I have been accused of being somewhat of a recluse over the past couple of months -- "Guilty As Charged"! However, it's all been by design.
Since the beginning of the Tea Party movement earlier this year and especially since the DC trip, I've been struggling with one all-consuming fear. That the movement (to include ALL freedom-loving Patriotic groups) would become fractured as time went on as different agendas began to emerge. That fear has long since been realized. We now have more than 2000 different Patriot groups across the nation. Unfortunately, we also have more than 2000 differing agendas that are often at odds with one another. This is not good.
However, I was confident that others were struggling with the same fear and that someone(s), somewhere would develop something to address this challenge. In truth, efforts are already underway to unite some of these factions, especially within the "Tea Party" movement. But even if this effort to unite is "successful", I realized, as have all of you, that no effort will truly succeed that does not translate into votes at the ballot box. I understood that there needed to be some vehicle that would enable the conservative movement within these Patriot groups to be able to effectively lobby (I know--bad word) our legislators in Washington.
Let's face it! We've tried talking, protesting, sign-waving, writing, calling, faxing, and visiting with them -- all to no avail. We even sent 1.7 million of our best "Ambassadors of Freedom" to Washington, DC. Still, we are ignored. Why? Three basic reasons:
1. Simply because they've seen this sort of thing before (although never on this scale) and we've always forgotten about their misdeeds by the next election. We vote them right back into office. They are not convinced that this time is any different.
2. A politician responds best to money. They listen to whomever it is that is funding them. In essence, money trumps votes (or the threat of a non-vote). So, they listen to what we have to say, then listen to the lobbyists who fund them. If they value the lobbyist's donation more than they fear the electorate, they respond favorably to the lobbyist. This folks, is reality.
3. They don't see us as a unified group of millions of conservatives. Rather, they see 2000 fractured, bickering, unfocused groups jockeying for position and political influence.
I have spent the past couple of months attempting to find that vehicle and am confident that I've met with success.
It's called, "Freedom Force". The web site is: www.freedomforce.us
Rather than trying to tell you what it's all about, I encourage you to visit the site and immediately start reviewing the material there.
TheFreedomForceStrategy(PDF)
FreedomForce On FaceBook
FreedomForce On YouTube
Time for the Tea Party to become Tangible
Making the Tea Party Tangible
Tangible Tea Party Tactics
I Pledge My Allegiance to the Charters of Freedom
One thing I will say by way of clarification. This is NOT something to join in lieu of the Tea Party, or 912Project, or FreedomWorks, or The Patriotic Resistance, or Grassfire, or whatever group you currently belong to. Continue with what you are doing. This is simply an effort to harness that energy inherent in all Patriot Groups combined, to bring focus to what we all say we want...a return to the traditional principles and values that we all cherish under the rule of law as afforded by the US Constitution. This will entail becoming an effective, laser-focused force at the ballot box. We can do this. Please join today, acquaint yourself with the basic plan, and then encourage others to get involved.
Since the "March on Washington, I've listened to many discussions and lamentations about, "What now?" Well, THIS is now! www.freedomforce.us
Joshua
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