Reclaiming the Republic
The focus of this site is to serve as a organization point for Constitutional Warriors and concerned citizens to coalesce and establish ground efforts within their area and State to move their State legislators to audit the Constitution and call upon their fellow States to convene a convention for Republic Review
There is no greater issue facing our Republic today than Federal Tyranny. If we work together we can save our individual liberties and sovereignty, the sovereignty for each State and the Republic (all the States collectively), and most importantly save our Constitution!
The States must take back the roles, responsibilities, and powers that were reserved to them and were not expressly delegated to the general government. The process to do this is simple. It only takes one State to initiate an audit and then call upon their fellow States to join in a convention (i.e. process) to audit the Constitution, which we refer to as Republic Review.
Special Note
Please remember that the word "convention" does not only mean a meeting of delegates and in conext to the usage of in reference to Republic Review "convention" is specifically referring to a process or methodology. We have been asked to use a different word here by many who we work with because of people and organizations that feel they have been annointed to control what words are acceptable, and have been creating a hypersensitive application to this particular "C" word like the progressives who have done the same with another "C" word... "conspiracy".
Some would have you believe that this is a secret code to an Article V Convention. Don;t let these thought bullies tell you what we are stating, we simply ask that you read both sets of bullets below and then ask these thought bullies how the convention of Republic Review defined below is either secret code or such a path.
The Irrefutable Argument for Republic Review - In Bullet Format
- In accordance with Article Seven of the Constitution, the Constitution is a compact/contract written “for” and “by” the States
- The legal definition of “ratification” is: “the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, compact/contract, or agreement, making it officially valid”
- For the compact/contract to be given force it required a threshold of “Shareholder” buy in (“State” buy in)
- In accordance with Article Seven and Article Five the States are THE principal Shareholders of this compact/contract and ONLY the States possess SOVEREIGNTY over the compact/contract; thus:
- Only the States could ratify the Constitution
- Only the States possess the authority to ratify amendments
- Conversely, the Constitution does not grant the authority to the Supreme Court, the President, or Congress to ratify the Constitution or an Amendment to the Constitution; therefore they are not PRINCIPAL Parties to this compact/contract
- In accordance with the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, the States are the SOVEREIGNS possessing Supremacy over all things not delegated to the general (i.e. Federal) government within the Compact/contract
- The general government possesses supremacy over those objects delegated by the States within the Compact/contract, ratified amendments to the Constitution and constitutionally ratified Treaties and only those objects (See Article Six Section Two)
- Accordingly, the States delegated specific, defined and limited ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND POWERS (RRPs) within the compact/contract (i.e. Constitution) to the general government and the general government was constrained per the compact/contract from doing anything that was not specifically delegated to it within the compact/contract (See Article Six Section Two, and the Ninth and Tenth Amendment)
- The only way the general government can Constitutionally obtain a new RRP is by requesting that the States delegate the desired RRP to them (the general government) via an Amendment to the Constitution in accordance with the Constitutional amendment process
- The “General Welfare and Defense,” “Commerce,” “Necessary and Proper,” and “Supremacy” clauses are not ambiguous portals for the general government to assume new RRP’s these clauses only apply to (See Article Six, The Ratification Debates, Madison’s Veto of the 1817 Bonus Bill, and Federalist Papers):
- RRPs enumerated in the Constitution and Amendments to the Constitution that have been ratified
- Constitutionally ratified Treaties by two thirds of the Senate
- Politicians, Jurists, Lawyers, Officers, officials, professors, and persons claiming profound understanding of the Constitution within and outside of the general government since 1791 have used lies, deceit, and collusion to convince the States to allow them the ability to assume unconstitutional RRPs without following the codified process within the Constitution (See The Ratification Debates and Madison’s Veto of the 1817 Bonus Bill, and the Federalist Papers)
- Therefore, all RRP’s being exercised that cannot be found within the Constitution and the ratified Amendments are blatant violations of the Constitution and usurpation’s of State’s RRPs and sovereignty (See Ratification Debates, Madison’s Veto of the Bonus Bill, and the Federalist Papers)
- For almost two centuries the general government and public servants at all levels have failed to comply with the Constitution as ratified
- Inherent within compact/contract law is the ability of the principal Shareholders of a compact/contract to audit their compact/contract for compliance and enforcement
- Therefore, only the States possess the authority to – and MUST - validate all RRP’s being exercised by the general government to confirm that all RRPs that have been established since the 1789 ratification of the Constitution, were properly delegated by the States by adhering to the Constitutional Amendment process (See the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798)
- This MUST be done in a formal AUDIT process
- Except for the original three Executive Departments (State, Treasury, and Defense) and the general accounting office, because these were defined as necessary and proper within the enumerated RRPs in the founding of the general government and nothing more.
- If there is no Amendment or constitutionally ratified treaty for the RRP being exercised (i.e. Department, Agency, Office, or administrative entity) then these RRPs and entities are unconstitutional.
- Therefore, only the States possess the authority to – and MUST - validate all RRP’s being exercised by the general government to confirm that all RRPs that have been established since the 1789 ratification of the Constitution, were properly delegated by the States by adhering to the Constitutional Amendment process (See the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798)
- (Action) To ensure that this audit has the full force of the Republic, a simple majority must coalesce and work together exercising their authority as “The Shareholder sof the Compact/contract” to rebuke the general government and use the force of the Constitution to gain compliance with the Constitution by the general government
- It is preferred that all States participate in Republic Review and it is anticipated that over 30 States will join in Republic Review, if not all, once a single State begins the call for an audit and educates fellow States of their duties and obligations (See Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799)
- Republic Review will require the general government to provide the necessary legislation to disband and dissolve all unconstitutional RRP’s
- The States must use all Constitutional powers and force as necessary to obtain compliance
- Bear in mind it is detrimental to a politicians career to fail to comply to their constituents (the States and the citizens of these States) and fulfill their sacred oath
- THIS PROCESS OR METHODOLOGY AMONGST THE STATES ASSERTING THEIR POWERS IS NOT:
- Applying to Congress in accordance with Article Five of the Constitution to convene a Convention to amend the Constitution (See Article Five, the Ratification Debates, and the Republic Review Process Model)
- Thus, the States are asserting their authority as “The Principle Shareholders” over their Constitution
- Applying to Congress in accordance with Article Five of the Constitution to convene a Convention to amend the Constitution (See Article Five, the Ratification Debates, and the Republic Review Process Model)
- If a State has an active application for an Article Five Convention it must rescind or withdraw its application to ensure it is not sending mixed signals and clearly asserting its Constitutional authority over the compact/contract. States that have already coalesced should insist on a States rescinding or withdrawing their Article V application.
- Consequently, the coalesced Republic, while conducting Republic Review, will not possess the Constitutional powers to amend the Constitution in any way.
- This is simply exercising their authority individually and collectively to validate and demand compliance to their Constitution (See Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799 and Federalist Papers #49)
- Furthermore, this audit by the Republic for Republic Review does not require Congress to appoint a place or time to conduct the audit
- This audit is what Madison and Jefferson attempted to accomplish in 1798 with the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
- Jefferson audited the Constitution with the Kentucky State Legislators within their chambers in 1798 (See Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799)
- Madison audited the Constitution with the Virginia State Legislators within their chambers in 1798 (See Virginia Resolution of 1798 and James Madison, Report on the Virginia Resolutions 1800)
- Republic Review is what Madison and Jefferson attempted with Virginia and Kentucky when these States called upon their fellow Shareholders to join them in rebuking the general government for violating their Constitution (See Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799)
- Their fellow States failed to fulfill their obligation of oversight over their compact/contract which is why Madison and Jefferson were not successful in conducting Republic Review
- Their last resort and only option was to nullify the unconstitutional RRPs
- In harmony with Madison and Jefferson’s actions the audit only requires one State to initiate and call for Republic Review (See Republic Review Process Model)
- (Actions) The Republic Review process will identify all infractions of the compact/contract and provide two directions to Congress by disseminating Directive Resolutions (See Republic Review Process Model)
- When 13 or more States do not want the general government to continue exercising RRPs that are violations to the Constitution, the list of these RRPs will be sent to Congress in Directive Resolutions for Congress to Dismantle or schedule the Decommissioning of these RRPs
- A RRP that 38 States or more express the desire for the general government to maintain
- Then the unconstitutionally RRP, through a Directive Resolution will be submitted to Congress who will then initiate the Constitutional amendment process to amend the Constitution to allow the States to delegate this authority to the general government.
- (Actions) Congress will promulgate Resolutions that acknowledge (See Republic Review Process Model):
- The requirement for the general government and all public servants must ALWAYS comply to the Constitution
- In accordance with the guidance from the Directive Resolutions, Congress will propagate to the affected entities a schedule for the completion of dissolving each specific RRP.
- In accordance to the guidance from the Directive Resolutions, Congress will propagate to the affected entities a schedule for the completion of decommissioning the specific RRPs
- (Action) In accordance to the guidance from the Directive Resolutions, Congress will promulgate Amendments to obtain the proper delegation of authority from the States to exercise a RRP in accordance to the Constitution (See Article Five and the Republic Review Process Model)
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The Model For Republic Review - In Bullet Format
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Explaining the Flow Chart for Republic Review in Bullet Format
1. INITIAL GOAL,
- Obtaining a majority of State Legislators in both Houses (except Nebraska) to call for the Republic Review process in one State, acknowledging the requirement to initiate the audit portion of the Republic Review process.
- Target conservative or dark red State Legislators to learn the founding principles of republicanism and the separation of powers between the States and the general (i.e. Federal) government through the irrefutable argument for Republic Review Presentation and bullet points
- Once they understand the premise of the audit they also need to learn what and why Madison and Jefferson attempted to conduct Republic Review in 1798, which will then help them realize and actualize their role, authority, and power of corrective oversight over the Constitution.
- As they do, the leading legislators championing Republic Review in each legislative body will begin working on draft Resolutions to call for an audit of the Constitution against the general government
- They will also create a Resolution calling upon sibling States to join them in the audit to conduct Republic Review
- These Resolutions should be inclusive of all identified unconstitutional RRPs
- Once a comprehensive resolution with all violations has been passed by both houses this resolution will be promulgated to fellow States that would be receptive to fulfilling their obligation of preserving the Constitution and Republic. Focusing on Red States or those States with a desire to enforce the Constitution is done first to allow momentum to develop
- Proponents for auditing the Constitution and calling for Republic Review in each of the Legislative bodies must build a coalition within their States’ bicameral Legislative bodies to obtain a majority to pass legislation to conduct the audit and call for Republic Review
- Working with the grassroots organizations in the State
- If necessary these Legislators will need to work with State and County Party’s (i.e. Constitution, GOP, or Libertarian Parties) central committees and Grassroots organizations and set up Constitutional Committees of Correspondence and a PAC in each State dedicated to demanding compliance to the Constitutions to apply pressures on other legislative districts to get their fellow Legislators to fulfill their oath and do their job in protecting their citizens from Federal tyranny or have these organizations work in replacing this Legislator with one who will fulfill their oath of office
2. Once a single State obtains a majority of support within the two Legislative bodies, they must:
- Finalize a State Resolution and pass a single concise and succinct Final Resolution to call for their State to Audit the Constitution and call other states to join in the audit and Republic Review process
- Pass necessary administrative measures to
- Research and identify all Federal offices, agencies, bureaus, centers, commissions, councils, administrations, services, and Departments (i.e. every entity operated and funded by the general government)
- Also initiate an audit of all rulings by the Supreme Court to verify jurisdiction and to verify that the Court did not violate the separation of powers, such as legislation or enforcement of new laws
- Also initiate an audit of all Executive Orders by the President of the United States to ensure the Orders did not violate separation of powers
- Also initiate an audit of all treaties to verify that they were passed by two-thirds of the Senate, or the treaty is null and of no force.
- Also initiate an audit to verify that all Amendments that the State has to ratify since its establishment, were done in full fidelity to the U.S. Constitution and the State’s Constitution
- Initiate these full audits within the States Legislative bodies either by committee and then the body of the whole, or by the body of the whole
- Simultaneous to the initiation of the audit this State must:
- Initiate and build coalitions with other States
- Start drafting a Resolution to call upon ALL States in the Republic to coalesce with them to conduct Republic Review (similar to the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions)
Note: In order to send a clear message of Constitution enforcement, the following step is highly recommended that any and all States joining in the audit for Republic Review withdraw or rescind their application for an Article V Convention. They can always reapply again; there is no quota or expiration to these applications.
- If a State passing a Resolution to join in the Audit and/or Republic Review which possesses an active petition to Congress for an Article V Convention, then the legislators should also pass a Resolution or Bill rescinding this application from Congress
3. The initial State that commences the audit sets the decorum for the Republic Review process
- It is important that the first State initiating Republic Review establish the decorum for new States to join by requiring them to rescind their application for an Article Five Convention prior to joining.
- Establish a Research Committee to verify every RRP is either in compliance with the Constitution or a violation of the Constitution and to identify the value of materials and holdings held by each unconstitutional RRP for disposition purposes
- Confirm that the only authorized process within the Constitution for the general government to assume any new RRP is through the Constitutional amendment process, ensuring that the States did not ratify a Constitutional Amendment authorizing an alternate process allowing for the Supreme Court, the President, or Congress to amend the Constitution exclusively or did the State Amend the Constitution to allow the general government or any or all branches thereof to bypass the Article Five process without the States authority.
- If the Constitutional amendment process in Article V is still the only valid process, then:
- Establish a list of all Federal offices, agencies, bureaus, centers, commissions, councils, administrations, services, and Departments (i.e. every entity operated and funded by the general government)
- Create a list of all Constitutionally authorized RRPs within the Constitution and ratified amendments
- Begin listing ALL unconstitutional Roles, Responsibilities, and Powers (RRPs)
- Ensure that the Constitutional amendment process was either followed or violated in the creation, forming, or establishing each new RRP since 1791 (after the establishment of the Treasury, State, and War (Defense) Departments and the General Accounting Office)
- Obtain official and formal confirmation from Congress as to whether each RRP is in compliance or violates the Constitution because the Constitutional amendment process was not followed
- Did Congress forward an Amendment for ratification by the State for the RRP and receive formal ratification documentation from the requisite required States
- Did the States properly ratify the RRP by the codified process of each State
- This is an important issue, because there is evidence that the Fourteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth amendments were not properly ratified; consequently every amendment since the 12th Amendment must be verified as a part of the “Audit”
- Each State will have to confirm the veracity of each ratification in compliance to the States and the United States Constitutions of the time of ratification
- If not, the general government usurped the RRPs in question and they are in violation to the Constitution
- All violations are moved forward to the RRP Disposition phase of Republic Review
Note: It is expected that the general government will be hostile to the process; so their stonewalling will be expected and no answer will be considered an affirmation of the violation.
4. As new States join in the audit and Republic Review process
- Each must begin establishing secure communications, networking, and architecture for an online collaborative environment that is designed with full availability and redundancy
- Each State must be able to function as an island and as well as a part of the whole online Republic ensuring full redundancy and synchronization and merging of information – maintaining full configuration management of all data within each State
- Each State joining Republic Review must continue to research and verify compliance and violations to ensure full integrity of all work by each State; ACCURACY IS PARAMOUNT
5. Once 13 States have joined Republic Review then the States will organize the process
- Each of these States have resolved and committed to NOT RATIFY ANY AMENDMENTS until the general government is within compliance to the Constitution
- 13 States is the threshold that will block the ability for any amendment to be ratified until the completion of Republic Review
- This will keep the general government from being able to validate any unconstitutional RRP by finally following the amendment process
- This will also completely negate any efforts by those trying to convene an Article V Convention. The funding for this must be paid for by the States; thus, any money being spent would be a complete waste of States’ valuable resources
- Once each State has verified the legal ratification of Amendments and confirmed Constitutional violations for illegally ratified Amendments and RRP’s in the RRP Disposition stage, the body of the whole (all States) will begin a joint formal review of each RRP
- Formally set up three committees amongst the coalesced Republic
- The Research Committee (this committee was set up in each independent State prior to this Stage)
- The Dissolvent and Decommission Committee
- The Amendment Recommendation Committee
- In the Research Committee, each RRP is reviewed as to its Constitutionality, All violations will be parsed and sent to either the Dissolvent and Decommission Committee or the Amendment Recommendation Committee
- Each RRP must be assessed as to its value, cost, scope, and function both in a historic and current context to the Republic
6. Continuation of obtaining additional States to create “political” critical mass
- Political critical mass is obtained when the States involved in Republic Review constitute a majority in both the House and the Senate. Currently that would be the following 27 States:
- WY, SD, ID, UT, AR, OK, TN, AL, MO, KS, IN, OH, WI, SC, ND, MI, KN, FL, LU, WV, GA, MT, AL, TX, NC, PN, and IA
- The reason a majority in both houses is required to support Republic Review, to ensure enough of Congress will cooperate with the Republic Review process because only a simply majority is required to pass the required legislation
- It is anticipated that Congress will not cooperate with the States’ intent to obtain compliance to the Constitution until the States have the Constitutional leverage to apply enough political pressure on their representatives in both houses of Congress
7. The RRP Disposition Process,
- Every RRP with a minimum of 13 States demanding Dissolvent and or Decommission of the unconstitutional RRP and that the RRP be returned to the States and the Republic will be sent to the Dissolvent and Decommission Committee. This process is performed by the entire body of the whole.
- Every RRP with a minimum of 38 States that desire the unconstitutional RRP be retained then the RRP will then be forwarded to the Amendment Recommendation Committee
- This implies that 38 States will be participating in Republic Review
- However, with the current threshold of 27 State being necessary to dismantle all unconstitutional RRP’s – getting 38 State involved is not needed or anticipated.
NOTE: IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT NO AMENDMENTS BE RECOMMENDED!
THE REPUBLIC WILL BE BETTER SERVED WITH A LIMITED AND AN OUTWARD FACING GENERAL GOVERNMENT AS DESIGNED BY THE FRAMERS – RATHER THAN ALLOWING THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN DOMESTIC MATTERS
8. The Dissolvent and Decommission Committee
- This committee uses the aforementioned assessment by the Research Committee to determine if each RRP possesses personnel, resources, content, schedules, and budget of value
- RRPs with enough significant deemed value will be decommissioned with a fixed resource loaded schedule and budget requirements will be communicated to Congress in Resolutions from the Republic requiring Congress to promulgate specific Resolutions in decommissioning each of the RRP’s along with the required transition of resources to be moved to the States
- RRPs that are identified as useless (such as Education) will be Dissolved within a specific established timeline
- Congressional Resolutions must include a conclusion that the creation, formation, and establishment of each RRP were created as a strict violation to the Constitution failing to get the States authorization. In the Ratification process of the Constitution it was clearly asserted by the delegates explaining the Constitution that the States must delegate each RRP to the general government. Consequently, as deemed by the Republic and in accordance to the U. S. Constitution which is the Supreme Law of the Land, each of the RRPs that are identified as violations must be dissolved and or decommissioned per the prescribed schedule provided by the Republic.
9. The Amendment Recommendation Committee
- Key Notes regarding the creation and existence of this committee during the final phases of Republic Review
- The existence of this committee is contingent up 38 States because this is the three-fourths threshold necessary for an Amendment to ratified and applied to the Constitution
- One must consider the diametrically opposed positions between red and blue States and these sixteen states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington will not desire the restoration of our hybrid Constitutional Republic.
- Even though these states may join, one should and must expect these states to be belligerent towards those state seeking to restore individual liberty and individual sovereignty
- The likelihood that these States will acquiesce with the red states on matters of amendments is such a remote possibility that the author of this process cannot fathom harmony to come from these states.
- However, it would be disingenuous if not deceptive not to include the potential of harmony within this process. The Lord has bestowed harmony and the spirit of reverence for liberty with this nation throughout this nation’s existence and He can once again show His Divine Hand of Providence in guiding the nation again.
- Be assured that the red states will not surrender their liberty and this Constitution; consequently, the more numerous red States will succeed in forcing full compliance to the Constitution.
- Nevertheless, if by remote chance that 38 States join the Republic Review process and by even a more remote chance that 38 States would desire to retain any of the unconstitutional RRP’s (such as the Veterans Affairs) the committee will provide the sitting Congress guidelines and parameters to help them efficiently and effectively author an Amendment to the Constitution with a short sunset provision to the amendment (no more than two years)
- TO BE CLEAR, the Amendment process is outside the Republic Review Process
- Consequently, all Amendment recommendations forwarded to Congress will remain unresolved until the completion of Republic Review process, and the subject RRPs will be given a two year sunset schedule (at the most) at the completion of Republic Review to allow for the States to ratify the Amendment or not
- AGAIN, the focus and commitment of Republic Review is obtaining full compliance to the Constitution from the general government before ANY Amendment is ratified
- If by even a more remote chance, Congress fails or refuses to author an Amendment requested by 38 States and if these States truly desire the recommended amendment, then after the conclusion or adjournment of Republic Review, each of these 38 States could then apply individually for an Article Five convention to amend the Constitution. This is necessary because all States working in the Republic Review process have already withdrawn their application to Congress for an Article V Convention to join the Republic Review process as mentioned in bullet point 2. Keep in mind historically almost all Amendments generated by Congress were only desired by a basic majority of States requesting the Amendment not a 38 State threshold.
- It must also be noted that:
- Congress failure (each Representative and Senator) to follow the recommendations from Republic Review would be a detriment to each members career. The constituents of these Representatives and Senators would and should consider replacing each in their next election
- It is unfathomable how Congress would not act to retain a RRP – rather than see this RRP complete it’s sunset clause from the Dissolvent and Decommission Committee within Republic Review
- The States’ path for Amending the Constitution within the Amendment process, which is depicted in this section, is NOT a recommendation by any means. Because it is a prescribed alternative within the Constitution and until this is removed by an Amendment it must be included as a Constitutional path for amending the Constitution. It would be disingenuous for an academic process not to include all existing processes.
- That said, as one fathom both the technology and contractual authority the State possess over the Constitution; it is very realistic that the Article V Convention can be removed from the Constitution in congruence to Madison’s view of the dangers of Conventions in making modifications to the Constitution regardless of how minute those seeking the change attempts to justify the need of a Convention. The dangers will always outweigh the need.
- One must also note that once an Amendment is promulgated by Congress to the States for Ratification a State election may change the make up of a particular State’s paradigm where the Amendment may not get ratified. If these Amendments are not ratified within two years the Amendment will expire in accordance with the sunset clause asserted by the Amendment Recommendation Committee.
10. Adjournment Process
- This is an administrative process for the States to perform and document all “Lessons Learned”
- It must be noted that:
- This process is where States will finally have the conversation that Hamilton and Madison referred to – that the States must create barriers to guard against general government encroachments again
- These barriers may result in Amendment recommendations to the Constitution or common internal processes to the States or even Amendments to the States’ Constitutions. To obtain these Amendments the States will need to engage in a Constitutional education campaign to help the electorate once again understand the Constitution and what things may be necessary to improve our self-government and
- States will also independently need to determine what changes within the States will be required in addressing the resulting changes from having their powers restored from Republic Review
- Conclusion
- In placing context to the relationship of the States to the general government the States are the parents and the general government is their child
- The calling for and process of Republic Review is getting the parents to coalesce/unite and have the adult conversation about their child and addressing its out of control behavior.
The Model is a graphic depiction in the form of a line and block chart or a flow chart. This chart is available at the text link below:
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