This electoral advantage disenfranchises rural landowners who have no say in such policy and strips them of their constitutionally protected freedoms, their dignity and their property rights. In far too many cases, rural landowners are deprived of their rights of due process and just compensation, as required under the 5th Amendment.
Again, this electoral advantage allows cities to elect politicians that pass laws and dictate policy that ONLY affects rural landowners but leaves city folk virtually un-scathed. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Clean Water Restoration Act (CWRA) are just two examples of tens of thousands of laws, acts and ordinances that only affect rural landowners, while urban dwellers get off scot-free.
Rural landowners have come together to demonstrate just how important rural land is to the city's existence and to communicate to them that our disenfranchisement shall not stand.
Rural landowners have come together in the spirit of solidarity to stage a silent protest against the tyranny of the majority (cities) and their government counterparts that have sold rural landowners and this country, literally down the river.
We, the rural landowners of America, hereby declare the week of June 30th through July 6th, 2008 (including July 4th, "Independence Day") and each 4th of July week each year thereafter, as a declaration of rural independence.
Starting at 12:01 AM, Monday, June 30th, 2008 and ending at midnight July 6th, 2008, rural landowners, all across America, unite in the following actions, or in actions, as the case may be:
1. We shall not buy anything during the said period and shall stock up in advance to sustain ourselves.
2. We shall not deliver any product for said period.
3. We shall lay off all employees for said period.
4. We shall pay no taxes during said period.
5. We shall overwhelm local newspapers by writing huge numbers of guest editorials and letters to the editor during this week.
6. We shall establish small committees to organize 4th of July celebrations with speakers that will cover the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, freedom, liberty and property rights, for adults and children.
7. During the week, we will assemble a large contingent of rural landowners and picket, with signs, county council persons or commissioners' offices and county planning offices. Alert the news media that picketing is going to take place.
8. We will make every effort to block all rural roads such that only emergency vehicles shall be allowed to pass for the benefit of rural landowners. We will also communicate this Declaration to other rural landowners.
9. We further, at our sole option, agree to sign the "Citizen Petition for Redress of Grievances" and the "Rural Landowners' Pledge" (see links below) and send copies to all local, state and federal politicians in our jurisdiction.
To print out the full text of the "Declaration of Rural Independence", click on the DECLARATION link. After printing it out, forward the Declaration to others on your list.>Declaration
LET'S NOT JUST THINK ABOUT IT, LET'S ACT
DECLARATION OF RURAL INDEPENDENCE
Citizen Petition for Redress of Grievances
Click on the Petition Page 1 link and print out this page>Petition Page 1
Then click on the Petition Page 2 link and print out this second page on the back side of the Petition 1 page. Use copies of this petition to obtain signatures from rural landowners and when filled up, follow the instructions at the bottom of the page.>Petition Page 2
RURAL LANDOWNERS' PLEDGE
Click on the Rural Landowners' Pledge link and print out this page. If you are in agreement with the pledge, sign it and send copies to government office holders or bureaucrats of your choice.>Rural Landowners Pledge
If you are having difficulty in obtaining clear copies of the Petition or the Pledge, please e-mail us at: info@narlo.org
WE COULD USE YOUR HELP
We will be expending considerable time and money in this effort to get out the word on the Declaration of Rural Independence week. This will include advertising in rural magazines. We could use your help to defray some of the costs. Click on the PRINTABLE DONATION FORM below and send us $5, $10, $25 or even $100, or whatever you can afford. To truly be a national effort and to have this Declaration of Rural Independence have any impact on government at all, we must have tens of thousands who will participate. To accomplish this we have to use every medium at our disposal to communicate with as many rural landowners as possible, besides our frequent national articles and e-mail messages. Thank you.
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