{"id":51,"date":"2009-07-02T06:28:32","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T06:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cc2009.givemeliberty.org\/?p=51"},"modified":"2017-03-20T00:57:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T00:57:32","slug":"why-continental-congress-2009-long-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cc2009.givemeliberty.org\/?p=51","title":{"rendered":"Why Continental Congress 2009? – Looong Form"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continental Congress 2009 – November 9 – 24, 2009: To be convened to establish a clear and strong record by the free people of America in support of the defense of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as given by the Founding Fathers and as the only acceptable governing and ruling law of our land. \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n

On October 10, 2009, The People of America, in each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia, will be invited to choose representative delegates in the first true Constitutionally-correct election held in America since machines began to count votes in secret.\u00a0\u00a0 The purpose of this election is to secure three upstanding citizens from each state with a proven passion for the Constitution, in order to convene a national assembly of The People on November 9, 2009 — a modern-day Continental Congress.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

On what basis can such an undertaking be necessary or even effective?<\/span><\/p>\n

Since readers of this article may be inclined to jump to conclusions based on uncanny parallels that exist between the events of our day and those that inspired our Founding Fathers to convene in 1774, <\/span>let us first say what Continental Congress 2009 is not:<\/span><\/p>\n

CC2009 is convened on the directives clearly stated in our governing documents.\u00a0 This is no attempt to take over our government, but rather a gigantic effort to present the collective deliberations and voices of The People among us who know their Rights and Desire Freedom for generations to come, who can speak loudly enough to awaken and change the course of events which threaten to destroy our Nation now. <\/span>\"Gadsen<\/span><\/p>\n

CC2009 is not about changing our Constitution.\u00a0 To the contrary, it will be an impassioned plea for our citizens to awaken from our nightmarish detour, that we might return to course, that the existing Constitution might no longer be ignored or abused, but truly fulfilled. The facts put before viewers will show we are in dire straits without It and we will suffer greatly until we return our obedience to It.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

CC2009 has no underlying agenda, no secret or devious plan to take over a government or spawn a revolution that breeds violence or further decay.\u00a0 In many ways, this Congress will provide a constructive channel through which increasingly angry and frustrated energies of our citizens can be focused towards a True Solution.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

The energy back of CC2009 is simply the absolute knowing<\/strong> that things cannot continue as they are without a determined, effective, meaningful, peaceful attempt to reverse them. We are, after all, descendents of those for whom complacency or hopelessness was not an option.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

The combined energies of those who attend, coming from every state in brotherhood and good will, will showcase the facts of the hour and make earnest appeals for America to remain True to its Founding Principles via worldwide broadcast. <\/span><\/p>\n

What will happen at Continental Congress 2009<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With grave concern for the future of the Nation and a strong desire to restore Constitutional obedience throughout the Land, delegates will review and discuss the changing face of our people and our government over many years. These changes have resulted in escalating abuses and violations of the Constitution, established to be the sole and governing law of the land.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Similar to CC 1774, Attendees will review a long list of issues which are now impacting America with a view to considering the constitutionality of actions taken by elected officials across all branches of government. The facts will show there have been numerous major decisions and actions taken on behalf of The People which have no authority through the Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n

The American people are paying dearly for these decisions and for their own complacency to recognize and prevent them before they took place.\u00a0 And even more so now.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

How did we get to this place?<\/span><\/p>\n

CC2009 will record for posterity, numerous Petitions for Redress, substantial legal documents which have been humbly filed with the government by The People since 1995, in an attempt to identify, isolate and reverse these escalating violations before they could produce destructive effects on the fabric of the Nation.\u00a0 Claiming their Right under the Capstone Right of the First Amendment to file these Petitions, these brave freedom keepers have made substantial earnest effort, with no viable response from the government.\u00a0 This has been interpreted as blatant disregard for America\u2019s Charter \u2013 The Declaration of Independence.\u00a0 This document, which many Americans hold in reverence as the guiding philosophy for Free Men in America (and the world), defines governmental responsibility to The People under the essential principles of Popular Sovereignty, governmental accountability and submission. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The convening of a Continental Congress in 2009, with uncanny parallels to the one held in 1774, will provide a crucial opportunity to lay before the Nation and the world, an intricate and detailed focus on a Document that is fully capable of restoring the Republic, if only obeyed.\u00a0\u00a0 Indeed, attendees will grapple with the knowledge that disobedience to these, the greatest governing documents given to mankind, are in fact, the actual cause of our rapidly increasing national instability, the erosion and pauperization of the fabric of our society and the increasing distress of our citizens. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though the outcome of Continental Congress 2009 is not known nor can it be pre-determined, it is hoped that attendees, through intensive deliberations, come to recommend specific actions the Free People of America can undertake to non-violently and legally reverse Constitutional disobedience, believing that the cause of our national distress will thereby eventually cease and be righted, the rudder back in place, the ship set on its intended course. <\/span><\/p>\n

Understanding the Sheer Brilliance and Magnificence of Our Constitution – what better time for The People of America to Take a Stand<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

While the People are Free, by the design of Providence, to pursue their own unique Natures – provided the absence of harm to others – our elected and appointed government officials, by the Rule of Law, are permitted only to perform those actions expressly authorized by The People.\u00a0\u00a0 Delegates attending Continental Congress will represent those people in America who believe that any government act is unlawful if it is not written in The Constitution, this being the essence of the \u201cRule of Law.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The Constitution is designed to govern the government <\/em>\u2013 not the People. This document, along with the People\u2019s determination to uphold its principles, is all that stands between the People and total tyranny and despotism. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Constitution gave birth to a central government strong enough to suppress mayhem, insure the defense of the Republic and secure individual Rights by entrusting elected and appointed officials with specific, limited<\/em> and expressly enumerated powers. Without strict adherence to and enforcement of those limitations, there can be no practical limit or boundary erected to control the acts or reach of government \u2013 or hold it accountable.\u00a0 This is precisely the position our failing Republic finds itself in today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most importantly, the Constitution provided safeguards, some little-known or understood in these contemporary times, intended to prevent any central government from diminishing the unalienable gifts of Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness that are the essence – the raison d\u2019etre<\/em> \u2013the ultimate realization which brought the Declaration of Independence and the Revolution of 1776. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Constitution imposes dozens of express prohibitions, restrictions and mandates on those who are permitted to wield governmental power on behalf of the People in any of the three branches of the central government. In fact, it is these conditions and legal shackles upon the exercise of power that guarantee the individual\u2019s Right to hold officials accountable should they violate any of those instructions. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The First Article of the Bill of Rights is arguably the greatest sentence of these amazing documents, as it guarantees the natural Right of individuals to not only think and act freely, but to hold the government directly accountable to the entire Constitution and all of its prohibitions, restrictions and mandates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCongress shall make no law\u00a0respecting the establishment \u00a0of religion,\u00a0 or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom\u00a0of speech, or of the press; or the Right of the People\u00a0peaceably to assemble, and to Petition the government\u00a0for a redress of grievances.<\/u>\u201d <\/strong> Bill of Rights, First Amendment, Constitution of the United States of America<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span>
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It is the last ten words of the First Amendment \u2013 i.e., the accountability clause \u2013 that embodies the essence of the Individual Right, possessed by each and every person to hold their government servants accountable.\u00a0 Therein lies but a glimpse of the true nature of Popular Sovereignty and the Right to Petition: If the People have evidence establishing that government has stepped outside the boundaries drawn around its authority, the People can bring such offense to the attention of the government and make a claim for immediate redress.\u00a0 Further, if we were to follow the directives given through these Documents, we are given the ability, if necessary, to even retain our money, our support, until our grievances are, in fact, redressed.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is nothing in American history and Jurisprudence that can be cited by any government lawyer or official that contradicts this interpretation so crucial to the essence of the Continental Congress 2009 initiative<\/strong>. See the companion article, \u201cTHE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS: CONVENED AS A RESULT OF GOVERNMENT\u2019S VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW AND ITS REFUSAL TO LISTEN AND RESPOND TO PETITIONS FOR REDRESS.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Claiming True Citizenship in America \u2013 Freedom Keepers for The Constitution — The Petitions for Redress<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Since 1995, the We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, Inc<\/strong>., and its predecessor organization, with the support of tens of thousands of Americans, has scrutinized the behavior of officials in the central government, comparing that behavior with the requirements of the Constitution and petitioning the three branches of the central government for redress of numerous violations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Petitions for Redress are not political statements \u2013 they are legal Notices regarding unlawful acts.\u00a0 Viewed together, they are an instant opportunity for Americans to see that the \u201cissues or crises of the day\u201d all have a common thread as violations of the Constitution and the Principles contained therein.\u00a0 Were our people re-dedicated to the simple, earnest task of ensuring the Constitution was upheld at all times, our Nation would be raised instantly above parties, politics, personalities, special interests and the rest.\u00a0 The focus would be on fulfilling the Constitution which was established to take us through any situation in advance of civilization, if only we would give obedience to It:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n