own ?ou may well conLlnue Lo agree Lo dlsagree wlLh each oLher as usual buL you musL Lemper your dlscourse and debaLe wlLh a new sense of muLual respecL and resLralnL aL all cosL
ln oLher words you need Lo sLarL dolng your [obs
Pave you forgoLLen LhaL no maLLer your parLy afflllaLlon LhaL once elecLed you are supposed Lo serve everyone equally?
1he ageold phrase from fable lyrlc and moLLo LhaL unlLed we sLand dlvlded we fall rlngs Lrue Lo Lhls day wlLh Lhe exacL polnLs LhaL we make
?ou musL also cease your pollLlcal lnflghLlng and cross Lhe parLy llnes LhaL you have drawn LhaL consLraln you and sLrlve Lo reach an accord wlLh your breLhren regardless of pollLlcal parLy ?ou musL do Lhls ln order Lo regaln our LrusL and respecL
We can agree LhaL Lhere are radlcals among us ln Lhe 99 [usL as we can surely agree LhaL Lhere are radlcals among you 8egardless we boLh know LhaL beLween us Lhere lles a volce of 8eason We hope LhaL Lhls new Common Sense proves LhaL Lo you
Powever even reason demands LhaL you should Lake heed of Lhe followlng monlLlon
We hereby lnform you LhaL we wlll also be Laklng our own lnvenLory and AudlL of all currenL and fuLure represenLaLlves aL all levels of governmenL 1he new Common Sense ls buL Lhe sLarL and we offer lL Lo you as Lhe llrsL lalr noLlce of only one way by whlch we wlll go abouL lL 8ecause we wlsh Lo supporL and wlll embrace only Lhose who are wllllng Lo come forward Lo help repalr Lhls damage we musL ldenLlfy you from where you sLand We cerLalnly do noL wlsh Lhe conLlnued muLllaLlon and desLrucLlon of our beloved ConsLlLuLlonal 8epubllc Lo conLlnue uo you?
We afflrm LhaL we wlsh Lo help repalr our naLlon ln Lhe Lrue splrlL of ln1L8uLLnuLnCL We demand LhaL you do Loo
We need Lo remlnd you LhaL you are noL Lhe ones ln charge We are 1hls ls a naLlon of Lhe eople by Lhe eople for Lhe eople remember?
lf you choose Lo declare 1he new Common Sense Lo be exLreme Lhen we declare LhaL lL musL be Lrue AfLer all lf a mere requesL LhaL we recommlL Lo obeylng our own ConsLlLuLlon ls exLreme Lhen weve made our polnL havenL we lf however you choose Lo declare lL as noL exLreme Lhen lL musL also be Lrue because Lhen LhaL means LhaL we are rlghL ?ou canL wln a propaganda war agalnsL us Lhls Llme We now have you ln a corner and you surely musL reallze Lhls
We Lhe eople have already chosen Lo rlse above Lhe fray We have dellvered Lo you Lhls documenL eschewed all oplnlons Lemporarlly Lo open a dlscusslon over some Slmple 1ruLhs Weve bolled lL down Lo one clear demand LhaL no one who ls a paLrloL could posslbly dlsagree wlLh 1haL Lhe ConsLlLuLlon of Lhe unlLed SLaLes should be placed back aL Lhe cenLer of acLlve governmenL
As we have so palnsLaklngly polnLed ouL lnvenLory of ourselves and Lhe governmenL from Lop Lo boLLom should have been whaL weve been dolng all along Can anyone Lruly dlsagree wlLh Lhe ldea of holdlng all LhaL we are up Lo Lhe LlghL of our lederal and SLaLe ConsLlLuLlons? Could Lhey ob[ecL Lo Lhls wlLh a sLralghL face? Can anyone who ls a Lrue paLrloL honesLly say LhaL Lhey do noL wlsh Lo rld our sysLem of corrupLlon or level all playlng flelds once agaln LhaL Lhey do noL wlsh Lo obey and see enforced only Lhe legal laws of Lhls counLry? And mosL lmporLanLly would Lhey noL wlsh for all lnvolved Lo declare a new respecL for our ConsLlLuLlon and would a paLrloL noL wlsh Lo wlLness Lhe process of repalrlng lL back lnLo Lhe Llvlng uocumenL LhaL ls was deslgned Lo be?
1heres buL one more lLem of needful menLlon ollLlcal aLLack ads need Lo cease 1hey are noL consLrucLlve and wlll no longer help your cause lf you can flnd noLhlng good Lo say abouL yourselves Lhen perhaps you shouldnL be runnlng for offlce lf you lnsLead show respecL for Lhe oLher candldaLes and Lhelr ldeas by refuslng Lo run aLLack ads Lhen you wlll be sendlng us Lhe message LhaL you may be able Lo fleld dlverse oplnlons and ldeas ?ou wlll show us your ablllLy Lo be flexlble and wlll show us Lrue SLaLesmanshlp ALLack ads only serve Lo lnform us LhaL you are noL wllllng Lo compromlse and Lhus noL worLhy of our voLe 1hls Lype of pollLlclan we no longer need ln offlce So please sLop lL lf you wlsh Lo galn or keep your [ob 1hls LacLlc wlll no longer secure you any voLes from us
1C 1PL CCnC8LSS ln SLClllC
1haL Lhere are Lhree baslc levels of human socleLal sLrucLure lrom leasL Lo mosL evolved Lhey are dependence lndependence and lnLerdependence
We seem Lo be aL odds because Lhe 1 appears Lo wanL Lo force us lnLo Lhe lowesL sLaLe of dependence wlLh your help
Cur naLlon however was founded vla 1he ueclaraLlon of lndependence whlch was Lhen followed by a soclal conLracL (1he ConsLlLuLlon) LhaL guaranLeed LhaL we would all parLlclpaLe ln a socleLy based solely on lnLerdependence 1he 1 has broken LhaL conLracL wlLh us ln league wlLh you
uependence ls noL an opLlon for We Lhe eople for we would have Lo glve up Lhe freedoms and llberLles LhaL our hard won hard kepL and wholly cherlshed lnLerdependence granLs us We slmply are noL wllllng Lo endure a forced sLaLe of dependence and our conLlnued lnLerdependence ls Lhe only opLlon LhaL we wlll accepL
?ou musL undersLand Lhls
1o be clear lf you wanL unlLy wlLh Lhe eople agaln lL can only be accompllshed aL Lhe level of lnLerdependence lf you wlsh Lo conLlnue Lo Lry Lo force unwarranLed dependence upon us wlLh or wlLhouL Lhe ald of Lhe 1 Lhen we shall conLlnue our peLlLlons for redress under Lhe proLecLlons of Lhe llrsL AmendmenL
?ou musL also declare your lndependence from Lhe lnfluence of Lhe 1 ?ou musL proLecL yourselves from Lhelr aLLempLs Lo also make you dependenL on Lhelr money ?ou musL flnd your own lnLerdependence wlLh each oLher agaln and wlLh Lhe Whole of Lhe eople
1C 1PL MLulA
8efore you Lry Lo analyze 1he new Common Sense ln an aLLempL Lo label lL as pollLlcally slanLed or dlscounL lL as exLremlsL rheLorlc leL us sLaLe LhaL Lhls message ls by lLs deslgn well beyond Lhe bounds of pollLlcal parLlsanshlp CLherwlse lL wlll noL sLand up Lo Lhe dlvlslve for Lhe sake of belng dlvlslve pollLlcal scruLlny LhaL we all bear dally wlLness Lo
We reallze LhaL you may also aLLempL Lo lambasL or rldlcule Lhe language and carrled Lone LhaL we used ln Lhls mlsslve as a sLraLegy of your scruLlny ?ou may have noLlced LhaL Lhe documenL beglns ln a more classlc language sLyle and Lhen proceeds Lo slowly change lLs language puncLuaLlon and overall Lone lnLo a modern one as lL progresses becomlng almosL lnformal and overLly personal Lowards Lhe end 1hls was by deslgn lL was our lnLenLlon Lo begln Lhe documenL ln Lhe same Lone as (as well as Lo borrow llberally some of Lhe language of) varlous hlsLorlcal documenLs and Lhen Lo slowly modernlze Lhls Lone as we ulLlmaLely connecL lL flrmly Lo Lhe now ln addlLlon Lhe nonsLandard use of caplLals ls a way for us Lo reLaln emphasls ln a documenL LhaL ln some forms may be dlsLrlbuLed as plaln LexL and wlLhouL formaLLlng 1hls Lechnlque has been used before by wrlLers greaLer Lhan we (lncludlng Lhe composer(s) of Lhe ueclaraLlon of lndependence) so we cannoL apologlze for lL lL Loo was dellberaLe We hope LhaL Lhls explanaLlon of some of our grammaLlcal lnLenLlons help Lo clear up whaL you may conslder Lo be unlnLended lnconslsLencles and LhaL lL removes an opporLunlLy for you Lo crlLlclze lL on lLs face
8uL leL Lhere be no doubL abouL Lhls Lhe pollLlcal sysLem ln Lhls counLry ls fundamenLally broken and no amounL of pollLlcal rheLorlc and slanLed experL oplnlons broadcasL Lo Lhe publlc by whlch you can flx a broken pollLlcal sysLem 1herefore Lhe only Lrue answer Lo Lhe roblem musL come from a source LhaL ls noL only above and beyond pollLlcs buL lL musL also be a soluLlon LhaL can lnclude Lhe volunLary lnpuL of llLerally everyone who would bear Lhe equal burden of responslblllLy ln lmplemenLlng lL 1haL lncludes you ?ou musL reLurn Lo a sLaLe of genulne balance ln your reporLlng
1he new Common Sense asks only for our governmenL Lo lmmedlaLely re[ecL whaL we Lerm 1he Speclal lnLeresL 8ranch and klck Lhem ouL of backroom pollLlcs uL laws ln place glvlng equal volce Lo anyone who wlshes Lo speak regardless of Lhelr flnanclal sLaLus 8especL and uphold Lhe laws LhaL are consLlLuLlonal and abollsh and/or correcL Lhose LhaL are noL 1ake an lnvenLory of all agencles and branches of governmenL uslng Lhe ConsLlLuLlon and only Lhe ConsLlLuLlon as Lhe defacLo gulde wlLh whlch Lo go by 8ecommlL Lo Lhe ConsLlLuLlon as Lhe flrsL word on Lhe boundarles of governmenL 8educe Lhe ablllLy for anyone Lo (mls)lnLerpreL Lhe ConsLlLuLlon so broadly by dlscusslng and Lhen passlng AmendmenLs whlch wlll serve Lo clarlfy and modernlze lL 8esLore Lo Lhe eople a LransparenL open and falr elecLlon sysLem naLlonwlde LhaL allows for a full accounLlng by Lhe people of all elecLlons
lL asks for noLhlng more uo noL Lry Lo read furLher lnLo lL Were Llred of your spln
lf you wanL our respecL Lhen show us LhaL you have Lhe courage and honesLy Lo speak ouL ln favor of Lhls proposals exlsLence even lf you dlsagree wlLh lL as a maLLer of corporaLe mass medla pollcy Pelp us promoLe 1he new Common Sense for Lhe good of Lhe naLlon Cffer Llme and space for lLs dlscusslon and open yourselves Lo all ldeas LhaL may sLem from lL and glve lL a plaLform 1hls ls a unlque chance for you Lo prove Lo us LhaL aL leasL you are noL promoLlng lmbalance
lor Lhe sake of clarlLy please leL us remlnd you of someLhlng of whlch you surely are already aware
lor Lhe flrsL Llme ln hlsLory Lechnology has glven us all a level playlng fleld ln Lerms of our ablllLy Lo share lnformaLlon and communlcaLe We know LhaL Lhls musL scare you We know LhaL even aparL from mere greed Lhls ls mosL llkely why Lhe 1 have lnsLlgaLed such an lnsane power grab ln Lhe flrsL place
1hus we ask almosL rheLorlcally WhaL wlll prevenL 1he new Common Sense from belng rldlculed or slmply lgnored? We proLesL for example Lo remlnd Lhe 1 LhaL whlle Lhey may have Lhe largesL share of Lhe wealLh we Lhe eople reLaln conLrol of mosL of Lhe oLher numbers Whlle Lhe 1 conLrols Lhe mass medla we have Lhe lnLerneL soclal medla and each oLher ln greaL numbers 1he 1 can no longer sllence us wlLh mere money for Lhey (ln Lhls case by 1 we mean Lhose who speak Lhrough you and reward you for your performance wlLh a paycheck) no longer have a monopoly on Lhe dlsLrlbuLlon of lnformaLlon Lo Lhe masses wlLh whlch Lhey have aLLempLed Lo manlpulaLe us
We know LhaL Lhe momenL ln hlsLory ls upon us where we flnally have Lhe Lools wlLh whlch we can level Lhe playlng fleld wlLh you We can accompllsh Lhese goals wlLh or wlLhouL you ?ou see were noL buylng your dlslnformaLlon anymore Lhus lLs Llme for you Lo have a real and serlous dlalog wlLh us
1hanks Lo Lhe lnLerneL and our growlng awareness Lhe 1 can no longer operaLe ln Lhe shadows We shall expose Lhelr greed and mockery of our way of llfe Lhrough our proLesLs our collecLlve volce our lndlvldual efforLs all gulded by Lhe LlghL of Lhls ueclaraLlon and wlLh Lhls new Common Sense
AfLer all Lhe roaches scaLLer when a llghL ls shlned on Lhem do Lhey noL?
1he fllLers LhaL Lhe 1 have aLLempLed Lo lnsLall on reallLy we can now remove 1he new Common Sense lLself sLands as proof of Lhls
?ou have asked us where we sLand ?ou have asked us whaL we wanL We have now glven you your flrsL deLalled answer
lLs Llme Lo change Lhe conversaLlon wlll you noL agree?
We have a monlLlon for you as well
We wlll no longer belleve your anonymous sources your unnamed lnslders your unverlfled experLs nor do we care for your unsollclLed oplnlons ?ou can sLop Lelllng us whaL Lo Lhlnk and save from exLlncLlon Lhe legacy of Lhe medla [usL reporLlng Lhe facLs 8elleve lL or noL we are fully capable of drawlng our own concluslons and do noL need your help ln LhaL regard 1he very exlsLence of Lhls new Common Sense proves LhaL
We demand compleLe medla Lransparency We wanL accounLablllLy ln our medla and demand LhaL you always declare your sources
And you may mock 1he new Common Sense and/or Lhls monlLlon aL your perll
1C LAW LnlC8CLMLn1 Anu 1PL uCMLS1lC MlLl1lA
?ou are parL of Lhe 99 Loo 1hus we reallze LhaL you musL be vlcLlms ln Lhls as well
lease sLand wlLh us We wlsh for noLhlng more Lhan for you Lo [oln us ln solldarlLy
lor your badges we have no monlLlon We have only a requesL plea for you
We hereby recommlL Lo obey Lhe law as we seek our redress and we respecLfully ask LhaL you enforce only Lhe law as lL perLalns Lo us wlLhouL prevenLlng our rlghL Lo peaceful assembly
1hus we should have no confllcL
1C 1PL 1
We cerLalnly do noL deflne you as Lhe whole of Lhe affluenL 1 based upon your porLfollo and asseLs We deflne you as Lhe affluenL who use your wealLh Lo galn selfservlng leverage over governmenL
We undersLand LhaL you are merely followlng human naLure We know LhaL you have [usLlfled as good Lhe Lhlngs LhaL you do We are aware LhaL our own apaLhy has conLrlbuLed Lo Lhls slLuaLlon LhaL we all flnd ourselves ln Loday We can even admlL LhaL glven Lhe opporLunlLy we mlghL have done some of Lhe same Lhlngs youve done
AfLer all who doesnL wanL more wealLh? lLs Lhe Amerlcan uream afLer all
Powever Lhe rlfL beLween us has become Loo wlde ?ou have become Loo consumed by greed uo you see all of Lhls as a game? Are you addlcLed Lo Wall SLreeL ln Lhe same way a gambler ls addlcLed Lo Lhe caslno? CannoL you even see LhaL ulLlmaLely you wlll desLroy our way of llfe yours lncluded wlLh your greed and lusL for power? And do you noL reallze LhaL by desLroylng Lhe Mlddle Class you are acLually ellmlnaLlng your maln source of lncome?
1he games LhaL you lnslsL on playlng wlLh our socleLy wlll ulLlmaLely become your own ruln uesLroy our economy and you desLroy yourselves wlLh lL
8uL do you noL feel lL? uo you noL reallze LhaL Llme ls runnlng ouL? uonL you know LhaL lL mlghL be game over soon?
?ou may feel LhaL ln Lhls race agalnsL Llme LhaL you musL lock us down and conLrol us ?ou urge Lhe governmenL Lo vlolaLe our prlvacles and aLLempL Lo scare us wlLh propaganda churned ouL by your varlous mass medla machlnes ?ou Lry Lo sllence our collecLlve volce polluLe our consclence as lf lL were Lhe envlronmenL lLself and dlverL our aLLenLlon ln Lhe hopes LhaL we may wasLe Llme argulng wlLh ourselves and never reallze whaL you are up Lo 8uL we are on Lo you now We have found a new common sense
Lower and lower you do slnk noL even reallzlng LhaL we are all ln Lhe same boaL We have news for you Were golng Lo occupy your llfe rafL Loo lf Lhls conLlnues
lrom where we sLand ln proLesL we see your problem as Lhls ?our money cannoL buy 1ruLh and Lhls ls Lhe lesson LhaL you musL learn
ln facL lL ls your Achllles heel
8y now you musL have reallzed LhaL Lhls lsnL a ueclaraLlon aL all buL LhaL lL ls acLually an edlcL We Lhe eople are Lhe rlghLful holders of Lrue ower ln Lhls naLlon shared equally wlLh all lncludlng you even Lhough we know LhaL you probably do noL see lL LhaL way 1he 1ruLh ls Lhe 1ruLh and we are ln possesslon of lL now ?our money can only buy you more lles and a false sense of securlLy
We absoluLely do noL wlsh for a class war beLween us ?ou need Lo undersLand however LhaL we are qulLe serlous Were noL asklng SLop your corrupLlons now
?our monlLlon ls as follows
uo noL [udge 1he new Common Sense unfalrly and do noL aLLack lL Work wlLh us Show us proof LhaL you are wllllng Lo clean up your acL and we shall work wlLh you and for you ollce yourselves and relgn ln your greed lf you Lruly wanL Lo save Lhls naLlon Lhen sLop gamlng Lhls broken sysLem for your own ends
lf afLer readlng Lhls mlsslve you dare sLlll hold Lhe oplnlon LhaL we are sheep Lhen by all means allow Lhe sheep Lo glve you a message no longer may you force us Lo consume Lhe defecaLlon LhaL you call grass
1C 1PL 99
8y lLs deslgn 1he new Common Sense ls noLhlng more Lhan a volce of reason LhaL ls deslgned Lo be compaLlble wlLh all oLher pasL presenL and fuLure volces lL was crafLed by persons [usL llke you ln a Lrue splrlL of cooperaLlon and ln Lhe hopes LhaL lL wlll serve as a Lool by whlch we can be furLher unlfled lL ls our hope LhaL lL wlll ald ln Lhe sLarL of a new dlalog wlLh Lhe 1 who by readlng Lhls also wlll hopefully reallze LhaL lLs Llme for Lhem Lo llsLen and engage us wlLh respecL lL also polnLs ouL explalns and offers a fully deLalled and workable soluLlon Lo Lhe real core problem LhaL affecLs us all lL Lhen peLlLlons Lhe slmple requesL for all of us Lo work LogeLher Lo lmplemenL lL
lf you suspecL LhaL Lhls ls an lnfllLraLlon of some sorL Lhen please read lL agaln We belleve LhaL lL speaks for lLself
1he new Common Sense was crafLed Lo be above and beyond our lndlvldual lssues yeL lL sLlll lncludes Lhem under lLs umbrella as lL shows how we can have our lndlvldual lssues ulLlmaLely addressed lL makes Lhe argumenL LhaL we flrsL have a serlous problem Lo flx ln governmenL before anyLhlng else can maLLer
1hls makes lL a flrsL word on our common pllghL buL surely noL Lhe lasL We belleve LhaL Lhls ls whaL makes lL so speclal lLs noL combaLlve by naLure yeL lL ls flrm ln lLs demands and expllclL ln lLs proposal lL dellberaLely avolds speclflc lssues LhaL do noL dlrecLly supporL Lhe maln Lhesls lLs merely honesL and forLhrlghL ln lLs Lone lL ls also deslgned Lo breed lnsplraLlon and ls meanL Lo be used as a sLarLlng polnL upon whlch you are all encouraged Lo follow up on wlLh your own forms of publlc dlscourse golng forward
lease embrace 1he new Common Sense fully and help dlsLrlbuLe lL as fasL and as far as you can! lf Lhls so much as Louches your hands or crosses your eyes Lhen lL ls crlLlcal LhaL you musL help dlsLrlbuLe lL lmmedlaLely lf you can afford Lo prlnL coples please do so lf you can upload lL and share please do so lf you can Lell oLhers abouL Lhls or share llnks Lo lL please do so An audlo book verslon ls also belng released for Lhe beneflL of Lhe bllnd (who are of course parL of Lhe 99 Loo!) and dlsLrlbuLed as well
Lach and every one of us musL sLand LogeLher and LreaL all ldeas such as Lhls wlLh Lhe uLmosL of lmporLance We musL acL now! lf we show apaLhy or delay Lhen we may lose our opporLunlLy Lo help lnsLlgaLe Lrue change and we may never have anoLher chance Lo be heard uonL Lhlnk for a mlnuLe LhaL Lhe 1 lsnL ploLLlng and schemlng for a way Lo prevenL us from belng able Lo speak ouL llke Lhls agaln lf we show any weakness aL Lhls polnL lf we make Lhe same mlsLakes LhaL oLher falled movemenLs have made (such as by noL sLaylng decenLrallzed or by chooslng sldes on lssues lnsLead of sLandlng LogeLher agalnsL a problem 8lC dlfference!) lf we donL acL now and unlLe Lhen we may lose whaL could be our lasL chance Lo ever rlghL Lhese wrongs
1he auLhor(s) have declded Lo remaln anonymous ln order for Lhls Lo sLand as a Lrue glfL Lo Lhe masses All ego has Lhus been removed as Lhere ls now no personal credlL Lo be had Powever Lhere ls anoLher reason LhaL ls noL so alLrulsLlc LhaL we musL be honesL abouL We are also anonymous for our own proLecLlon 1he 1 ls playlng hard ball 1hey mlghL go Lo greaL lengLhs Lo make sure LhaL 1ruLhs llke Lhls do noL see Lhe llghL of day 1herefore we do lL as a proLecLlon for all of us We also do lL Lo keep Lhem guesslng rlghL ouL of Lhe Sun 1zu playbook lor all Lhey know Lhls could have come from anywhere even from Lhelr own back yard 1hls ls Lo our advanLage (because lL very well mlghL be Lrue)
Also ln order Lo proLecL Lhls documenL an lnsurance flle has been made LhaL can be opened only by Lhe acLual auLhor(s) and lL ls also belng dlsLrlbuLed ln Lhe unforeseen case LhaL Lhe documenL should ever become corrupLed and lL becomes necessary Lo prove Lhe source of Lhe orlglnal (or Lhe acLual LexL of Lhe orlglnal lLself lf lL becomes dlluLed or corrupLed) Lhen we wlll be able Lo do so 1he lnsurance flle also allows us Lo release Lrue updaLes for Lhls lf Lhey are ever needed and allows us Lo prove source because we can Lhen release Lhe old lnsurance password Lo prove LhaL slnce only we could know lL whlle provldlng a new one for Lhe updaLe whlch would replace lL ln Lhls way you can be sure LhaL lL came from Lhe same source
lf you see Lhls lnsurance flle please download lL and copy lL lease dlsLrlbuLe lL also lL ls Lhe only Lhlng LhaL sLands beLween Lhls message and lLs desLrucLlon lL ls whaL wlll allow Lhls Lo sLay whole long enough Lo dlsLrlbuLe wlLhouL belng lnfllLraLed and dlluLed (or worse)
An Mu3 sum (a sorL of serlal number generaLed from Lhe daLa of a flle LhaL can be used as a way Lo lnsure LhaL a flle hasnL been modlfled please Coogle lL lf youd llke Lo learn more abouL lL and do noL know whaL lL ls) ls also lncluded ln Lhe lnsurance flle so LhaL anyone can check and verlfy LhaL Lhe dlglLal release of Lhls documenL ls ln facL Lhe orlglnal slnce Lhe Mu3 sum wlll change lf lL was alLered ln any way
now for a necessary word abouL copyrlghL Whlle Lhls documenL ls belng glven freely Lo Lhe publlc domaln wlLhouL any dupllcaLlon or dlsLrlbuLlon resLrlcLlons so long as Lhey remaln nonproflL Lhe copyrlghL ls belng reserved and all modlflcaLlons are dlscouraged as anoLher means of a proLecLlon from Lhose who may wlsh Lo modlfy lL wlLh Lhe lnLenLlon Lo dlluLe and/or dlscredlL lL So please make no changes Lo Lhls? !usL pass lL on lf you would
uld we say LhaL Lhere ls no credlL Lo be had for Lhls? Well we mlsspoke 1he credlL belongs Lo you! Slnce Lhls documenL was orlglnally glfLed Lo our mlnds Lhrough Lhe process of carefully collecLlng publlc oplnlon lL really does come from you Lhe collecLlve consclence LhaL ls menLloned aL Lhe very beglnnlng We merely collecLed Lhe ldeas LhaL we found Lo be mosL popular and aLLempLed Lo puL Lhem lnLo words
So go ahead Lake Lhe credlL youve earned lL!
May we dlgress for a momenL and ln[ecL a few personal noLes? 1hls was orlglnally wrlLLen wlLh Lhe lnLenL for lL Lo be noLhlng more Lhan a slmple ueclaraLlon lL had Lhe worklng LlLle of A new ueclaraLlon of lnLerdependence Cnly when lL was compleLed and fully edlLed dld we see lL as a whole and reallze LhaL we may have acLually achleved someLhlng beyond [usL LhaL ln facL we recelved a greaL surprlse when we compared lL Lo Lhe classlc hlsLorlcal LreaLlse by 1homas alne known as Common Sense (publlshed ln 1776 and yeL compleLely ouL of our mlnds durlng Lhe perlod LhaL we crafLed Lhls) When we compared lL we noLlced LhaL lL Loo was wrlLLen wlLh Lhe exacL same lnLenLlons as ours and LhaL we have lndeed achleved a documenL LhaL we belleve ls aL nearly Lhe same level Pence lL became obvlous LhaL Lhls should be glven Lhe LlLle of 1he new Common Sense We can only hope LhaL lL has Lhe same lmpacL of Lhe orlglnal W can make no apology for lLs lengLh lL needed Lo be compleLe and unabrldged because Lhere ls no Llme Lo do Lhls plecemeal We wlsh we could have made lL shorLer buL we Lruly belleve LhaL everyLhlng ln lL had Lo be sald 1herefore we worked hard on lL up fronL Lo make lL as Lhorough and as compleLe as posslble so LhaL lL can be caLapulLed as ls lnLo Lhe publlc dlscusslon and fasL! Ch and Common Sense was much longer Lhan Lhls even lf we lnclude Lhe monlLlons secLlon when we compare slze
Pow you can easlly and lmmedlaLely help
8y afflxlng a slgnaLure you may converL 1he new Common Sense lnLo a leLLer and make lL your own Send lL Lo your congressmen Lhe medla Lo frlends and famlly Lo corporaLlons Send lL Lo anyone and everyone LhaL you can
8y collecLlng slgnaLures you may Lransform lL lnLo a peLlLlon ?ou can even comblne lL wlLh oLhers who have done Lhe same and creaLe larger peLlLlons
8y worklng LogeLher Lo dlsLrlbuLe 1he new Common Sense Lo Lhe 99 and 1 allke we wlll Lurn Lhls lnLo a unlfylng movemenL and change Lhe course of hlsLory!
lease donL allow 1he new Common Sense Lo be ln valn Slgn lL own lL send lL copy lL lease help spread lL far and wlde as fasL as posslble We have no more Llme Lo lose
LeLs Cccupy 1he ConsLlLuLlon! And may we recelve our uue !usLlce and see a speedy and peaceful reLurn Lo Lhe ConsLlLuLlonal 8epubllc LhaL we were supposed Lo lnherlL
A space for slgnaLure(s) ls placed aL Lhe boLLom of Lhe Cur eLlLlon chapLer We hope LhaL by now you have already seen lL?
Cood luck! 1hank you for embraclng and sharlng 1he new Common Sense ln advance and may we all furLher unlLe and Lake our counLry back as Cne (buL wlLhouL Lhe percenL unless Lhey shape up of course)!