"Open Letter to the Legislators" in PDF form for Copying

2009-05-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

To read the "Open Letter to the State Legislators" and the cover letter, please scroll down and read them in them in the posts below.

I could not find a way to attach the PDF form of the "Open Letter to the State Legislators". The PDF is the best way we have found, for printing the letter off. So if you would like the PDF please send a blank email to
theriver@tds.net
and I will send you a PDF.

I urge you to read the "Open letter to the Legislators"

2009-05-25T19:17:00.000-07:00

5/18/09
I urge you to read the "Open letter to the Legislators of the Nation", attached PDF. The effort is getting traction in the grassroots movements all over the country, and Legislators seem receptive of the petition as a Constitutional endorsement of their enforcement of the 10th amendment. I have found most Legislators don't even know of this application of the Constitution.
It has been my experience, people feel emboldened when they come to understand what a powerful tool this is. When I have put this Petition in their hands, understanding it is constitutionally legal, WILL WORK, and they can make it work, people become very excited and engaged. This letter gives your Legislators the support and reinforces the authority needed to protect our most basic rights if needed, sadly, I am very much afraid it is needed. More importantly, it also puts the feds. on notice that impenetrable constitutional lines are being drawn.
The Petition attached to the letter should distributed county wide and signed by as many people as possible, and returned to you.
I suggest that a copy of the Open letter with a copy of petitions be presented to the local commissioners/ counsel members of your county in regular open meeting, and request upon introduction that a non-binding "Resolution of Endorsement" of the letter be constructed, introduced and role call vote be taken .
If the resolution is passed, copies of the letter with copies of the petitions, with a copy of the resolution should be delivered to your State House and Senate Representative.
If the resolution should fail to pass or not be put to a vote in a timely manner (within two regular meeting cycles), or rejected out of hand then note the opposing Representatives name and their specific objections. If their objection is reasonable I am sure we can reword the document specifically for the purpose of the resolution. Should it become evident that the Representatives are unreasonable and steadfast in opposition to the effort you, or I can write a opinion/editorial to be placed in the local paper that will hold them (by name) very much accountable for their actions of lack thereof. In short we will start a campaign to replace them. Our representatives must be held accountable if we are to emerge from this era in history a free People.
Attached is a copy of the "Open letter to the Legislators of the nation" in PDF form, this should facilitate proper printing. You have blanket permission to post, blog, copy, distribute the letter/petition, as written, as you see fit. Please make copies available to like minded people throughout the County, and encourage them to support the effort .
Please feel free to do what you can with this letter/petition, it’s in your hands now.
As long as we have a Constitution THIS WILL WORK! PLEASE USE IT.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, if you wish to discuss this effort, or the contents of this letter.

Thanks for your consideration and God Bless,
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Ed Pitts
theriver@tds.net

An open letter to State Legislators of the Nation

2009-05-25T19:09:00.000-07:00

An open letter to State Legislators of the Nation, 5/18/09
I ask that you read this carefully and let it become a part of your standard
operating procedures manual of the heart. Your response to this will help decide
the ultimate fate of our nation.
As sworn officers and oath bound duly elected men and women, you are under the
lawful order domain that was codified for all time by The Constitution that merely
obeying orders of any kind was not an affirmative defense for actions taken by central
government (federal) against civilian (state) populations.
The benchmark has long been established, that if the “federal order (legislation)” was
unconstitutional (criminal) in nature or “required” the affected states to commit an act
they knew was, or suspected to be unconstitutional or criminal in nature, the affected
peoples of that State and our Legislators have the absolute right and DUTY to disobey
that order and in some cases seek the immediate arrest and prosecution of the ordering
authority, be it Federal or State. That operational standard still exists and will be used
should the occasion arise in the near future.
Let the People be VERY clear. As The Peoples representative it is your responsibility to
prevent, to the best of your legislative ability, any officer from any jurisdiction, private
contractor hired to act as agents of the police, or a military member acting in an
“official” capacity from carrying out unlawful, unconstitutional, or unethical “orders”
that violates the effected person’s lawful rights, safety, security, or freedoms.
Furthermore the offending “agent” of government is to be held liable in court both
criminally and civilly. To uphold the right of resistance to such government actions by
the citizenry of the affected State in these situations for the preservation of life and
peace, and God given rights as laid out in the Constitution is justified in the extreme.
We are left then with this “future” to contemplate. Either intelligence and
common sense will dictate that this nation’s constitutional laws will be followed
under all circumstances, or there will be severe consequences both immediate
and long term.
Be it known that no Legislative authority is exempt from safeguarding the American
people from violations of their absolute rights and that all such authority must be lawful,
constitutional, humane and fair.
That any and every Legislator of the State have as their first priority, the
intelligent and judicious use of their power, and the full knowledge that the
States and its people will hold them accountable and responsible for their individual and
collective actions in defense, or the lack of defense of the People during times of crises
from WHATEVER cause.

Be it further understood, that State legislation is expected from you that firmly states, no
President, General, Judge, Governor, Attorney General, law enforcement official,
legislator, public official at any level or animal control officer may violate civil rights, the
Bill of Rights, the law, constitutional authority, or any other covenant with the American
people at the State or Local level for any reason. Any such violation will be considered a
violation of the official’s oath of office, and the violating official will be held accountable
by the People.
Good intelligence and common sense are the most useful tools in keeping the
peace, safeguarding the general population and using the law for the purposes it
was intended. Common sense is the gatekeeper for those laws and the
maintenance of civilization.
Together we must insure that both intelligence and common sense survive any
application or misapplication of the law in any form including that of martial law.
No other course is acceptable. No other course is lawful. No other course will
insure that the States and America survives its present economic and political calamities
without resorting to all out conflict between its citizens and those in authority.
Our future may well depend on intelligent, and common sense discretion as it
applies to the application law ( State and Federal), and that the will and decisions of the
PEOPLE, protected by Constitution law at the State, county, or parish level is absolute.
We The People expect, and respectively submit that those in authority begin at
once to exercise intelligent strength of character and the wisdom to know from
whence comes their strength. The Constitution 10th Amendment and the Declaration of
Independence enumerates the right, the people you obligated to represent provide the
guidance and legislative power to convey the intention of the People up to and including
secession legislation should it become necessary as prescribed by The People.
The people you serve have assigned the trust and obligation, the Tenth Amendment
gives you the right to exercise the actions laid out in this letter. There is abundant
Federal case history that has ruled in favor of the sovereignty of the States and
respective counties, and upheld the Legislators and Sheriffs obligation to enforce these
sovereign rights of the people, as set forth in the 10th Amendment.
In conclusion the “best economic minds” as of this writing have concluded the
economy will not recover in the near future. In the increasing unlikely event that a
recovery comes to pass we must be even more vigilant than ever. As set forth in one of
the many quotes that directly addresses this very situation.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary
Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”
Ben Franklin
From county to state to country, Constitutional enforcement may very well fall to us
again, if it should, we must be prepared to protect our freedoms or they will swiftly come
to be no more.
We the undersigned, or bearers of this letter have employed our State Legislators to
defend our freedoms, and liberties as set forth in the Constitution of the United States
and the rights set forth therein considered as a intricate part of the Constitution of the
State and the People you represent. It is your sworn duty.

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