Secede or Not to Secede? That is the question...
Jul 14, 2013 10:26:49 GMT -5
Post by Michael Downing on Jul 14, 2013 10:26:49 GMT -5
I have been clear that it has become my belief that secession is our only hope to regain Rightful Liberty. Secession is the mechanism that our states used to separate themselves from Great Britain in our Declaration of Independence.
"The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
There were several secessionist movements between our Independence and the secession of the Southern States and most of those gained momentum in the North. It is still my firmly held belief that any compact entered into by free will can just as easily be dissolved by the parties who entered freely into it. For those who honestly believe that The War to Defend Southern Independence settled this question once and for all I can only say you have completely swallowed the revisionist history surrounding the "Civil War".
There was a time when even mentioning secession immediately put you on the lunatic fringe and you were considered a Neo-Confederate as evidenced by our friends at the SPLC.
www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/ideology/neo-confederate
But there is hope because as of late Secession or at least the discussion of it has made it into the mainstream. I again recommend Donald Livingston's book Rethinking the American Union for the Twenty-First Century.
www.reasonpapers.com/pdf/342/rp_342_18.pdf
Remember: If at first you don't secede; try, try again...
Is secession our only hope?
www.conservativedailynews.com/2013/06/is-secession-our-only-hope/
10 Movements to Secede from the United States
www.cascadianow.org/about-cascadia/in-the-press/10-movements-to-secede-from-the-united-states/
CURRENT NORTH AMERICAN SECESSIONIST GROUPS
middleburyinstitute.org/currentamericansecessionistgroups.html
For those who have not attended recent NC PATCONS you might not know of John Ainsworth or of his efforts in North Carolina. Knowing my belief in secession as the only hope for those who love Liberty John once commented to me that secession is not necessary to regain our sovereignty. You can find out more on his efforts at the link below. John's research and facts are hard to argue with and he is spot on when he speaks about how we once considered ourselves citizens of our states and that those states were voluntary members of a union called the united States of America and how that all changed.
www.ncrepublic.org/learn.php
How Our State Was Stolen
Introduction
The Problem
Prior to the Reconstruction Acts, and the unconstitutional 14th amendment to the constitution, the Federal government had no control, and no authority over the lives or property of the people of the several states. In direct contrast to the intentions of the founders of America, we now see a total invasion by the federal government in nearly every aspect of our lives. No longer are we authoritative State Citizens exercising constitutionally protected liberties, but we have become subjugated U.S. citizens begging an overbearing federalized government for some semblance of freedom.
The History
It is a little known fact that through the course of history, two states called 'North Carolina' have entered the American Union. The first state of North-Carolina entered as the 12th state of the union on November 21, 1789 and was established by the freemen (free people) of North Carolina. The second state of North Carolina, the 39th state, entered the American Union on June 25, 1868. This de facto government of North Carolina (the government that many people recognize today) was put into place by the United States Military, as the end result of the Reconstruction Acts (1, 2, 3, 4). These Acts imposed on us a military dictatorship, an election, a method of changing our constitution, and a constitution, all foreign to our organic law. Through the Reconstruction Acts and the forced amending of the Constitution, a military coup occurred and put into place the government of North Carolina which is operating today; no longer a government of consent by the lawfully authorized people, but one of fraud, coercion and force. Our Constitution therefore, has been dormant, but not dead, since that date.
The Solution
We the people of North-Carolina have re-established the state that was taken from us and are breathing new life into our original Constitution. In 1997, on behalf of the inhabitants of North-Carolina which were present, a small body gathered and legally re-established the de jure (lawful) state of North Carolina that was taken on July 1st, 1868. The North-Carolina American Republic, or NCAR, has been in operation since that time and convenes on a regular basis. The basis of this re-establishment is rooted in a legal argument that is supported by irrefutable historical evidence which was uncovered as a result of over 19 years of study. Armed with this knowledge, lawful state citizens have taken the matter to court - demanding that the current state of North Carolina prove its lawfulness.
"The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
There were several secessionist movements between our Independence and the secession of the Southern States and most of those gained momentum in the North. It is still my firmly held belief that any compact entered into by free will can just as easily be dissolved by the parties who entered freely into it. For those who honestly believe that The War to Defend Southern Independence settled this question once and for all I can only say you have completely swallowed the revisionist history surrounding the "Civil War".
There was a time when even mentioning secession immediately put you on the lunatic fringe and you were considered a Neo-Confederate as evidenced by our friends at the SPLC.
www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/ideology/neo-confederate
But there is hope because as of late Secession or at least the discussion of it has made it into the mainstream. I again recommend Donald Livingston's book Rethinking the American Union for the Twenty-First Century.
www.reasonpapers.com/pdf/342/rp_342_18.pdf
Remember: If at first you don't secede; try, try again...
Is secession our only hope?
www.conservativedailynews.com/2013/06/is-secession-our-only-hope/
10 Movements to Secede from the United States
www.cascadianow.org/about-cascadia/in-the-press/10-movements-to-secede-from-the-united-states/
CURRENT NORTH AMERICAN SECESSIONIST GROUPS
middleburyinstitute.org/currentamericansecessionistgroups.html
For those who have not attended recent NC PATCONS you might not know of John Ainsworth or of his efforts in North Carolina. Knowing my belief in secession as the only hope for those who love Liberty John once commented to me that secession is not necessary to regain our sovereignty. You can find out more on his efforts at the link below. John's research and facts are hard to argue with and he is spot on when he speaks about how we once considered ourselves citizens of our states and that those states were voluntary members of a union called the united States of America and how that all changed.
www.ncrepublic.org/learn.php
How Our State Was Stolen
Introduction
The Problem
Prior to the Reconstruction Acts, and the unconstitutional 14th amendment to the constitution, the Federal government had no control, and no authority over the lives or property of the people of the several states. In direct contrast to the intentions of the founders of America, we now see a total invasion by the federal government in nearly every aspect of our lives. No longer are we authoritative State Citizens exercising constitutionally protected liberties, but we have become subjugated U.S. citizens begging an overbearing federalized government for some semblance of freedom.
The History
It is a little known fact that through the course of history, two states called 'North Carolina' have entered the American Union. The first state of North-Carolina entered as the 12th state of the union on November 21, 1789 and was established by the freemen (free people) of North Carolina. The second state of North Carolina, the 39th state, entered the American Union on June 25, 1868. This de facto government of North Carolina (the government that many people recognize today) was put into place by the United States Military, as the end result of the Reconstruction Acts (1, 2, 3, 4). These Acts imposed on us a military dictatorship, an election, a method of changing our constitution, and a constitution, all foreign to our organic law. Through the Reconstruction Acts and the forced amending of the Constitution, a military coup occurred and put into place the government of North Carolina which is operating today; no longer a government of consent by the lawfully authorized people, but one of fraud, coercion and force. Our Constitution therefore, has been dormant, but not dead, since that date.
The Solution
We the people of North-Carolina have re-established the state that was taken from us and are breathing new life into our original Constitution. In 1997, on behalf of the inhabitants of North-Carolina which were present, a small body gathered and legally re-established the de jure (lawful) state of North Carolina that was taken on July 1st, 1868. The North-Carolina American Republic, or NCAR, has been in operation since that time and convenes on a regular basis. The basis of this re-establishment is rooted in a legal argument that is supported by irrefutable historical evidence which was uncovered as a result of over 19 years of study. Armed with this knowledge, lawful state citizens have taken the matter to court - demanding that the current state of North Carolina prove its lawfulness.