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WTP Case For Continental Congress 2009
WTP Case For Continental Congress 2009
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Bob Schulz, Chairman
Biography
EDUCATION:
Engineering Degree from the United States Merchant Marine Academy
Masters Degree in Business Administration from Xavier University
Ph. D. Coursework in Public Administration, Graduate School of Public
Affairs, SUNY, Albany
CAREER:
Key leadership positions at General Electric
New York and Connecticut State Government
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Wall Street Prudential-Bache
CEO management consulting group
Talk Show Host at WROW in Albany, New York
“Freedom Keeper”–Over 30 Years, Litigation Re Unconstitutional Acts
PERSONAL:
Wife, Four Children, Nine Grandchildren, Lake George, NY 40 Years
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Introduction and History
We The People Foundation
HISTORY:
We The People Foundation was incorporated in 1997 in New York
501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization
Provides Constitutional Education to the General Public
Protects and Defends America’s Federal and State Constitutions
Not concerned with Politics or Personalities in Public Office
Objective is to return America to its Founding Principles
RECENT INITIATIVES:
Questioning the Federal Government’s Abuse of its Constitutional Powers
• Debt Based, Fiat Currency
• Taxing Labor
• Private Bailouts
• Undeclared Wars
• Election Integrity
• Police State
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Introduction and History
We The People Congress
HISTORY:
We The People Congress was incorporated in 1997 in New York
501(c)4 Non-Profit Organization
Based on Life’s Work of Thomas Jefferson
Nationwide, Non-Partisan Membership Organization
Organized into State and County “Ward Republics”
RECENT INITIATIVES:
Constitutional Activists Committed to “Institutionalizing" Citizen Vigilance
• Civic Education
• Government Monitoring
• Organizing Grassroots Movements
• Demonstrating Peaceful Civic Resistance
Resurrecting the 1st Amend “Capstone Right” to Petition For Redress
Continental Congress 2009
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Introduction and History
Continental Congress
HISTORY:
The first Continental Congress which was convened in Philadelphia’s
Carpenters Hall on September 5, 1774 sought to right the wrongs that had
been inflicted upon the Colonies by Britain. Comprised of delegates elected
by the people and colonial parliament, the delegates debated and discussed
their respective state’s interests and developed a statement of
principles that were common to all Colonies.
The Second Continental Congress followed in May 10, 1775, shortly
after the start of the American Revolutionary War. The majority of the
delegates who attended the first meeting, also attended the second.
In July, 1776, the Resolution of Independence was drafted and was
followed by the United States Declaration of Independence. In the
years that followed, the Colonies agreed on the Articles of
Confederation, held a Constitutional Convention and ratified the
United States Constitution.
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Introduction and History
Continental Congress 2009
REPEATING HISTORY:
The 2009 Continental Congress is being organized to allow
delegates, three from each state, to represent their state’s
interests and to discuss the Constitutional violations and the
People’s repeated attempts to Petition for Redress.
Comprised of 150 elected citizen representatives, the delegates
will agree upon a peaceful course of action that will put the power
back into the hands of “We The People,” restore our freedoms and
preserve our Constitutional Republic.
More details relating to the Continental Congress and how it
will advance the causes of other like-minded, Patriotic
Groups and Organizations will be discussed in Part 2 and in
the Citizen Networking Session in Part 3.
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Question for The Audience
What Motivated You To Attend This Meeting?
GENERAL CONCERNS:
Recent Job Loss and/or Rising Unemployment
Loss of Home Value
Credit Crisis and/or the Ability to Qualify for a Home Loan
Crippling Tax Increases
Rising Costs of Operating a Small Business
Instability of the Stock Market
Losses to 401K and Other Investments
Expanding Role of Federal Government
Risks to State Sovereignty
Taxpayer-Funded Loans and Bailouts to Private Industries
Pork-Filled Legislation Disguised as Economic Stimulus
Federal Reserve, Fiat Currency and a Central Banking System
Amnesty Proposals and Federally Funded Programs for Illegal Aliens
Presidential Eligibility “Natural Born Citizen”
Infringement of Right to Bear Arms
Fear of Martial Law
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Explanation
Unconstitutional Conduct and
Lack of Governmental Accountability
UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONDUCT:
Federal Income Tax
Federal Reserve and Bailouts
Iraq Resolution
Patriot Act
North American Union
Illegal Immigration
Gun Control Laws
Computerized Vote Counting
“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the
government fears the people, there is liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson
Fellow Citizens,
If you are ready to perform your duties and
responsibilities as Citizens of our Great Country, please
STAND UP
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Citizen Action Form
For those of you STANDING, thank you for making a commitment to take
the action that is needed to preserve Our Constitutional Republic.
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We The People Foundation
Continental Congress 2009
Part 2
People’s Right To
Petition For Redress
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History and Background
People’s Right To Petition For Redress
THE MAGNA CARTA - ENGLISH COMMON LAW:
“If we, our chief justice, our officials, or any of our servants offend in any
respect against any man, or transgress any of the articles of the peace or of
this security, and the offence is made known to four of the said twenty-five
barons, they shall come to us - or in our absence from the kingdom to the
chief justice - to declare it and claim immediate redress.
If we, or in our absence abroad the chief justice, make no redress within forty
days, reckoning from the day on which the offence was declared to us or to
him, the four barons shall refer the matter to the rest of the twenty-five
barons, who may distrain upon and assail us in every way possible, with the
support of the whole community of the land, by seizing our castles, lands,
possessions, or anything else saving only our own person and those of the
queen and our children, until they have secured such redress as they have
determined upon. Having secured the redress, they may then resume their
normal obedience to us.”
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History and Background
People’s Right To Petition
1774 Act, Journals of the Continental Congress
(unanimously passed)
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History and Background
People’s Right To Petition
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History and Background
People’s Right to Petition
REPEATED INJURY:
“In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned
for Redress in the most humble terms. Our repeated
Petitions have been answered only by with repeated
injury.
A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act
which may define a Tyrant, is thus unfit to be the ruler of
a free people….”
-Declaration of Independence 1776
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New Hampshire Constitution
People’s Right To Revolution
[Art.] 10. [Right of Revolution.]
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Explanation
People’s Right to Petition
RIGHT TO PETITION :
“Congress shall make no law respecting the
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
freedom of the press; or the Right of the People
peaceably to assemble, and to Petition the government
for a redress of grievances.”
- FIRST AMENDMENT, UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION-1791
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Explanation
People’s Right to Petition
The Right to Petition is a distinctive, substantive Right, from
which other substantive First Amendment Rights were
derived. The Rights to free speech, press and assembly
originated as derivative Rights insofar as they were
necessary to protect the preexisting Right to Petition.
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Timeline
People’s Petitions For Redress
PETITION 1 (1995): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating to the
Bailout of the Mexican Peso in violation of the Money Clauses
PETITION 2 (1999): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating to the
Bombing of Kosovo Without a Congressional Declaration of War
PETITION 3 (July 1999): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating to
the Direct Un-Apportioned Tax on Labor
PETITION 4 (April 2000): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating
to the Direct Un-Apportioned Tax on Labor
PETITION 5 (July 2001): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating to
the Direct Un-Apportioned Tax on Labor
PETITION 6 (Nov 2002): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating to
Iraq Resolution
PETITION 7 (Nov 2002): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating to
the USA Patriot Act and the “War on Terrorism”
PETITION 8 (Nov 2002): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating to
the Federal Reserve System
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Timeline
People’s Petitions For Redress
PETITION 9 (Nov 2002): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating to
the Direct Un-Apportioned Tax on Labor
PETITION 10 (March 2003): Petition for Redress of Grievances
Relating to Forced Withholding of Pay
PETITION 11 (July 2004): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating
to abuse of Accountability (Redress) Clause of the 1st Amend.
PETITION 12 (2008): Petition for Redress of Grievances Relating to
Computerized Vote Counting
PETITION 13 (June 2008): Petition for Redress of Grievances
Regarding Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms
PETITION 14 (June 2008): Petition for Redress of Grievances
Regarding the North American Union
PETITION 15 (June 2008): Petition for Redress of Grievances
Regarding the failure of the President to enforce the Immigration Laws.
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Purpose and Overview
Continental Congress 2009
Mission:
The Mission of the Continental Congress is to end and reverse
violations of the Constitution of the United States of America by
educating Americans on the issue of petitions for redress. We will
do this by acting in a proactive, non-violent, constitutionally
based course of action to restore the original intent of our
Founding Fathers for the free people of our Constitutional
Republic.
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Q&A
Continental Congress
2009
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A Call for LEADERS to Help
Restore Our Constitutional Republic
Fellow Citizens,
If we’ve learned anything from the Nov 4, 2008 election, we’ve learned how
a coordinated grassroots movement can effectively change the
course of a Nation.
If you are concerned about where our Nation is heading, and you have
an interest in taking the LEAD to organize volunteers in your STATE or
COUNTY in an effort to take back our Country, please
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We The People Foundation
Continental Congress 2009
Part 3
Citizen Networking Session
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