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Subject: EXTREMELY IMPORTANT VOTE: First Official Draft of Platform

Remnant Saints Inter-Continental Congress' First Vote for the
creation of a First Official Draft of a Declaration of Principles or
Platform

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========BEGIN VOTE========

KEY:
"Agree" and "Agree: Suggested rewording ______" answers both count
toward accepting the statement as is. The rewording suggestions are
for future reference in case we decide to revisit a given plank.

Remnant Saints International Patriot Alliance
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
[ ] Yes: call it "Declaration of Principles"
[ ] No: call it "Platform"


PREAMBLE
We, the Remnant Saints International Patriot Alliance, affirm our
belief in God and declare our support for government based upon a
moral and spiritual foundation, believing that an elected government
that seeks the will of God will obtain direction from God.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We affirm freedom as the most fundamental principle inalienably
possessed by every individual, organization, and government; and
believe that government's primary role is to protect that freedom.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We believe that citizens' and organizations' needs are best met
through free enterprise, private initiative, and volunteerism.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The principles set forth here are with the premise of an ideal
society in mind.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

As we come to a greater understanding of these principles we will be
amending this document accordingly.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

These principles pertaining to government apply to all levels of
government, from the most local to the most general, including world
government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________



IN GOD WE TRUST
We believe that the foundation of freedom is virtue, and that the
ideal society based on freedom cannot exist unless its citizens are
upright before God.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Not only is it permissible for government and government officials to
acknowledge divine providence, but it is crucial, if freedom is to be
preserved.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Furthermore, we believe that God will and does reveal his wisdom to
man, and that seeking after such wisdom should be the objective of
any one serving in any capacity, including government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

To the extent that government officials are directed by God will be
the extent that their policy will come into harmony with ideal
principles of governance for the blessing and elevation of all
mankind.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________



THE PROPER ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
We believe government properly exists by the consent and direction of
the governed, as a voice and instrument of the people.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The function of government is not to grant rights, but to protect the
unalienable, God-given rights of life, liberty, property, and the
pursuit of happiness.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

History shows that government naturally tends toward the usurpation
of the liberty of its citizens, and should therefore be bridled with
necessary checks and balances.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Any government agency having power to directly enforce laws among the
citizens shall be elected by the people and be responsive and
answerable to them.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITIZENS
History also shows that people get the kind of government they
deserve, and that if they wish for freedom, they must live in
accordance with principles of freedom.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

This includes the need for citizens to be cheerful, vigilant,
responsible, honest, hardworking, productive, kind, compassionate,
moral, and charitable.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The better the people are, the better government they will deserve
and get.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The ultimate manifestation of this two-way relationship will be the
kingdom of God on earth.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


GATHERING AND ASSOCIATION
As individuals have inalienable rights, so do groups of individuals
or organizations who join together with a common purpose.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

So long as they do not violate the agency of others, they are free to
pursue a course they desire.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT
The Constitution of the United States outlines the best structure of
government organization available today, but will be superseded by a
superior form of government when the people deserve it by returning
to the principles of freedom from which they have strayed and embrace
trust in God as a common core value.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

One change that should be made now, to renew an important check on
power, is that Senate seats should once more be elected by the
legislatures of the next level of government below them, making them
more responsive to their rights as a more local branch of
government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Also, executive orders must be done away, inasmuch as there is no
inherent check on the power to decree them.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


PUBLIC OFFICIAL SALARIES
Remuneration of elected officials, including to the highest offices
of service, shall be comparable to that of the average citizen.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Handsome compensation must not be a motivation for seeking public
office.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


PRIVATE PROPERTY
We recognize the rights of the individual to own, use, exchange,
control, protect, and dispose of property.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Government may not tax property except when property is transferred
at a profit from one individual or organization to another.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Private property taken in error by the government, such as in the
case of a wrongful judgment, shall be restored in full.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The government may revoke property from the perpetrator of a crime as
payment to victims of the crime.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Government should play a role in protecting against violations of the
earth.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


AFFIRMATION OF REGIONAL RIGHTS
Government should be administered at the most local level possible.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The next level up of government should not abrogate the powers
delegated to the lower levels of government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The higher the level of government, the smaller should be its role.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


BALLOT COUNTING & ELECTIONS
To avoid the possibility or question of fraud that come with
mechanical or electronic voting devices, ballots should be counted
manually in the local precincts according to standards that ensure
accuracy and integrity.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The electoral college should be who select the President of a nation
and leader of the free world, so that the rural populations may be
adequately represented rather than the urban centers of high
population alone dictating the outcome.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Government should not subsidize any candidates, nor dictate how any
party operates; their only role in relation to candidates is to
punish crime and fraud.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


ETHICS AND STANDARDS
We require honesty, integrity, morality, and accountability in public
officials in every level of government, as is also expedient in the
private sector.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________
Corruption will be exposed and prosecuted.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Accurate records should be kept of proceedings.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


GAMBLING
We believe that gambling is addicting and predatory upon the
mathematically challenged, and that government should in no way
sponsor this soft crime.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Governments may punish gambling institutions for related crimes
committed by their addicts, levying severe general taxes upon them to
reimburse the cost to society for this ill.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


DRUG ABUSE
We believe that government should not interfere with an individual's
choice about the care of their own body.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

However, it is well within the scope of government responsibility to
impose severe penalties for crimes committed against another person
or another entity's property, accidental or intentional, while under
the influence of drugs.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Government should also identify, pursue, halt, and punish
individuals, organizations, medical establishments, states, or
nations that predatorily push drugs for the sake of profit, knowing
full well that their product promotes crime, ill health, and
addiction.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

One of the prime indicators of a lack of altruistic motive in
disbursing drugs is that the perpetrators live lifestyles far in
excess of the average citizen, rather than sharing their substance
with those who stand in need.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

It might be said that the margin of profit from a drug is
proportional to its deleterious effects on society. The higher the
harm, the more the profit incentive needed to cover up the crime and
the conscience.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


HEALTH REGULATION PRIVATE, VOLUNTARY
The government should have no role in regulating the approval and
disbursement of any drug, herb or other remedy.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Neither should it have a role in regulating preventative and curative
methods: allopathic or natural. This role should be voluntary and
performed by the private sector.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Individuals in a free society take responsibility for themselves to
become adequately informed before using a particular preventative or
remedial substance or method.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Government can and should, however, bring perpetrators of malicious
harm to justice.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


GENERAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
Each level of government has a right to have a police or military
contingent for its defense and enforcement of laws that protect
freedom.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

This objective should be achieved as inexpensively as possible and
without undermining the liberties it is designed to protect.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Military alliances between governments of a lower level for the
security of a higher level of governance should only be entered into
with the full approval of each government involved, and only for the
sake of protecting freedom.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The military alliance of a higher level of government must never
perform missions that a more local level of government can perform,
and should only become involved at the express invitation of the more
local level of government, in the case of their own force being
temporarily inadequate.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Individuals and organizations in the private sector have the right to
aid other organizations fighting to overthrow or change oppressive
governments.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


PRESIDENTIAL WAR POWERS
The president or governor of a nation or state rightly serves as a
Commander-in-Chief of its armed forces in wartime.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

However, the power to declare war is vested in the representative
bodies of the house and senate chambers of the nation or state.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

This same principle holds true on lower levels of government as well.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


WOMEN IN MILITARY
While men are generally uniquely suited to combat situations, we
recognize that some women are bestowed with special gifts, abilities,
and desires to serve in this capacity.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Their assignments should not place them in situations with their male
colleagues which invite temptation to transgress moral principles.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


INDIVIDUAL SELF DEFENSE
We support the right of individuals and organizations to keep and
bear arms for security and defense of self, family, others, property,
their government, as well as for other lawful purposes.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We encourage personal responsibility for the care and use of these
weapons.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Civil governments must be strictly limited in their powers to intrude
upon the persons and private property of individual citizens, in
particular, that no place be searched and no thing be seized, except
upon proof of probable cause that a crime has been committed and the
proper judicial warrant issued.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


JUSTICE SYSTEM
We believe that justice should be rendered equitably, swiftly, and
include the extension of mercy in the case of a repentant perpetrator.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The inalienable right to a trial by a jury of peers shall not be
infringed.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Justice rendered shall be proportional to the damage of the offense,
while allowing for mercy to be rendered proportional to the
contrition of the perpetrator.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We support capital punishment when appropriate.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


PRIVATE ADJUDICATION
All efforts should be made to resolve disputes privately to the
satisfaction of all parties involved before they are brought before a
court of law.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
Government officials shall not be immune to prosecution for wrongful
infringements of inalienable rights.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The arbiters of justice shall be held accountable for the cases they
try.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Frivolous or malicious litigation shall be a punishable crime, both
for the perpetrator and for the lawyers and judges who support it.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


VICTIM RIGHTS
We support restitution for the victim to the fullest degree possible
at the expense of the criminal or wrongdoer.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Beyond that, the private, charitable sector is best suited to assist
in recovery of the victim, emotionally, temporally, physically.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We also support the right of the victim to pardon the criminal or
wrongdoer, barring threats to the victim for this purpose.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


JURY
Jury duty should not be forced, but invited and voluntarily received
as a responsibility of citizenship.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Each individual being ultimately responsible to God and conscience,
the jury has the right to act as the final arbiter of law, and may
acquit or find guilty, independent of established law, if they deem
the established law to be unjust or unmerciful.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Instructions to the jury should reflect this fact.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Regardless, the individual retains this innate right and should
exercise it when appropriate.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


PENAL SYSTEM
Incarceration of convicted criminals should include the mandatory
performance labor, tailored to the inmates' abilities, both to cover
the cost of incarceration as well as to occupy the inmates with
meaningful activity.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Reformation services by religious and humanitarian groups shall be
protected, though participation in such shall not be mandatory.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

While many rights are necessarily waived in the case of
incarceration, the basic dignity of the human soul must not be
violated.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


INSANITY CONSIDERATIONS
While insanity or diminished capacity may be cause to reduce
accountability for crime, it does not waive accountability.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Responsible guardians can be held partially responsible for the
actions of those under their care.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


MENTAL INSTITUTIONS
We oppose the involuntary commitment of any person to or involuntary
treatment in a mental institution except as where the agency of other
individuals is being jeopardized.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


FREEDOM OF RELIGION
Freedom of religion for every citizen is a inalienable right to be
protected by government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We affirm the right to religious expression, including prayer, in
both private and public, so long as the agency of another individual
is not being violated.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


RELATIONSHIP OF CHURCH AND STATE
Government shall never tax a religious entity, but their charitable
resources should be able to flow unimpeded.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The enforcing power of government must never be used to promote one
religion over another, and must never be used to hinder a religious
body so long as that body is not infringing on the temporal agency of
an individual.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

At the same time, the right of religious officials and organizations
to publicly express their beliefs regarding the proper role of
government is sacred and shall be protected.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Likewise, government officials have an unalienable right to express
their religious views as they deem fit, both in private and in their
official capacities, and shall be protected in this right.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


LIBERAL ARTS AND MEDIA
This same relationship with the government holds true for the arts
and the media.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


FREEDOM OF SPEECH
The freedom of speech is an important inalienable right.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Yet accompanying the freedom of speech are the consequences of such
speech.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Freedom is inseparable from responsibility and accountability.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

If an individual or organization exercises this freedom in a way to
promote crimes which violate the agency of another individual, then
the promoting individual or organization will also be held
proportionately responsible before the law for these crimes.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Funding for scientific research should come solely from the private
sector.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Government may intervene only when scientific research invades the
agency of an individual or group, or when it deleteriously exploits
the environment.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


RIGHT TO LIFE
We believe that all life on this planet is sacred and should be
approached with reverence, and that we will be held accountable
before God for how we treat living things.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We believe that pre-born children should be granted the same
protections under the law as other human beings.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


FAMILY VALUES
We recognize as the fundamental unit of society the traditional
family with one man and one woman willfully united in a marriage
covenant.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

So long as another individual's agency is not impaired or violated,
government shall not play a role in punishing deviations from this
standard.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

However, government officials have a right as citizens to admonish
and reprove regarding immorality.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


MEN AND WOMEN EQUALITY
We affirm the equality of men and women before the law and before God.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We honor the differences between man and women, each having their
particular strengths and weaknesses, which when brought together form
a beautiful synergism.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


MARRIAGE
Marriage is primarily a function of the church.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Civil marriages may be performed by the state, but licensing of
marriage is outside of government jurisdiction, and certainly must
not be required by the state.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


PARENTAL RIGHTS
We affirm that parents have the fundamental right and primary
responsibility to direct the upbringing of their children and to
provide nurturing care, discipline and training in moral values.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Only in the case of chronic and serious breeches of the agency of the
child by the parents should government intervene to deliver the child
from that environment, delegating to the private sector or religious
community the supervisory role of selection of a more suitable home.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


HUMAN SERVICES
We believe that the primary responsibility for meeting basic human
needs rests with the individual, the family, churches and other
voluntary charitable organizations.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Compulsory redistribution of wealth through government programs is a
violation of freedom.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We must remember that government does not have power to create wealth
just by calling forth a law. Their money comes from the people. It
is far more efficient and ennobling for charitable institutions to
take care of human needs, drawing from resources freely given, than
for government entities to do so, with their tendency to endless
bureaucracy and hordes of collection agents.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


VETERAN COMPENSATION
Those who server in military functions should be compensated
comparable to the average citizen, in proportion to the term of
service.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Disabilities incurred as a result of military service are part of the
sacrifice and courage required of those who volunteer for such
service.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The needs that arise from such disabilities or loss of life of a
husband or father provider should be addressed by the private
charitable sector, as a shared sacrifice and burden of combat.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

In a free society, most individuals, despite their disability, are
able to find ways to become productive members of society.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


SOCIAL SECURITY
Government should play no role in retirement.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

This is to be handled solely by the private sector as a hallmark
point of freedom -- respecting individual responsibility and and
expecting but not mandating neighborly kindness.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


HEALTH CARE
Government has no role in health care except when criminal activity
needs to be brought to justice.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Regulation should be through private, optional certifications.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

In a free society, citizens take due responsibility for their own
health, emphasizing prevention, and natural remedies, rather than
blindly entrusting themselves to medical staff.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The meeting of medical expenses should be taken care of privately,
such as through family, coops, businesses, insurance and charitable
organizations.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Medical institutions freed from endless litigation, because patience
take responsibility for their own health, would be more apt to use
the windfall to reduce the cost of care and to pass any surplus on to
patients less able to cover the cost of their care.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


ETHNIC HERITAGE AND EQUAL RIGHTS
We recognize the inherent oneness before God of all mankind, both
male and female, of all races, ethnic backgrounds, nationalities, and
physical make-up.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Each has richly unique gifts to offer, and each has special
challenges to overcome.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

All are entitled to equal protection and treatment under the law.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

All are entitled to mercy based on repentance and consideration of
extenuating circumstances.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


EDUCATION
All teaching is related to basic assumptions about God and man.
Education as a whole, therefore, cannot be separated from religious
faith.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We believe that parents have the primary right and responsibility to
educate their children, and should be protected in their right to
choose how their children are educated, be it private, professional,
or home education.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

While society should encourage quality education for everyone,
education should not be compulsory, and should be under the direction
of private, local entities, not government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Religious instruction is allowed and even encouraged in schools so
long as freedom of belief is upheld.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


HIGHER EDUCATION
Because the private sector benefits from an educated work force it
stands the most to gain from promoting education and should be the
source of its funding or subsidizing, making it available to all who
have desires to pursue it, and who have filled the required
prerequisites for the same.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


JOB SERVICE AND UNEMPLOYMENT
Helping people find jobs is not the job of government, but should be
handled completely by the private sector.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Nor is providing for the unemployed a function of government, but in
a free society, based on principles of goodness, this will be
adequately handled by the volunteer charitable sector.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


COPYRIGHT AND STANDARDS
We acknowledge that one of the few necessary roles of government is
to certify copyrights and patents, when an individual or organization
chooses to claim ownership of the same.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The establish standards of weights and measures is another legitimate
function of government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


LANGUAGE
We recognize and honor the cultural heritage behind each language.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

For sake of common communications, we recommend the English language.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


POSTAL SERVICE
The postal service should be handled by the private sector.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


TRANSPORTATION
When private sources of funding and oversight are not available, the
building and maintenance of public roads, railroads, and airports is
a legitimate function of government, on as local a level as
applicable.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

However, public transit should be left to the private sector,
including monitoring the traffic flow of railroads, subways, and
airports.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


ENERGY AND MINING
Energy production and distribution should be a free market activity
with no government intervention.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Private property rights should be honored.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

However, government should have a role in punishing cases where the
earth is scared without adequate efforts made to restore.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Such requirements will naturally favor renewable energy sources.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


THE ENVIRONMENT
It is our individual and collective responsibility to be prudent,
productive, and efficient stewards of God's natural resources.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Each individual as well as society as a whole has an obligation to
live gently on the earth, being frugal with resources used, and
seeking to live in harmony with nature's ecosystems.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

It is within the right of government, as the voice of the people and
protectors of its freedoms and manifestation of its highest
understanding of true principles, to enact laws for the reasonable
protection of our environment.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


TAXATION
We accept the necessity for limited taxation in order for government
to perform and administer those services that fall within its limited
stewardship.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Before turning to enforced taxation, we encourage a free-will
donation basis to cover the costs of local government, the excess of
which may be voluntarily donated to higher levels of government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


TRADE
According to the principle of the body of Christ, different
individuals, organizations, states, nations have differing talents;
and through private sector cooperation these areas of gifted
specialty can be fostered for the benefit of all.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Oppressive individuals, organizations, states, and nations should not
be patronized. Because such oppression violates agency, government
has a right to play a role in blocking such transactions that involve
parties within their jurisdiction.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


TARIFFS
Reasonable, evenly distributed tariffs on imported goods traded at a
profit is within the right of government for covering the expenses of
government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Government may restrict trade when a trading partner is in violation
of fundamental principles of freedom.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Otherwise, among free societies, trade is to be self regulated by the
private sector.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The subsidizing of foreign ventures must be completely separate from
the role of government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


REGULATION
There are two general areas of regulation: preventative and punitive.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Government shall have no power to enforce preventative regulations,
only to bring violations of agency to justice.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Preventative regulation shall be the sole jurisdiction of the private
sector.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The government has no business dealing in business, only in
protecting from violations of agency.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The economy does best which is the most free, where individuals can
pursue their dreams according to the talents given them by God.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


QUOTAS, MINIMUM WAGE, RETIREMENT
In a free society, the setting of wages is done solely by the private
sector.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Government must not mandate hiring quotas based on sex, age, or race
or physical ability, for these foster discrimination and violate
agency.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The age of retirement should be set by the individual, not the
government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


MEANS OF EXCHANGE
Monetary value should be fixed to a reasonable cross section of
counter-balancing, relatively non-fluctuating items of intrinsic
worth such as precious metals, grains, petroleum.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Commodity values shall be established by the free market.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


UNOWNED RESOURCES
The homesteading of unowned resources, such as transportation lanes,
broadcast bands, the moon, satellite orbits, outer space, planets,
mineral rights, fishing rights, and ocean farming rights, is the
prerogative of the private sector, not the government.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The government may play a role in documenting such claims, as well as
protecting natural resources if they are maliciously violated by the
owner.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


FOREIGN POLICY
Governments, as instruments of the will of the people, have the right
to enter into alliances with other governments, be they one city with
another city, one state and another state under a common nation, or
one nation with another nation.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The phenomenon of global government itself is not inherently good or
evil.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The question that is of importance is if the government promotes
freedom or if it hinders freedom.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


DIPLOMACY
Negotiations between governing bodies need not be restricted to
government officials alone.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
Individuals traveling in foreign countries do so at their own risk,
and come under the same protections granted other citizens of those
nations.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

The issuance of licenses and passports should not be required free
citizens.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


IMMIGRATION
So long as new citizens immigrating to a town, county, city, state,
or nation are in support of these principles of freedom, there need
be no block on their immigration.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Nevertheless, each level of society is a unique set of people,
separate and apart, with its own destiny and history, language and
faith, institutions and culture, and have a right to set their own
terms for immigration.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Government has a justified role in protecting the borders of the
region of their governance according to principles of freedom.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


ISRAEL/PALESTINE
The destiny of the descendants of Abraham's sons, Isaac and Ishmael,
is to be reunited in peace, as they mutually turn to God and live
according to principles of godliness, to which both peoples have been
called.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


HUMAN RIGHTS
We condemn violations of inalienable freedoms in any nation or state.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We particularly abhor the use of torture for interrogation and
punishment.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We call upon all the world's governments to implement the principles
of freedom contained in this platform and thereby usher in an age of
harmony.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Until such a global triumph for liberty, we support both political
and revolutionary actions by individuals and groups against
governments that violate inalienable rights.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We recognize the right of all people to resist tyranny and defend
themselves and their rights.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

We condemn, however, the use of force, especially the use of
terrorism, against the innocent.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


SECESSION
We recognize the right to political secession, though such removal
should not be done lightly, being akin to divorce but on a larger
scale.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

This includes the right to secession by political entities, private
groups, or individuals.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Exercise of this right, like the exercise of all other rights, does
not remove legal and moral obligations not to violate the rights of
others.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


OMISSIONS
Our silence about any other particular government law, regulation,
ordinance, directive, edict, control, regulatory agency, activity, or
machination should not be construed to imply approval.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


IMPLEMENTATION
We realize that many of these ideals are impractical in today's
increasingly corrupt society that has grown accustomed and even
addicted to government intervention.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

With the world set on a course of alarming momentum toward increased
control by corrupt governments, turning away from individual
responsibility, we see today's collective civilization heading toward
a brutal global dictatorship and self destruction.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Nevertheless, as long as we are welcome, we will continue to strive
within existing governments to encourage the adoption of the above
principles to the extent feasible, depending on the readiness or
willingness of the populace to live by higher principles of freedom.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


TRIUMPH OF FREEDOM
We assert our inalienable and heaven-protected right to gather into
independent units of common believers in freedom and upright living,
to implement these higher ideals among ourselves, and to protect
ourselves from those who would wrest freedom from us.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

Eventually, as the enemies of freedom destroy each other, and heaven
intervenes on our behalf in our preservation, we believe that by the
grace of God we will emerge to be able to bring forth a society based
on eternal principles of freedom that will fill the whole earth for
the blessing of all mankind.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________

With God at the helm, we believe that this will be the long-awaited
kingdom of God on earth.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


Acknowledgements:
The above document drew from the following sources:

*Utah Republican Party State Party Platform
*Libertarian Party Platform
*Constitution Party 2000 National Platform
*American Independent Party
[ ] Yes, mention these, in this order
[ ] No, do not mention these.

*We anticipate drawing from other platforms as well in refining and
revising our declaration of principles to come ever closer into
harmony with truth.
[ ] Agree
[ ] Agree: rewording suggestion: __________
[ ] Disagree, Drop
[ ] Disagree, rewording suggestion: ______________


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