The Suffolk Resolve 1754 Rewritten

The Unites States Citizen Resolves 2008


It is by request to the People of the United States of America, that we meet together in virtual communities across the internet to establish community representation to our current government not with individual concerns, but community concerns and the state of the American Citizen. It is with the community voice to approach, influence, and inform government representatives of the actions needed to take and remove influence of corporate, financial, and lobbyist interests by bribery, secret deals, or any other method of coercion on our elected officials. It is the determination of the People of the United States of America to bring the power of representation back into hands of the people and community needs.

Whereas the power but not the justice, the vengeance but not the wisdom of the United States Congress, Executive Office, and Judicial Branch, which of several decades persecuted, scourged, and stole the democratic rights of our parents from their beloved country, now pursues us, their guiltless children, with unrelenting severity: And whereas, this, once democratic and free land, was purchased by the toil and treasure, or acquired by the blood and valor of those our venerable progenitors; to us they bequeathed the dearbought inheritance, to our care and protection they consigned it, and the most sacred obligations are upon us to transmit the glorious purchase, unfettered by power, unclogged with shackles, to our innocent and beloved offspring. On the fortitude, on the wisdom and on the exertions of this important day, is suspended the fate of this great country, and of unborn millions. If a boundless extent of continent, swarming with millions, will tamely submit to live, move and have their being at the arbitrary will of a licentious minister, they basely yield to voluntary economic slavery, and future generations shall load their memories with incessant execrations.--On the other hand, if we arrest the hand which would ransack our pockets, if we disarm the parricide which points the dagger to our bosoms, if we nobly defeat that fatal edict which proclaims a power to frame laws for us in all cases whatsoever, thereby entailing the endless and numberless curses of economic slavery upon us, our heirs and their heirs forever; if we successfully resist that unparalleled usurpation of unconstitutional power, whereby our capital is robbed of the means of life; whereby the streets of the United States are thronged with financial executioners; whereby our coasts are lined and harbours crowded with ships of material goods not made in our country; whereby the charter of the United States Citizen, that sacred barrier against the encroachments of tyranny, is mutilated and, in effect, annihilated; whereby a murderous law is framed to shelter villainous politicians from the hands of justice; whereby the unalienable and inestimable inheritance, which we derived from nature, the constitution of the United States, and the privileges warranted to us in the Constitution of this country, is totally wrecked, annulled, and vacated, posterity will acknowledge that virtue which preserved them free and happy; and while we enjoy the rewards and blessings of the faithful, the torrent of panegyrists will roll our reputations to that latest period, when the streams of time shall be absorbed in the abyss of eternity.--Therefore, we have resolved, and do resolve,
1. That whereas the President of the United States of America, and justly entitled to the allegiance of the American realm, and agreeable to compact, of the United States Congress in America--therefore, we, the heirs and successors of the first planters of this country, do cheerfully acknowledge the said President to be our rightful leader, and that said covenant is the tenure and claim on which are founded our allegiance and submission.

2. That it is an indispensable duty which we owe to our country, ourselves and posterity, by all lawful ways and means in our power to maintain, defend and preserve those civil and religious rights and liberties, for which many of our fathers fought, bled and died, and to hand them down entire to future generations.

3. That the late acts of the Congress for altering the established form of government in this country, and for screening the most flagitious violators of the laws of the country from a legal trial, are gross infractions of those rights to which we are justly entitled by the laws of nature, the American Constitution, and Bill of Rights.

4. That no obedience is due from this country to either or any part of the acts above-mentioned, but that they be rejected as the attempts of a wicked administration to enslave American Peoples.

5. That so long as the justices of our superior court of judicature, Congress, Senate, President, and State Governors and legislators are appointed, or hold their places, by any other tenure than that which the Constitution and the representation of the American people direct, they must be considered as under undue influence, and are therefore unconstitutional officers, and, as such, no regard ought to be paid to them by the people of this country.

6. That if the justices of the superior court of judicature, Congress, Senate, President, and State Governors and legislators shall sit and act during their present disqualified state, this country will support, and bear harmless, all sheriffs and their deputies, constables, jurors and other officers who shall refuse to carry into execution the orders of said courts; and, as far as possible, to prevent the many inconveniencies which must be occasioned by a suspension of the courts of justice, we do most earnestly recommend it to all creditors, that they show all reasonable and even generous forbearance to their debtors; and to all debtors, to pay their just debts with all possible speed, and if any disputes relative to debts or trespasses shall arise, which cannot be settled by the parties, we recommend it to them to submit all such causes to arbitration; and it is our opinion that the contending parties or either of them, who shall refuse so to do, ought to be considered as co-operating in the destruction of this country.

7. That it be recommended to the American people to call by petition an immediate vote to unseat any and all legislative and government officials that do not represent the American people and their wishes, but sit in chairs to purchase any and all advantages for their private person and interests.

8. That the persons who have accepted seats to represent the American people and have used said seats for personal interest and gain, have acted in direct violation of the duty they owe to their country, and have thereby given great and just offence to this people; therefore, resolved, that this country do recommend it to all persons, who have so highly offended by accepting said departments, and have not already publicly resigned their seats, to make public resignations of their places at said representation, immediately, and that all persons refusing so to do, shall be considered by this country as obstinate and incorrigible criminals in this country.

9. That the fortifications begun and now carrying on in Washington D.C. and capitol cities of the United States of America, are justly alarming to this country, and gives us reason to apprehend some hostile intention against this people, more especially as recent commander in chiefs have, in a very extraordinary manner, removed resolve to defend and protect the Constitution and the people of the United States of America. That said private interests, lobbyists, and financiers control the actions, thoughts, principles, and government of the Executive, Judicial, and Congressional offices of the United States. Resulting in economic enslavement of the people of the United States of America.

10. That the latest acts of government for establishing Corporate Interests and the financial corporate control of the American people, is dangerous in an extreme degree to the individual security and to the civil rights and liberties of all America; and, therefore, as citizens of the United States, we are indispensably obliged to take all proper measures for our security.

11. That whereas politically controlling corporations, financiers, and lobbyists have flattered themselves that they shall make an easy prey of this numerous, brave and hardy people, from an apprehension that they are unacquainted with independent and intelligent minds; we, therefore, for the honor, defense and security of this country, advise, as it has been recommended to take away all lobbyist, corporate, and financial control from the representative offices of American people. that those who now hold commissions, or such other persons, be elected, shall be judged of sufficient capacity for the purpose of representing, and who have evidenced themselves the inflexible friends to the rights of the people; and that the inhabitants of those towns and districts, who are qualified, do use their utmost diligence to acquaint themselves with will of the people, and do, for that purpose, appear publically for discussion with the people at least once every week.

12. That during the present hostile interests on the part of the United States Congress, Executive Office, and Judicial Branch notwithstanding the many insults and oppressions which we most sensibly resent, yet, nevertheless, from our affection to our democracy, which we have at all times evidenced, we are determined to act merely upon the defensive, so long as such conduct may be vindicated by reason and the principles of self-preservation.

13. That, as we understand it has been in contemplation to seize all property, incomes, and place in servitude to corporate and financial interests the American citizens. The American citizen is expected to continue and bear all tax burdens for the private interests, coffers, and advancements of State and Federal legislators originally elected to protect the interests of the American Citizen.

14. That until our freedoms, incomes and rights are fully restored to us, we will, to the utmost of our power, and we recommend the same to the other American Citizens, to withhold economic support in elections, to demand a decrease in wages equal to the income loss of the American people, to close the private Congressional Bank offering the same interest rates and loan agreements available to their constituency, to eliminate the private retirement of Congress and place retirement on Congress in equality to the retirement prospects available to the their constituency, to eliminate Congressional Health Care Plans and place instead the health care plans available to their constituency, we ask this with written petition for special general election.

15. That under our present circumstances, it is incumbent on us to encourage arts and manufactures amongst us, by all means in our power, and that be and are hereby appointed a committee, to consider of the best ways and means to promote and establish the same, and to report to this convention as soon as may be.

16. That the exigencies of our public affairs, demand that a community Congress be called to consult such measures as may be adopted, and vigorously executed by the whole people; and we do recommend it to the American Citizen, to choose members for such a community congress, to be communicating for process over the web.

17. That this country, confiding in the wisdom and integrity of the American Citizen , pay all due respect and submission to such measures as may be recommended by them to the communities, for the restoration and establishment of our just rights, civil and faith beliefs, and for renewing that harmony and union between Congress, Executive, and Judicial Branch of the United States so earnestly wished for by all good American Citizens.

18. That whereas the universal uneasiness which prevails among all orders of American Citizens, arising from the wicked and oppressive measures of the present administration, may influence some unthinking persons to commit outrage upon private property; we would heartily recommend to all persons of this community, not to engage in any routs, riots, or licentious attacks upon the properties of any person whatsoever, as being subversive of all order and government; but, by a steady, intelligent, uniform, and persevering opposition, to convince our government, that in a contest so important, in a cause so solemn, our conduct shall be such as to merit the approbation of the wise, and the admiration of the brave and free of every age and of every country.

19. That should our government, by any sudden maneuvers, render it necessary to ask the aid and assistance of our brethren in the country, some one of the committee of correspondence, or a select representative of such community, or the community adjoining, where such hostilities shall commence, or shall be expected to commence, shall dispatch email with written messages to the select citizen, or committees of correspondence, of the several communities in the vicinity, with a written account of such matter, who shall dispatch others to committees more remote, until proper and sufficient information be obtained and revealed internationally on the internet.


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