Last week I had an email from the Denver Capitol Permit Secretary. She told me that a man named Daren Gardner was organizing a Rally at the Colorado Capitol on September 12th and needed a local person to take charge of the event. I emailed Daren and told him I would be happy to help, and through a series of emails and phone calls, was put in charge of the Denver Rally.
Daren is planning to ride his motorcycle to all of the State Capitols in the Continental US over the next two and a half months and rally the People to stand up for and defend the Constitution. He has titled his efforts the Constitution Ride Across America, Returning to America's Greatness.
Last september I organized the Denver 9-12 teaparty and because it was a few days before Constitution Day, decided to make the Constitution the focus of our event. Before the party started at seven pm, I played the 68 minute recording of the Constitution read by Debra Jean Dean followed by the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence.
As our group of activists made plans for five hours of tea partying, I was not sure if anyone would show up early to listen to these sacred documents, but I was determined that they be read, aloud, and set the tone for the rest of the evening. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at 5pm to set up, to find a group of fifty people standing in the rain waiting to hear the founding documents read aloud.
7 News in Denver sent a photo journalist to create a slideshow of the teaparty
Although we only had a couple hundred people attend the party and our numbers were limited by the weather, the absolute thrill I experienced as those patriots stood in the cold and the rain was a powerful testimonial to me of how some of my fellow Coloradans felt about the Founding Documents.
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*This You Tube Video is just a ten minute clip of my interview with Daren, to watch the whole hour click here.
Daren Gardner is a small business owner who feels similarly about the founding documents. He feels so passionate about upholding and defending the Constitution he will travel 13,000 miles on his motorcycle to rally the people to stand up and defend the Rule of Law and the Contract between We the People and our representatives. Daren told me that many bikers have expressed an interest in riding with him. If you are interested in biking with Daren on the trail, please refer to his web site for more information about where he will be on any given day from August 15th to October 30th.
On Friday July 30th I was able to interview Daren for an hour on blog talk radio. Here are a few quotes from the interview and Darens Web Site.
"Part of the rally will be, we've purchased fifty Constitutions, and we are gonna have a ceremonial presentation of the Constitution to a State Legislator currently in office, and along with that presentation to that legislator, we will also have a resolution that we are gonna take around with us and it will be one document and it will have a line for every state on it that that legislator will sign and agreeing to uphold the Constitution and also to hold all of their colleagues in their own state legislatures accountable to do the same."
Coming to a state capitol near you... the US Constitution!
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Join small businessman Daren Gardner as he spreads the word that the constitution still matters and that you can do something about it.
"I, like most of you, would rather be going along with life as usual, but have found that to be extremely difficult for the last twenty-four months. I am a 50 year old small business owner, who loves God, my Family, my Country, and my Freedom. I have had to make a commitment, to either fight for our Freedom, or keep going and ignore the truth about what is happening in our country today, wondering can I make a difference..."
"...Well, let me tell you, "WE THE PEOPLE" have made the difference. This war is not won on the back of one American, but on the backs of many. Because I love America, and the Freedom it stands for, and I will not sit back and watch our country be mandated, and force onto the citizens changes that are in direct conflict with the Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and The Declaration of Independence, our forefathers founded this country on. So, I ask you America, to support this Constitution Ride Across America, and come out and "Rally Up" when I ride into your state capitol."If you are interested in attending one of Daren Gardeners Rallies for the Constitution, please refer to the Ride Calendar.
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