It has taken some serious thought to even use the words in the title of this article. As one whose forefathers were settled in this land long before the American Revolution, whose grandfathers fought in that War of Independence and in every war since in which the U.S. has been involved, who has personally served in our armed services, and who has always loved this country, it is hard to use those words. And yet I mean them.

In issuing an open call for revolution, however, I do not mean the taking up of arms in violent action, nor am I advocating any type of 'overthrow' of our form of government. What I mean — what I call and hope for — is the same type of Revolution described by our patriot forefather John Adams in an 1818 letter to Hezekiah Niles, in which he pondered the real meaning of the American Revolution:

And thus John Adams set out the real meaning of the American Revolution: a recognition by the people of governmental actions that renounced the principles of authority and that were bent upon the destruction of the people's securities in their lives, liberties, and properties, resulting in a shift in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people, indignation and horror at what their government had become, and a Revolution in the minds and hearts of the people.

We have seen too many of our freedoms eroded in recent months and years; too many rights undermined; too many relapses into the same type authoritarian and tyrannical methods of governing that our forefathers sought to protect us against.

It is time. ...time for the type of Revolution that Adams described. Time for the American people to wake up and realize that the government we grew up learning about, that we have fought and died for, and that had as its founding principles ideals that we believe in and love, no longer exists.

It is our duty to demand and work toward the restoration of government of, by, and for the people.

So, where does one start? I strongly suggest the downloading (free) and careful reading of "Nonviolent Struggle - 50 Crucial Points," a 180-page book written by three veterans of the opposition movement that led to campaign to remove Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic from office in October 2000.

"Nonviolent Struggle" was published in 2006 with a grant from the United States Institute of Peace, an organization created and funded by the U.S. Congress. A review of the book is available on Reason.com, and the full work is available for free download on the Centre for Applied NonViolent Action and Strategies website.

From a description of the book:

"In short, this book takes a strategic approach to the problems of day-to-day implementation of nonviolent struggle encountered by pro-reform movements in all environments, from those working for justice in established democracies to those working to end repression or occupation."

Download Nonviolent Struggle - 50 Crucial Points

Perhaps another place to begin is with Pledging No Allegiance...

And yet another place to get things started is with...President Bush, who this week praised the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. We could learn a lot from the Hungarians! See The Triumph of Liberty.

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JCCBI? DarqueWing (Author) 2006-10-24 23:06:11 I got two results: Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (Canada) Joint Committee on Computer Based Instruction Now, what would a committee on computer instruction have to do here, Mr. Chertoff? Training folks what to look for? By the way, I'll see you guys in Gitmo. I'll be the one futilely quoting the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments... and various other Disney tunes. I've said it for years, and these days it takes on a whole new level of significance: "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me." Quote

Russell (Unregistered) 2007-08-08 14:11:09 I'm a Human Factors student hunting for a researcher. My guess is that JCCBI is, as listed above, the Joint Committe on Computer Based Instruction - and thus is probably harmless. You probably just got somebody aware and educated who was curious... or somebody like myself on a Google hunt. Quote

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