Together, With Force

Let's Challenge Those Who Dare Tax Our Labor

Let's Be Vigilant In This and Other Matters of Liberty!

"Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: (1) Those who fear and distrust the people and wish to draw all powers from them into the hands of the higher classes, (2) Those who identify themselves with the people, have confidence in them, cherish and consider them as the most honest and safe, although not the most wise depository of the public interests. In every country these two parties exist; and in every one where they are free to think, speak and write they will declare themselves."

In Jefferson's quotation above, the word "constitution" refers not to the set of fundamental laws and principles that normally govern the operation of a government, but rather to man's composition or make-up, for instance his mental disposition -- his "nature."

What Jefferson was saying, in effect, was that it is in the natural order of organized societies for people to be inclined to either relinquish power into the hands of the "higher classes" of that society or to have power reside in the hands of the common citizenry, even though the people may not always be the most prudent nor most effective managers of that power.

We know how Jefferson and the other framers of the state and federal Constitutions declared themselves on this issue of power.

Jefferson declared himself most succinctly when he wrote, "I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of a society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it away from them, but to inform their discretion by education."

The state and federal Constitutions stand as irrefutable evidence of how the framers declared their intentions. Our constitutions unquestionably bound the ultimate power in our society into the hands of the People. Its source was the Creator and each man experienced and shared equally from its grace.

Our constitutions are a set of essential principles that guarantee individual rights and restrict the government, by a set of legal "chains" that bind the government, and thereby restrict its power. These "pieces of paper" are man's attempt to codify and express these extremely powerful precepts defining the relationships between authority, governance and man.

Unfortunately, the mere presence of unambiguous and restrictive language within our Constitutions does not change the mental disposition of those individuals in our society from the "higher classes" who, by their very nature, continually desire and scheme to seize all power from the People for the agenda and objectives of the "higher classes."

There have been, and will continue to be, people like Professor Alan Dershowitz (Harvard Law School) who do not identify with the People; who do not respect the Peoples' Constitutions. Their impetus and avocation is to draw power from the People for dubious experiments in social engineering, wealth redistribution and "advanced" theories of governance.

They freely ignore the letter, design and spirit of the Constitution. They freely and cynically seek to circumvent its provisions. They loudly proclaim that the world at large and the nature of men and government has changed so radically over 200 years that the "higher classes" can now solve every social and national problem without regard for the Peoples' unalienable rights or ancient pieces of paper they say have little meaning in our "advanced" civilization.

Worst of all, they dupe the unwitting populace into approving constitutional amendments that have the effect of shifting power away from the people and into the hands of those in "higher classes."

Such has been the case, for instance, with the exercise of authority over the individual's labor.

We are alarmed over the extent to which government power (limited at first) is now being abused. We are alarmed at the high level of arrogance being displayed by people elected or appointed as public servants.

From sea-to-shining-sea we must sound the alarm and fight against the encroaching tyranny and despotism that has pushed the People unwillingly and unwittingly into servitude, public debt, dependence on government, social malady, and moral and spiritual decay.

Recall the wisdom of Thomas Jefferson. Some people, by their very nature, prefer to see the ultimate power in the "higher classes." Everyone else prefers to see the power repose in the people in meaningful ways.

Our Government has clearly grown beyond the control of the People. It has been unchallenged by the ordinary, non-aligned citizens in any meaningful way -- until now.

For the good of our present society, and in the interest of our posterity, it is dead certain that the time has come for every one of "We The People" to personally and publicly declare themselves.

Which group are you in? Are you a reformer or a loyalist?

We must begin to build a record of those who declare themselves to want the ultimate power in America to remain in the hands of the people and those who do not -- a record that will ring in history the same bell that heralded our country's Declaration of Independence.

The We The People Congress is taking action. We are initiating a campaign. We are calling upon all people who are free to think, speak and write for themselves, to declare themselves.

We will move people everywhere to declare themselves. Our numbers will grow as the light of these truths shines farther.

Who do you favor having the ultimate power of governance -- those in high places, or the people themselves?

What we the people do about run-away government and the steady erosion of our rights, liberties and freedoms begins with you.

Remember, an act of tyranny anywhere is a threat to freedom everywhere.

We urge you to declare yourself by joining the We The People Congress.

There is no gray area here. The issue is black or white.

You either believe as Prof. Dershowitz does that, "We have no unalienable rights, all rights are subject to modification, the Constitution is merely a piece of paper and government should not be limited by the Constitution because it can do good things for people," OR you believe that our government is a government of, by and for the people and that we do, in fact, have unalienable rights that are guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions and that government is limited by those constitutions.

Have you been endowed by nature with good health and strength to attend a few meetings in your geographic area, read and distribute civic information and send letters to the editor?

Have you been endowed by good fortune enough to own a computer and to spend some of your time on activities other than those directly associated with earning a living and educating and raising your children?

Have you been endowed with the intelligence to understand, the perception to see and the spirit to act for the benefit of a larger good?

Do you know the truth in your heart? Will you take personal responsibility, act decisively, seek out support across our land, and move to restore our nation, our freedoms and our Constitutionally limited form of government?

If your answer is "yes" to these questions then you can help the people of America win what promises to be one of the most significant struggles for liberty and freedom our country has ever seen:

Having declared, it is now time to serve.

We hereby call on every American that believes in this sacred cause to volunteer to serve in the We The People Congress.

There is much to be done. Organization is the key. Organization is power.

By acting in unison on common strategies and communicating across a vast network of grassroots volunteers we will rapidly bring our issues and our mandate to the forefront of the American consciousness.

We need to establish "Citizen Vigilance Centers" state-by-state, county-by-county and town-by-town, with reform minded patriots networked by computers, coordinating activities nationwide. This takes organization.

We need a "Freedom Revival." We need to make the constitution the religion of the land once again. We need to fill arenas around the country with people who desire to be inspired by the history, meaning, effect and significance of every provision of our founding documents. This takes organization.

We need to develop plans, strategies and tactics to counter the forces that are allied to erode our God-given, divine rights, freedoms and liberties, including:

The right to privacy
The right to property
The right to a public trial
The right to a speedy trial
The right to a trial by a jury
The right to due process of law
The right to a fully informed jury
The right to keep and bear arms
The right to freedom from vote fraud
The right to freedom from taxes on wages
The right to a republican form of government
The right to a politically independent judiciary
The right to freedom from involuntary servitude
The right to confront the witnesses against you
The right to freedom from government acts not enumerated
The right to freedom from searches without probable cause
The right to a monetary system backed by a precious metal
The right to petition the government for a redress of grievances
The right to freedom from laws that favor public over private education
The right to freedom from being forced to be a witness against yourself
The right to freedom from searches and seizures without proper warrants
The right to freedom from the "same hands" controlling all three branches
The right to freedom from having property taken without just compensation
The right to freedom from federal laws in areas outside of federal jurisdiction
The right to freedom from the imposition of direct taxes not tied to the census
The right to representation loyal to the constitution rather than to a political party
The right to freedom from having an appeals court re-examine facts tried by a jury
The right to freedom from the use of the armed forces without a declaration of war
The right to freedom from constitutional amendments not ratified by ¾ of the States
The right to freedom from the usurpation of the powers of the Congress by the Executive

All this takes organization.

When the organization is in place and the plans are ready we will act on them, en bloc and in force.

Ours must be a pro-active, non-violent mass movement.

Let's Get Organized. Let's Act. The Hour Is Late.

First, learn about and join the We The People Congress and encourage others to do the same.

Click here to read about the We The People Congress (and how it relates to the We The People Foundation).

Click here to join the We The People Congress

Then, volunteer to serve the WTP Congress as a local or state leader. Our country has 50 states and 3141 counties. Click here to sign up for your county or state.

• We need 3191 citizens who are willing and able to help We The People Congress get up and running -- one for each county and one for each state.
• Our plan is to fill all 3191 "positions," as quickly as possible, on a pro tem basis, more or less on a first come, first serve basis. Soon, all the members of WTP Congress in each state will get to choose their local and state leaders.

Soon, preliminary activities and tactics will be announced to our network of volunteers to activate and initiate. These will require very few resources except your time and your personal commitment to this cause.

The Vision: Institutionalized Vigilance

Our vision includes "Citizen Vigilance Centers" in every county (eventually, in every town and city).

The role of the Vigilance Centers will be to:

• Educate the people in every community about the essential principles of our system of governance and individual rights,
• Encourage other citizens to declare and join the WTP Congress,
• Monitor the behavior of local, state and federal governments and confront (intelligently, rationally and professionally) instances of unconstitutional or illegal behavior by those in government, and
• Mobilize citizens and members when the need arises for collective action on a national, state or local issue.

We have all driven through our state capital cities and seen the capitol buildings with their distinctive architecture and the dome on the top. When we see those buildings we instinctively know that that is the seat of state government; that is where the state government is "taking care of the people."

In the long term, our vision includes the construction in each state's capital city, of a Citizens' Vigilance Center with distinctive architecture, like that of Jefferson's Monticello, such that when the people see it they will instinctively know that this is where the People stand eternal watch over their government.

Unlike the state capitols, liberty will be the passion of the people working in the Citizens' Vigilance Centers.

Unlike the state capitols, the citizens working in the Citizens' Vigilance Centers will habitually avoid political questions, focusing, instead, on issues of governance -- comparing the behavior of the government with the requirements of the state and federal constitutions, and professionally confronting all instances of unconstitutional and illegal governmental behavior.

Unlike the state capitols, the citizens working in the Citizens' Vigilance Centers will serve higher callings -- not "higher classes."

Issues of governance shall be their focus. The Constitutions of our land will be defended and instances of unconstitutional and illegal governmental behavior will be confronted directly. The People will restore their rights never to lose them again. The People will flourish materially, socially and spiritually as held in the visions of our Founding Fathers.

The eye of vigilance shall never be closed.

Our sleep is now ended.

It is time to unite.

It is time to organize.

It is time to act.

Let's roll.