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American Patriot Party National
Platform
Oregon Patriot Party Platform:
Platform Issues Established by the
Declaration of Independence,
Documents and Letters of the Originating Founding Fathers:
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The American Patriot Party Platform maintains that its Platform is to:
"Protect, defend and implement the intents set forth in the Originating
Founders Letters which includes "The Absolute Rights of the Colonists of 1772"
and the Declaration of Independence, the documents which define Freedom" This
Platform may be amended as needed through the literal understanding of these
documents that define and establish freedom and a free country.
Its Motto: "Inalienable Rights, States Rights, Local Control"
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We the members of the American Patriot Party present the following to be
our party platform.
We have taken the approach that we would like to see the federal government
take and have tied all of our platform statements to the Declaration of Independence,
The Constitution and other founding documents.
To this end we have divided the platform into 10 distinct subjects.
1.) Origin of Government
2.) Limited Federal Government
3.) Rights of the Individual
4.) Rights of the States
5.) Responsibilities of the Federal Government
6.) Rights of Local Communities over State, County, Federal governments,
entities and outside intervention.
7.) Roles and Duties within the Federal Government - The Executive Branch
8.) Roles and Duties within the Federal Government - The Judicial Branch
9.) Roles and Duties within the Federal Government - The Legislative Branch
10.) Campaigns and Elections
Discussion on Platform issues:
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Note that the Constitution's sole purpose is to limit the Federal Government.
The Constitution does not grant us rights, rights are God given natural birth
rights as established by the intents written by the founding fathers of freedom
and the Declaration of Independence:
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"If men through fear, fraud or mistake, should in terms renounce and
give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the great
end of society, would absolutely vacate such renunciation; the right to freedom
being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of Man to alienate
this gift, and voluntarily become a slave."
Samuel Adams, Rights of the Colonists, 1772
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The Declaration of Independence
presents "... to which the laws of "nature" and of "nature's God" "entitle"
them, (all men)"
The Originating Founders letters of intent and Declaration of Independence
are documents that further define and establish these Inalienable Rights as
Supreme law in any country that considers itself free;
Since these certain inalienable rights are the basis and foundation of freedom,
and the establishing documents that allowed for all others to exist, these
alone are the founding documents.
The founders Letters define intent and are further establishing documents
of freedom.
The Articles of Confederacy deserve acknowledgment as they are what allowed
the country to flourish under unified protection between the Free and Independent
States.
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Article VI of the US Constitution:
"All Debts contracted and "Engagements"
(i.e. Declaration of Independence with and of the people) entered into, before
the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United
States under "this" Constitution, as under the Confederation."
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The Declaration of Independence
and The Articles of Confederacy are the original intent of the free system
of government by free and independent, united states.
The federalist Papers are simply discussions and debate. They further were
opposed by the Author of the Declaration of Independence and attempt presently
to usurp Independent States Rights as presented in the 37th and 39th Grievances
of the Declaration of Independence:
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37.) We, therefore, the representatives
of the United States of America, in general congress assembled, appealing
to the Supreme Judge of the World for the rectitude of our intentions,
do, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies,
solemnly publish and declare that these united colonies are, and
of right ought to be, "free" and "independent" states;
39.) and that as free and independent
states they have full power to levy war, conclude peace,
contract alliances, establish commerce,
and to do all other acts and things which
independent states may "of right" do."
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The Constitution simply limits the federal government.
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Republicans Whig Party Platform --------
1. That the Federal Government is one of limited power,
derived solely from the Constitution and the
grants of power made therein ought to be strictly construed by all the departments
and agents of the government and that it is inexpedient and dangerous
to exercise doubtful constitutional powers.
2. That the Constitution does not
confer upon the General Government the power to commence and carry
on a general system of internal improvements. (ie. all "Administrative" so
called law and powers should be abolished and restricted)
3. That the Constitution does not confer authority upon the Federal
Government, directly or indirectly, to assume the debts of the several
States, contracted for local and internal improvements, or other State purposes
nor would such assumption be just or expedient. (ie. all "Administrative"
so called law and powers should be abolished and restricted)
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The Bill of rights limits the Federal
Government from touching, altering or manipulating these rights. These major
rights are absolutely protected from being tampered with and are basically
the "Major Safe guards against any tampering from anyone, most particularly
placed in this document for protections from actions of the federal government,
and from any states within the assembly of states involved within that Constitution.
The Constitution however does not establish any rights, as certain inalienable
rights are God given birth rights possessed by all men.
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Republican" Party Platform ------
" 7. That Congress has "no" power to charter a national bank that
we believe such an institution one of deadly hostility to the best interests
of the country, dangerous to our republican institutions and the liberties
of the people, and calculated to place the business of the country within
the control of a concentrated money power, and above the laws
and the will of the people and that the results of the Democratic
legislation in this and all other financial measures upon which issues have
been made between the two political parties of the country, have demonstrated
to candid and practical men of all parties, their soundness, safety, and utility,
in all business pursuits.
8. That the separation of the moneys of the Government from banking
institutions is indispensable for the safety of the funds of the Government
and the rights of the people.
9. That we are decidedly opposed to taking
from the President the qualified veto power, by which he is enabled, under
restrictions and responsibilities amply sufficient to guard the public interests,
to suspend the passage of a bill whose merits cannot secure the approval of
two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, until the judgment
of the people can be obtained thereon, and which has saved the American people
from the corrupt and tyrannical domination of the Bank of the United States
and from a corrupting system of general internal improvements (ie. all "Administrative"
so called law and powers should be abolished and restricted).
10. That the liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration
of Independence, and sanctioned by the Constitution, which makes
ours the land of liberty and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation,
have ever been cardinal principles in
the Democratic faith, and every attempt to abridge the privilege of becoming
citizens and the owners of soil among us, ought to be resisted with the same
spirit which swept the alien and sedition laws from our statute
books.
And Whereas, Since the foregoing declaration was uniformly adopted by our
predecessors in National Conventions, an adverse political and religious test
has been secretly organized by a party claiming to
be exclusively American, it is proper that the American Democracy should
clearly define its relation thereto, and declare its determined opposition
to all secret political societies, by whatever name they may be called."
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To this the American Patriot Party
adds opposition of any corporate, union, financial entity, special interest
or government, whether foreign or domestic, that by fiscal or political
acts devise or attempt to devise in any way as to organize hidden political
agendas that undermine the foundations of freedoms established of the founders
of 1776 and the Declaration of Independence.
1.) The Origin of Our Government
We the Members of the American Patriot Party,
acknowledge that the Declaration of Independence and the "Absolute Rights
of the Colonists of 1772" established the foundation of freedom and a free
society.
That the Declaration of Independence and the Founders letters of 1776
and the "Absolute Rights of the Colonists of 1772" established the intent
and purpose of this free society.
Within these documents are defined certain, inalienable, rights, which precede
all other laws and regulations.
These Certain, Inalienable, Rights, are supreme laws which are certain,
inalienable, unchangeable, inalterable, God given birth rights.
Samuel Adams, The Absolute
Rights of the Colonists
(The American Patriot Party: The Absolute Rights of Man)
20 Nov.
1772 Writings 2:350--59
The Committee appointed by the Town
the second Instant "to State the Rights of the Colonists and of this Province
[Volume 5, Page 395] in particular, as Men, as Christians, and as Subjects;
to communicate and publish the same to the several Towns in this Province
and to the World as the sense of this Town with the Infringements and Violations
thereof that have been, or from Time to Time may be made. Also requesting
of each Town a free Communication of their Sentiments Reported--
First, a State of the Rights of the Colonists and of this Province in particular--
Secondly, A List of the Infringements, and Violations of those Rights.--
Thirdly, A Letter of Correspondence with the other Towns.--
1st. Natural Rights of the Colonists as Men.--
Among the Natural Rights of the Colonists
are these
First. a Right to Life;
Secondly to Liberty;
Thirdly to Property;
(Fourthly) together with the Right
to support and defend them in the best manner they can--
Those are evident Branches
of, rather than deductions from the Duty of Self Preservation,
commonly called the "First Law of Nature--"
All Men have a Right to remain
in a State of Nature as long as they please: And in case of intolerable
Oppression, Civil or Religious, (the Right) to leave
the Society they belong to, and enter into another.--
When Men enter into Society, it is by voluntary consent; and they have a
right to demand and insist upon the performance of such conditions,
And previous limitations as form an equitable
original compact.--
Every natural Right not expressly
given up or from the nature of a Social Compact necessarily ceded "remains".--
All positive and civil laws,
should conform as far as possible, to the Law of natural reason and equity.--
As neither reason requires, nor religion permits
the contrary, every Man living in or out of a state of civil society,
has a right peaceably and quietly to worship God according to the dictates
of his conscience.--
"Just and true liberty, equal and impartial
liberty" in matters spiritual and temporal, is a thing that all Men are clearly
entitled to, by the eternal and immutable laws
Of God and nature, as well as by the law of Nations,
& all well grounded municipal laws, which "must" have their foundation
in the former.--
In regard to Religion, mutual toleration
in the different professions thereof, is what all good and candid minds in
all ages have ever practiced; and both by precept and example inculcated on
mankind: And it is now generally agreed among Christians that this spirit
of toleration in the fullest extent consistent with the being of civil society
"is the chief characteristical mark of the true church"1 & In so much
that Mr. Lock has asserted, and proved beyond the possibility of contradiction
on any solid ground, that such toleration ought to be extended to all whose
doctrines are not subversive of society. The only Sects which he thinks ought
to be, and which by all wise laws are excluded from such toleration, are those
who teach Doctrines subversive of the Civil Government under which they live.
The Roman Catholics or Papists are excluded by reason of such Doctrines as
these "that Princes excommunicated may be deposed, and those they call
Heretics may be destroyed without mercy; besides their recognizing the
Pope in so absolute a manner, in subversion of Government, by introducing
as far as possible into the states, under whose protection they enjoy life,
liberty and property, that solecism in politicks, Imperium in imperio2 leading
directly to the worst anarchy and confusion, civil discord, war and blood
shed-- (APP Note: This past history
of Catholic and Papist extremism readily applies to present Islamic
extremism)
The natural liberty of Men by entering
into society is abridged or restrained so far only as is necessary for the
Great end of Society the best good of the whole--
In the state of nature, every man is under God, Judge and sole Judge,
of his own rights and the injuries done him: By entering into society,
he agrees to an Arbiter or indifferent Judge between him and his neighbors;
but he no more renounces his original right,
than by taking a cause out of the ordinary course of law, and leaving the
decision to Referees or indifferent Arbitrations. In the last case he must
pay the Referees for time and trouble; he should be also willing to pay his
Just quota for the support of government, the law and constitution; the end
of which is to furnish indifferent and impartial Judges in all cases that
may happen, whether civil ecclesiastical, marine or military.--
"The natural liberty of man is to be free
from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will or legislative
authority of man; but only to have the "law of nature"
for his "rule"."--
(APP Note: very important
as it applies the rule of the laws of nature)
In the state of nature men may as
the Patriarchs did, employ hired servants for the defense of their lives,
liberty and property: and they should pay them reasonable wages. Government
was instituted for the purposes of common defense; and those who hold the
reins of government have an equitable natural right to an honorable support
from the same principle "that the laborer is worthy of his hire" but then
the same community which they serve, ought to be assessors of their pay:
Governors have no right to seek what they please;
by this, instead of being content with the station assigned them, that of
honorable servants of the society, they would soon become Absolute masters,
Despots, and Tyrants. Hence as a private man has a right to say,
what wages he will give in his private affairs, so has a Community to determine
what they will give and grant of their Substance, for the Administration of
public affairs. And in both cases more are ready generally to offer their
Service at the proposed and stipulated price, than are able and willing to
perform their duty.--
In short it is the greatest absurdity
to suppose it in the power of one or any number of men at the entering into
society, to renounce their essential natural rights, or the means of preserving
those rights when the great end of civil government
from the very nature of its institution is for the support, protection
and defense of those very rights: the principal of which as is before
observed, are life liberty and property. If men through
fear, fraud or mistake, should in terms renounce and give up any essential
natural right, the eternal law of reason and the great end of society, would
absolutely vacate such renunciation; the [Volume 5, Page 396] right to freedom
being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of Man to alienate
this gift, and voluntarily become a slave--
2d. The Rights of the Colonists
as Christians--
These may be best understood by reading--and
carefully studying the institutes of the great Lawgiver and head of the Christian
Church: which are to be found clearly written and promulgated in the New Testament--
By the Act of the British Parliament commonly called the Toleration Act,
every subject in England Except Papists was restored to, and re-established
in, his natural right to worship God according to the dictates of his own
conscience. And by the Charter of this Province it is granted ordained and
established (that it is declared as an original right) that there shall be
liberty of conscience allowed in the worship of God, to all Christians except
Papists, inhabiting or which shall inhabit or be resident within said Province
or Territory.3 Magna Charta
itself (1225) is in substance
but a constrained Declaration, or proclamation, and promulgation in the name
of King, Lord, and Commons of the sense the latter had of their original inherent,
indefeasible natural Rights,4 as also those of free Citizens
equally perdurable with the other. That great author that great jurist, and
even that Court writer Mr. Justice Blackstone holds that this recognition
was justly obtained of King John sword in hand: and peradventure it must
be one day sword in hand again rescued and preserved from total destruction
and oblivion.--
3d. The Rights of the Colonists as Subjects
(APP Note: The Declaration of
Independence, Constitution debates and in fact this earlier document, removed
the status as "subjects"; and established Free Man as Independent and with
rights that supersede any an all powers on earth).
A Common Wealth or state is a body
politick or civil society of men, united together to promote their mutual
safety and prosperity, by means of their union.5
The absolute Rights of Englishmen,
and all freemen in or out of Civil society, are principally, personal security
personal liberty and private property.
All Persons born in the British American Colonies are by the laws of God
and nature, and by the Common law of England, exclusive of all charters from
the Crown, well Entitled, and by the Acts of the British Parliament are declared
to be entitled to all the natural essential, inherent & inseparable Rights
Liberties and Privileges of Subjects born in Great Britain, or within the
Realm. Among those Rights are the following; which no men or body of men,
consistently with their own rights as men and citizens or members of society,
can for themselves give up, or take away from others
First, "The first fundamental
positive law of all Commonwealths or States, is the establishing the legislative
power; as the first fundamental natural law also, which is to govern even
the legislative power itself, is the preservation of the
Society."6
Secondly, The Legislative
has no right to absolute arbitrary
power over the lives and fortunes of the people: Nor can mortals
assume a prerogative, not only too high for men, but for Angels; and therefore
reserved for the exercise of the Deity alone.--
"The Legislative cannot Justly
assume to itself a power to rule by extempore arbitrary decrees; but it is bound
to see that Justice is dispensed, and that the rights of the subjects be decided,
by promulgated, standing and
known laws, and authorized independent
Judges;" that is independent as far as possible of Prince or People. "There
shall be one rule of Justice for rich and poor; for the favorite in Court,
and the Countryman at the Plough."7
Thirdly, The supreme power
cannot Justly take from any man, any part of his property without his consent,
in person or by his Representative.--
These are some of the first principles of natural
law & Justice, and the great Barriers of all free states, and of the British
Constitution in particular. It is utterly irreconcilable to these principles,
and to many other fundamental maxims of the common law, common sense
and reason, that a British house of commons, should have a right,
at pleasure, to give and grant the property of the Colonists. That these
Colonists are well entitled to all the essential rights, liberties and
privileges of men and freemen, born in Britain, is manifest, not only from
the Colony charter, in general, but acts of the British Parliament.
The statute of the 13th of George 2. c. 7. naturalizes even foreigners
after seven years residence. The words of the Massachusetts Charter are
these, "And further our will and pleasure is, and we do hereby for us, our
heirs and successors, grant establish and ordain, that all and every of the
subjects of us, our heirs and successors, which shall go to and inhabit within
our said province or territory and every of their children which shall happen
to be born there, or on the seas in going thither, or returning from thence
shall have and enjoy, all liberties and immunities
of free and natural subjects within any of the dominions of us, our heirs
and successors, to all intents constructions & purposes whatsoever
as if they and every of them were born within this our Realm of England."
Now what liberty can there
be, where property is taken away without consent? Can it be said
with any colour of truth and Justice, that this Continent of three thousand
miles in length, and a breadth as yet unexplored, in which however, its supposed,
there are five millions of people, has the least voice, vote or influence
in the decisions of the British Parliament? Have they, all together, any more
right or power to return a single member to that house of commons, who have
not inadvertently, but deliberately assumed a power to dispose of their lives,8 Liberties and
properties, than to choose an Emperor of China! Had the Colonists a right
to return members to the British parliament, it would only be hurtful; as
from their local situation and circumstances it is impossible they should
be ever truly and properly represented there. The inhabitants of this country
in all probability in a few years will be more numerous, than those of Great
Britain and Ireland together; yet it is absurdly expected [Volume
5, Page 397] by the promoters of the present measures, that these, with their
posterity to all generations, should be easy while their property, shall
be disposed of by a house of commons at three thousand miles distant from
them; and who cannot be supposed to have the least care or concern for their
real interest: Who have not only no natural care for their interest,
but must be in effect bribed against it; as every burden they lay on the
colonists is so much saved or gained to themselves. Hitherto many
of the Colonists have been free from Quit Rents; but if the breath of a British
house of commons can originate an act for taking away all our money, our lands
will go next or be subject to rack rents from haughty and relentless landlords
who will ride at ease, while we are trodden in the dirt. The Colonists have
been branded with the odious names of traitors and rebels, only for complaining
of their grievances; How long such treatment will, or ought to be born is
submitted.
1. See Locks Letters on Toleration.; 2. A Government within a Government--;
3. See 1. Wm. and Mary. St. 2. C. 18--and Massachusetts Charter.; 4. Lord
Cokes Inst. Blackstone, Commentaries--Vol. 1st. Page 122.; 5. See Lock
and Vatel--; 6. Locke on Government. Salus Populi Suprema Lex esto--; 7. Locke--;
8. See the Act of the last Session, relating to the Kings Dock Yards--
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These Laws are as Valid today as they were
then:
Rights of the Colonists:
Every natural Right not expressly given
up or from the nature of a Social Compact "necessarily" ceded remains.--
Constitution:
Amendment IX: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights,
shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by
the people.
Amendment X: The
powers not delegated
to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the
States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the
people.
Intent of Powers and Rights Defined and Reserved
during the Constitutional Debates:
MONDAY, June 16, 1788. NOTE: [Elliot misprinted
this as Monday, June 14, 1788.]
(See our 2006 News
Letter "The Division of Power" that lists this debate.)
American Patriot Party Note:
The question on the table was whether or not to place a Bill of Rights in
the Constitution;
The Anti Federalists wanted it placed as a safe guard to our freedoms to
fend off any interpretations later down the road; the federalists did not
think it was needed as they felt such rights were of common knowledge through
their history from the Magna Carta to the Absolute Rights of the Colonists.
We can thank Patrick Henery, George Mason and the Anti federalists for winning
out, as most people today have not read and do not understand the freedoms
foundations in these documents. The lack of this knowledge places our freedoms
in peril.
The debates establish that all of our
prior rights are still retained.
Mr. Marshall:
"... He then concluded by observing, that the
power of governing the militia was not vested in the states by implication,
because, being >>>possessed of it<<<
antecedent to the adoption of the government, and >>>not being
divested of it<<< by any grant or restriction in the Constitution,
they must necessarily be as >>>fully possessed of it as ever
they had been.<<< And it could not be said that the states
derived any powers from that system, >>>but retained them,<<<
though not acknowledged in any part of it.
George Mason:
"...That Congress should have power to provide for the general welfare of
the Union, I grant. But I wish a clause in the Constitution, with respect
to all powers which are not granted, that they are retained by the states.
Otherwise, the power of providing
for the general welfare may be perverted to its destruction.
Many gentlemen, whom I respect,
take different sides of this question. We wish this amendment to be introduced,
to remove our apprehensions. There was a clause in the Confederation reserving
to the states respectively every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly
delegated to the United States. This clause has never been complained of,
but approved by all Why not, then, have a similar clause in this Constitution,
in which it is the more indispensably necessary than in the Confederation,
because of the great augmentation of power vested in the former? In my humble apprehension,
unless there be some such clear and finite expression, this clause now under
consideration will go to any thing our rulers may think proper. Unless there
be some express declaration that every thing not given is retained, it will
be carried to any power Congress may please.
Patrick Henery:
"... At the revolution, it must be admitted that it was their sense
to set down those great rights which ought, in all countries, to be held inviolable
and sacred. Virginia did so, we all remember. She made a compact to reserve,
expressly, certain rights."
George Nicholas:
"... It is agreed upon by all that the people
have all power. If they part with any of it, is it necessary to declare that
they retain the rest? Liken it to any similar case. If I have one thousand
acres of land, and I grant five hundred acres of it, must I declare that I
retain the other five hundred? Do I grant the whole thousand acres, when I
grant five hundred, unless I declare that the five hundred I do not give belong
to me still? It is so in this case. After granting some powers, the
rest must "remain with the people".
We, the members of the American
Patriot Party, acknowledge that the U.S. Constitution, adhering, respective
and subject to these earlier Engagements (Articles VI, IX and X), established
a Republic, under God, to be governed be the rule of defined law which respects,
upholds and protects these certain, inalienable, Rights
which are supreme law.
This is contrary to the popular opinion
that our nation is a democracy, except only in those areas that are not in
conflict with these inalienable rights.
In our Republic, we acknowledge that all men are created equal within the
laws of nature and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Our Republic created a constitutional representative government based on
the consent of the governed to protect these Rights.
2.) Limited Federal Government
This limited national government was created with specific enumerated and
limited powers.
Today, the federal government has greatly exceeded those designated powers.
President Thomas Jefferson said, "The government which governs the best,
governs least."
We thereby call for an immediate reduction of the federal government beginning
with the transfer, as was first intended, of all federal lands into the hands
of the States and under control and ownership of their respective counties
free of any encumbrances.
Today, many believe that the government should be the solution to every
problem and address every need. President Ronald Reagan once said, "Government
is not the solution. Government is the problem."
We agree with both of these great statesmen as regulation itself, and the
bureaucracy to support these regulations exceeds both the financial ability
to support them and the barriers set forth by the confines of these documents
and the intents of the Constitution; Further calling upon the Federal
government to restore to the states and people, the rights that it has usurped.
Our Rights derived from the Declaration of Independence and Founders letters
of intent; and original Constitution are great documents that have stood against
the test of time, and today they continue to be the supreme law of the land.
However, our government fails to acknowledge this and on a daily basis the
Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary ignore this supreme law of the
land and the original intent of these documents.
We the members of the American Patriot Party support the strict interpretation
of our Declaration of Independence and Constitution; demanding that Federal
government be returned to its Constitutional roots which reflect the true
intentions of the founders and those American Patriots who fought to give
us this free country.
We demand that in accordance with the tenth amendment that powers not specifically
delegated to the Federal government, be returned to the states and to the
people.
3.) Rights of the Individual
We, the members of the American Patriot
Party acknowledge that the U.S. Constitution that was derived from the Declaration
of Independence was established to protect the rights of the individual first
set forth in this country's founder's letters and within the Grievances the
Declaration of Independence and that these rights were specifically enumerated
therein:
Declaration of Independence
(click this link to review actual wording):
1.) The Right of a people to succeed from
their or "any" Government; establishing SUCH certain, inalienable rights;
among these life liberty and the pursuit of happiness (as presented in the
documents Opening paragraphs and in the Grievances SEE ALSO: 39,40, 41
and 42)
2.) The Right of a people to Alter their government
(Opening paragraphs)
3.) The Right of a people to Throw out their government should their government
not protect and uphold these rights (Opening paragraphs) Defined as
a free peoples First Right and Duty.
4.) (#1) of the following inalienable
Rights established by the 40 Grievances from the Declaration of
Independence):
The Right to have their government
assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary
for the public good.
5.) (#2) The right to have their government
pass laws of immediate and pressing importance
6.) (#3) The right to allow for the accommodation
of large districts of people, without relinquishment the right of representation
in the legislature
7.) (#4) The right to have legislative assemblies
and repository of their public records that are not located at places unusual,
uncomfortable, which would fatigue people into compliance with measures.
8.) (#5) The right to have local representative
houses to maintain the (these) rights of the people.
9.) (#6) The right to limit legislative powers,
and their exercise to local issues;
10.) (#7) The right to:
A.) prevent the federal and state governments from enacting laws that prevent
the population of these states and obstruction to the laws for naturalization
of foreigners; or
B.) Raising the conditions of new appropriations of (Federal and State)
lands.
11.) (#8) Right to not have obstructed the
administration of justice.
12.) (#9) The right to have all judges and
government positions elected and not appointed.
13.) (#10) The right to have a small un-intrusive
and inexpensive federal, state and local government.
14.) (#11) The right not to have in times of
peace "standing armies" i.e. federal and state military within our jurisdictions.
And in time of war, to be there only for the purpose of defending inalienable
rights of a free people respecting the needs and demands of the local area
citizens, their laws, persons and their property.
15.) (#12) The right of the local civil powers,
(i.e. civilians, unorganized ordinary citizen militia officered by men
chosen from among themselves, as defined
and established by James Madison and apparent in the battle of Lexington
when 38 non-government, not legislatively approved, armed villagers walked
out and faced 700 British Regulars of their "own government"; And further
as defined by farmers who also retaliated and chased and fought their own
standing British government armies into Charlestown); to be greater
in power than the standing military powers.
Defined as such by James Madison's letter
below, defining civilian militias to be officered by those
chosen among themselves, not by government.
16.) (#13) The right to be free from foreign
powers such as the UN and any such international environmental treaties; Free
from the subjection to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitutions and unacknowledged
by our laws, and inalienable rights, or from giving assent to their acts
of pretended legislation:
17.) (#14) The right not to have quartering
of armed troops among us;
18.) (#15) The right to have military tried
by local courts.
19.) (#16) The right to free trade within the
states and without.
20.) (#17) The right not to be taxed without
our consent.
21.) (#18) The right to trial by jury.
22.) (#19) The right to be tried in local courts
for offenses charged to anyone.
23.) (#20) The right to retain laws based on
freedom and free trade between all free people, the right to limit the powers
of any outside governments, whether federal, state, county or city (corporation)
(arbitrary government) enlarging its boundaries so as to render it at once
an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into
a unwilling community, person or property;
24.) (#21) The right to keep and maintain our
local charters, our most valuable laws, and forms of our local and state governments;
25.) (#22) The right to keep our own legislatures
and repel powers that attempt to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
(Federal, State, county and City (corporation) legislative abuses)
26.) (#23) The right to have our rights and
laws under protection of our federal government and State governments so long
as they exist.
27.) (#24) The right not to be assaulted by
our own government (s).
28.) (#25) The right not to have any part of
our governments employ or involve foreign troops or soldiers or foreign mercenaries
of any kind on American soil, this includes the United Nations.
29.) (#26) The right not to be forced to take
arms against our own people, the right not to be pressed into service or drafted.
30.) (#27) The right not to have government
propaganda aimed toward its citizens or to incite one against the other by
such propaganda.
31.) (#28) The right to petition for redress
of our grievances.
32.) (#29) The right to be heard in legislative
assembly without hindrance by difficult procedures.
33.) (#30) The right to be free of a Tyrannical
government.
34.) (#31) The right to privacy, independence,
liberty.
35.) (#32) The right to have local control
and local laws that are unique to each community and not governed from distant
legislatures.
36.) (#33) The right to depart from one jurisdiction
to another leaving behind all ties or controls of the previous.
37.) (#34) The right to redress and appeal.
38.) (#35) The right of justice.
39.) (#36) The right to separate from any government.
40.) (#37) The right to be free and independent
states.
41.) (#38) The right to dissolve ties and be
free and indepen
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