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WE
have suffered attacks against our Constitutional rights and
the founding tenets of this Democratic Republic. WE
have
suffered the infringement of our freedoms. WE
have
suffered insult to our honor and integrity as proud citizens.
WE
will no longer suffer in silence this continued assault
that has now passed beyond intolerable. WE
do hereby
now and forever reject the bastardization of this nation's
core principles through this proclamation, and define this
reminder to our wayward leaders just what it takes to be a
True US Patriot:
1
A
True
US Patriot
realizes if the
rights of one are violated, the rights of all are at risk, and
objects to any attempt to alter the Constitution in order to
specifically undermine the rights and freedoms of others,
ensuring that the Constitution will never be amended to
endorse discrimination of any kind.
2
A
True
US Patriot
holds the founding
principles of the Declaration of Independence to be
self-evident, and defends the Constitutional rights of others
even when those rights conflict with personal and religious
beliefs; believing that all men are created equal, even in
times of war, the basic principles of humanity apply not only
to one group of people or nation, but to all.
3
A
True
US Patriot
supports the checks
and balances within the three branches of government and
rejects any attempts to circumvent or undermine them.
4
A
True
US Patriot
exercises the right
to openly challenge and hold accountable at all times, even
and most particularly in times of war, those who do not honor
their oaths of office, who purposely mislead the nation, who
abdicate responsibility when those in their employ are caught
engaging in criminal and unethical activities, and who fail to
serve the nation with integrity.
5
A
True
US Patriot
recognizes the
contributions of the older generation and values the potential
of the next, and that in order to promote the general Welfare,
and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves, our elders,
and our Posterity, we must ensure that the basic rights of
those we hold dear to access quality healthcare and education
is steadfastly supported, uncompromisingly and without
discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, or
orientation.
6
A
True
US Patriot
believes that human
rights are inherent to the human condition and should not be
given to non-living entities; the rights of corporations
should not equal or exceed the rights of any individual, and
the right to fair and equal trade as well as fair and equal
pay are a vital part of those expectations.
7
A
True
US Patriot
recalls that our
citizens consist of the tired and the poor, huddled masses
yearning to breathe free, the ‘wretched refuse’, and homeless,
tempest-tossed people, and welcomes fair and balanced
immigration with managed borders to ensure an open policy
while maintaining and increasing security for both those who
would call this land their home as well as those who already
dwell within.
8
A
True
US Patriot
respects the personal
religious choices of others, refrains from imposing their own
beliefs upon others, refuses to support war in the name of
religion, and offers foreign humanitarian aid unconditionally
without tying it to religious dogma.
9
A
True
US Patriot
knows that due
process of law and the protections against illegal search and
seizure are core principles upon which our nation is founded,
and the respect of an individual's right to privacy and
security within their own home is critical to the preservation
of our freedom.
10
A
True
US Patriot
respects the
diversity and culture of all nations, recognizing that our
continued success lay not in spite of other nations but in
alliance with them in a uniform approach toward promoting the
global general welfare.
These
ten basic tenets characterizing a
True
US Patriot
can perhaps best be
summed up in the words of Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune,
paraphrased below:
A
True
US
Patriot
loves what his country stands for,
not necessarily what his
country does,
and will not shrink from holding America to her
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