Pledge Obedience to What?

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Written by Andy Friday, June 14, 2013 01:17 pm





One hundred and twenty years ago, decades before there was an official US Flag, and when political oaths were to only constitutions, an ardent socialist wrote an oath of obedience to a symbol. Many Christians called the oath “idolatrous,” and “un-American.”

Why would – how could – anyone promise to obey an abstraction? You can read, understand and intelligently obey written constitutions. But how can you obey an inanimate object previously used only as a symbol in battle?

The words have changed over the years, but Francis Bellamy’s Pledge of Allegiance has, in every practical sense, replaced the constitutions that, now, are discarded and unknown.

The results are in. Replacing rule of law and responsible citizenship with ritual idolatry was really stupid.

So henceforth, no one on Andrew Horning’s US Senate campaign team will promise to obey abstractions and symbols. We will promise, instead to obey the Rule of Law under federal and state constitutions, as written.

I will personally say something like this:


 I pledge allegiance to the Rule of Law, under the United States Constitution; and to the state constitution, through which we obtain, one nation, under law, obeyed by everyone, mandating liberty and justice, for all.


What does that mean?


It’s all here (http://thefreedomfarm.us/files/the-united-states-constitution.pdf and http://thefreedomfarm.us/files/Indiana-Constitution-Book-1211.pdf.

These constitutions comprise rules that are few enough to know, simple enough to understand, concrete enough to judge of their infraction, and important enough that everyone must obey every one of them without exception, all the time. 



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lady Godiva, on horseback, leading a peaceful parade and rally

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Written by Jerry Friday, June 14, 2013 12:46 pm

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Who: Lady Godiva, on horseback, leading a peaceful parade and rally
 
What: A parade around the Indy Circle starting near City Market, followed by a rally on the east side of the Indiana Statehouse
 
When: 11:00am to 1pm on Thursday, July 4 2013
 
Where: Downtown Indianapolis
 
Contact: Andy Horning; 812 585 0504 cell, 
 

 

Seriously?

Every day it becomes more obvious that our government has become worse than an embarrassment. It has become a well-armed, secretive, deceitful and increasingly intrusive threat.

Even the press is no longer free. You know that, right?

The question is, what shall we do about it?

Corruption and abuse of power in government is ancient and unavoidable. But the scale of our government, in every respect, is unprecedented. History shows that a small, focused, rigorously limited corrupt government is much better than a monstrous, huge corrupt government. Our founders wrote the constitutions, state and federal, to keep our corrupt government on a leash.

So while the ink was still wet on our US Constitution, and John Adams signed those horrid Alien and Sedition Acts into law, both Madison and Jefferson called for annulment of unconstitutional acts as the remedy in their Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.


This is needed now more than ever, so we call for such remedy now:

Whereas the plain wording of the 10th Amendment to the Constitution for the United States of America is binding law;

Be it resolved that;

No law, agency, program or treaty that depends upon authority or property not specifically granted by the Constitution for the United States of America shall be valid;

Any agency, treaty, law or program operating outside authority or property specifically granted by the Constitution for the United States of America is null and void;

Unconstitutional laws, agencies, programs and treaties have created both problems and dependencies that will take time to rectify;

All unconstitutional federal powers, delegations, laws, programs, treaties and entities must be phased out within no more than ten years.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lady Godiva Rides Again!

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Written by Jerry Saturday, June 01, 2013 03:26 pm

 

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Who: Lady Godiva, on horseback, leading fellows in protest of our rogue political class

What: A parade around the Indy Circle starting near City Market, followed by a rally at the Indiana Statehouse
 
When: 11:00am to 1pm on Thursday, July 4 2013
 
Where: , Indianapolis
 
Contact: Andy Horning; 812 585 0504 cell, andrewhorning@hotmail.com
 

Lady Godiva Rides Again!

 

OK, so perhaps it's more legend than fact.  But the reason the story has ...legs, as it were, is because it's an all-too-rare story of self-sacrifice and victory against political oppression.

And isn't such a personal victory against oppression exactly the story we need right now?

Let's not fool ourselves any longer.  This is no Land of The Free, or Home of The Brave.  Our monstrous  political/banking crony network creates and thrives on fear, aggression and debt.  These corrupt elites are tearing this nation apart, and we can no longer afford to quietly submit to their illegal, immoral and destructive mayhem.

While the disease has many symptoms (war, debt, drones, rising costs and taxes, loss of rights), the disease is ungoverned government.  We suffer unregulated regulation, lawless lawmaking – our politicians are breaking the laws that generations of Americans held precious.

So we will submit this resolution to our elected servants, as well as to our fellow Americans:

 

Whereas the plain wording of the 10th Amendment to the Constitution for the United States of America is binding law;

Be it resolved that;

No law, agency, program or treaty that depends upon authority or property not specifically granted by the Constitution for the United States of America shall be valid;

Any agency, treaty, law or program operating outside authority or property specifically granted by the Constitution for the United States of America is null and void;

Unconstitutional laws, agencies, programs and treaties have created both problems and dependencies that will take time to rectify;

All unconstitutional federal powers, delegations, laws, programs, treaties and entities must be phased out within no more than ten years.

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: We're NOT the other guys...

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Written by Jerry Friday, May 31, 2013 05:11 am



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Who: Lady Godiva, on horseback, in a PEACEFUL, non-belligerent parade
 
What: A parade around the Indy Circle starting near City Market, followed by a rally at the Indiana Statehouse
 
When: 11:00am to 1pm on Thursday, July 4 2013
 
Where: , Indianapolis
 
Contact: Andy Horning; 812 585 0504 cell, andrewhorning@hotmail.com

 

 

We're NOT the other guys...


It has come to our attention that there's to be an Open Carry protest starting two hours before our event.  It is titled “THE FINAL AMERICAN REVOLUTION : INDIANAPOLIS , INDIANA,” and is, in at least message and method, quite the opposite of our event.

Their event, falling out of a canceled Loaded Rifle event in Washington, D.C. promoted by libertarian radio host Adam Kokesh, promotes the dissolution of government; by violence if necessary.

We aim to be very clear that we Americans have exactly and only what We The People have freely chosen.  We see promoting violence as a means to change the government most voters have chosen is worse than foolish.

While we do support individuals' right to keep and bear arms, as well as citizens right to alter or abolish governments as described in many founding documents and constitutions, there is a right way to do that; and we promote the constitutional, moral way:

 

Whereas the plain wording of the 10th Amendment to the Constitution for the United States of America is binding law;

Be it resolved that;

No law, agency, program or treaty that depends upon authority or property not specifically granted by the Constitution for the United States of America shall be valid;

Any agency, treaty, law or program operating outside authority or property specifically granted by the Constitution for the United States of America is null and void;

Unconstitutional laws, agencies, programs and treaties have created both problems and dependencies that will take time to rectify;

All unconstitutional federal powers, delegations, laws, programs, treaties and entities must be phased out within no more than ten years.


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Letter to the Editor contacts, by county

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Written by Jerry Saturday, October 20, 2012 03:56 pm

 

 

 

Letter to the editor submission addresses by county

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Newspaper Web Address Circulation Rank More City County Submission email/address
Berne Tri-Weekly News




Adams news@bernetriweekly.com
Decatur Daily Democrat




Adams http://www.decaturdailydemocrat.com/content/send-letter-editor
 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette http://www.journalgazette.net/  56187 7
Fort Wayne Allen letters@jg.net
The Communicator (IPFW)


College Ft. Wayne Allen contact@ipfwcommunicator.org
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel http://stage.news-sentinel.com/   18118 26
Fort Wayne Allen nsletters@news-sentinel.com
Waynedale News http://www.thewaynedalenews.com/   12000 35
Fort Wayne Allen http://thewaynedalenews.com/news-tip-article-or-press-release.html
 Fort Wayne Today's Catholic News http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/  52000 8
Fort Wayne Allen Phone: (260) 456-2824
Columbus Republic http://www.therepublic.com/   21500 19 Religion: Christian Columbus Bartholomew http://www.therepublic.com/view/page/Form_letter_editor/
The Republic




Bartholomew http://www.therepublic.com/view/page/Form_letter_editor/
The Hope Star Journal




Bartholomew joellen@hopestarjournal.com
Hartford City News Times




Blackford http://www.hartfordcitynewstimes.com/forms/letters/
Lebanon Reporter




Boone http://reporter.net/announcements/x213061625/Send-a-Letter-to-the-Editor
Times Sentinel




Boone http://timessentinel.com/contactus/x155328227/Letter-to-the-Editor
Brown County Democrat




Brown newsroom@bcdemocrat.com
Carroll County Comet




Carroll editor@carrollcountycomet.com
Pharos-Tribune




Cass publicforum@pharostribune.com
Evening News & Tribune




Clark http://newsandtribune.com/forms/x1523229249/-Submit-a-Letter-to-the-Editor
Louisville Courier-Journal




Clark http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=999980212021
The Brazil Times




Clay http://www.thebraziltimes.com/forms/letter





Clinton http://www.ftimes.com/forms/letters/
Washington Times-Herald




Daviess mbrunson@washtimesherald.com
Greensburg Daily News




Dearborn nick.gonnella@greensburgdailynews.com
The Star




Decatur dkurtz@kpcnews.net
The Garrett Clipper




Decatur dkurtz@kpcnews.net
The Butler Bulletin




Decatur dkurtz@kpcnews.net
Aurora Journal Press




DeKalb aurora@registerpublications.com
Dearborn County Register




DeKalb community@registerpublications.com
BSU Daily News


College Muncie Delaware http://www.bsudailynews.com/letters-to-the-editor
Muncie Star Press http://www.thestarpress.com/   21117 21
Muncie Delaware http://www.thestarpress.com/section/CUSTOMERSERVICE03
 Jasper Herald http://duboiscountyherald.com/  11654 36
Jasper Dubois http://duboiscountyherald.com/contact/submissions/submit-a-letter-to-the-editor
 Elkhart County The Paper http://www.the-papers.com/publication.aspx?pub=thepaper  30784 12
Milford Elkhart Jeri Seely, Editor in Chief
Farmer's Exchange (agriculture) http://www.farmers-exchange.net/   14000 32
Goshen Elkhart http://www2.goshennews.com/goshen_cs/news_forms/letter.php
Goshen News http://goshennews.com/   11505 37
Goshen Elkhart http://www2.goshennews.com/goshen_cs/news_forms/letter.php
Elkhart Truth http://www.etruth.com/   20524 22
Elkhart Elkhart http://www.etruth.com/know/newstips/default.aspx?tab=1
The News-Examiner




Fayette/Franklin/Union/Wayne http://www.newsexaminer.com/forms/letters/
News and Tribune




Floyd http://newsandtribune.com/forms/x1523229249/-Submit-a-Letter-to-the-Editor
Fountain County Neighbor




Fountain https://newsbug-dot-info.bloxcms.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/
Franklin Daily Journal http://dailyjournal.net/   13750 33
Franklin Franklin letters@dailyjournal.net
Brookville American-Democrat




Franklin info@whitewaterpub.com">info@whitewaterpub.com
The Herald-Tribune




Franklin/Ripley bryan.helvie@batesvilleheraldtribune.com
The Rochester Sentinel




Fulton http://www.rochsent.com/Formlayout.asp?formcall=userform&;form=12
Princeton Daily Clairon




Gibson http://www.tristate-media.com/pdclarion/submissions/?mode=letters&;paper=pdclarion
Marion Chronicle-Tribune http://www.chronicle-tribune.com/   12238 34
Marion Grant https://chronicle-tribune-dot-com.bloxcms.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/
Greene County Daily World




Greene cpruett79@gmail.com
Bloomfield Free Press




Greene rmjohnson@bloomfieldfreepress.com
Current in Fishers




Hamilton http://currentinfishers.com/contact-us
Current in Zionsville




Hamilton http://www.currentzionsville.com/contact-us/
The Times of Noblesville




Hamilton news@thetimes24-7.com
Current in Carmel http://currentincarmel.com/   29000 13
Carmel Hamilton http://currentincarmel.com/contact-us
 Current in Noblesville http://currentnoblesville.com/  25434 16
Noblesville Hamilton http://currentnoblesville.com/contact-us
Current in Westfield




Hamilton http://currentinwestfield.com/contact-us/
Sheridan News




Hamilton http://www.sheridannews.net/contact/
Daily Reporter




Hancock Editorial@greenfieldreporter.com
Clarion News http://www.clarionnews.net/   17700 27
Corydon Harrison http://www.corydondemocrat.com/1communityindexbody.lasso?-token.mastergoback=%2f1editorlettersbody.lasso%3f-response%3d%252f1editorlettersbody.lasso%26-token.enter%3dYes%26-nothing&;-token.miscgetlppage=robotcaptchainput.lasso
The Corydon Democrat




Harrison http://www.corydondemocrat.com/1communityindexbody.lasso?-token.mastergoback=%2f1editorlettersbody.lasso...
The Courier Times




Henry jhodge@thecouriertimes.com
Knightstown Banner




Henry http://thebanneronline.com/letter_to_editor_form.htm
Kokomo Tribune http://kokomotribune.com/   19921 24
Kokomo Howard ktcirc@kokomotribune.com
Kokomo Tribune




Howard ktcirc@kokomotribune.com
Kokomo Perspective http://www.kokomoperspective.com 31500 11 Weekly Kokomo Howard ?
Herald Press




Huntington http://www.h-ponline.com/forms/letters/
Seymour Tribune




Jackson http://www.tribtown.com/view/page/st_feedback
Jackson County Banner




Jackson http://www.thebanner.com/opinion/submit/
Kankakee Valley News




Jasper http://www.newsbug.info/forms/letters/
Rensselaer Republican




Jasper http://newsbug.info/forms/letters/
The Commercial Review




Jay cr.news@comcast.net
Madison Courier




Jefferson http://madisoncourier.com/Formlayout.asp?formcall=userform&;form=38
Plain Dealer & Sun




Jennings bmayer@northvernon.com
Daily Journal




Johnson letters@dailyjournal.net
Vincennes Sun Commercial




Knox http://suncommercial.com/forms/letters/
Senior Life (lifestyle: seniors) http://www.seniorlifenewspapers.com/   156200 2 Weekly Milford Kosciusco dpatterson@the-papers.com
 Kosciusko County The Paper http://www.the-papers.com/publication.aspx?pub=thepaper  22628 17
Milford Kosciusco Jeri Seely
 Warsaw Times Union http://www.timesuniononline.com/  10691 38
Warsaw Kosciusco editor@timesuniononline.com
Times Union




Kosciusco ggerard@timesuniononline.com
Gary Crusader (race & ethnic) http://www.chicagocrusader.com/Gary-Business.aspx   56519 6
Gary Lake achicagocrusader@aol.com
Northwest Indiana Times http://www.nwitimes.com/   86894 3
Munster Lake http://www.nwitimes.com/forms/letters-to-the-editor/
Gary Post-Tribune http://posttrib.suntimes.com/   45183 10
Gary Lake http://posttrib.suntimes.com/opinions/letters/5222594-474/submit-your-letter-to-the-editor.html
The Chronicle (PU-Calumet)


College Calumet Lake http://www.pucchronicle.com/about-us/contact-us
Herald-Argus




LaPorte http://heraldargus.com/forms/letters/
The News-Dispatch




LaPorte http://thenewsdispatch.com/forms/letters/
Bedford Times-Mail




Lawrence http://www.tmnews.com/forms/
 Anderson Herald Bulletin http://heraldbulletin.com/  19595 25
Anderson Madison http://heraldbulletin.com/letters
The Call-Leader




Madison elpub@elwoodpublishing.com
The Andersonian


College Anderson Madison editor@andersonian.com
Anderson Free Press




Madison kpaul.mallasch@gmail.com
The Alexandria Times-Tribune




Madison alextribune@elwoodpublishing.com
Southside Times http://www.ss-times.com/  21500 20
Beech Grove Marion elaine@ss-times.com
 Indianapolis Criterion (religion: christian) http://www.archindy.org/criterion/  72000 4
Indianapolis Marion http://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/forms2/letters-form.html
 Indianapolis Star http://www.indystar.com/  171662 1
Indianapolis Marion http://www.indystar.com/article/99999999/OPINION/100917015?template=helpforms
Indianapolis Business Journal (business) http://www.ibj.com/   14627 31
Indianapolis Marion premium content?
The Butler Collegian


College Indianapolis Marion http://thebutlercollegian.com/contact/letters-to-the-editor/
The Pilot News




Marshall http://www.thepilotnews.com/content/send-letter-editor
Loogootee Tribune




Martin news@loogooteetribune.com
Peru Tribune




Miami http://www.miamicountylife.com/forms/letters/
Indiana Daily Student (university) http://www.idsnews.com/   16000 30 College Bloomington Monroe opinion@idsnews.com
Bloomington Herald-Times http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/   22368 18
Bloomington Monroe http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/forms/index_s.php
The Paper of Montgomery County




Montgomery news@thepaper24-7.com
The Reporter-Times




Morgan http://www.reporter-times.com/forms/
The Mooresville-Decatur Times




Morgan http://www.reporter-times.com/forms/
Newton County Enterprise




Newton https://newsbug-dot-info.bloxcms.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/
The Advance Leader




Noble dkurtz@kpcnews.net
The News Sun




Noble dkurtz@kpcnews.net
Albion New Era




Noble http://app-printing.com/forms/letters/
Paoli News Republican




Orange P.O. Box 190 Paoli, IN 47454
Spencer Evening World




Owen editor@spencereveningworld.com
Chesteron Tribune




Porter news@chestertontribune.com
The Torch – Valparaiso University


College Valparaiso Porter torch@valpo.edu
The Posey County News




Posey news1@poseycountynews.com
Mount Vernon Democrat




Posey http://www.mvdemocrat.com/content/letter-editor
Pulaski County Journal




Pulaski admin@pulaskijournal.com
The Hoosier Topics




Putnam htopics@ccrtc.com
Greencastle Banner-Graphic




Putnam ebernsee@bannergraphic.com
The DePauw


College Green Castle Putnam editor@thedepauw.com
Winchester News Gazette




Randolph http://winchesternewsgazette.com/forms/letters/
The Herald-Tribune




Ripley bryan.helvie@batesvilleheraldtribune.com
Versailles Republican




Ripley wburnett@ripleynews.com
Osgood Journal




Ripley wburnett@ripleynews.com
Rushville Republican




Rush kevin.green@indianamediagroup.com
The Shelbyville News




Shelby http://www.shelbynews.com/forms/letters/
Spencer County Journal-Democrat




Spencer http://www.spencercountyjournal.com/content/letter-editor
 South Bend Tribune http://www.southbendtribune.com/  62107 5
South Bend St. Joseph vop@sbtinfo.com
The Observer – Notre Dame


College South Bend St. Joseph viewpoint.1@nd.edu
The Irish Rover – Notre Dame


College South Bend St. Joseph ndirishrover@gmail.com
The Herald Republican




Steuben dkurtz@kpcnews.net
Sullivan Daily Times




Sullivan editor.sdt@gmail.com
The Switzerland Democrat




Switzerland vevaynews@gmail.com
 Lafayette Catholic Moment (religion: christian) http://www.thecatholicmoment.org/  28000 14
Lafayette Tippecanoe moment@dol-in.org
Lafayette Journal and Courier http://www.jconline.com/   26658 15
Lafayette Tippecanoe http://www.jconline.com/letter
Purdue Exponent (university) http://www.purdueexponent.org/   17000 28 College W. Lafayette Tippecanoe http://www.purdueexponent.org/site/forms/?mode=letters
 Evansville Courier & Press http://www.courierpress.com/  51338 9
Evansville Vanderburgh http://www.courierpress.com/yournews/opinions/
Terre Haute Tribune Star http://www.tribstar.com/   20093 23
Terre Haute Vigo http://tribstar.com/forms/x485701712/Letter-to-the-Editor-Submission
Wabash Paper http://www.thepaperofwabash.com/   16225 29
Wabash Wabash news@thepaperofwabash.com
Wabash Plain Dealer




Wabash features@nmpaper.com
North Manchester News Journal




Wabash features@nmpaper.com
Newburgh Chandler Register




Warrick http://www.tristate-media.com/warrick/submissions/?mode=letters&;paper=warrick
Palladium-Item




Wayne http://www.pal-item.com/section/CUSTOMERSERVICE03
The Bluffton News-Banner




Wells email@news-banner.com
Herald Journal




White http://newsbug.info/forms/letters/
Busco Voice




Whitley editor@buscovoice.com
The Post & Mail




Whitley http://www.thepostandmail.com/content/send-letter-editor