Last week, Charlotte Tea Party Organizer Matthew Ridenhour commissioned “The Thirsty Quill’s” Corey Thompson to write a list of modern day grievances on behalf of the Conservative movement. It was to be written in the same style and form as the original Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson.

On Saturday, Corey presented the document at the Tea Party (video footage will be available later this week). At the request of those in attendance, the script of that document/speech is being posted here, and at the official Charlotte Tea Party website (www.charlotteteaparty.org).

Our Declaration From Dependence

In unison, July 4, 2009…

The unanimous Declaration of everyday Americans, from all across this great land, who have chosen to celebrate this Independence Day by gathering in large cities and small towns, to say together, and with one voice:

When, in the course of current events, it has become necessary for concerned Americans to question the political bands which have connected them with their beloved nation, and to assume by the powers granted to them under their Constitution, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of this land, and the Laws of God entitle them, a decent respect to their opinions require that they should declare the reasons which have brought them together in this unified cause.

We, the people, hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…not only for ourselves, but for our families, our friends, and our posterity.

That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among democratically elected leaders, deriving their just powers from the consent of ‘We the People;’ and whenever any form of government, elected official, or political party becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of ‘We the People’ to question the leadership and the basis for their misguided actions, and to seek a new direction, and a new leadership through peaceful means and proper elections, building our foundation on such principles that were originally erected by our esteemed Forefathers in July of 1776.

Prudence and common sense, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed to please a small percentage of the population, or for immoral causes; and accordingly, as our history has shown, that our people are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

But when our leaders abuse their power, or stand in contradiction to our founding principles, or pursue political traction and immoral gain, it is OUR right, it is OUR duty, to question such government, and to provide new leaders for our future security through proper means.

Such has been the patient sufferance of the Conservative movement; and such is now the necessity which constrains us to speak together, in unison, and echo the sentiments expressed so beautifully by those who have come before us…names such as Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Paine, Revere, and Franklin.

The state of our present government is a recent history of repeated insults to our people, many of which violate our founding documents and are in contempt of those beliefs established and paid for by the blood of our ancestors. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid nation…

To our present leaders, regardless of party or affiliation, we implore you to examine these facts, just as we have done:

You have spent this nation into a state of financial ruin; you have wasted our most precious capital resources by functioning above your means; you have refused to use our own natural resources for environmental concerns, thus holding us hostage to foreign powers; you have indebted us to known enemies, enslaving us, and our posterity, to a future of financial dependency and debt. You have devalued our sacred lands, the assets we hold dear, and have, in effect, bankrupt our reserves and pushed our ‘Statue of Liberty’ to the brink of foreclosure.

You have sought to advance programs of dependency, thus rewarding irresponsibility, and punishing innovation and entrepreneurship; you have cloaked your actions behind a murky curtain you define as “transparency;” you have voted yourself a raise, while your constituents have lost everything; you have used our tax dollars to support your personal projects, your joy rides, and your ‘romantic evenings,’ while ‘We the People,’ have been forced to lower our standard of living.

You have sought to advance a Socialist agenda, you have wrecked true Capitalism, and you have foreclosed on “The American Dream;” you are seeking to fund an overhaul to free markets and competition by increasing taxation; you have provided bailouts to the masters of the financial markets, while allowing them to increase the pressure to ‘pay up’ on the average American family; you have taken over private businesses, ousted the leadership, and placed the burden on ordinary citizens to invest in broken corporations, not in their own personal dreams.

You have perverted the art of leadership, ignored the will of the people, and have treated our founding documents as outdated ‘optional instructions,’ rather than the coveted “supreme law” of our land.

You have weakened our borders, choosing instead to infringe upon the civil liberties of our true citizens, allowing your system of dependency to fester from an infection, to a terminal and irreversible calamity.

You have sought to disarm our people, thus treading upon a fundamental American right, all in the name of “protecting” our streets. Let it be known, that the best protection of America rests in the hands of her citizens, not in the ink pens of politicians.

You have weakened our national defense at home and abroad; you have, at times, labeled your own people as “the armed enemy,” while discussing the legality of holding suspected murderers and jihadists; you have chosen to apologize and to play ‘diplomacy’ with known killers, torturers, terrorists, and dictators who would just as soon see us die than to exchange a legitimate handshake of hope. In the process, you have softened our shell to the brink of exposure. However, let it be known that our confidence lies not in the coats and ties of legislative chambers, but rather, in the uniform of the American soldier.

You have sat idle while our national morality has fallen into a state of decay; you have robbed the rights of the unborn, while pardoning convicted criminals and labeling the death penalty as “inhumane.”

You have promoted legislation that is both deceptive and counterproductive to the longevity of our nation, and to our people; you have blinded us from the truth, convincing us to trust your judgment on the environment, and you have stolen our freedom to make sound decisions on our own in regard to our health, our investments, and our personal convictions.

In every stage of these questionable and misguided actions, ‘We the People’ have petitioned for your consideration in the most humble terms. Our repeated requests have been answered only by repeated foolhardy decisions, and at times, blatant disregard and neglect for the will of ‘We the People.’ An elected leader who consistently chooses to ignore the voices of his or her constituents is undeserving of the office with which they have been entrusted, and thus, is undeserving of our invaluable vote in the next election.

The same warnings should also be heeded by our Conservative brethren. We have warned them from time to time of the price they will pay for caving to political pressures. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our frustration, and of how they attained their respective position…through us, ‘We the People.’ We have appealed to their common sense and Conservative principles, and we have expected from them, by the ties of our common beliefs, that they would bear unflinchingly the proud banner of the Conservative cause. Yet sadly, too many of them have also been deaf to the voice of the people of this great land. We must, therefore, uncover the true nature of their political ideology, and hold them, if necessary, accountable just as we would those of the opposite mindset.

We, therefore, the Conservative voice of the United States of America, in unison, assembled at rallies all across this hallowed land, appealing to our elected officials, do, in the name, and by authority of ‘We the People,’ solemnly publish and declare, that these United States are, and of right ought to be grounded upon the beliefs established by our Founders, which were purchased by the blood of those who held high our sacred banner of ‘Stars and Stripes;’ and that as free and independent people, we shall not go quietly into the night, but rather, ‘We the People’ will continue, with an ever-growing chorus of sincere and determined voices, to speak out until you, our leaders, hear us, and our echoes become so loud that they shake you from the seat with which you have been entrusted. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on this nation, Under God, the protection of His Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our most sacred Honor.

Signed,

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