Posted on 05/24/2014 6:48:40 AM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine
The Maine Secession Movement is now actively inviting Born Again Christians to move to Maine from other states.
As the secession vote on June 12, 2018 moves ever closer, the Maine secession Movement is now actively encouraging Born Again Christian families in other states to put their property and business up for sale and move to Maine. This is being done in advance of the next release of the proposed Constitution for the Republic of Maine which will take effect immediately upon a successful vote for secession on June 12, 2018. This next release will include a section detailing how the entire border of Maine with both Canada and the United States, must be secured by Militia members and their families, resulting in nearly every square foot of land on the border being deeded over to members of the Militia who will live on the border, these parcels will range in size between 500 acres and 1500 areas.
A second reason is that we believe that as more and more, who will vote for secession, will move into Maine while more and more, who oppose secession, will start selling out and moving to other states where big government will remain. As an example, since education is reserved to the family first and then the local community with the State and the Counties explicitly denied any roll in education, we would expect that many NEA members will leave, all of the MEA staff will have no roll and will need to either leave or find gainful emplyment. Since welfare is non existent and is explicitly denied to any and all governments, but reserved to the churches and societies, we can think of no reason anyone currently on welfare will want to stay in Maine nor will there be any state positions for anyone now working in any of the welfare offices or bureaus.
To help Born Again Christians make their decision, below is the parts of the proposed Constitution that are now done. For additional information or help in locating property in Maine, please email freemaine at hushmail.com with "relocation" in the subject line.
PREAMBLE. We the people of the Republic of Maine, in order to establish justice, insure tranquility, provide for our mutual defense, promote our common welfare, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of liberty, acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe in affording us an opportunity, so favorable to the design; and, imploring God's aid and direction in its accomplishment, do this twelfth day of June, in the year of our Lord 2018, by majority of the people voting do agree to form ourselves from henceforth into a free and independent Christian Nation, by the style and title of the Republic of Maine and do ordain and establish the following Constitution for the government of the same.
Article I. Declaration of Rights.
Section 1. Natural rights. All people are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and unalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.
Section 2. Power inherent in people. All power is inherent in the people; all free governments are founded in their authority and instituted for their benefit; they have therefore an unalienable and indefeasible right to institute government, and to alter, reform, or totally change the same, when their safety and happiness require it.
Section 3. Religious freedom; all Christian sects are equal; religious tests prohibited; religious teachers. All individuals have a natural and unalienable right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences, and no person shall be hurt, molested or restrained in that person's liberty or estate for worshiping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of that person's own conscience, nor for that person's religious professions or sentiments, provided that, that person does not disturb the public peace, nor obstruct others in their religious worship; all persons demeaning themselves peaceably, as good members of the State, shall be equally under the protection of the laws, and no subordination nor preference of any one Christian sect or Christian denomination to another shall ever be established by law, nor shall any religious test be required as a qualification for any office or trust, under this State; and all religious societies in this State, whether incorporated or unincorporated, shall at all times have the exclusive right of electing their public teachers, and contracting with them for their support and maintenance. Christian leaders, pastors and teachers are encouraged to keep their charges, congregations, students, etc informed of what the government is doing from the pulpit, in private and public conversations, debates or conversation in general. No law is to be passed that limits the rights of Christian participation, leadership, or criticism of the government of Maine, the counties, or the local municipalities. All public meetings are to open with the Lords prayer and close with a Christian benediction thanking the Lord for the preceding and imploring His safety for all leaving the meeting.
Section 3a. Business closed on Sunday. Since it would not be possible for the Republic of Maine to secede and be free without the will and Divine help of the Lord God of Creation, and since the Lord God of Creation clearly states that in six days He created the heavens and the earth and all that is them and on them, and that He rested on the seventh day, the people of the Republic of Maine shall, as a Christian nation, in deep and abiding gratitude to God Almighty, the Trinity, the Creator, allow no businesses any where within the borders of the Republic of Maine, other than those exempted in section 3b, to open on the Sundays from midnight to midnight.
Section 3b. Businesses exempt from Section 3a. Since God in the form of the Lord Jesus, did on numerous occasions in the New Testament, heal on the Sabbath day, we therefore declare that those businesses that are necessary for human life, such as hospitals, pharmacies, and doctors offices may be open on Sundays, but only to offer services and products necessary for human life, products that could not wait till Monday. The Legislature, shall after notifying and consulting with Christian pastors, determine a list of businesses that shall be allowed to open on Sunday in a strictly voluntary manner. No public celebrations, games, or parties shall be allowed on the Sabbath and may not be exempted.
Section 4. Freedom of speech and publication; libel; truth given in evidence; jury determines law and fact. Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish sentiments on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of this liberty; no laws shall be passed regulating or restraining the freedom of the press; and in prosecutions for any publication respecting the official conduct of people in public capacity, or the qualifications of those who are candidates for the suffrages of the people, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence, and in all indictments for libels, the jury, after having received the direction of the court, shall have a right to determine, at their discretion, the law and the fact.
Section 5. Unreasonable searches prohibited. The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions from all unreasonable searches and seizures; and no warrant to search any place, or seize any person or thing, shall issue without a special designation of the place to be searched, and the person or thing to be seized, nor without probable cause -- supported by oath or affirmation.
Section 6. The Militia and the standing army of 1,000. So as to insure and guarantee the rights guaranteed in this Constitution, every natural born male in the Republic of Maine, upon reaching the age of 18 years from conception through age 67 years from conception, has, as a member of the Militia, the obligation to keep and bear arms for the common defense, for his and his families protection, to defend against this government or any government in the future from becoming oppressive, tyrannical, or in any other way obnoxious to freedom, and to secure the rights written in this Constitution. This obligation shall never be questioned. No law shall be passed that restricts this obligation, except for time in a local jail, county jail or Maine Republic prison. No law shall be passed, test given, or fee assessed to any citizen of the Republic of Maine that would restrict in any way that citizens right to be armed either concealed or open. Males who are found to be or confess to being homosexuals are exempted from serving in either the Militia or the standing army. Males over the age of 65 may be voluntary members of the militia with the full rights of Militia members. Natural born males between the age of 16 years from conception to 18 years from conception may volunteer for militia service with the written permission of parents or guardians. The standing army of 1,000 shall be drawn from the militia by the commander of the Militia and is under the command of the commander of the militia who is appointed by and reports directly to the President.
Section 7. All human life is precious and a gift from God. Age is counted from the moment life begins, which is at the moment of conception and as such, all human life is protected from conception to death and has the full rights of this Constitution from conception. Any citizen of the Republic of Maine may use what ever force he or she deems necessary to protect human life. All abortions are considered first degree premeditated murder, children are entrusted, by God the Creator to that child's parents and as such are the responsibility of the parents, not the state, no level of Government whether local, county or Republic is to, in any way, over rule a parent in the rearing, educating, and/or influencing that child in any way.
Section 7a. Education. All education is left to the local community, to the parents first and foremost and then to the city, town or community in which the family resides. The counties and the Republic are explicitly denied any role in a child's education with the exception of Militia members while on duty and prisoners while in the care of the county jail or prison of the Republic. The first and foremost responsibility to teach a child Religion, obedience, patriotism, loyalty, righteousness, and to be a productive member of society rest squarely upon the shoulders of the parent(s), the local communities role is to support and reinforce that parental responsibility.
Section 8. Land use ordinances.
thank you for your honesty.
I believe Islam is Evil and must be eradicated. Churchill describes the problem with Islam.
But this initiative is no different from the Taliban.
Gotta go cut the lawn. Interesting debate. Check you all later.
Maybe if you posted it to the religious forum with some "CAUCUS" label. But if you post it to General/Chat people are going to chat about it generally.
In technical terms, Maine secession would be easier because it's at one far end of the country and only shares a border with one state (it's also just about the only state I have to go east to visit: everything else is the other way, FWIW), but Maine is, with Vermont and New Hampshire one of the least religious states in the country (used to be Oregon, California, and Washington), so your plan is going to be difficult to realize.
Then don't you have to rewrite you Section 3 to specify that Islam is prohibited?
So the secessionists are clearly conspiring to break the law and deprive citizens of their civil rights.
There's the "tell". The spirit of this movement is exposed by its desire to invite in those from away.
God bless and protect the true Yankee spirit and nature of Maine.
From the Bangor Daily News 5/18/12:
Got faith? Maine the least-religious state in the nationAnd from the Portland Press Herald on 9/5/11:Maine has fewer residents who claim a religious affiliation than any other state in the union. The Pine Tree State is the only one in the country in which less than 30 percent of the population belong to a religious denomination or independent Christian church, according to a census conducted every 10 years by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies.
This follows a Pew study that found 40 percent of Mainers pray daily — the lowest percentage in the nation.
Maine a mecca for gay couplesSo Maine is the state in which born again Christians will comfortable moving to? And all the current born again Christians and future born again Christian residents will be sufficient in number to exceed the current residents who will surely vote against this ill-conceived constitution?Experts attribute the numbers to the state’s gay-friendly laws and its history of tolerance.
Maine has more same-sex couples per capita than all but six states, according to a new analysis of 2010 U.S. Census data.
Additionally, South Portland and Portland have become particular hot spots for gay couples, the statistics show, outpacing Boston, Cambridge and other gay-friendly cities.
You are delusional.
You are 180 degrees incorrect in saying this initiative is no different from the Taliban. Here are the key differences:
1. Islam reduces women to social and legal status of chattel; not even fully human; they may be raped as strangers, as wives or even as children, falsely accused under the full force of law, punished when victimized, and may be placed into a harem.
Christ lifted women up to full equality in the eyes of God, and exhorted men to love their wives as He loved the Church, even to the point of death for her sake; he prescribed one wife for one husband. He especially directed that children be encouraged, and spared from abuse.
2. Islam demands adherence on pain of death. No one may leave Islam. Islam may capture and force adherence, and it practices slavery to this day. Outward displays of its rituals are emphasized. Arrogance and pride are the hallmarks of the muslim.
Christ invites those who are humbled, and whose hearts are convinced of their need for salvation and who truly want Him as their savior. Those who do not come of their own free will are not much use to Him. He also directed that our devotion should not be a matter of ostentation in pubic, but of sincerity in the privacy of our hearts.
3. Islam directs its followers to scorn or persecute those of other faiths, to oppress them politically and even to kill them. It approves of the concept of lying to the "infidel." As such, it makes the rule of law in a free society impossible.
Christ demands fidelity to Truth, to extend love and prayers to our neighbors and hospitality to the stranger, and even to pray for our enemies, at the same time reserving the right to defend our persons and families by legal means.
OK, now I'm really going to cut the lawn.
Really.
To answer one question: June 12, 2018 would be the date of our primary in 2018. They presumably are shooting for that date as primaries are lower turnouts than November elections.
I am in Maine and this is the first I have heard of this utterly crazy idea. It will not succeed for several reasons.
Islam is Evil and needs to be eradicated.
That said, This "republic" of maine would institute similar proscriptions on behavior, based on your religious beliefs. It is a distinction without a difference. Just a different god setting different religious rules.
Seriously, what is the difference between "No business open on Sunday" and "Every woman must wear a burka" You set rules based on your religious beliefs. There is no freedom. The US constitution provides for liberty and freedom. We need to get back to those values.
You are proposing an economy destroying Constitution. Yup, everyone’s going to vote for that.
Tourism in Maine? You just killed it. Hotel/Motel/Inn keepers can’t work, so no one can be checked in or checked out on Sundays. Maids certainly can’t clean rooms on Sundays.
But it won’t matter because taxi drivers can’t work on Sundays, buses won’t run on Sundays. Neither will trains or airplanes.
All airports will be closed on Sundays without workers.
As far as driving anywhere, better fill up on Saturday because you won’t find gas stations open on Sunday.
Commercial fishing? Can’t do it Sundays.
Commercial shipping? According to Wikipedia: “In 2001, Maine’s largest city of Portland surpassed Boston as New England’s busiest port (by tonnage), due to its ability to handle large tankers.” I wonder how that will work to close the ports on Sundays.
Actually, just the fact that you’re going close down stores and malls on Sundays will doom this half-witted idea.
Remember the Free State Project?
Vermont has its own secessionist group.
Once these groups get all *political*....they lose their way, IMHO.
Bump
Not to mention farming, which is a seven day a week occupation. Especially if you have farm animals.
If ANYBODY tries to confiscate my land, they will cease to exist.
“Especially if you have farm animals.”
We’ll need some of those for sacrifices at the State House. Say, 10% of each species. We’ll call it tithing and you can write it off your taxes.
Thank you, if it be the will of Christ for Maine to be a free Christian nation, nothing can prevent it, if it not be His will, nothing can cause it to happen.
No.
No one ever said it would be easy, but, look at the rest of the country, is there a better state, is ther a better Constitution, to take out of the union than Maine? I think not. It is in God's hands.
Read the petition sections of Maine law and Constitution.
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