PROPOSED MISSION STATEMENT, AMERICAN SPRING 2014 (MARCH ON WASHINGTON)

Jan 20, 2014 | By Laz A. Mataz and usconservative

[Lazamataz]

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” – Ronald Reagan, 1961

As we, the American people, see our rights diminishing and our Constitution violated daily, we have become alarmed. We will fight to preserve our freedoms, as Ronald Reagan warned us to do – lest we lose the country we know and love.

Here are our demands:

1. OBAMACARE MUST BE OVERTURNED. This unworkable system will destroy medical freedom, and will affect every area of our lives. Medical information in the hands of the Federal or State government will be abused, used to deny us other rights, or used to control us. The costs of Obamacare are so onerous as to deprive us of our financial freedom at the most perilous point in our lives. Obamacare takes away our personal, private decisions, and puts that control in the hands of a government bureaucrat. The Obamacare bill was passed on many lies, and now those lies have been revealed.

2. THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY MUST STOP MASS-COLLECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZEN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. Not even George Orwell, who wrote the horrifying novel 1984, envisioned a world in which every communication was monitored and stored for later use. This information can be used to blackmail, to determine political leanings, and ultimately to imprison or otherwise deny guaranteed rights.

3. AMNESTY FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS MUST NOT BE GRANTED. When foreigners come into our country, illegally and with no respect for the rule of law, our laws are diminished. Our culture is diminished. Our individual votes are watered down. Voters become disenfranchised. There is already a viable system to become a legitimate US citizen. Our immigration system is not broken – it is not being given a chance to work. Most of our distant relatives did things by the law and correctly. These people can too. NO AMNESTY.

4. CALL OFF THE REGULATORY AGENCIES. Like petty little tyrants, hordes of bureaucrats are swarming across America, making it harder to keep a company in business. The economy is suffering under the incredible burden of over 13,000 new regulations since Obama took office. Jobs are not being created, jobs are being lost to other nations who have no such obstacles to succeeding. If we are ever to turn this economy around, we must control these regulating agencies (such as the Environmental Protection Agency) before they choke the very life out of the nation and the nation’s economic engine.

[b4its2late]

Good plan.

[ncpatriot]

a Constitutional colonoscopy

I like that.

[Starboard]

Bigg Red: Thanks, and you’re right that we need to attract others to our side. Washington keeps growing relentlessly, at the expense of our labor and our freedom. I think a lot of people are sick and tired of big government and would be sympathetic to a movement to cut it down to size.

The timing is good for an event like this; the wind is at our backs. We’ve seen scandal after scandal and a string of abuses by an out-of-control administration over the past five years. Polls now clearly show that most people believe the country is going in the wrong direction. So we potentially have a lot of public sentiment leaning our way.

Whatever theme is ultimately chosen for this event it needs to convey action to achieve a certain outcome. Its not just going to be a feel good event.

[Vermont Lt]

No offense meant. But demands are what terrorists make.

You are committed to making these things happen.

Who are you demanding these things from?

[b4its2late]

Bookmarked...

[RobFromGa]

Put me on whatever American Spring 2014 ping list that exists...

This could be just what is needed to take this country back and put Amerika 2.0 back on the path to becoming America again...

[Bullish]

You’re right on the money with all of this and I have a feeling you were just getting started.

I would add:

The NEA and the schools have to quit trying to turn our kids into communistic America haters or there’s gonna be big trouble for them.

[usconservative]

He ain't anyone's boss.

Kristinn is a long time, well respected member of Free Republic who's done more than pretty much damn' near anyone else on this forum to defend our freedoms and liberties -- including you, mr. keyboard cowboy who's biggest claim to fame on here happens to be Mr. Blogpimp Cop.

Shut yer pie hole right now before you embarass yourself further.

[usconservative]

No offense meant. But demands are what terrorists make.

Not to be argumentative with you, just asking you to look at this from a different viewpoint: were our founding fathers "terrorists?"

What would you call their demands? What would you call the Declaration of Independence? At the time, some thought of it as a declaration of war.

[RobFromGa]

I like Downsize DC... anyone have any good ideas for a logo and a bumper sticker that can go viral?

[humblegunner]

Nah.

I’m pretty much sure he ain’t anyone’s boss.

Which is what I said.

[usconservative]

WE can do together, what none of us could do, apart.

Sounds like something our fellow American's need to hear as they wake up from their slumber .....

[RaceBannon]

STAY AWAY FROM HARRY RILEY!!!

[usconservative]

Your comment exemplifies what I absolutely love about Texas. I’ve been to your state many times (Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin to name a few spots) and fell in love with your state and the people living there. Always felt welcome, bar none the best, nicest down-home salt of the earth folks. I hope to retire there in a few short years.

[RobFromGa]

Just an idea...

People in the military (and even new citizens) take an oath similar to:

“I, _____, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; So help me God.”

Those of us patriots who have never served have never taken this oath, even though we may feel it deep in our hearts...

It could make a powerful statement at the American Spring 2014, national or local events if the attendees at some point all took this oath together in unison.

Because even though we aren’t all in the armed forces, we are all citizens and need to be on guard for the Constitution.

Maybe taking the oath would make that point clear to all Americans- we are the sentries not someone else.

[usconservative]

I like Downsize DC... anyone have any good ideas for a logo and a bumper sticker that can go viral?

None that I can describe or put a graphic up on a family friendly forum ... ;-)

[Vermont Lt]

I am just a marketing guy. I know how the general public reacts to words.

I am not arguing with your premise. Really. I am pointing out that the words would turn off many in your target audience.

I will give this some thought and pm you later.

[usconservative]

I understand where you’re coming from. Look forward to hearing from you later.

[Lazamataz]

STAY AWAY FROM HARRY RILEY!!!

Actually, you should warn him to stay away from ME!

I'm DANGEROUS. I puff up to 5 times my normal size, to reveal poisoned quills all over my body.

[DuncanWaring]

http://www.downsizedc.org/

Heard the founder of this site on the radio a few days ago; don’t recall exactly where.