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New Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Vincent H. Miller and Jarret B. Wollstein
May 1992
Two hundred years ago our ancestors signed a document which forever
changed the course of history. Colonial Americans severed the bonds
to a tyrannical king and parliament in England and established in
America for the first time a society based on the principle of the
rule of law and limited government. Benjamin Franklin, one of our
great statesmen, stated at this time: "Gentlemen we give you a
Republic � if you can keep it."
The result was a glorious and turbulent 200+ years which witnessed
the greatest achievements, the highest standard of living, and the
highest levels of individual freedom ever experienced in human
history. However, we have allowed government to grow without bounds
so that today the golden prize of liberty has been all but lost.
Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, and the signers of the first Declaration of
Independence made the following observations about the nature of man and government
which are as valid today as the day they were written:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed,
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the
Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying
its foundation on such principles and organizing its
powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and
Happiness.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed
for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind
are more disposed to suffer, while evils are su
fferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are
accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the
same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute
Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to
provide new Guards for their future security.
WE THE PEOPLE of these fifty States have patiently suffered mounting government
outrages against us � lies, corruption, legal plunder and terror. We have waited in
despair for reforms and redress, but the outrages have on
ly gotten worse. We can now wait no longer. The fundamental rights of the people must
be restored now. Government's role must be limited to protection of our lives, liberty
and property.
These are the crimes of the State against its citizens:
They have erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to
harass our People, and eat out their substance. The IRS, Justice Department, police,
State and local revenue authorities and a growing li
st of other government agencies have engaged in an escalating orgy of terror, looting,
and wholesale seizure of private wealth to feed the appetite of arrogant and rapacious
bureaucracies.
They have subverted the electoral process through unjust and exclusionary
ballot-access laws. Vast sums of tax-extorted monies have been used to create a
Congressional Monopoly and Imperial Presidency, which have crushed
dissent and excluded any serious challenge to their power.
They have multiplied laws beyond reason or humanity, subverting both the words and
intent of our Constitution and Bill of Rights. There is not a single American who
could not be arrested, imprisoned and impoverished for v
iolating one of the millions of arbitrary and incomprehensible government laws and
edicts now in force.
They have instituted oppressive and destructive taxes; stolen over half of our incomes
year after year; compelled us to testify against ourselves by filling out endless
compulsory reports; made us into unpaid government s
pies and tax collectors; and destroyed our peace, security, and freedom in order to
finance their oppressive bureaucracies, failed social programs, and wars of aggression.
They have seized control of our economy and have dictated and controlled every aspect
of how our businesses must be operated. They have issued edict upon edict, issued
regulation on top of regulation, instituted fine afte
r fine, treated us as common criminals, imprisoned us and seized our property.
They have destroyed our financial security. They have debauched the currency,
substituting worthless paper for gold and silver. They have clandestinely seized our
banking system, inflating the currency and looting the eco
nomy. They have burdened us with enormous deficits and waste which have brought our
nation to the brink of bankruptcy. They have destroyed jobs and stifled initiative
with suffocating regulations and oppressive bureaucrac
ies.
They have hobbled and corrupted our system of justice by creating endless numbers of
technical crimes against the State, and crimes without victims, making vices into
crimes, dissent into treason, and sensuality into perv
ersion. They have seized billions of dollars worth of property without due process of
law, imprisoned countless thousands without indictment or trial, and have made equal
justice under law impossible by manipulating court
s and juries, terrorizing our attorneys, and seizing their fees.
They have kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies. In direct violation of
the Constitution, U.S. troops have repeatedly invaded and reduced to ruin foreign
countries without declaration of war by Congress. They
have used force to compel our children to fight and die in foreign wars far removed
from their homes. In the name of the War on Drugs they have declared open war on the
people of the United States, invading farm and field
, village and home, and spreading terror across the land.
They have perverted our relations with other nations, using their power to support
foreign despotisms. They have bribed other nations with foreign aid, restricted
foreign trade, and exported massive quantities of weapons
of death and destruction, fomenting discord, repression and war throughout the world.
WE SUBMIT that the government of the United States of America has abrogated its sacred
covenant to protect the life, liberty and property of the people of this nation. With
the collapse of major foreign threats, our own g
overnment has emerged as the greatest menace to freedom, prosperity and peace, both
here and throughout the world.
WE FURTHER SUBMIT that we, the people, have all but lost control of our political
institutions and that government has ceased to be our servant and instead has become a
terrible and tyrannical master. To restore the freed
om, peace and prosperity of the people, we therefore demand:
That a new Constitutional Convention be called to restore and strengthen the legal
protection of each individual's inalienable right to life, liberty and property.
That a new, and stronger Bill of Rights be drafted which will guarantee the
inalienable rights of the individual to life, liberty and property. That all laws be
abolished which restrict freedom of speech, press, religion,
assembly and enterprise; the right to keep and bear arms and the right to own and
dispose of property. That henceforth it shall be a treasonable offense to pass any
laws which violate the rights of the individual.
That a "Citizen Veto" be created at federal, state and local levels, whereby all
citizens can veto any new legislation, including revenue acts. We also call for the
establishment of a universal citizen power of Recall so
that unscrupulous politicians may be removed from power by citizen initiative.
That the Income Tax and the IRS be abolished and that all persons jailed for tax
evasion be freed.
That sufficient government property be sold to retire the national debt. That all
government agencies which are not engaged in the protection of the life, liberty and
property of the individual, be privatized.
To restore security to our banking system, we demand that the Federal Reserve, FDIC,
FSLIC and currency laws be abolished, and that banking and insurance systems be left
to the private sector.
That all laws creating franchise monopolies in education, medicine, utilities, mail
delivery and other public services be abolished.
That State and Economy be separated, and that federal control of interstate commerce
be confined to prohibition of tariffs and trade restrictions between States. That
freedom of association be restored to enterprise, incl
uding freedom to hire, fire, contract and negotiate; that all capitalist acts between
consenting adults be legalized.
That all restrictions upon foreign trade be abolished, including tariffs, quotas,
import duties, license fees, content laws, and "dumping" laws.
That all federal laws restricting gun ownership be abolished, and that a trained,
well-armed citizenry be encouraged, as a defense against domestic criminals, foreign
aggression and domestic tyranny.
That due process of law and the presumption of innocence be restored. That RICO
statutes and other laws enabling the government to confiscate property without the
owners being convicted of any crime be abolished. That the
7th Amendment to the Constitution, preserving the right to trial by jury in civil
disputes be strengthened to include disputes between Citizens and the State.
That the Fully Informed Jury Amendment be passed, and all juries henceforth be
informed of their right to judge the propriety of laws as well as the facts of cases.
That Sovereign Immunity, which makes government officers and agents immune from
prosecution for their crimes be abolished. That presumption in trials in favor of
government officials, police officers and other agents of t
he state be ended. That government officials and agents, and citizens be treated as
equal before the law in all cases, both criminal and civil.
That all victimless crime laws be abolished, including laws restricting the sale or
possession of pornography and controlled substances. That the War on Drugs be ended,
Drug Peace be declared, and all persons imprisoned f
or victimless crimes be immediately freed and their records cleared. That immigration
laws and the INS be abolished. Henceforth the only persons restricted from immigration
to the United States shall be known criminals or
those carrying easily communicable diseases. That imprisoned illegal aliens be freed.
That the function of the military be confined to defense of the territory of the
United States, and that all U.S. troops be removed from foreign countries. Henceforth
the sole purpose of the military shall be protection o
f the lives and property of U.S. citizens at home.
WE SEEK to create an America in which the freedom and sovereignty of the people are
restored; in which the functions of government are limited to protecting life, liberty
and property; and in which each and every individu
al is again the master of his or her own destiny.
WE SUPPORT this Declaration in the certainty that our rights are inalienable and
innate and not subject to the whims of government; that the only rights which we will
ultimately retain, are those which we are willing to d
efend; and that rapid yet peaceful reform is now America's only alternative to tyranny
and mounting social violence.
TO CREATE a new dawn of liberty for America, and to secure a rebirth of liberty,
justice, peace and prosperity for all, we mutually pledge each other our lives, our
fortunes and our sacred honor. We seek and will settle f
or nothing less than freedom in our time.
Vincent Miller is current President of the International Society for Individual
Liberty (ISIL).
Jarret Wollstein is an ISIL Director.
Attractive 2-color hard copies of this New Declaration of Independence are available
through ISIL for five cents each � minimum order $1.00. Available in 11" x 17" poster
form printed on hemp paper, $7.95. Contact ISIL fo
r their free newsletter and book catalog.
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY
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Benicia, CA, 94510
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