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If Paul Revere rode today, he'd probably warn, "The senate is coming. The senate is coming."
Not exactly the signing of the Declaration of Independence here.
In 1765, nine men met together in a Boston tavern, gathering to voice their concern of growing encroachments by their government. These were not big names or the powerful. This group, the original Loyal Nine, included a distiller, a printer, a brass worker, a ship captain. What these people realized is that preserving their liberty took more than complaining around the bar; it took action.
At that time, this stepping forth was a risk to themselves, their livelihoods, even their families. It seems, though, that the risk of not acting must have been even greater. Within a year, their agitations and efforts began to spread, and The Loyal Nine flourished and spread, taking on its new name, famous in history, The Sons of Liberty. Eleven years later, 1776, the fruits of their labor changed the world.
Named after the original Loyal Nine of Pre-Revolutionary history, this community follows the example of the past to stand up and stand together as those who love our country and think it IS exceptional because of documents forged in the fires of sacrifice. Together is the only way to turn back the tide.
James Madison predicted, "If our nation is ever taken over, it will be taken over from within." We are afraid this statement is becoming prophetic.
Our government eavesdrops on its citizens, threatens gun ownership, has passed a bill to make protesting around federal officials a FELONY, and has mandated "event trackers" in all new cars -- just to name a few Constitutional encroachments of the last two years. Our attorney general even says "There are other forms of due process than judicial process." We guess that's what he calls locking up prisoners without lawyers' representation.
We can no longer just HOPE things get better. Thomas Paine said that “those who expect to reap the blessings of liberty must undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” But we, too often, don’t know what to do, don’t even know about their hidden acts, or we just don’t find the time. The founding fathers risked their lives, livelihoods, and families to establish our freedoms. Now it is up to all of us to protect this gift.
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Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who
mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the
power knowledge gives.
- James Madison
Current Actions
H.R. 3361
Shackles the NSA and Secret FISA Courts: Right to Privacy / Due Process
S. 987 / H.R. 1962
1st Amendment: Freedom of the Press
ATT
2nd Amendment: Right to Bear Arms
Recent Commentaries
Mar 8
DC Dispatch: What are Words For?
"Our government was the first that was created after the advent of printing and mass availability of books, and thus the availability of ideas."
Feb 16
Know Your Rights, Pt 1
What does each amendment have to do with YOU? Are these Constitutional guarantees obsolete -- or more vital than ever? Our civics lesson comes courtesy of 18-year-old senior Alex Ellis, who is going to open your mind to a deeper understanding of this greatest gift and also raise your hope for our future in the hands of these youth.
Feb 4
A War (of words) for the 2nd Amendment
The 2nd Amendment is in a fragile place. Its protection must be through the reasoned words and action of those who value the right to protect one's self and the sacred process of the Bill of Rights.
Jan 20
NSA = Paul Revere ?
May we tell tales of heroic government hackers and invasive officers right up there alongside Crispus Attucks and Patrick Henry through all generations.
Jan 7
If the President Told the Truth . . .
Loyal 9 hijacks the White House press room -- featuring Brandon Scott as "Alternate Reality Jay Carney"
Dec 17
Senator Hatch's Tragic Comedy Routine
We recently sent our L9 letter to Senator Hatch admonishing him to vote to restrain the NSA. He kindly wrote back. But surely he was joking. Surely there was no way something so contradictory and so contrary to the Constitution went out in seriousness.
Newswire
Chief of Police Harassed by Feds, Placed on Leave After Signing Pledge to Uphold Constitution
Sheriff orders Shane Harger to disband entire police department due to “political affiliations”
Police Use Of Force Drops 60% When Officers Required To Wear Video Cameras
London Mayor Calls For State to Take Children Based on Parents’ Political Beliefs
The Week in Civil Rights
Police discrimination, intentional voting barriers, and more!
Fed Loans Bailed Out Ghaddafi and Private Businesses in '08
Classic article shows harm of oversight from congress or independent economists of how the private printer of the public's money controls the economy
FED Messed Up in 2008 by Protecting Banks Instead of Economy
Doesn't "mistake" convey it was inadvertent?
Documentary Shows Insidiousness of Internal Spying Against Civil Rights Movement of 60's
Supreme Court Justice Scalia Warns of Repeat of Intern Camps
L9 Member Highlight
To those who think the UN Treaty could never override laws in the US: "When talking about how sometimes international law trumps even state law, one example is that an additive to gasoline was seeping into California's water supply contaminating it but California could not pass laws to remove the additive due to some by-law in NAFTA."
- KJ, Washington DC
