Continental Congress 2009

One of the great things that’s come about this year as a result of the utter chaos, corruption, ineptitude and animosity of the current administration has been the rise of citizen’s groups across the country. These are a completely new phenomenon for those of us on the individualism/liberty side of the argument. I didn’t have a “real” blog six months ago and I didn’t really bother to speak up too much in conversation about politics. And, like most people, even though a lot of the time I was exasperated by the jackoffs who lead us, I most of all just wanted to be left alone to live my life.

Well, that time has passed, and as they say, you may not take an interest in politics, but sooner or later, politics will take an interest in you. So for the first time in a lot of their lives, people are taking a stand. Tea Parties, Glenn Beck’s 9-12 project, FreedomWorks, and dozens of others are now active, involved, loud, and gaining the power and money to pursue an agenda of opposition to the progressives who want to radically and fundamentally change our country, communities and lives. The fascinating thing about this movement is that there’s not really a central figure that’s leading them: these are regular people coming together for a common cause.

I’m happy to throw a shout out to one of these groups today, Continental Congress 2009. From the horse’s mouth:

Citizens Rising in Defense of the Constitution

Citizens fed up with constitutional violations causing devastation to the economy and the Nation, are stepping up to join constitutional activist Robert L. Schulz, Chairman of We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, to prepare for a modern-day Continental Congress to take place November 8-22, 2009 at the Pheasant Run Conference Center in St. Charles, Illinois.  Continental Congress 2009 is not political or partisan and seeks to defend, not amend, the current Constitution.

Billed as the “next appropriate step for the free people of America,” planners hope the historic national assembly will inspire the critical mass necessary to restore constitutional governance. 153 citizen-nominated-and-elected Delegates – three from each state and Washington, D.C. — will convene for two weeks to methodically and factually document constitutional abuses which have taken place over many years, across many administrations, every branch of government and both parties.   Delegates will consider specific non-violent, legal civic actions to stop the wrongs.

To help finance the historic event a .999 pure silver CC2009 commemorative round will be given for each donation of $100.00 or more. Planners are also seeking bigger donors they are calling the “patriotic, brave and wealthy” who “understand what Continental Congress can do for America.” Furthermore, a money bomb is also in the works.

The decision to convene CC2009 comes after fourteen years of filing Petitions for Redress with the federal government for repeated violations of the Constitution by We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, a national 501 c3 non-profit with headquarters in New York.  Schulz says The Right to petition was put in the First Amendment by the Founding Fathers, “who did not want Americans to ever again experience a situation where their individual rights or civil liberties were threatened.”  To date, this Right has never been recognized by the government nor defined in any court of law.  Schulz says it must now be used to hold elected officials accountable to the rest of the Constitution “which will shift the power from the government back to The People where it belongs.”

“Americans are waking up to the urgent need to stand strong for the Founding Principles and our Constitution, as every violation further devastates our economy and our way of life,” says Schulz.  “We all desire the same outcome: restoration of our Nation.  Continental Congress 2009 is the only strategy we see that is not political or partisan, does not rely on the electoral process, and can bring peaceful and legal solutions to our current situation.  We hope this effort can be the catalyst that brings the freedom-loving people of America together at this critical time,” he concludes.

Readers can learn more about CC2009,by going to www.cc2009.us