Health department raids community picnic and destroys all food with bleach

Health department raids community picnic and destroys all food with bleach

We were told our food was unfit for consumption and demanded that we call off the event because:

Some of the prepared food packages did not have labels on them. (The code actually allows for this if it is to be consumed within 72 hours.)
Some of the meat was not USDA certified. (Did I mention that this was a farm to fork meal?)
Some of the food that was prepared in advance was not up to temperature at the time of inspection. (It was being prepared to be brought to proper temperature for serving when the inspection occurred.)
Even the vegetables prepared in advance had to be thrown out because they were cut and were then considered a “bio-hazard”.
We did not have receipts for our food. (Reminder! This food came from farms not from the supermarket! I have talked with several chefs who have said that in all their years cooking they have never been asked for receipts.)

Chris Barron Explains Why He Supports Gary Johnson's Libertarian Bid for President

Maine Town Declares Food Sovereignty

Maine Town Declares Food Sovereignty

Sedgwick, Maine has done what no other town in the United States has done. The town unanimously passed an ordinance giving its citizens the right “to produce, process, sell, purchase, and consume local foods of their choosing.” This includes raw milk, locally slaughtered meats, and just about anything else you can imagine. It’s also a decided bucking of state and federal laws.

Farm Food Freedom Coalition

Farm Food Freedom Coalition

Mission Statement

The nationwide consumer coalition, Farm Food Freedom, formed in response to ever more serious government actions denying American citizens the right to foods of their choice. Violent and punitive police raids and seizures combined with layers of oppressive government regulations are stifling independent farmers and producers, and thereby cutting off supplies of natural, unprocessed and nutrient dense foods to consumers.

We resolve to challenge the misuse of regulations and abuses of power that currently hinder independent farms and their private relationships with the consumers who seek to support them.

Our Mission:

Protect individuals' rights to buy farm fresh foods from the producer of their choice

Seek greater consumer access to unprocessed foods

Stand against interference in private agreements between farmer and consumer

Pursue legal action against the FDA and their restrictions on the interstate transport of raw milk

Preserve constitutional liberties and civil rights of independent farmers, producers and consumers

Collaborate with other farm-to-consumer buying clubs and organizations

Support constituents in lobbying efforts at the State and Federal level on issues related to independent farmers and access to natural, unprocessed food

Assist in providing outreach and fundraising for farmers and buying clubs that are harassed, raided or shutdown

Farm Food Freedom Coalition wants to ensure that America's treasures, our independent farms and ranches, are able to thrive. We aim to preserve our agricultural heritage and the future availability of traditional, farm fresh foods. Americans want and deserve the freedom to choose natural, unprocessed foods for generations to come.

Drones Over America

Drone journalism, businesses and policing — the pilotless aircraft could soon fill U.S. skies

In January, the FAA proposed new rules for the use of domestic drones, to implemented by 2015. The agency is being pressured to create new rules in part by the Pentagon, who warns that as two wars wind down, the nearly 7,500 robotic aircraft overseas need a place to come home to. But journalists and businesses also say they could make good use of the drones, and policemen have already starting using them.

The number of drones estimated to be in domestic operation by 2020: 30,000, according to the F.A.A.

Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson on the Subject of drones

Presidential candidate concerned over U.S. drone program within America

In a statement, Johnson said, “The threats to privacy in America – from our own government – seem to never end. Does Congress really think they can just stick an ‘oh-by-the-way' provision in an obscure piece of legislation directing the FAA to clear the way for 30,000 drones to fly over our neighborhoods, and have no one notice?

“Big Brother is alive and well, and now we’re talking about making it easier for him to fly remote control planes loaded with cameras over our neighborhoods. Based on our experience with the Patriot Act, the National Defense Authorization Act, and several other laws Congress has enacted in recent years, it is not alarmist to fear or assume that when we give the government the power to snoop, they will indeed snoop.

“The government, through the FAA, already has the power to permit specific uses of drones, such as in fighting forest fires, looking for lost campers, or helping deal with natural disasters. And right now, they are being used to patrol the border. Some of those uses may be justified and legit, and the rules allow for that today. But directing the FAA to come up with a system that will allow federal, state and local law enforcement to deploy 30,000 drones is a very different proposition, and should absolutely not be allowed to proceed without a serious conversation about a very real threat to fundamental privacy.

“The ACLU, the Electronic Freedom Foundation and numerous other groups are expressing serious concerns about Congress’ action, as they should. I share those concerns. The idea that the air above our heads and homes should be turned into a wide-open playground for government snooping is an insult to freedom and to what remains of privacy in this country.”



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Occupy the SEC Pitches An Extreme Makeover of Wall Street

Occupy the SEC Pitches An Extreme Makeover of Wall Street

Hoping to derail the derailers is a new SEC sheriff: Occupy the SEC, a spinoff of Occupy Wall Street. Going forward, it will be tougher for right-wing corporate media to spin the Occupy movement as smelly hippie radicals desperate for a cause; any cause. Last week, Wall Street spin doctors just got chewed up in the spin cycle and hung out to dry with Occupy the SEC’s filing of a mesmerizing 325-page treatise on redesigning Wall Street to meet the Nation’s needs rather than its perpetuation as a wealth extraction scheme by lawyered up 1 percenters. (The number of lawyers providing public comment was exceeded only by Wall Street firms.)

Far removed from the unstructured demands of the overall Occupy movement, the 325-page tome is precise, hard hitting and essentially nails the core corrupting elements of the current system and lays out what must change. It shows an uncanny insider’s grasp of the minutiae in the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation. And, it is more than 171 pages longer than the collective rant of Wall Street’s own sycophant trade groups, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), American Bankers Association, the Financial Services Roundtable, and the Clearing House Association. The trade group letter called the proposal “absurd” and lectured the regulators that they should first “do no harm.” There is striking and arrogant amnesia in this letter regarding the staggering harm done to this Nation by their constituents.

Occupy the SEC's mesmerizing 325-page treatise

John Huntsman calls for a Third Party

Jon Huntsman calls for third party despite endorsing Mitt Romney

Former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman today called for a third political party “to compete against a duopoly that is getting old and tired.”

Americans Elect collects 64,000 signatures in Maine to gain ballot access

Americans Elect collects 64,000 signatures in Maine to gain ballot access

“Though less than 6,000 voters participated in the last Maine caucus, the state required Americans Elect to collect nearly 30,000 signatures from Maine registered voters across the state to be eligible for a line on the ballot,” the press release stated. “Americans Elect surpassed that, collecting a total of 64,000 signatures from over 400 towns, cities and villages signaling that voters in Maine aren’t ready to settle for just two choices for president.”

Would We Have Drugged Up Einstein?

Would We Have Drugged Up Einstein?
How Anti-Authoritarianism Is Deemed a Mental Health Problem
We are increasingly marketing drugs that essentially "cure" anti-authoritarians.

I have found that most psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are not only extraordinarily compliant with authorities but also unaware of the magnitude of their obedience. And it also has become clear to me that the anti-authoritarianism of their patients creates enormous anxiety for these professionals, and their anxiety fuels diagnoses and treatments.

Lamastas for President!

bill plus the Criminal Ranking system. Just write him in

Jill Stein -The REAL beginning of the end of carbon/nuclear power?

Dr. Jill Stein, Green Party Candidate for President 2012 joins Thom Hartmann. Our nation needs a bold new plan for the future - but Republicans and Democrats can't seem to make one. Is anyone willing to create an FDR style new green deal - and if so - what would it entail?

Caught on Tape: Wisconsin Republican Committing Vote Fraud in Assembly

Caught on Tape: Wisconsin Republican Committing Vote Fraud in Assembly

Yes, Virginia, vote fraud also occurs in legislatures. The Framers were concerned with making elected representatives accountable for their actions. How can they be accountable when they are not present? How can they be sure that the vote that was cast in their name is indeed the vote they intended to cast? (Assuming our representatives intend to take their jobs seriously and are not voting in Party lock step for ALEC.) Not all legislatures allow proxy votes. Vote fraud in legislatures can involve illegally casting votes while absent, sometimes referred to as “ghost voting” or vote rigging.

The fact that this fraud is being committed by a Party member who just pushed Voter ID laws because he was so worried about non-existent voter fraud only deepens the divide; if they care about election integrity, why don’t they care about legislative vote integrity?

Vote Zombie for President 2012

Get on the Zombie Ticket NOW!. Vote Zombie in 2012.

Lee Wrights for President: Florida Debate Highlights

Lee's answers to the questions from the Florida Libertarian Party Debate on 2/11/2012. Mirrored from the Wrights for President channel: http://www.youtube.com/WrightsforPresident

Support Lee Wrights for President: http://wrights2012.com/

WILEY DRAKE for President

WILEY DRAKE ANNOUNCES HIS RUN FOR PRESIDENCY

Elite TV captures Wiley Drake campaigning for President of The United States of America for 2012. Many members of the campaign staff came together including: Congressional Prayer Conference of Washington D.C. Chief Political Officer and Elite TV Political Analyst, Dr. Clyde Rivers; Hollywood actor, Fahim Fazli (Iron Man, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Eagle Eye, Charlie Wilson's War) and EMG/Universal Music Group The S.O.G. Crew. Mark Rafter, Campaign Manager gives his introduction of Wiley Drake. Wiley Drake officially announces his run for the Presidency of the United States. Dr. Clyde Rivers interviews actor Fahim Fazli and Dr. Robert "Battle Ax" Ornelas. Hosted by Corina Gonzalez. Wiley Drake's speech below:

CANDIDACY Speech for PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES

We are at a crossroads at this particular point in America and the decisions that we make today will permeate throughout our society in the immediate, future, and eventually on into the history of America. We can all see the current two party system has driven us off the road and into the ditch. A House divided cannot stand. Everyday Americans are having their strength, resolve, and faith tested. We are faced with one of the toughest economic situations in our Country's history. Our leaders and elected officials are talking more about problems than solutions and dividing us. On a day-to-day basis people are losing their jobs, homes, and most troubling they are losing hope. These are serious issues for any One of "US"

The United States has always taken great pride in the ideas and philosophies that shape our culture and way of life. As Americans, we share a common belief that through progress, innovation, and ingenuity we can reach the height of our potential, and maximize the livelihood of all of those who make America
their home. It is time to Pray America Back to One Nation Under God Indivisible with liberty and justice for all. That means everyone regardless of race or gender. It is time to paint a New Vision of hope and solutions to the people of America.

It is my hope that I will be able to inspire faith and excitement back into the hearts of American citizens and offer the leadership necessary for taking us into a new Vision for America. The leadership, understanding, faith, and resilience we have used in CHURCHFARE, are the characteristics that I have used throughout my life in facing great challenges. When I am President I will return America back on the the highway to Route 66.

Historically the America has been defined by diversity, family values, environment, education, wealth, prosperity, and innovation. It is my wish to to strive towards cultivating these ideals and implementing CHURCHFARE into the everyday lives of all Americans.


Official Status and Exclusive First Rights

Dr. Robert Ornales:

On behalf of the Wiley Drake campaign for President of the United States we welcome and appoint Elite TV News as the "Official" Media Team Captain for the campaign. We further in lieu of this kind assistance grant Elite TV News the first right of refusal on all Campaign media, meaning that all other media entities must receive their up-links through or with the permission of Elite. In the case wherein Elite TV may not be able to attend a Town Hall or Press Conference that Elite TV will coordinate an alternate or release it back to the campaign on those days for us to go out to the general market place.

We look forward to having strong and talented professionals working together to get the message out to the people of the United States and beyond.

Much to do and we are glad your there with us.

Should you have any questions, please do hesitate to call me.

Warmest Regards,

Dr. Mark A. Rafter
Campaign Chairman
WileyDrakeforPresident

Legalize Everything - Einstein 2012

Senator Jefferson Einstein, Junior Republican from South Dakota, eloquently elaborates on the libertarian views which have helped him surge in the polls -- and that he believes will carry him to victory.

2012 convention of the Libertarian Party of Virginia

2012 convention of the Libertarian Party of Virginia

When?


February 24-25, 2012

Where?


Richmond, VA

Speakers:

Carla Howell

Executive Director of the Libertarian Party - Ms. Howell received 12% of the vote as Libertarian Senate candidate in Massachusetts in 2000 – the highest % in party history for an LP Senate candidate - in a 3 way race against Ted Kennedy and a Republican candidate. She served two terms as Massachusetts LP State Chair (1997-1999). She has been a featured stand-alone guest on O’Reilly Factor, Neil Cavuto, Glenn Beck, and Fox Business News Happy Hour and has been covered by Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LA Times, The Economist, and USA Today.
Kelly Jemison

Program Manager, Students For Liberty - Ms. Jemison received her B.A. in Economics from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. During her sophomore year at JMU, she founded a pro-liberty organization called Madison Liberty. Under Kelly’s leadership, Madison Liberty became a strong advocate for libertarian ideals at JMU and successfully lobbied the University for greater student freedom of speech. She was elected to the executive board of the non-profit SFL during her senior year at JMU. Upon graduating, she joined SFL’s staff as their Program Manager.
Discussion PANEL:

Mike Kane

of Fairfax County has been a member of the Fairfax County business community for over ten years. He received an A.S. in Business Administration from Northern Virginia Community College. He then attended George Mason University and graduated from the Nobel Prize winning department of Economics with a B.A. in Economics. He is a charter member of the Libertarian Party of Northern Virginia and serves as an at large Board Member.
Bill Redpath

of Leesburg is the former chairman of the Libertarian Party. He has served as the national ballot access coordinator for the LP on several occasions. He was the LPVA chairman during the 1989-1991 term. He served as the LPVa candidate for Governor in 2001; he and Gary Reams (candidate for Lt. Governor) were the first LPVa candidates for statewide office.
Glenn McGuire

of Newport News attended college in Mount Vernon, Washington and served 8 years in the U.S. Navy as an Electronics Technician. He served 7 years on the U.S.S. Enterprise until 1998. He has worked in sales for Montgomery Ward and as Technical Support for Gateway computers. He has been employed by Cox Communications in their Field Services Department for the last 10 years.


Venue:

Richmond Marriott
500 East Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219
(800) 228-9290

Buddy Roemer Formally Announces Third-Party Presidential Bid

Former Louisiana Gov. Charles "Buddy" Roemer formally announced his third party candidacy for president today.

Dick McCormick for President - Reform Party

Dick McCormick

The Candidate

Sixty-four is perhaps a little late to be having a mid-life crisis so how else can one explain a desire to run for President of the United States? It has been suggested that crazy, wacko and delusional go a long way in explaining the desire to “run.” The truth is I find myself frustrated by Government at all levels.

Perhaps it is a bit pretentious to believe I could run for President and actually think that others would stop to listen to my ideas, let alone vote for me, but this is where I find myself. Not seeing any other individual; Republican, Democrat, or Independent, who is willing to articulate responsible fiscal policies and also embrace middle of the road social values, I have decided to run for President. I wish to give leadership and a voice to those “middle of the road radicals” who now represent over one-third of the voting public.

We previously voted for “hope and change” and received more of the same. As a candidate I will advance solutions to problems that offer real hope and real change. We need simple answers to complex questions. We need common sense government free from the influence of lobbyists who routinely buy political favor to advance their agenda. As a truly independent candidate for President, I will represent the public without being a slave to the Republican or Democratic parties.

Qualifications

Mr. McCormick is a graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in finance. For forty years he has been a financial advisor/economist dealing with individuals and their financial needs on a daily basis. His business is highly regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, one of Government’s largest and most bureaucratic institutions. He has experienced firsthand the effect of rules and regulations handed down by a government agency which has given him priceless insight into the workings of Government.

As an investment advisor it is also imperative to be well informed on current political and economic events. Daily events force you to think through the cause and effect of each political action or inaction.

In their community Mr. McCormick and his wife have been actively engaged in community programs for decades. They have served on local community councils and committees in addition to managing and financing a homeless shelter that operates eight months of each year.

www.mccormick2012.org

Buddy Roemer ending GOP bid, will seek Reform Party nomination

Buddy Roemer ending GOP bid, will seek Reform Party nomination

Frustrated and largely ignored, Buddy Roemer is ending his bid for the Republican nomination and will instead seek the presidency on a third-party ticket.

He says he will now run for the nomination of Americans Elect, an independent group seeking ballot access in all 50 states that plans to hold an Internet primary to choose a bipartisan ticket.

Roemer also said he's been in talks with the Reform Party, and will seek their nomination as well.

Bush, Fed, Europe Banks in $15 Trillion Fraud, All Documented

Bush, Fed, Europe Banks in $15 Trillion Fraud, All Documented

US government lying about hundreds of thousands of tons of imaginary gold, illegal wire transfers and loans totalling $15 trillion. The video, from the House of Lords, is amazing in itself.
What it doesn’t express is where the money came from though Lord James of Blackheath proves conclusively that an effort was made to say it came from a gold reserve in Brunei that, in fact, never existed.

As Blackheath outlines, the “deception and cover” for this transfer is the imaginary seizure of 750,000 tons of gold by agents of an unspoken entity (confirmed by the highest official sources as the Bush family and CIA), the listed “source” of the money.

Lord James of Blackheath FOUNDATION X UPDATE February 16 2012

Lord James of Blackheath, House of Lords February 16 2012
Breaking news Lord James of Blackheath has spoken in the House of Lords holding evidence of three transactions of 5 Trillion each and a transaction of 750,000 metric tonnes of gold and has called for an investigation.

I think there are three possible conclusions that may come from it. I think there may have been a massive piece of money laundering committed by a major government which ought to know better and that it has effectively undermined the integrity of the British bank the Royal Bank of Scotland, in doing so. The second alternative is that a major American department has an agency that has gone rogue on it because it has been wound up and has created a structure out of which they are seeking to get at least 50 billion Euros as a payoff. And the third possibility is that this is an extraordinarily elaborate fraud which has not been carried out but which has been prepared in order to provide a threat to one government or more if they don't pay them off. So there are three possibilities and this all needs a very urgent review.

My Lords, it starts in April and May of 2009, with the alleged transfer to the United Kingdom, to HSBC of a sum of 5 trillion dollars and seven days later, in comes another 5 trillion dollars to HSBC, and then 3 weeks later another 5 trillion. 5 trillion in each case. Sorry. A total of 15 trillion dollars is alleged to have been passed into the hands of HSBC for onward transit to the Royal Bank of Scotland and we need to look at where this came from and what the history of this money is. And I have been trying to sort out the sequence by which this money has been created and from where it has come from for a long time.

Worldwide Fossil Fuels Subsidies = $600B Annually

Holy Cow! Worldwide Fossil Fuels Subsidies = $600B Annually

Globally, subsidies for fossil fuels may be on the order of US$ 600 billion per year, of which the Global Sustainable Initiative (GSI) estimates about US$ 100 billion is provided to producers. Nobody knows the real number, however, because there is no international framework for regularly monitoring fossil-fuel subsidies.

Seattle - Public Meeting - Learn About Justice Party & Rocky Anderson Their Presidential Candidate

Seattle - Public Meeting - Learn About Justice Party & Rocky Anderson Their Presidential Candidate

NOTICE OF MEETING on PUBLIC ISSUES—
Monday, 05March 2012—5:30 p.m.—
at the Green Lake Library—Sponsored by PoetsWest Poets for Justice.

PUBLIC INVITED

Come make new friends, enjoy the refreshments and learn about the new Justice Party that is running Rocky Anderson, two-time mayor of Salt Lake City for president of the USA.

This party stands for political justice, economic justice, and criminal justice for all peoples of this land and the world and is a true alternative to the corporate owned major parties.

There will be a panel presentation followed by open discussion and participation with the audience.

Members of the panel: Linda Boyd, Dr. Richard Curtis, J. Glenn Evans, and Andy Kern.

Monday, March 5th—5:30 pm to 7:45 p.m.
Green Lake Branch
Seattle Public Library
7384 E Green Lake Drive N
Seattle, WA 98115

Contact: J. Glenn Evans
206.682.1268
JGE2@poetswest.com

Alex Colvin For President

Alex Colvin on Healthcare


Alex Colvin introduces his First Lady

Laurence Kotlikoff for President

Default America: Laurence Kotlikoff Excerpt

A portion of my lengthy interview with Boston University economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff. I'll be incorporating his insight on the economy as well a large panel of other experts to understand how bad off our economy really is. This snippit with Kotlikoff addresses how a government might address a 211 trillion dollar shortfall through increasing taxes.

The Boston University professor plans to run for president as a third-party candidate. I had the pleasure of doing this in depth interview with him about a year ago. This story is one of many he appears in my series called Default America. Visit kotlikoff2012.org

Why I'm Running
Our country is at a critical juncture. Twenty-nine million Americans are out of work or short on work. For most of those with jobs, real wage growth is a distant memory. Younger Americans are searching for the American dream and finding no-help-wanted signs. And millions of retirees are reeling from huge losses they've taken on their homes and life savings. The few doing well are doing very well, with income and wealth growing more unequal over time.

Our ongoing economic nightmare was triggered by Wall Street's systematic production and sale of trillions of dollars in toxic assets. The discovery of this fraud ignited a massive financial run, leveling one financial giant after another. Overnight, everyone expected bad times and took steps to produce that collective outcome. The result is a massive coordination failure with no one wiling to hire because they think no one else is willing to hire.

The long-term economic picture is equally troubling. Countries that don't save, don't invest. And countries that don't invest, don't grow. Our country's national saving and net domestic investment rates both stood at 15 percent in 1950. Today, we are saving literally nothing, meaning we have nothing to invest. Without foreigners investing in the U.S. (which explains our current account deficit), our investment rate would also be zero rather than a meager 4 percent.

The decline in U.S. saving is no accident. Our government has spent decades taking ever larger sums from young savers, be they poor, middle class, or rich, and transferring them to old spenders, be they poor, middle class, or rich. Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid have been the central vehicles of this Ponzi Scheme, notwithstanding the enormous good these programs have done.

By the careful choice of words, Congress has kept Uncle Sam's massive obligations to pay current and future retirees their pensions and healthcare benefits off the books. Today, our government is utterly broke. Based on the Congressional Budget Office's latest projections, the fiscal gap separating the present value of projected non-interest spending plus the official debt and the present value of projected taxes totals a colossal $211 trillion.

This is the mountain of obligations we ignore while focusing on the $10 trillion molehill of official debt held by the public. Our fiscal gap is 14 times GDP -- a larger ratio than prevails in Greece or, it appears, any other developed country. Eliminating the fiscal gap under the current fiscal system requires either an immediate and permanent 64 percent increase in all federal taxes or a 40 percent cut in all federal non-interest spending or some combination of these horribly painful remedies. Delaying such adjustments leaves an even bigger bill for our children.

We need fundamental structural reforms of our fiscal and financial institutions to kick start our economy and protect our children from an economic future we would not seek for ourselves. Our tax system is a disgrace. Our Social Security system is an inefficient and inequitable morass of incomprehensible rules. Moreover, Social Security is in worse fiscal shape, even counting its trust fund, than in 1983 when the Greenspan Commission "fixed" it. The costs of Medicare and Medicaid continue to explode, and the new Health Exchanges, while promising to cover tens of millions of uninsured, could easily face explosive costs. We have also squandered America's youth and treasure in two wars that went far beyond the imperatives of national security.

The 2,300-page Dodd-Frank bill retained our "trust me," highly-leveraged banking system. As a consequence, our banking system stands poised to re-detonate, whether triggered again by fraud or by a collapse of U.S. or European government bond markets. Finally, our energy policy continues to endanger our children and our globe and enrich our enemies.

Our future lies in one place and one place only -- in the well-being of our children. Our sacred duty as adults is to protect their welfare. We have failed in that responsibility. Our politicians, in both parties, care, it seems, much more about the next election than the next generation.

The time has come to honesty recognize our problems and fix America from the ground up. We need solutions that are bold, efficient, transparent, sustainable, and fair, both across and within generations. I am running for President to advance these solutions. I am a father, a professor of economics, a small business owner, a consultant to companies and governments, and a columnist. I am not a politician. I'm an independent.

The red Republicans and blue Democrats are hopelessly deadlocked, blind to their common purpose, and unable to listen to one another, let alone really hear the other side's concerns. They are wasting our country's time, endangering our country's future, and unable to advance the straightforward red + blue = purple solutions available to fix our country's problem. My platform, posted at www.thepurpleplans.org, lays out six simple, but fundamental reforms for taxes, the financial system, healthcare, Social Security, energy, and generational policy. I will be adding additional purple plans covering jobs, education, immigration, and foreign policy in the days ahead.

Please examine the Purple Plans at www.thepurpleplans.org and endorse them if you can. Endorsing the Purple Plans neither requires nor implies you are endorsing me as a candidate. To endorse my candidacy, please click on my name at www.americanselect.com. I need 50,000 clicks on my name to become a candidate for Americans Elects' primary. Also please consider contributing to my campaign and spreading the word of my candidacy to everyone you know.

Many thanks,

Larry

Why a Third Party?
There is much more consensus in our country about what needs to be fixed and how to fix it than the incessant, childish fighting between Republicans and Democrats suggests. Each side views the other as the enemy and their intense antipathy toward one another prevents them from hearing each other's legitimate concerns and aspirations.

What's most discouraging is that the two sides are often advocating very similar policies, but because they use different words to describe what they seek, they are presumed to be promoting very different things. Thus we have Republicans pressing for tax cuts and Democrats pressing for increases in spending on transfer programs. But cutting someone's taxes is no different than leaving his taxes unchanged and transferring more money to him. Yet the two sides appear enthralled with arguing over these two "different" policies.

The tremendous value of a third-party President would be in getting both sides to agree agreeably when, in fact, they do agree. But the much greater value is having a third-party President who pulls no political punches in telling the public precisely what's wrong with the economy and explains exactly how he/she is going to fix it. For example, a third-party President should have no qualms in explaining to both Republicans and Democrats that taxing current adults less or transferring to them more is simply unaffordable for a country that already faces a $211 trillion fiscal gap.

If you read the Purple Plans at www.thepurpleplans.org, you'll see I know how to call a spade a spade and also how to craft solutions that can appeal to the broad public regardless of political affiliation.

If you'd like to endorse my candidacy, please go to www.americanselect.com and click on my name to help me become a candidate for their primary. Also, please consider contributing to my campaign by clicking here, spreading the word about my campaign, and volunteering to work on my campaign by clicking here.

Federal Government versus Vermont on Aging Nuclear Power

Vermont Yankee and other Aging Nuclear Power Plants

Great CNN report uploaded 2/17/2012 going over Vermont Yankee. Arnie Gundersen and Bernie Sanders are interviewed, as well as an unsuccessful attempt to get an NRC interview.

VT Governor Press Conference: Vermont Yankee

Vermont Governor Shumlin takes questions on recent develops concerning Vermont Yankee

Brunch with Bernie

Bernie Sanders discusses budget deficit issues in a new refreshing way.

Buddy Roemer Still Not Allowed to Debate - Larry Mendte

Sign the petition and ask CNN and the Republican party to allow Buddy Roemer to debate http://signon.org/sign/cnn-gop-let-buddy-roemer.fb1?source=c.fb&r_by=2443755

CNN & GOP: Let Buddy Roemer Participate in the Arizona Debate
By Steve Gelder (Contact)

To be delivered to: Tom Morrissey, Chairman, Arizona Republican Party and CNN

The Arizona GOP and CNN are sponsoring another debate, this one to be held in Mesa, AZ on Wednesday, the 22nd of February.

Former Louisiana Governor and four-term Congressman Buddy Roemer has not been invited to participate in this debate, even though he has met the requirements to get his name on the Arizona ballot, and despite the fact that he is the only candidate thus far to qualify for federal matching funds for his campaign.

The way I see it, if the American taxpayer is helping pay for his campaign, we should be able to hear him speak.

So, we, the undersigned, are respectfully asking that CNN and the Arizona GOP present the candidates, ALL of the candidates, including Buddy Roemer, in this debate on February 22nd, and that you assist us in making decisions as an informed electorate.

A Petition to Support the Saving American Democracy Amendment

A Petition to Support the Saving American Democracy Amendment

Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court decision in a case called Citizens United vs. FEC.

The Saving American Democracy Amendment states that:

Corporations are not persons with constitutional rights equal to real people.
Corporations are subject to regulation by the people.
Corporations may not make campaign contributions or any election expenditures.
Congress and states have the power to regulate campaign finances.

Al-CIAda? 'US in bed with Al-Qaeda to oust Assad'

The majority of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution this week, calling on Syria's President to end the oppostion crackdown, and give up power. Russia and China are against the move, and want the rebels to also lay down weapons and join talks.It's a year since the uprising started and Damascus is vowing to reform, even as the killing continues. And a top U.S. intelligence chief has admitted that Al-Qaeda could be operating in Syria. That's led political analyst Kamel Wazne to conclude that Washington is getting friendly with terrorists.

Deficit Hawk Hypocrites

Bernie Sanders on Deficit Hawk Hypocrites

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United Fascist Union

United Fascist Union

The United Fascist Union was incorporated in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvaniain 1996 as a non-profit political club to promote the economic theories and political ideologies of Benito Mussolini and Saddam Hussein.

Since that time our Director, Jack Grimes has appeared on television and done hundreds of radio shows for the United Fascist Union and has ran as a Presidential Candidate in the 2000 and 2004 Presidential Elections.

On this website you can read Mr. Jack Grimes’ Statement of Candidacy for the 2008 U. S. Presidential Election as well as a FAQ sheet for the United Fascist Union which will explain to you why it is important that you vote for our candidate and help us establish a Corporate State.

Fascism is the one economic theory that has been proven time after time.  It can raise the standard-of-living and improve the quality of life for all citizens fortunate enough to live in a Fascist Country.  This should be a very good reason for importing these ideologies to America as everyone deserves a better quality of life than they have had under the oligarchy of the mega bankers and billionaire elite.

National Socialist Movement

National Socialist Movement

25 POINTS OF AMERICAN NATIONAL SOCIALISM

We demand the union of all Whites into a greater America on the basis of the right of national self-determination.
We demand equality of rights for the American people in its dealings with other nations, and the revocation of the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the World Bank, the North American Free Trade Agreement, the World Trade Organization, and the International Monetary Fund.
We demand land and territory (colonies) to feed our people and to settle surplus population.
Only members of the nation may be citizens of the state. Only those of pure White blood, whatever their creed, may be members of the nation. Non-citizens may live in America only as guests and must be subject to laws for aliens. Accordingly, no Jew or homosexual may be a member of the nation.
The right to vote on the State government and legislation shall be enjoyed by citizens of the state alone.
We therefore demand that all official appointments, of whatever kind, whether in the nation, in the states or in smaller localities, shall be held by none but citizens.

We oppose the corrupting parliamentary custom of filling posts merely in accordance with party considerations and special interests-without reference to character or abilities.

We demand that the State shall make it its primary duty to provide a livelihood for its citizens. If it should prove impossible to feed the entire population, foreign nationals (non-citizens) will be deported.
All non-White immigration must be prevented. We demand that all non-Whites currently residing in America be required to leave the nation forthwith and return to their land of origin: peacefully or by force.
All citizens shall have equal rights and duties, regardless of class or station.
It must be the first duty of every citizen to perform physical or mental work. The activities of the individual must not clash within the framework of the community and be for the common good.
We therefore demand:

The abolition of incomes unearned by work The breaking of interest slavery.
In view of the enormous personal sacrifices of life and property demanded of a nation by any war, personal enrichment from war must be regarded as a crime against the nation. We therefore demand the ruthless confiscation of all war profits.
We demand the nationalization of all businesses which have been formed into corporations (trusts).
We demand economic reform suitable to our national requirements;
The prohibition of pro-marxist unions and their supplantation with National Socialist trade unions;

The passing of a law instituting profit-sharing in large industrial enterprises;

The creation of a livable wage;

The restructuring of social security and welfare to include drug testing for welfare recipients;

The immediate discontinuation of all taxes on things of life's necessity, such as food, clothing, shelter, medicine etc.:

The replacement of the current tax system with a flat-rate tax based on income.

We demand the treasonable system of health care be completely revolutionized.
We demand an end to the status quo in which people die or rot away from lack of proper treatment due to the failure of their medical coverage, Health Maintenance Organization, or insurance policy.

We further demand the extensive development of insurance for old age and that prescription drugs be made both affordable and accessible.

We demand the creation and maintenance of a healthy middle class, the immediate communalizing of big department stores and their lease at a cheap rate to small traders, and that the utmost consideration shall be shown to all small trades in the placing of state and municipal orders.
We demand a land reform suitable to our national requirements, that shall be twofold in nature:
The primary land reform will be to ensure all members of the nation receive affordable housing. The party as such stands explicitly for private property.

However, we support the passing of a law for the expropriation of land for communal purposes without compensation when deemed necessary for land illegally acquired, or not administered in accordance with the national welfare.

We further demand the abolition of ground rent, the discontinuation of all taxes on property, and the prohibition of all speculation in land.

The secondary land reform will be to ensure the environmental integrity of the nation is preserved;

By setting aside land for national wildlife refuges;

By cleaning the urban, agricultural, and hydrographical (water) areas of the nation;

By creating legislation regulating the amount of pollution, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases , and toxins released into the atmosphere;

And for the continued research and development of clean burning fuels and energy sources.

We demand the ruthless prosecution of those whose activities are injurious to the common interest. Murderers, rapists, pedophiles, drug dealers, usurers, profiteers, race traitors, etc. must be severely punished, whatever their creed or race.
We demand that Roman edict law, which serves a materialistic new world order, be replaced by Anglo-Saxon common law.
The state must consider a thorough reconstruction of our national system of education with the aim of opening up to every able and hardworking American the possibility of higher education and of thus obtaining advancement.
The curricula of all educational establishments must be brought into line with the requirements of practical life.

The aim of the school must be to give the pupil, beginning with the first sign of intelligence, a grasp of the state of the nation through the study of civic affairs.

We demand the education of gifted children of poor parents, whatever their class or occupation, at the expense of the state.

The state must ensure that the nation's health standards are raised by protecting mothers, infants, and the unborn:
By prohibiting abortion and euthanasia, except in cases of rape, incest, race-mixing, or mental retardation

By prohibiting child labor and ending the rudiments of child abuse, alcoholism, and drug addiction.

By creating conditions to make possible the reestablishment of the nuclear family in which the father works while the mother stays at home and takes care of the children if they so choose.

By taking away the economic burden associated with childbirth and replacing it with a structured system of pay raises for those that give birth to healthy babies, thereby returning the blessing associated with children.

To further ensure that the nation's health standards are raised, legislation shall be passed promoting physical strength and providing for compulsory gymnastics and sports, and by the extensive support of clubs engaged in the physical training of youth.

We demand the right to bear arms for law-abiding citizens.
We demand the abolition of the mercenary army, the end to the over-use of our military as a 'Meals-on-Wheels' program in foreign lands of no vital interest to our nation; and the formation of a true national service for the defense of our race and nation. One that excludes: non-Americans, criminals, and sensitivity training.
We demand legal warfare on deliberate political mendacity and its dissemination in the press. To facilitate the creation of a national press we demand:
(a) That all editors of and contributors to newspapers appearing in the English language must be members of the nation;

(b) That no non-American newspapers may appear without the express permission of the State. They must not be written in the English language;

(c) That non-Whites shall be prohibited by law from participating financially in or influencing American newspapers, and that the penalty for contravening such a law shall be the suppression of any such newspapers, and the immediate deportation of the non-Americans involved.

The publishing of papers which are not conducive to the national welfare must be forbidden. We demand the legal prosecution of all those tendencies in art and literature which corrupt our national life, and the suppression of cultural events which violate this demand.

We demand absolute religious freedom for all denominations in the State, provided they do not threaten its existence nor offend the moral feelings of the White race. The Party combats the Jewish-materialistic spirit within and without us, and is convinced that our nation can achieve permanent health only from within on the basis of the principle: The common good before self-interest.
To put the whole program into effect, we demand the creation of a strong central national government for the nation; the unconditional authority of the political central parliament over the entire nation and its organizations; and the formation of committees for the purpose of carrying out the general legislation passed by the nation and the various American States.

Southern Independence Party

Southern Independence Party

The Southern Independence Party is to be officially registered with the Secretary of State's offices of each of the 17 Southern States. The Southern Federation Committee (SFC) is overseeing the organizing and promoting of the Southern Independence Party.

2. Why would we even need a Southern Independence Party?

Simply stated, because neither of the two national parties can be trusted to represent the distinct cultural and national interests of the Southern people. Both parties are beholden to special interest groups whose political agendas often are diametrically opposed to the interests of the Southern people.

While Democrats plunder the national treasury in order to appease accredited victim groups - feminists, abortionists, ethnic minorities, homosexual lobbies and often appease global communism for example - Republicans, in the interests of plutocracy and global capitalism, sponsor policies that seriously dilute state sovereignty and local control.

Yet, in spite of these policy differences, it has become increasingly evident within the last few years that both parties differ very little on matters of broad principle. Both agree on an expanded federal role in virtually every facet of our lives, and the political, moral and cultural consequences of this expansion are likely to be felt by Southerners for generations to come. Both are pushing us into the New World Order which will strip our national sovereignty and subjugate us under the United Nations and the NATO Military Force.



3. Some Southern traditionalists believe such a party isn't viable and think our best hope is sticking with the Republican party. Why isn't this possible?

The 1998 elections very well may be remembered as the swan song of authentic conservatism within the Republican party. In the aftermath of these elections, Republicans have undertaken a wholesale abandonment of everything Southern traditionalists hold dear, namely standing on principle by eliminating quotas and set-asides, defending the Second Amendment, halting immigration and, broadly speaking, reducing the role of the federal government and offering a viable alternative to the dominant culture of liberalism. On all counts, the Republican party has failed miserably.

Even more important, is it realistic to believe such a party even would be receptive to a pro-Southern faction advocating a return to states rights and strictly limited government? If the shabby treatment meted out during the last two elections to Pat Buchanan and his followers is any indication, Southern traditionalists should expect very little from the GOP.

However, there may be a few Republicans in our various State houses who might find our message, efforts and growing public support of interest enough at least to support certain bills we want and oppose hate bills involving "ethnic cleansing and genocide" against the people of the South whose national origin is that of the Confederacy.

An example of how this might work is that we might be able to gain support from Republican or Democratic State legislatures in passing State bills similar to and perhaps even more specific than, USC Title 18, Section 1091 - Genocide (See summary below) for the protection of our national origin and ethnic monuments, flags and symbols.



USC Title 18, Sec. 1091. GENOCIDE

(a) Basic Offense.--Whoever,. . .,[within the United States by a citizen thereof]. . . with the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in substantial part, a national, ethnic . . . group as such--

..............(3) causes the permanent impairment of the mental faculties of members of the group through torture, ...............or similar techniques; *

..............(4) subjects the group to conditions of life that are intended to cause the physical destruction of the ...............group in whole or in part; shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).

(b) --The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) is--

..............(2) a fine of not more than $1,000,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both, in any other ...............case.

(c) Incitement Offense.--Whoever . . .directly and publicly incites another to violate subsection (a) shall be fined not ...............more than $500,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.



Sec. 1093. GENOCIDE. Definitions As used in this chapter--

..............(2) the term ``ethnic group'' means a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of ...............common cultural traditions or heritage;

..............(3) the term ``incites'' means urges another to engage imminently in conduct in circumstances under which ...............there is a substantial likelihood of imminently causing such conduct;

..............(5) the term ``national group'' means a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of ...............nationality or national origins;

..............(8) the term ``substantial part'' means a part of a group of such numerical significance that the destruction ...............or loss of that part would cause the destruction of the group as a viable entity within the nation of which such ...............group is a part. (Added Pub. L. 100-606, Sec. 2(a), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3046.) [Laws in effect as of January 6, 1999]



4. Wouldn’t it make more sense to join a reform party and restore Constitutional government to the United States?



This effort of groups of people to form other parties besides the two predominate parties was natural as the nation grew and economics became political issues. A strong third party developed with certain radical elements of influence from the 48ers who had migrated to the United States after their abortive Bolshevik attempt to overthrow the French government under the influences of Karl Marx in 1848. This new party was called the Republican Party and it elected Abraham Lincoln, a man feared in the south for his radical views against southern interests.

Several other third parties developed from time to time and served, at least, to allow those who joined to vent their particular points of view and, in some cases, had some influence on the major parties.

Trouble had been developing in the United States, especially since the second war with Great Britain over abuse of discretion by federal officers, especially that of the office of President, in the grab for more power than had been envisioned by our forefathers.

During the New Deal of President Roosevelt, federal power began to become more obvious and after the Korean War, Americans began to become alarmed at the grab of power by the federal government and blamed most of this on "Communists in the Government" .

Yet, there answers to the problem was to strengthen the federal bureaucracy in order to deal with the Communists, increasing the FBI, CIA and other agencies and ignoring the rights guaranteed to the people in the Constitution.

Since then there have been a number of reform movements resulting reform societies and in third parties, but to little avail.

Speaking from a Southern point of view, the only thing that seemed to have a chance was Southern secession in 1861. One hundred and thirty five years later, and regardless of these reform or third party efforts, things have not improved for the people of the South, but now, they have even gone down hill for those in the North.

Clearly, then, reform is not the answer today, but liberty and freedom with the restoration of the Confederate States of America.

5. How would a Southern Independence Party differ from the Democratic and Republican parties?

Chiefly in the way we view the concept of nationhood. Unlike the Democrats and Republicans, we reject the flawed notion, espoused by Lincoln, that we are merely a "propositional nation" -- that is to say a country bound together only on the basis of some abstract notion of liberty and equality.

Rather, we believe the United States in general and the South in particular are defined by their historically Western and Biblical-Christian cultural core. This is especially true of the South, whose predominantly Celtic, British and French-derived religious and cultural traditions mixed with the Afro American, Mexican American and American Indian cultures distinguish it from the rest of the country.

There also is the issue of scope. One of the principal aims of the party would be working for social, cultural, political and economic renewal at the grassroots. Our first and foremost goal will be good government for the Southern people. Rather than competing with the Democratic and Republican parties for the national spoils, we would function as a broad-based regional political movement operating entirely at the state and local levels and would remain beholden only to the interests of the Southern people.

While the Southern Independence Party initially will be involved in advancing Southern interests with the States of the present federal union, this does not rule out complete political self-determination for the Southern people for independence and liberation. This could be accomplished by electing Southern Independence Party majorities to Southern legislatures as well as by electing nationalists to governorships and other statewide offices.

Like the people of Scotland and Quebec, we believe that if Southern nationalist State’s Rights governments come to power in the Southern States with the express purpose of securing independence, it will represent a clear and unequivocal expression of the desire of the Southern people of those States to begin negotiations with the other States of the American union to facilitate a process of peaceful and orderly withdrawal from the United States. Like London and Ottawa, Washington will have a moral and legal obligation to allow this peaceful separation as it will represent the legitimate, sovereign will of the people of each Southern State, as expressed via free and fair elections.

6. Where does the Southern Independence Party stand on the issue of Southern independence?

The Southern Independence Party was established in order to serve as a regional multi-state federation for the people of the South. From the very beginning, we have spoken forthrightly for the right of self- determination, independence and freedom for the occupied people of the Southland.

We believe outright independence remains both constitutionally and morally a valid and viable option for the people of Dixie. However, thanks to decades of political indoctrination by a Northern-inspired public school system, we recognize that many Southerners and transplants to the region wrongly believe a peaceful, orderly pursuit of independence via the ballot box is unconstitutional which is most assuredly is not. Read the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776. This is something we must address through a process of political education.

Our goal of eventual, but complete, independence and sovereignty for the people of Dixie remains firm. However, in light of the current social and cultural condition of the Southern people, it would appear the task of securing full independence for Dixie may require years and perhaps even a few decades of effort. We must remember that Irish independence wasn't built in a day -- nor was Scottish and Welsh nationalism.

We will continue to be inspired by the Parti Quebecois and the Scottish Nationalist Party, two parties advocating full independence for their regions. Nevertheless, we believe the most viable model for the South today is that of the Plaid Cymru, the regional/nationalist party of Wales, whose aim is to secure authentic home rule and a renewed sense of national identity within the United Kingdom. It is very reassuring to have witnessed recently the world wide independence movement in the breakup of the Soviet Union. For the most part, these peoples gained there independence virtually without war.

Therefore, as the regional/nationalist State’s Rights party of the South, our principal mission for the foreseeable future will be twofold: to restore the constitutional rights guaranteed to the people of the states by the Constitution of 1787, most notably the Tenth Amendment, and to sponsor a political program aimed at restoring the unique cultural, social and religious foundations of the Southern people. Securing these objectives undoubtedly will carry us a long way down the road to full independence, which remains our ultimate goal.

In short, our immediate task is to secure de facto independence for the people of Dixie: genuine self-government for the states guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights. Recognizing that the ultimate goal full independence would not be possible without a thorough on-going cultural, religious and social rejuvenation of the Southern people, we also will step up our efforts to forge close working relationships with other conservative and Southern political, social and cultural organizations with whom the Southern Independence Party shares similar goals. Most of those organizations are not political parties and thus we should be able to represent the aims and political hopes of these Southern movement groups.



7. If your ultimate goal is independence, what is the difference between the SIP and non-political party groups like the Republic of Texas movement?


The Southern Independence Party rejects attempts to secure independence by any means other than through the will of the people in the various counties through petitions and the ballot box and through duly elected officials following the will of the people and longstanding, constitutionally prescribed practices.

All of us, to one degree or another, are affected by the global upheaval taking place around us. However, in the face of this turmoil, some people, in a desperate effort to restore some degree of order to their lives, are resorting to a number of highly unorthodox "remedies" based on specious legal arguments. These include: forming common-law courts with the express goal of imploding the U.S. judicial system by filing more paperwork than the system is capable of handling; and using a series of cleverly contrived legal arguments in order to declare individuals, townships and even entire states beyond the jurisdiction of the federal government.

While it is true that Texas became an independent Republic and lasted precariously as such for a few years. But, then and even now, Texas, on its own, was and would be again, at a great disadvantage in a hostile and militant world. But, Texas became a State of the United States and later voted 95% by public referendum to secede and become a State of the Confederate States of America, thus continuing her unique history and national origin. Needless to expect the federal government of the United States to tolerate tiny pockets of rebellion or resistance (which, at most, number only in the hundreds to a few thousand) would be ludicrous. For the existing government to allow such action to occur without the general support of the public would surely result in utter anarchy, perhaps ushering in a return of reconstruction type police state action on the part of the U. S. federal government. Our Founding Fathers established several remedies for ridding ourselves of tyrannical government, none of which involves a tiny handful of people drawing a line in the sand, declaring their "independence" and challenging federal law enforcement officials to contest them or their little group.

While secession may be a right of individuals or groups, they do not have the right to act for the general public nor to secede for the general public. However, our constitutional principals and practices do allow for secession by States as their legal right. This, of course, requires the broad based support of the public who elect the State Legislatures. For those States who have never seceded from the United States, if it is to occur, it must be carried out in a peaceful, orderly and, most important, constitutionally prescribed manner patterned after the successful models of Quebec, Scotland and the Confederate States of America or as recently seen by the various satellite States of the USSR as they broke away to gain their Liberty and Independence.



8. What is the difference in the Southern Party headed by Jerry Baxley and the Southern Independence Party sponsored by the Federation of States?

In answering frequent questions we receive at the Federation level and at the Southern Independence Party level as to what is the difference between the Southern Party (SP) and the Southern Independence Party (SIP), the following basic answers are usually sent:

The SP has was taken over (coup) early in its existence which began in the fall of 1999. It is headed by coup leader Jerry Baxley and is run in a highly centralized (dictatorial) manner. They claim to be trying to establish a Southern Nationalist Nation.

The SIP was formed after a couple of splits resulting from substantial difference of opinions of the type of government the Southern people would like to live under.

The SIP is being sponsored by the Federation of States which is an organization for that purpose made up of the State Chairmen who equally vote and try to coordinate efforts and solve problems. The emphasis is upon local control and State's rights rather than a centralized organization patterned after what we already have in Washington, D.C. State's Rights was the fundamental reason for the South to secede in 1861 and remains the real issue for true confederates.

The SIP has the goal of restoration of the Confederate States of America and the Constitution by which it stands.

Thus, to summarize:

SP = Centralism > Southern Nationalist Nation

(people who have spent a career in the military or government service understand this type of organization and expect it. They want a strong leader and benefits from knowing the leader). They preach secession as preparatory to the establishment of this "Southern Nationalist Nation". Their call is "secession now".

(They ignore the fact that most Southern States already seceded 140 years ago and never rescinded that secession nor surrendered as States of the Confederacy. Thus I suppose they are calling for secession from the Confederacy to clear the way for this new Nationalist Nation they want.)

SIP = State's Rights and local control > Confederate States of America

People who are fundamental in their determination to be free from government harassment and maintain sovereignty at the local level avoiding federal controls are happy here. These folks are very suspicious of strong leaders who are prone to take away their freedoms.

The SIP groups call for Restoration of the Confederate States of America who never surrendered as a nation. Most of the Southern States already seceded in 1861 and do not need to do it again*. They only need their legislators to reaffirm Statehood in the Confederacy and pass bills of Liberation. *(A few States were overrun early by Yankee troops or were territories at the time. These may still legally need to secede from the U.S.A., but not those who already did that.)

Our call in the SIP is "Independence, Liberation and Freedom now!"

These in the SIP are the true confederates. Compare the platforms and the constitutions of the two parties and check to see where donations and membership applications are to be sent.

The Baxley SP wants the donations and membership applications sent to their national headquarters.

The Federation SIP groups want the donations and membership applications sent to their individual State SIPs in the spirit of State’s Rights and local control. Financial support for the national SIP is voluntary and may be donated by the State SIP groups as requested.



9. Would separation lead to another invasion of the South and war?

No. This is not 1861. Times have changed. We live in an age of instant news coverage and libertarian views which hold that no government should rule without the full consent of the people who live under it. The use of brute force by a Western nation like the United States to suppress the popular electoral mandate of the Southern people would be universally opposed and condemned in the modern age.

Furthermore, the Southern Independence Party does not advocate or otherwise endorse the use of force to achieve political ends. If force ever comes into play as a result of our peaceful political efforts, it will be initiated by the federal government - not the Southern States.

The use of force by the United States government who, in 1861 had a population four or five times larger than the South, to invade and eventually conquer the South was generally condoned and tolerated in the 19th century. However, today the people of the world no really support such conquest of a people by another people and the Northern States (United States) would no longer even enjoy the general approval of the American people in the North. The international community, in an age preoccupied with democracy and self-determination, plainly see the hypocrisy of the United States if they did embark upon such an attempt.

Then, another problem exists. The population of the South is roughly equal to that of the North today and the manufacturing, petrochemical and oil industries have shifted substantially to the Southland due to for inexpensive land, more favorable weather conditions, lower taxes, more availability of energy resources and cheap labor. Today, the Southern States have large and well armed National Guard units as well. Invading the Southland today would be far more difficult than it was in 1861-1865 and the North nearly failed in that attempt. Secondly, due to the excesses of unrestrained spending and corruption in government, the Northern government has also been plundering the people of the North, the Mid West and the West Coast to the point that the those folks could not be depended upon to send their sons to a war of aggression against the South. Thus, even if there were those men in power who would favor military action to teach the South another lesson, they would likely be constrained by others in their midst due to economic considerations and trade potentials with DIxie.

With the collapse of Soviet totalitarianism and other authoritarian governments in the Third World, conventional wisdom holds that the only legitimate governments are those resting on the consent of the governed. The founding principle of the American revolution is now sweeping the globe. How tragic and ironic it would be if the United States were to repudiate that principle by refusing to honor the will of the people of the South as expressed at the ballot box. The irony of it would be, aside from the tragedy, that the North would easily be defeated.

Yet, this is certainly not what Southrons want. They have friends and relatives living in the North and although they may want to be free and restore the Confederate States of America, they wish no harm upon the folks up North. Trying to get a war of aggression going against the North and persuading Southern families to sacrifice their sons, fathers and relatives in doing so would be unthinkable and essentially impossible. Such a bad idea goes against what Southrons believe in and want for themselves. The Confederacy will not attack the North or Mexico or anyone else for that matter.

The election of explicitly pro-independence state governments in Dixie would represent a de facto withdrawal of consent from the from the federal government. In the new millennium, the devolution of power from the center to local governments and the breakup of old transcontinental empires will be the order of the day -- completing a process that began in the early 20th century and which has accelerated with each passing decade. The concept of resorting to the sword to maintain the old geographical boundaries of aging empires will become increasingly unthinkable -- especially for the Western democracies based on notions of popular sovereignty.



10. But are regional, independent federated parties even possible in a global age?

Yes, easily! And this has been proven time after time in other countries throughout the world. In fact, Southerners are already far behind other countries in this respect. In Quebec, for example, the pro-secessionist Parti Quebecois (Quebec Party) has enjoyed astonishing electoral successes in recent years among citizens who believe political independence offers the only viable solution for preserving Quebec's historically French culture who recently voted 49.5% for secession. They only need about another 4% for the British to let them go from the rest of Canada. Of course, they could seize it now, but with victory so close at hand the practical French Canadians will avoid armed conflict. That seems to be the new way things are being done in today’s world. Is the human race becoming more civilized. We certainly hope so.

In Italy, the Northern League, organized by former pharmaceutical salesman Umberto Bossi, also commands a wide following among separatist citizens fed up with seeing their region's tax base drained in order to support a relatively corrupt, impoverished South.

In Scotland, British Prime Minister Tony Blair's "compromise offer" of an all-Scottish regional Parliament, rather than staving off Scottish independence, actually has stoked nationalist passions and, consequently, the fortunes of the pro-secessionist Scottish Nationalist Party. Indeed, many experts believe Scottish national independence will be an established fact within the next few years. All of this points towards a healthy renewal of human rights and freedoms in an old world otherwise doomed to a repressive empire of the New World Order.



11. You could say that one distinguishing trait of the Southern Independence Party would be its uncompromising support for the historic, European, cultural foundation of Southern civilization. Now isn't this just a code phrase for "white nationalism."

No, it is not. The Southern Independence Party has never advocated the expulsion of other ethnic minorities from the South and we never will. Ethnic cleansing, in our opinion, is a practice best left to the Balkans as we are a civilized people who harbor no desire to see such horrors visited upon the North American continent. While we do believe that the dominant Anglo European and British-derived cultural institutions of the South should be preserved, we recognize Dixie has long been an essentially multi-racial nation with influential Afro-Southern, Mexican-American and American Indian ethnic minorities which, nevertheless, shares a common faith, culture and language with the majority. A return to genuine home rule or even outright independence would not alter this demographic reality which today exhibits less division due to class or cultural distinctions than most areas of the Northern States.

When the Confederate States of America are liberated, the Indian Nations within the territory of the Confederacy, may, if they wish, apply for Statehood within the Confederate States of America, or remain as unaligned and separate Independent Nations. There shall be no more "Bureau of Indian Affairs," and no more reconstructionist meddling in Southern Affairs, by an all powerful centralist, tyrannical government. Sovereignty, Independence, and Self-determination for every Nation State in the Confederacy! An amended and updated Constitution for the Confederate States of America shall be prepared and certified by Congress, and presented to the various States of the Confederacy for ratification.

Nonetheless, this probably will not prevent dishonest liberals from maliciously labeling the Southern Independence Party as white nationalists, but they are hard put to explain the Afro-Southern Confederate leaders and speakers who are also involved. After all, within the predominant liberal culture, any movement that affirms historic Biblical-Christian, Western civilization and rejects all of the harmful effects associated with post-modernism, most notably multi cultural hypocrisy, is guaranteed to be attacked by political Leftists citing their litany of "political correctness" and branding others as "racist, homophobic and white supremacists." These are the hate-words of the Left and they are intended to manipulate those who lack the capacity to think for themselves and spread hatred in order to achieve the fund raising and vote getting goals of such ilk.

Just because the Left will level such accusations with reckless abandon does not validate these attacks. People who think for themselves will reject these accusations for what they are: products of the "Big Lie" school of politics -- a school that traces its political pedigree to Joseph Goebbels and the Nazi party. The practitioners of such junk yard dog tactics should be scorned with the ridicule they so richly deserve. In fact, people are finally beginning to laugh and scorn at the so-called "politically correct" requirements others, including corporations are trying to force upon them. Eventually, the individualism of a southern man comes out and he says, or perhaps would like to say, go to hell. I’ll think and do as I please.

The Southern Independence Party readily concedes a degree of cultural cross-fertilization is a good thing. No one would deny individuals descended from other cultures have made valuable contributions to Western culture and Western culture has made contributions to their cultures. Still, our Southern civilization can be preserved only by safeguarding the unique ethnic and cultural core of each of these ethnic groups from which Southern culture sprang. The party's efforts to preserve our region's distinctive cultural traditions is not a phenomenon unique to white societies alone and certainly not to Southerners, for Southerners are a people, not a race.

Our desire to preserve the South's unique cultural core doesn't stem from racist or white supremacist convictions. As history has shown, there tends to be a high degree of trust in societies in which a substantial majority of the population share a common culture, religion and ethnicity, and high-trust societies act as a safeguard against centralized tyranny. Preserving the current cultural, ethnic and religious fabric of the South will ensure that our region remains a high-trust society.

In multi-cultural societies, where high levels of trust often do not exist between competing cultural groups, governments typically use this as an excuse to enact increasingly onerous laws in order to force people to interact with each other. That, of course, is part of the reason why liberal elites want a multi cultural society; it provides them an excuse to micro-manage our lives to their gain.

Preserving the cultural foundations of the country is one of the basic premises on which the American republic was founded. That is why John Jay alluded to it in his first essay in the Federalist Papers. To abandon this core principle would constitute a betrayal of one of the most basic premises of American federalism.

Multiculturalists rail against such policies, contending that nations do not have the moral right to defend such institutions. If your are a liberal multiculturalist, we beg your pardon sir, but we strongly disagree. Very few nations allow unbridled immigration and most make concerted efforts to maintain the ethnic, religious and cultural roots on which their societies are based. Nowhere in history does one find examples of nations that willingly allowed themselves to be overrun and replaced by competing cultures.

That said, let there be absolutely no misunderstanding of where we stand regarding hate groups and other expressions of ethnic bigotry. While we are pledged to defend the South's defining cultural core, it is very important to understand that we bear no spirit of malice toward other ethnic groups. We urge high-minded individuals from all walks of life to join us in our struggle to renew Western Christian civilization and shun the hate mongers from either side of the fence. You know, in the South we work together, go to school together, enjoy sports events together and often even go to church together. Go away you men of hatred. Go home where you are probably not wanted.



12. Would the Southern Independence Party be a Christian party?

Only in the sense that we believe Western civilization has derived its greatest strength from its Biblical-Christian heritage. While the Southern Independence Party does not function as a sectarian party and requires no religious tests, it undoubtedly does affirm the sovereignty of God in the universe and supports policies safeguarding the free exercise and expression of the Christian faith both in the public and private spheres. This does not imply, however, that the Southern Independence Party will advocate or otherwise support policies that would deny religious liberty to people of other faiths. We strongly support the 1st Amendment as a barrier to government interference in the free exercise of each citizen's religious faith, but it is no barrier to religion and faith being exercised in government. Rather it is a one way bar against abuse. No more Waco holocausts at the bloody hands of government storm troopers against a church group.



13. Why not do this as a larger federation that could unite patriots and conservatives from the Southern and Mid-Western States?

A central goal that represents a fundamental driving force for some of the participants in the Southern independence movement is a determination to prevent the destruction of the South’s unique cultural identity. The Southern Independence Party in this movement is unlike other American third parties. We do not intend to waster our time or funds campaigning for U. S. Senators, U. S. Congressmen or a U. S. President. We shall concentrate upon electing State Senators and State Representatives and Governors.

The Southern Independence Party isn't preoccupied just with a handful of "hot button" political issues -- it goes much deeper than that. The encroachment upon our freedoms and rights as a people by an abrasive unapologetic bureaucracy of the Federal Government of the United States has reached critical mass in its abuse of the people and the politicians being elected by the two major parties simply make promises they won’t or can’t keep and simply vote against each other in congress, only agreeing upon more measures to harass the people and more agents to carry out such totalitarian measures.

The Southern Independence Party is a party who has said "enough". This party is designed to secure genuine sovereignty and a renascent sense of patriotism, organized around the principles of State sovereignty, cultural preservation, peace and freedom through strength, the abolition of the welfare state and prosperity through free enterprise and elimination of income tax and the various federal agencies that presently harass the people. In short, we wish to be the masters of our own destiny and believe this will be possible only by securing genuine sovereignty and outright independence for a fraternity of States working with a Federation of States affiliated together to gain independence through political means. We aren’t just playing political games. The Southern Independence Party intends to peaceably restore the Confederate States of America.

Neither the establishment parties (Republicans and Democrats) nor the other third parties have a real answer nor can they copy the independence issue. There is no way that the Republicans or Democrats can steal this fundamental issue of Southern independence from us without granting us precisely what we want -- freedom -- an action that would immediately deprive any co-opting party of our votes. Our message is, "don’t waste your votes on promises which won’t be kept, vote for independence and freedom."

Thus the Southern Independence Party believes that the time has come to complete the work of our Confederate ancestors who began this work of independence from the British Empire in 1776 and wrote the Articles of Confederation in 1777. We the people no longer consent to be governed by a federal union of the United States which results in the South always being outvoted in Congress and where Southern cultural values are mocked and ridiculed reminiscent of British actions against our colonial forefathers.

The forced subjugation of the South by the Union Invaders has run its course of reconstruction with its military and political occupation, and economic slavery. Political separation for the good of all parties concerned is the answer producing independence for the Southern States with freedom for the People of the South. We have all been enslaved long enough by the federal masters.

The Southern Independence Party believes that our efforts in the South may inspire the rise of regional parties in New England, California, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and the states of the Rocky Mountains and Upper Mid-West. But, our concern is the Southern Nation referred to as the Confederacy or lovingly as Dixie.

It would be entirely right and proper for other groups in other regions of the country who have a somewhat distinctive cultural base that could serve as a unifying factor to vie for their own independence if they wish. However, the people of the Rocky Mountains and the Upper Mid-West and their frontier culture bares much in common with the people of the South, especially in their fierce insistence on sovereignty. They could easily come together with the Southern States in a larger Federation of States operating under the Southern Independence Party to gain their independence with us and hold it in strength.

Clearly, the excesses and abuses against the American people by the Federal government of the United States with its IRS, FBI, ATF, SEC, ad nauseam in their unconstitutional restrictions of freedom and rights, and with their excessive taxation has produced a sound basis for outright revolt. But, rather than see such rash and horrific things happen around us, a political movement for secession and independence provides a more sensible and responsible solution and outlet for public rage. We encourage the people who live in such other regions of the country to consider trying to form their own such parties. A cluster of regional parties would at least serve as a powerful tool for reinvigorating State's Rights and to saying no to Washington.



14. Is the Southern Independence Party a "hate" group?

Of course not. In fact we openly oppose "hate and racist groups." The Southern Independence Party needs people from all walks of life and seeks members primarily from the Southern States. Southerners are a people not a race. We are a people of common history and cultural heritage heralding from our common national origin first of the Confederation of States and Colonies in the late 1700s. And after a brief experiment of 72 years in a union with other States and persons of different cultural background than those of the Southern colonies, our ancestors finally ended their abortive experiment with the united States in 1861, and again formed their own nation called the Confederate States of America built upon a Constitution patterned after the one our forefathers had helped to formulate in 1789. And even though our armies were soon overwhelmed by the invading hoards from the North (who out numbered us four to one) and who took away the lives of our people, our freedoms, property, liberty and our pursuit of happiness, our nation, the Confederate States of America has continued for 140 years having never surrendered* as a nation or a people to the conquering and occupying foreign country from the North called the United States. We clearly have a common national heritage of this Southern Nation and our cry is the same; give us our freedom and liberty that we may again function as an independent nation in the world.

* The surrender by General Robert E. Lee of the Northern Virginia Army and later by several other CSA Generals did not accomplish the surrender of the nation of the Confederate States of America, nor was the ratified Constitution of the Confederate States of America rescinded. The Southern people continue to be citizens of the Confederacy under occupation, albeit that the United States has extended to the Southerners limited citizenship rights in the United States by virtue of the fake state governments set up by Washington to rule the conquered Southern people..



15. We want our Independence back with Liberty and Freedom and a return of the opportunity for the pursuit of happiness.

The party is open to all citizens of the Southern States who share our dream of good State’s Rights government and self-determination for the people of Dixie. We can do this. We can gain political power at the state level across the South.

President Jefferson Davis



Confederate States of America