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A MESSAGE FROM A CONCERNED CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE CONTINUED DENIGRATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, SHOULD IT BE ALLOWED TO PERSIST, POSES THE DEATHKNELL OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND ALL THAT THE UNITED STATES IS BASED UPON.

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SAID CONSTITUTION, BORN FROM THE WORDS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, CONTAINS INHERENTLY THE CONCEPTS OF EQUAL JUSTICE FOR ALL, GUARANTEED LIBERTIES, AND FREEDOM FROM TYRANNY FOR ALL CITIZENS.

THE REPUBLIC, TO WHICH WE AS CITIZENS PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, IS A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT RULED BY LAW.  NOT RULED BY DESPOT, KING, OLIGARCH, CORPORATION, WHIM, WHIG, OR ANYTHING ELSE. 

OUR LAWS ARE LAWS WRITTEN AND PASSED BY DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ACT IN THE PEOPLE’S STEAD.  OUR GOVERNMENT IS OUR LAWS, AND OUR LAWS MUST BE RESPECTED BY ALL CITIZENS REGARDLESS OF RACE OR CLASS.

THIS REPUBLIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT, OUR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, IS EXISTENTIALLY THREATENED WHEN THOSE WHO ARE ENTRUSTED–ELECTED DEMOCRATICALLY–TO CRAFT OUR LAWS NO LONGER REPRESENT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE BUT INSTEAD REPRESENT THE WILL OF ONLY A POWERFUL, RICH MINORITY.

WHEN THE REPUBLIC IS THREATENED THEN THE PEOPLE MUST TAKE ACTION. THIS IS WRITTEN IN THE CONSTITUTION. THIS IS OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS.

THUS I SAY:

MONIED INTERESTS SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO IMPINGE UPON THE DEMOCRATIC SELECTION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPRESENTITIVES, WHOSE CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY IT IS TO WRITE AND VOTE INTO LAW THE LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY.

NOR SHALL THE SUPREME COURT BE RULED BY ANY SUCH MONIED INTERESTS, AS IT IS THIS COURTS JOB TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION FROM  UNJUST LAWS THAT MIGHT COUNTERDICT THE CITIZENS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

NOR SHALL MONIED INTERESTS HAVE ANY GREATER INFLUENCE UPON THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT, ANY MORE SO THAN THAT OF ANY CITIZEN WHO CASTS THEIR VOTE, BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ALL ARMED FORCES.