PIRATEPARTYOFWISCONSINRALLY NOWISTHETIMEFORALLGOODPIRATESTOCOMETOTHEAIDEOFTHEREPUBLIC MILWAUKEE,JUNE25,2013 OnJune29th2013,ThePiratePartyofWisconsin(WIPP)willholdapublicmeetingandrallyatRed ArrowParkindowntownMilwaukee,10am4pm.Allinterestedcitizensareinvitedtoattend. MembershipisopenandanyWisconsincitizenmayjointhepartyasavotingmember.Atthemeeting WIPPwillannouncethePiratePartycandidateforGovernor. ThePiratePartyofWisconsin(WIPP)isrecognizedandaffiliatedwiththeUSPirateParty(PPUS)and PiratePartiesInternational.See:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Parties_International TheWisconsinPiratePartyisincorporatedasaWisconsinCooperative.Eachmemberhasonevoteand mayparticipateintheannualmeetingheldhenceforthontheweekendbeforeJuly4th. TheFoundingPrincipalsofthePirateParty.

Reformofcopyright,exemptionofnoncommercialactivityfromcopyrightregulation,reductionof thedurationofcopyrightprotectionsbanningofDRMtechnologies,oppositiontomediaor hardwarelevies Reformofpatentlaw,particularlystatingthatpatentsonlife(includingpatentsonseedsandon genes)andsoftwareshouldnotbeallowed Strengtheningcivilrights,transparentgovernment,speedyandfairtrialandfreedomofspeech expansionoftherighttoanonymityincommunication. ThePiratePartyisabovegenderandraceandsupportsfundamentalhumanrights. Allnaturalborncitizensshouldbeequalbeforethelaw. Citizensshouldhavetherighttomarrywhomevertheyloveandwhomevertheirfaithallows. Werecognizethe1948DeclarationofHumanRightsincludingtherighttoorganizeunionsand collectivelybargain. Weconsidercorporationsasneithercitizensnorpeople. Afreesocietymustprotectitswhistleblowers.ThefatesofEdwardSnowden,Jeremy Hammond,AaronSwartz,BradleyManningandJulianAssangeunderscorethelossof Americansrighttoknowwhatitgovernmentdoes.Afreepressisessentialtoliberty. ThePresidentmustnotbegiventhepowertokillAmericanswithoutdueprocessandjudicial review.Dueprocessmustnotbecircumvented,evenintimesofwar.

We,thePiratePartyofWisconsin,incooperationwithourfellowpirateparties,seektorestore governmentofthepeople,bythepeople,andforthepeople.NowistimefortheAmericanpeopletowake fromtheirslumberandrecognizehowfardowntheroadournationhasgonetowardadystopian, Orwellianfuture. WethePeopleisemblazoneduponthepreambleoftheUnitedStatesConstitution,becausethepower ofgovernmentisderivedfromThePeople.Allformsofgovernmentexistbecauseofthetacit acquiescenceofthepeople.AstheoldLatinproverbgoesQuitacetconsentirevidetur,ubiloqui debuitacpotuit.OursystemwasdesignedtogiveThePeoplecontrolofthegovernmentandtohave ThePeopleparticipatethroughtheLegislature,thejurysystem,andfreeandfairelections. SecrecybreaksthecontrolofThePeopleandmovescontrolintothehandsoftheunseenbureaucratsand governmentcontractors.WhenanNSAcontractorcandeterminewhoistobewiretappedorwhoisan enemyofthestate,thegovernmentbyThePeopleisbroken,andthecentralpremiseofour DemocraticRepublicsubverted.Whenweallowsecretcourts,secretindictments,secrettrials,andthe murderofpeoplewithoutdueprocess,wetransformourDemocraticRepublicintoatyrannythelikesof TsaristorSovieteraRussia,NaziGermany,orChinaunderMao. Wearenowthemostinvasivepolicestatetheworldhaseverknown.Weimprisonmoreofourcitizens thananyothercountryontheplanet.Wethinknothingoftakingtherightsweonceprofessedas inalienablefromanycitizenonourplanet,withouttrial,withoutdueprocess,outsidetheconstitutionalrule oflaw. Ourstate,oncethemostprogressiveintheunion,hasbeenseizedbythesamemalaiseasthenation.Free speechissuppressedattheStateCapitol,secretmeetingsareheldbyarulingcliquewithintheState LegislatureinviolationofWisconsinsopenmeetingstraditionourGovernoraggregatespowerintohis officetoincreasehissalabilitytoacorporateelitewhogladlypayhimtomaximizeprofitwhileexploiting ourlandandourpeople.Darewespeakinthisstateoftheinternationallyacceptedhumanrightof workerstoorganizeandtocollectivelybargain?DarewespeakofIndiantreatyobligationsregardingthe preservationoflandorofinternationaltreatyobligationsregardingthepreservationofwaters?Darewe speakoftherightsofwomeninoursocietytocontroltheirownreproductiverights?Thesearenowthe decliningmeasuresofourcivilizationaswedismantletheprogressmadeoverthelast150yearsandmove oursocietybackintothedarknessofpreenlightenmentthinking. YetstillamarginalamountofdemocracyexistsinAmerica.Ifwechoosetoact,itisnottoolate. Together,bravepeople,wecanrestoregovernmentbyandforThePeople,togetherwecanpreservethe rightsofallpeoplestolife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.Bebravecitizens,riseupandjoinusinour cause.RiseupandbePirates.

WeswearthusupontheUSConstitutionforwhichwewillgiveourlives,ourfortunes,andoursacred honortoprotectthatConstitutionfromallenemies,foreignanddomestictoinsurethatgovernmentof, by,andforthepeoplewillnotperishfromthisearth. ...ForthoseDemocratsandRepublicanswhosubvertthebillofrights:theyarethetrueenemiesofthe Republic. WIPPorganizingcommittee Furtherinformationisavailableonthepartyswebsitehttp://www.wipp.coop ThepartysFacebookpageishttp://www.facebook.com/ppwisconsin ItsTwitteraccountishttp://twitter.com/#!/ppwisconsin Forinterviewrequestsoradditionalinformationabouttheparty, pleaseemailinfo@ppwisconsin.netorcall+14149791PPW[+14149791779].

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