“Ironically, 99 years ago this week, a train
left Newark, N.J., for Jesup Station, Ga.., carrying some of
the wealthiest, most powerful people in the world. They met in
secret at the Jekyll Island Club and laid the plans to create
the Federal Reserve System.
“Another group of people took a train this past
week from Newark, N.J., for Jesup Station, Ga., en route to
the same Jekyll Island Club. The people in this group are not
among the wealthiest people in the world, but they are among
the most powerful; they are some of the leaders of the growing
freedom movement. Nearly a hundred years ago, a meeting at
Jekyll Island produced the Federal Reserve, which now controls
our economic destiny. The current meeting at Jekyll Island,
organized by the We the People Foundation, seeks to produce a
plan to control the Federal Reserve and restore our economic
freedom.”
Quoted from
Here Comes The Freedom
Movement by Henry Lamb, published in
WorldNetDaily, May 23,
2009.
New: Freedom Movement
Coalition
On May 21st and May 22nd,
an unprecedented gathering of the nation’s Freedom Movement
leaders was held in Georgia at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel.
The planning meetings, coined the “Jekyll Island Project,”
were hosted by We The People Foundation for Constitutional
Education, Inc., chaired by Bob Schulz.
A highlight of the gathering was a special
ceremony held in the Federal Reserve Room at the Club,
specifically to establish a “righteous record” to supplant the
secretive deliberations which occurred in that same location
in 1910 to conceive the (unconstitutional) Federal Reserve Act
of 1913.
Beloved Freedom leader G. Edward Griffin, author
of The Creature at Jekyll Island, spoke about the 1910
gathering and the importance of the current leader meeting in
the location, at this particular time. Bob Schulz
followed with a talk entitled “A New Record for
America.”
The Acknowledgement
Scroll
Following the talks given by Griffin and Schulz,
Bob Schulz read a specially prepared scroll which acknowledged
the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of The
United States of America and the Bill of Rights as the
greatest governing Documents ever given to mankind. The scroll
proclaimed the commitment of each leader to dedicate and
consecrate their lives to uphold, preserve and defend The
Principles contained therein.
Others attending the event at Jekyll Island were
invited to sign the Scroll, symbolizing The People of
America. All were deeply impacted by the
experience. Copies of the document are being prepared, with
a blank space in place of the (May 21, 2009) date now included
in the original. Those copies will soon be available for
anyone wishing to schedule an “Acknowledgement and Dedication”
meeting in their state, city, community, school, organization
or home. The Scroll will be mailed in a plastic tube which can
be used to protect and archive the document in that state’s
Citizen
Vigilance Center, or elsewhere.
The Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony in the Club Ballroom began
with the Processional of three Flags symbolic to the occasion:
the current flag; the Betsy Ross flag featuring the thirteen
colonies; and the Bennington “Don’t Tread on Me” flag which
was commonly used around the time of the American
Revolution. There was a reading about the Sacred Symbols
of Freedom, followed by the singing of the National Anthem,
and recitals of The Pledge of Allegiance and The American’s
Creed.
“Benjamin Franklin” read his comments made at
the 1789 Constitutional Convention, which was followed by a
stirring Invocation. Bob Schulz gave a Welcome Address
and the ceremony concluded with the singing of the National
Hymn, “God of our Fathers,” often referred to as the
Constitution Hymn. All joined in a rousing call
“Let Freedom Ring!” Attendees then followed the flags from the
Club Ballroom to the Federal Reserve room in a silent walk
dedicated to the Founding Fathers and those patriots who gave
their lives and fortunes to establish America.
Click here for B Roll footage of part of the
Opening Ceremony http://vimeo.com/4820545 . Please note the video is temporarily password
protected: password= jekyll
The Joint
Sessions
During the joint session with the leaders and
assembled observers, the twenty-five leaders articulated a
long list of ongoing Constitutional violations which now
threaten the collapse of the Republic, they shared information
regarding the work of each of their respective organizations,
and their ongoing actions to confront those
violations.
The unconstitutional threats of increasing
concern to the American people constitute a lengthy laundry
list of unlawful acts of government which are rapidly giving
rise to the concerns of the American public people as they see
their Liberties, in practical form, erode with each passing
day.
The violations include: RFID personal tracking
technology, government controlled transportation choke
points, illegal surveillance, undeclared wars,
unconstitutional direct taxes on labor, international treaties
which purport to supersede the legal sovereignty of the
nation, electronic election fraud, America’s unconstitutional
fiat currency (the U.S.. “dollar”), unconstitutional control
of firearms by federal authorities, sustainable development
and the new world order agenda which seeks to erase all
national borders (and the Liberties of America guaranteed by
our Constitution.)
Referring to themselves for the first time as a
“coalition”, these Freedom Movement leaders agreed that the
imminent risks to our Republic require a united front
in defense of the Constitution, openly acknowledging the
challenges that have, until now, prevented the Freedom
Movement from coming together and achieving mass support. They
openly invited all other leaders in the Freedom Movement to
join the Coalition.
The die has been
cast: support for the 2009 Continental Congress was unanimous.
Spontaneously, the Freedom Movement Leaders in
attendance agreed they would henceforth serve as the
Organizing Committee for CC 2009. Each pledged their
organization’s support to create awareness, share resources
and promote participation across all fifty states and the
District of Columbia.
The Coalition
Leaders:
Overall, the Freedom Movement leaders who voiced
their support of CC 2009 included: G. Edward Griffin
Founder: FREEDOM
FORCE INTERNATIONAL
Author: The
Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal
Reserve
www.Freedom-Force.org
http://www.gedwardgriffin.com/
Bob Schulz
Founder: WE THE PEOPLE FOUNDATION FOR
CONSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION
Founder: WE THE PEOPLE
CONGRESS
Author: Petitions for Redress of Violations of
State and Federal Constitutions
www.WeThePeopleCongress.org
www.WeThePeopleFoundation.org
www.GiveMeLiberty.org
Dr. Edwin Vieira
(in absentia, through substantial written
statement)
Author: Pieces of Eight : The Monetary Powers
and Disabilities of the United States Constitution
and Constitutional Homeland
Security
http://www.edwinvieira.com/
Katherine Albrecht
Founder: CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket
Privacy Invasion and Numbering) Author: Spy
Chips
Consumer Protection, Syndicated Radio, Speaker
http://www.katherinealbrecht.com/
Michael
Badnarik
Constitutional Scholar
Former US
Presidential Candidate Libertarian Party
National
Co-Director: CC2009
http://www.constitutionpreservation.org/
Catherine Bleish
Executive Director: LIBERTY RESTORATION
PROJECT
http://www.libertyrestorationproject.org/
Clyde J. Cleveland
Founder: RESTORE THE HEART OF
AMERICA
Publisher: COMMON SENSE REVISITED
http://www.commonsenserevisited.com/
Paul Venable
Chairman: IDAHO CONSTITUTION PARTY
http://www.paulvenable.org/
http://cpidaho.org/
Robert Crooks
Founder: MOUNTAIN MINUTE MEN BORDER
PATROL
http://www.mountainminutemen.com/index.html
Tom Cryer
Founder: TRUTH ATTACK
http://www.truthattack.org
Tom DeWeese
Founder: AMERICAN
POLICY CENTER
http://www.americanpolicy.org/
Gary Franchi
Founder: RESTORE THE REPUBLIC
http://www.restoretherepublic.net
Rob Gray
Executive Director:
AMERICAN OPEN CURRENCY STANDARD
http://www.opencurrency.com/
Ernest Hancock
Founder: FREEDOM’S PHOENIX
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com
Vickie Karp
National Chair: COALITION FOR VISIBLE
BALLOTS
http://coalition4visibleballots.homestead.com/index.html Adam Kokesh
Board: IRAQ VETS AGAINST WAR
http://ivaw.org/
Mark Lerner
Founder: STOPREALID
http://www.stoprealid.info
Amanda Moore
(for Bernadine Smith) SECOND AMENDMENT COMMITTEE
http://www.libertygunrights.com/ Daneen Peterson
Founder: STOP THE NORTH AMERICAN UNION
http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com/
Raymond D. Powell
Founder: REVOLUTION MARCH
http://www.revolutionmarch.com
Karen Renick
Founder: VOTE RESCUE
http://www.voterrescue.org Jon Roland
Founder: CONSTITUTIONSOCIETY.ORG
http://www.constitution.org
George Shepard
Founder: REPUBLIC MAGAZINE
http://www.republicmagazine.com John Stadtmiller
Founder: REPUBLIC BROADCASTING
NETWORK
Founder: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK
http://republicbroadcasting.org/
Steve Vincent
Founder: END THE FED
http://www.endthefed.us
Edgar Steele
Constitutional Trial Attorney
Author:
Defensive Racism
http://www.nickelrant.com
Lt. Cdr. Eric Cunningham
Oath Keeper Author: Combat Arms Survey
http://www.oath-keepers.blogspot.com/
The meetings culminated with lively
debate about the proposed CC2009 delegate nominee criteria,
the decentralized process for each state to openly and
autonomously elect its own delegates, potential meeting sites
and dates for the event, including marketing and advertising
support. It was further agreed that the leader group
would serve as the Organizing Committee for CC 2009. Sub
committees were appointed for Delegate Credentials, Facilities
and Fundraising.
Documentary Coming Next
Month
Work is now underway to create a documentary of
the historic gathering which seeks to educate and activate
Americans about the nation’s constitutional crisis, the Jekyll
Island Project meetings, and Continental Congress 2009 as the
appropriate next steps for a free people to pursue to
peacefully restore The Republic. A release date just
prior to July 4th is planned.
Gadsden Flag
Flies Over Jekyll Island
A flagpole sits atop the Jekyll Island Club’s
turret, as reflected in the Club’s logo:
Normally, the flag
flying from the pole is a pale blue flag with the crest of the
Jekyll Island Club. Such was the case on the day the Freedom
Movement arrived at the Club.
Thursday evening over 70 JIP attendees joined together
for dinner in the Club Ballroom. Each dinner table was
designated as representing one of the 13 original colonies
casting their votes for Independence as the original
Continental Congress in 1776. Playing the role of the
historic Continental Congress’ first President, John Hancock,
Michael Badnarik convened a mock roll call from each state.
Each table had a person represent one of the historic founding
fathers and improvised what they may have said during such a
roll call.
With so many keen students of
American history in the room, a plethora of knowledge shared
at each table as the designated spokesperson prepared their
remarks. Many humorous insights were spoken and the room was
full of laughter, pounding fists and cheering as each state
committed itself to the principles of freedom via the
Declaration of Independence.
A short essay was read by
Jan Graber explaining how Benjamin Franklin had the
Declaration reprinted in multiple languages and shipped to
every corner of the globe. As history documents, although the
vote for Independence had been decided, no one would step up
to sign such a revolutionary document until John Hancock took
the first initiative. Badnarik, in his role as Hancock,
mock signed the document boldly proclaiming, “There, that
ought to be large enough for King George to see without his
spectacles.”
Later
that evening, by some chance happening, the tattered and worn
Jekyll Island Club flag was lowered and the “Gadsden Flag”,
aka “Don’t Tread on Me” flag was put in its place. The next
morning meeting attendees were greeted in the courtyard with
the Gadsden flag fluttering in the wind, hoisted high atop the
Victorian era turret.
This was a most inspiring and
motivating gesture, especially considering that Ben Bernanke,
chairman of the private banking cartel known as the Federal
Reserve, had convened his own conference at Jekyll Island just
the previous week.
The "Gadsden Flag"
named after Colonel Christopher Gadsden of South Carolina, was
first flown early in 1776 by Commodore Esek Hopkins of Rhode
Island, first Commander-in-chief of the Continental Fleet. Its
inscription represented a warning by the colonists to the
British.
Actually, two
Gadsden flags were flown over the Club, one at a time. During
the Freedom Movement’s closing ceremony one of those was
presented to G. Edward Griffin, the other to Bob Schulz.
Continental Congress 2009: November 9 thru
24
Beyond the timely
relevance of such an effort, the two day meeting focused on
gaining input about, and support for, the concept of convening
a modern day Continental Congress “to document The People’s
record of our Constitutional crisis and develop a viable,
cohesive set of PEACEFUL activist strategies to cure the
cancer of despotism that now threatens the nation.”
Since last
December, We The People Foundation has been promoting CC2009
as a viable project framework worthy of support. “The
greatest governing documents ever given to mankind are here in
America -- our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution
our Bill of Rights. Unless our People stand by them and
ensure they are realized and followed by holding our elected
officials accountable, they become pieces of paper subject to
our whim and the crisis of the moment,” said Schulz.
“Our Constitution is not a menu from which to pick and
choose. Every part is connected to the others. If
one part is ignored or violated, it impacts all the others
parts. The American people are waking up now to what is
taking place and are beginning to see clearly what is at
stake, not only for America, but for the Rights of Free Men in
this world,” he concluded.
“If Liberty is
lost in America, it will be lost everywhere. I believe the
American people will not allow it to happen. The Continental
Congress will be the appropriate setting to put the facts
before all our citizens and the world to consider.”
November 9 through
24, 2009 was announced at
the Jekyll Island meeting as the date for CC 2009.
The location for
CC 2009 is still undecided. Negotiations are continuing with
facilities located at Bretton Woods, NH; Colonial
Williamsburg, VA; Philadelphia, PA; St. Charles, Il; and
Oconomowoc, WI. Suggestions on other locations can
be sent to us by email at bob@givemeliberty.org
To
see a slide-show presentation overview providing the
background and necessity for the Continental Congress, click
here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/15804482/WTP-Case-for-Continental-Congress-2009
New Silver Round: Commemorating CC
2009
To commemorate the
historic CC 2009 event, the American Open Currency Standard
has produced a stunning hand-crafted one-ounce Round of .999
Silver, honoring The Constitution and the proposed Congress.
To support the
historic Jekyll Island event, a donation was made of 40 silver
rounds to We The People Foundation. WTP in turn chose to pass
the gift along to those volunteers who worked so long and hard
toward the success of the Jekyll Island event.
Special Thanks
Patriotic
presentations were strategically scheduled throughout the two
day event. A tremendous amount of research and resources went
into the selection and production of each. We give a very
special thanks to Jan Graber and the OLD DOMINION SOCIETY,
Judith Whitmore and STAND UP AND SING FOR AMERICA and Harry
McKay aka Patrick Henry. Besides their
immense enjoyment of the patriotic presentations, the Freedom
Movement Leaders, their spouses and all others attending the
event felt very much at ease under the watchful gaze of a
group of seven extraordinarily courteous and professional men
and women who provided top-notch security services and who
were also alert and quick to attend to other assistance of one
kind or another. We extend a very special thanks to them and
to their leader and organizer, Dr. Bob Frady.
Click here to
access WTP’s secure
donation system.
Please
consider making a generous one-time donation
or
establishing a monthly, recurring subscription
donation.
Thank you for your generous support. Please
remember that your
tax-deductible donations are the sole
source of funding the Foundation's
Continental Congress
2009 project work and the NCEL federal
lawsuit.
Click here to access
the CC2009 state-specific donate buttons.
WTP CC2009 "Tea
Party" Flyer (1-page)
RIGHT-Click here to download the
CC2009 "tri-fold"
brochure.
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