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2ND DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (2020)

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2nd DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

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Trusting our cause is just, and having prayed for the fortitude to brave spiritual wickedness in high places, WE CITIZENS
OF AMERICA make this announcement to the SHAREHOLDERS OF US CORP, including THE CITY OF LONDON,
THE BRITISH CROWN and THE VATICAN, and their OPERATIVES in the media, government and society.


A 2nd Declaration Of Independence
by the 50 united states of America...

With the utmost respect and admiration for the founders of America, and the framers of the original Declaration Of Independence, the American people humbly emulate their thoughtful measured response to certain perpetual and ascending tyranny and despotism. We too believe it is the moral obligation of those privileged with knowledge and opportunity to work on behalf of THE PEOPLE,   that THE PEOPLE are served best when their benefactors choose unity over division, nationalism over globalism, sovereignty over submission, and liberty over oppression, that all human beings are equal in their innate value, that America was founded under God, that the God of America is just, peaceable and tolerant, that our natural rights as sovereigns come from God, and that our God-given rights may not be revoked, suspended, negated or abridged without due process. What distinguishes the 2nd Declaration Of Independence from its progenitor is the object from which we seek independence.

Regrettably, to our great misfortune, shame and dismay, and despite the recurrent warnings, and accorded safeguards, a cabal of foreign investors and privateers have managed to gain possession of our land, our wealth, our labor, our well-being, our future, and even our children.

Although history has become muddied with varied interpretations of cardinal events, including the surreptitious adoption of a second “corporate” constitution, and the uncertain ratification of several amendments destructive to THE PEOPLE, it matters only that one or more alien groups lay claim to America and its assets. Rather than speculate on motives, and weigh unprofitably unverifiable information, biased accounts, and the plenteous theories and opinions, we engage a perfect solution, wherein we exact independence from all claimants, past and present, proclaimed, identified, or veiled. As such, the usurpers named in this declaration are representative, and not specific, or exhaustive, regardless of supposed ancestry, precedent, instrument or process.

Although simply enumerating transgressions and usurpations would suffice to justify insularity, recounting significant events, reveals important facts, that are missing from history. These forgotten facts, add insight, perspective, and clarity, illuminating our best way forward.Top

  1. The inevitable Civil War destroyed America's economy, ripped families apart, and cast a questionable shadow on the future of a once promising nation. America was in trouble financially, and needed a massive infusion of capital to get back on its feet.
  2. A cabal of nation-building venture capitalists, from Europe, agreed to finance America's recovery, but demanded an active role in government to insure their investment. In 1871, mired in debt, Congress worked out a partnership. In exchange for boundless financial support, the foreign investors would handle America's administrative needs.
  3. Although initially it seemed to be an innocuous concession, the consequences of allowing the nation-building venture capitalists to conduct America's business beyond the protections of the U.S. Constitution proved catastrophic. The investors quickly embedded OPERATIVES throughout the foreign-owned corporate government, and Washington DC, began serving the interests of America's financiers, over THE PEOPLE. In 1871, America effectively lost its independence, and the nation-building venture capitalists became our new masters.
  4. By the early 1900s, the foreign investors that bankrolled America controlled the major newspapers and news services, enabling them to shape what is reported and how it is to be framed. They had to cover their tracks, before being exposed and repudiated by THE PEOPLE.
  5. The nation-building venture capitalists, worked to soften America's imperturbable elevated system of government. The founders had formed a Constitutional Republic instead of a Democracy specifically to prevent citizens in the majority from oppressing those in the minority. By doing what is best for their District (or State), rather than enforce the majority will, representatives serve all citizens equally, eliminating the noise, division, and violence intrinsic to Democracies. Being in control of the narrative, the foreign investors ingeniously promoted the fallacy that America is a Democracy, trusting the deception would lead to unrest and chaos that would make America vulnerable, creating additional opportunities for infiltration and manipulation.
  6. In 1913, the foreign investors established the Anti-Defamation League, to slander anyone who exposed them, and their infiltration into American politics.
  7. In 1913, by way of the 16th Amendment, the foreign investors were granted the authority to tax the American people directly, something expressly prohibited by the original Constitution. That THE PEOPLE would willingly subject themselves to forced confiscation of their property (their labor) is illogical, putting the legitimacy of ratification in question.
  8. In 1913, by way of the 17th Amendment, the foreign investors breached an important safeguard that protected our Constitutional Republic from infiltration by enemy forces. Previously, Senators were "Statesmen," appointed by the respective State Legislatures, as a check on the House of Representatives, raiding the public treasury. Henceforth, Senators would run as glorified House Representatives, reduced to promising “free” public money and services for votes. The authenticity of ratification is unlikely because the State Legislatures would not wittingly surrender their authority to bridle the appetite of THE PEOPLE's House, nor would they accede to transfer more power to the Federal Government, opening yet another door for the international bankers, to buy the influence they need, to further their grip on America.
  9. In 1913, the foreign investors gained control of our currency by pushing through Congress the Federal Reserve Act, establishing a foreign-owned central banking system despite the dire warnings of presidents Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, James Garfield, and William McKinley. The Federal Reserve Act passed with the help of compromised legislators between 1:30 and 4:30 a.m. on December 22nd, when most members were away on the Christmas holiday.
  10. In 1920, Congress, by way of the Independent Treasury Act, turned over the U.S. Treasury Department, and its assets (our gold and silver), to the Federal Reserve, the central banking system owned by the foreign investors, established in 1913.
  11. In 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations was formed under cover of advancing America's interests in the world. In fact, the CFR is sponsored by THE CITY OF LONDON, and serves to advance the interests of the foreign-owned Federal Reserve, by directing the president, Congress, and the narrative, through OPERATIVES in their news and information networks.
  12. In 1925, the owners of the Federal Reserve formed the “UNITED STATES CORPORATION.” Just 5 out of the 100 shares issued were identified, with the balance of the shareholders of US CORP remaining anonymous, yet the money trail leads to THE CITY OF LONDON, THE BRITISH CROWN, and THE VATICAN. The tax dollars we send to the Internal Revenue Service, go to the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank, which are under their control.
  13. The official formation of US CORP set the stage for the transformation of America from a Constitutional Republic of THE PEOPLE to a corporation owned by foreign interests and their families. Over the next few years, the individual States were registered as corporations as well, making them franchises of US CORP. Representatives and Senators neither represent nor work for the American People. Rather, they are managers of US CORP, and, as such, they are obligated first to serve its best interests. The president is not just the President of America. He is the CEO of US CORP.
  14. The abbreviated term “United States” was purposely used to represent both America and US CORP, to blur the distinction between them. Similarly, the original U.S. Constitution was quietly supplanted by an impostor “corporate (all-capital letters) constitution,” that bears a similar name and appearance, again, to confuse and deceive the American people. Specifically, the “Constitution for the united states of America” was replaced by “THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES,” with the latter's corporate statutes becoming the supreme law of America.
  15. In 1933, the U.S. federal government declared bankruptcy, and President Roosevelt, its acting CEO, signed over to US CORP, America and its assets, including THE PEOPLE, and our labor. The bankruptcy of 1933, that was arguably unnecessary, ceremonial in nature, and contrived and orchestrated without the consent of THE PEOPLE, completed the heist and transfer of America and its assets to the same foreign interests who own US CORP.
  16. In the bankruptcy of 1933, US CORP forced the American people to surrender their gold in trade for debt notes called “Dollars,” fiat currency that has no real value, and that is depreciated continually through inflation to where it is worth just 4 cents today.
  17. The bankruptcy of 1933 put US CORP in a state of emergency, allowing it to implement Admiralty Law, made evident by the gold fringe around the American Flag. When in a US CORP courtroom, you are considered at sea and not a citizen of America.
  18. In 1936, US CORP began issuing Social Security Numbers to turn otherwise sovereign Americans into trustees of corporate fictions, making our labor taxable, which would otherwise be unconstitutional. According to US CORP, you are not a live man or woman, but rather a representative of a corporation in your name.
  19. In 1945, the anonymous owners of US CORP founded the United Nations, under the guise of spreading peace, civility and humanitarian assistance throughout the world, yet the true purpose is to condition citizens to recognize an international authority, a first step in establishing their promised “New World Order,” in which the U.S. Constitution is retired to make room for a universal totalitarian government. Top
  20. United Nation's publications “Agenda 21,” and “Agenda 30” reveal the “New World Order” agenda, calling for the end of nationalism, patriotism, private property, individual rights, the two-parent family, automobiles, air travel, and the right to defend ourselves from a tyrannical government. In keeping with their goal of “sustainable development,” they plan to reduce the population by over 90%, ridding America and the world of dissidents and “ useless eaters.” The remaining “useful servants”are to live in coastal communities, wherein they will be stacked-and-packed in micro apartments.
  21. The only thing standing in the way of their “New World Order” is a strong, prosperous, and secure America. To achieve their goal of world domination, America must lose its sovereignty and leadership position, and thus why the owners of US CORP quietly work to undermine our culture, systems, beliefs, standards, aspirations, and morals, and have done so for over 100 years, employing unrestrained methods and tactics.
  22. With trillions of dollars at their disposal every year from taxing our labor, the owners of US CORP fund leftist non-profit groups, including the COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, that work to subvert our nation and silence anyone in opposition. They ingratiate the officials and administrators who run the largest charities and organizations, including the AMA, the APA, the CDC, the FCC, the SEC, and the FDA, and they embed OPERATIVES in the State Department, the Department of Justice, and the intelligence agencies, official and covert, including the NSA, FBI and CIA.
  23. In trade for generous grants and endowments, the anonymous owners of US CORP shape the curriculum, and political sentiment of the public schools, colleges, and universities, ensuring the next generations, our children, harbor disdain for their country, their history, their culture, their family, and even their ethnicity.
  24. The anonymous owners of US CORP keep THE PEOPLE in the dark about the true history of America, the greatest heist and cover-up in history, by controlling public education, the major publishers, the news services, the airwaves, and the social and information networks.
  25. The foreign owners of US CORP prop up “puppets” throughout society and government, allowing them to make millions of dollars in trade for perpetrating their agenda of secrecy and subjugation of America. These traitors include prominent politicians, newsreaders, pundits, authors, movie stars, and the heads of the social, news and information networks, major sports teams, music and entertainment industries, and corporate conglomerates responsible for over 90% of the products designed, manufactured, advertised, purchased, financed and consumed.
  26. By way of funding campaigns and fixing elections, the owners of US CORP obligate the most influential politicians to further their agenda of breaking America socially and financially. They promote disdain for country, dependency on government, indulgence, lawlessness, and immorality, to spoil and dishearten citizens, predisposing them to trade their sovereignty for the false promises of an international unelected government, sponsored by the world elite.
  27. By way of the Democrat Party, and OPERATIVES posing as television hosts, entertainers, journalists, pundits and policy experts, the owners of US CORP brainwash and condition THE PEOPLE to accept invalid arguments and pseudoscience, that call for globalism, socialism, and a godless society, in which technology is our moral compass.
  28. The OPERATIVES of the foreign-owned US CORP are deeply rooted throughout the news and information networks, academia, government, and society. Colloquially referred to as “the Deep State,” “the Shadow Government,” and “the Swamp,” the OPERATIVES perform with a hive mind because they are guilty of treason, a crime punishable by death. They are desperate to hide their complicity, and thus they systematically target, demonize, and will even “suicide” all who threaten to expose their treachery and malfeasance.
  29. The OPERATIVES of US CORP favor unbridled immigration because it is the most expedient way to destroy a country from within. Flooding America with illegal immigrants, without allowing them time to assimilate, ensures arrogance, separation, and anti-Americanism, and anger, animosity, and conflict with THE PEOPLE. By design, we can also expect a steady dilution of the principles, ethics and systems that made America successful. Moreover, the majority of illegal immigrants are likely to vote for Democrats, who legislate according to the will of the foreign owners of US CORP.
  30. Because the free, open and largely unrestrained Internet reveals the hidden heist of America, and the criminal network that operates in the shadows, the owners of US CORP, the perpetrators of crimes against America and humanity, are rightly concerned about exposure. To ensure THE PEOPLE do not wake up, organize and exact justice, they censor the information we see, ply us with psychoactive drugs, make us complacent with free money from government, distract us with sempiternal video games, and promote one meaningless sporting event after another.
  31. In conjunction with skewed statistics, deceptive polls, false facts, and the omission of decisive information, the owners of US CORP promote anti-Americanism, and their “New World Order” agenda. “Fake news” keeps THE PEOPLE disoriented, misinformed, and divided over ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and economic class. Meanwhile, their debt system enslaves us, their grip ever tightens through surveillance, and fluoridation, vaccinations, and other technologies are deployed to weaken any substantive opposition.
  32. The owners of US CORP are working incessantly to disarm the millions of law-abiding Patriots who will stand in the way of their totalitarian, oppressive, “New World Order.” By way of orchestrated mass shootings, the owners of US CORP will continue to terrorize THE PEOPLE until we assent to “comprehensive background checks.” The word “comprehensive” is nebulous and undefined, allowing for a battery of psychological and medical testing, ever-expanding, until targeted individuals are deemed emotionally unstable, and a danger to society. True to the predictions of every futuristic book and movie, patriotic Americans will be disarmed by way of political profiling, under the guise of screening for mental health.
  33. Through their vast indoctrination machine, the foreign owners of US CORP have convinced THE PEOPLE that America is a Democracy, and that Democracy is the highest form of government. This is problematic because Democracy is, by definition, “mob rule.” Democracies invariably fail because “the majority mob” always demands more and more public monies and services, procured through excessive taxation and other Socialist-like policies, resulting in economic ruin, runaway debt, fiscal collapse and, ultimately, social implosion, opening the door for the promised, predicted, dreadful, and ever-looming “New World Order.” Because sovereignty is not sustainable without exposing the ills of Democracy, and reestablishing our elevated Constitutional Republic, we are compelled to make the following proclamations:
    1. The word “Democracy” does not appear anywhere in America's founding documents, because the framers knew that Democracy, in any form, or disguise, is fatally flawed, leading invariably to oppression, unrest, societal failure, violence, and death.
    2. All modern forms of government are elected democratically. They are differentiated only by who makes the decisions, after elections are over.
    3. In a Democracy, citizens in the majority make the rules, leaving those in the minority oppressed. Consequently, a Democracy is always noisy, divisive, divided, inefficient, unsteady, combustible, fiscally irresponsible, and short lived.
    4. America was established as a Constitutional Republic to avoid the many ills of Democracy. In a Constitutional Republic, those elected must not do the bidding of the citizen majority. Rather, they must do what is best for their District (or State), despite the majority will. In this way, all citizens are represented equally, and no one is oppressed, making a Constitutional Republic quiet, steady, efficient, and preferred.
    5. Although the word “democracy” feels good, it is founded on mob rule, making it akin to socialism, communism, and every other tyrannical form of government.
    6. Finally, Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution resolves any doubt. “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government…” Top

Having exposed the greatest heist and cover-up in history, we are able to summarize. America and its assets were quietly hijacked, and the cover-up has resulted in unthinkable crimes against THE PEOPLE and humanity. Allowing the hostile takeover to stand will lead eventually to complete and irreversible subjugation and the eradication of truth, justice, and all that is good.

This 2nd Declaration Of Independence distinguishes the United States of America from the subversive UNITED STATES CORPORATION. It asserts that US CORP was formed illegally, that it is foreign-owned, and that its shareholders have been quietly at war with America for over 150 years. Treasonous OPERATIVES, embedded within government and the “fake news” networks, purposely divide the citizenry, and facilitate conflict among the nations, to hide that US CORP is, and always has been, the only real enemy of America. This 2nd Declaration Of Independence also repudiates, with conviction, US CORP's satanically-inspired plan for world governance. In addition to being of, by, and for THE ELITE, and not THE PEOPLE, their falsely advertised pseudo-Utopian unelected totalitarian “New World Order,” would supplant America's sovereignty, and extinguish forever, any semblance of liberty, and prosperity.

Because natural inclinations predispose human beings to be shortsighted, malleable, and easily bamboozled, one might presume the American people should bear responsibility for being swindled out of their homeland, inherited from their forefathers who procured and secured it at great expense and much sacrifice, and for slowly but steadily trading their largely unappreciated blessings of liberty, opportunity, and prosperity for “trinkets” in the form of unearned comforts, frivolous indulgences, and gluttonous pleasures.

However, the transfer of ownership from the American people was not conducted openly and with candor, but clandestinely, through calculated design, and nefarious means, without body consent, and unconstitutionally. It is for the latter reason that the American people claim their right to rectification. That the greatest heist in history was effected outside the constraints of the U.S. Constitution, and that those who were elected to represent America's best interests transgressed their fiduciary responsibility, and exceeded their authority, warrants this proclamation, that the American people are the rightful owners of our land, our labor, our wellbeing, our future, and our children, for our benefit, and the benefit of our posterity.

As with any negotiated peace after years of atrocities committed by parties at war, we seek neither vengeance nor demand justice for past transgressions. We simply adjure the return of what rightly belongs to THE PEOPLE, and avow firmly, emphatically, publicly, and officially, that America shall forever remain a sovereign nation, free, self-directed, and not affiliated or dependent upon any version, or variation, of the present, planned, or innovated “New World Order.”

We entreat a bloodless solution, wherein you cease all destructive activities, including false flag events, dissolve US CORP and all other illicit legal structures and custodial instruments, return our land and assets, including our gold and silver, redirect the tax collected on our labor back to America, and have your “Deep State” and “Shadow Government” OPERATIVES retire, withdrawing your influence in an orderly fashion, so society continues to thrive, in trade for you keeping your wealth, your position, and your heads.

In response to questions regarding legitimacy, efficacy, and process, throwing off the shackles of national thralldom is elementary and unambiguous, as evidenced by the separation of the 13 Colonies from Britain in 1776, and the Mexican people from Spain in 1825. A formal declaration, hailed by authorized representatives, procures independence that is immediate, whole, consummate, infrangible, and unencumbered by obligation, condition, or imposition.

As we enter grievous territory, we reflect on the precarious road our forefathers forged when they judiciously severed the political and familial ties that bound them. Our hearts also are filled with melancholy and trepidation, yet we too are resolute in our posture and position from being confronted with no better option. Despite the manifest peril, the consequences of acquiescence are graver still, compelling us to claim solemnly our independence once again. So, in support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor. Top




(The 56 signatories of THE TASK FORCE are to be affixed at the time of presentation to Congress, the President, the 50 State legislatures, and the Governors of the respective States.)


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…who will declare our independence from the New World Order!



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Notes:

  1. A comprehensive analysis and argument for why America's arbitrary belief in a “just, peaceable and tolerant God” serves us in two critically important ways can be found by following this link. About God

  2. In 1776, the 13 British Colonies declared their independence from Britain. This was America's 1st Declaration of Independence.

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  1. A second “corporate” constitution co-exists. A link will be provided when it is addressed specifically.

  2. The lack of evidence for ratification of some Amendments, especially if those Amendments do not serve THE PEOPLE, calls for a 3rd Constitutional Convention to remedy the problem.

  3. It does not matter if critics dispute specific dates, or the interpretation of events, or even the identification or verification of alleged participants, because THE PEOPLE declare independence from all who claim to be the owners of America or its assets, despite the actual (supposed) players or happenings.

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  1. It makes sense to form a government for the District of Columbia, the capital city of the United States of America. After all, they need to purchase paper, have things printed, hire people to provide certain services, and so on. The problem is with the implications. Who is to do the hiring? Who should be hired? How does one ensure an employee's loyalty is with THE PEOPLE?

  2. There should be no doubt that America's financiers, being the one's at risk of losing their investment and not being repaid (once again) called the shots.

  3. Human nature has not changed over the years. Naturally, America's financiers hired people who would accommodate their needs and desires. Under the circumstances as illustrated, we should not be surprised that Washington DC does not serve THE PEOPLE directly.

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  1. We know (reasonably certain) who is behind the curtain (if you prefer, who resides at the top of the pyramid). However, such is not included in this 2nd Declaration of Independence because, as stated in paragraph 3 of the Introduction, we have opted for a “perfect solution, wherein we exact independence from all claimants, past and present, proclaimed, identified, or veiled.” This tactic precludes the problem of getting something wrong, or getting bogged down on a difference in interpretation of a particular date, event, and especially the likely perpetrator.

  2. Armed with so much evidence, we can obviate the subjective, speculative, indolent, and error-prone practice of connecting dots. If we rise above prejudice, and allow truth and reason to predominate, the copious number of "dots" form a clear and unmistakable picture. Unbiased analysis of all the evidence leads invariably to the following inescapable conclusions.

    • That the conspiracy spans centuries, indicates the source is not bound by natural laws.

    • That demonstrated powers and capabilities exceed human characteristics and understanding, bespeaks the source is of the supernatural.

    • That greed, ambition, and self-preservation are not adequate to explain motive, verifies its quest transcends Earthly concerns.

    • That the means and methods employed are unbound and unconscionable, confirms its essence is evil.

  3. Although "Scientism" has been effective at dismissing the Bible and its contention that fallen angels have dominion over this world, it is the only explanation congruent with the totality of the evidence. Still, regardless of who or what is the actual mastermind, it is Luciferian in nature, and, for all intents and purposes, can and should be regarded in a similar light.

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  1. The problem is that we are not fighting against flesh and blood, but principalities, the dark forces, that have always ruled this world.

  2. If in doubt, prominent leftists, progressives, socialists, communists, fascists, and the people that run the secret societies, Hollywood, the television and music industries, publishing, education, the “fake news” and social networks, the largest corporations, and most governments, are members of the same exclusive club.

    • They have been recruited and groomed

    • They are richly rewarded for destroying the principles, ethics, and systems of America

    • They execute their duties unabashedly in lock-step

    • They abhor the idea of “Jesus Christ” and endorse an anti-Christian agenda

    • They find power and comfort in the occult, promoting and indulging in its many and varied expressions.

  3. Although "Scientism" has been effective at dismissing the Bible, and its contention that fallen angels have dominion over this world, it is the only explanation congruent with the totality of the evidence. Still, regardless of who or what is the actual mastermind, at the very least, it is Luciferian in nature, and, for all intents and purposes, can, and should be regarded in a similar light.

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