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Time For A New Declaration

Source: Laws of Necessity

Jul 06, 2009

Summary

If you haven't yet, read the Declaration of Independence asap! Thomas Jefferson kept it under 3 pages long and the parallels to today's government evils are astute.

Citizens from the town should present, as an official public service, the Town select boardsmen a declaration (not of independence, but) that, "whereas famine, disease, war, peak oil, and climate change threaten social welfare, the current system of government is ineffective, corrupt, and the cause of mass destruction." Just 100 active citizens can make this a big deal.

Citizens should declare their support for a specific list of legislation such as:

Election holidays
Publicly funded campaigns
Local food-backed currency
Zero-waste town zones & decentralized composting programs
Universal health support with locally produced herbs
Agricultural independence from fossil fuels
Local production of electricity
Local emergency service corps volunteers

Implementing these policies would attack the root causes of social evil and government failure: corporate oligarchs controlling the banks (money), oil (transportation ...Read the full article

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