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Seven Flags over Texas
by the Blood of Patriotes Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at 3:57 PM mail:

The flag of Texas is an azure,argent,and gules tri-color with each rectangle of equal size,the azure rectangle closest to the staff,vertical, the argent and gules rectangles horizontal, argent above and gules below.The galaxy represents the sovereign individuals of Texas.

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The flag of Texas is an azure (blue), argent (white), and gules (red) tri-color with each rectangle of equal size, the azure rectangle closest to the staff, vertical, the argent and gules rectangles horizontal, argent above and gules below. The azure represents honesty and faith, the argent purity and honor, the gules dignity and the blood of patriots and tyrants shed for the defense of liberty. On the azure rectangle is an or (gold) galaxy. The galaxy represents the sovereign individuals of Texas.

The colonials who formed the original united States of America adopted a flag bearing one star for each sovereign state in the country. Our approach is similar, but there are more sovereign individuals represented by our new country than would readily be represented by individual stars, no matter how densely packed. The millions of stars are represented as a spiral galaxy. Some are closer to the center, some further away, a few on the very periphery, but all are sovereign, all are represented by our flag and by our country.


The other flags which have flown over Texas since its discovery and settlement by Europeans are the flags of France, Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the united States, and the Confederacy. It is the case that several variations of these flags were flown, and that flags generally represent different aspects of a culture.



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Spain first claimed Texas roughly 1519 at which time the Texas coastline was mapped by Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda. Spanish rule was briefly interrupted by French settlement of Texas, and restored in 1690. Spanish dominion over Texas came to an end in 1821 when Mexico gained its independence. At the time, Texas was a part of a province within Mexico. The first Spanish settlement in Texas arrived in 1681 at Ysleta Mission where present day El Paso is found. Between 1519 and 1681 various Spaniards were shipwrecked on the coast of Texas. In 1810, the First Republic of Texas was formed, flying a solid Kelly green flag. This venture failed.

The earlier flag of Spain shown at left depicts a castle or (gold) on a field gules (red) and a lion gules on a field or in quarters. These symbolize Castile (the castle) and Leon (the lion). The later flag at right depicts castle and lion on a shield surmounted by a crown, all on a red and yellow banner. Both are flags of monarchy.


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France expanded from Louisiana in 1685 through the efforts of "La Salle," also Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle. This adventurer founded a French colony on the Texas Gulf Coast known as Fort St. Louis. The effort was unsuccessful owing to shipwreck, disease, famine, and a hostile relationship with the native Indians. By 1690 the French claim to Texas was history.

The French flag shown at left was the Royal Ensign for ships and forts. It features a host of fleur-des-lis or (gold) emblazoned on a field argent (white).



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Mexico gained dominion over Texas in 1821. The flag of Mexico is shown at left. It depicts a tri-color of green, white, and red with the symbol of the Aztec people at center. That symbol is a snake clutched by an eagle sitting on a cactus. According to Aztec mythology, the city of Tenochtitlan was founded on the site where such an eagle was seen in just this posture.
People of Anglo-Saxon descent began to settle in Texas roughly 1809, while it was still under Spanish rule. Many of these "Anglos" entered Texas from Louisiana which had just recently been sold to the united States. Sabine County in Texas is recognized as the "Birthplace of Texas" because it was an early site of Anglo settlements. In 1821, Mexico became independent from Spain, and Tejas y Cohuila was a province of Mexico. The flag of this province is shown at right. It depicts two gold stars (one for Texas, one for Coahuila) on the Mexican tri-color.

An important flag of the period of Mexican rule is that of the Fredonia Revolt. This flag consisted of an argent (white) stripe above a gules (red) stripe, a motif which was later incorporated into the Lone Star Flag. On the argent stripe are the words Independence, Liberty, Justice.

Moses Austin was given permission by the Mexican government to found a colony in Texas. His heir, Stephen F. Austin, is more generally associated with this effort. The Austin colony flourished during the period when the constitution of 1824 was in effect. When Santa Anna came to power, he scrapped this constitution and imprisoned Austin. Among the highly valued rights guaranteed by the constitution of 1824 was the right to trial by jury. This right was not recognized by Santa Anna's government. For this right, the people of Texas joined in armed revolt in 1835. The first shot in the Texas Revolutionary War was fired on 2 October 1835. Some of the flags of the Texas Revolutionary War are shown below.




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Texas gained her independence for the first time in 1836. Independence was declared on 2 March 1836, which is still celebrated as Texas Independence Day. The forces of Santa Anna were finally defeated in April 1836 at San Jacinto.
The first flag of the Republic of Texas is often referred to as the Bonnie Blue or Zavala flag. It shows a white star on a blue field with the letters of Texas in the spaces between the points. Another flag which flew over the Republic of Texas is the Burnet Flag, named for David Burnet the first President of the Republic of Texas. The Burnet Flag bears a single gold star, and is also a solid blue field.

In 1839, the blue, white, and red flag of the Republic of Texas known generally as the Lone Star Flag was adopted. It is from this flag that we derive the galaxy flag of Texas Sovereigns.




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In 1845, the people of Texas voted to be annexed by the united States of America. There are a number of arguments which question whether Texas was properly annexed. However, the significance of popular sovereignty should not be overlooked. The dignity of the people of Texas requires that their vote to become a part of the united States be recognized. Accordingly, the flag of the united States flew for a time over Texas. It is shown here upside down to depict the distress of the people of Texas under its rule.


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In 1861, the people of Texas voted to secede from the united States, whose government had become unrecognizable. Four flags of the Confederate States of America joined the Lone Star Flag in flying over Texas. These were the first national flag, also known as the Stars and Bars, depicting two broad stripes of red surrounding one of white, with a blue canton on which stars representing the sovereign states of the Confederacy were placed. Ultimately, there were 13 such states. The Confederate Battle Flag is a red flag with a blue St. Andrew's cross on which are thirteen white stars representing the 13 sovereign states of the Confederacy. The second national flag included this battle flag as a canton, with a white field to indicate the honor of the Confederacy. The second national flag is also known as the Stainless banner. A third national flag was adopted subsequently, which added a red bar vertically opposite the canton. The third national was the Stainless banner dipped in the blood of patriots and tyrants.


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In 1865, Texas was defeated, her armies surrendered, and Texas was occupied by Federal forces. The military flag of the United States bearing a gold fringe was flown over Texas, and the Lone Star Flag was flown in subjugation beneath it.


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In 1995, the Burnet Flag was renewed and again flown as the flag of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Texas.

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by °° Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at 4:00 PM mail:

mmmm......patrioti?
doveho gia' sentito questa cosa?......
prima leggo bene.

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Constitutional Contract
by anti globali$$a$ione Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at 4:04 PM mail:

Contro il modello federalista di bo$$i e della destra e sinistra itlaliana:
perché ci é ormai giunto anche dal profondo TEXAS un messaggio anti federale! Come poterlo ignorare?
Chi vorrebbe imporre il federalismo in Italia quando é gravemente criticato in tutto il mondo intero?Proprio la lobby politica degli u.$.a. .......................

TESTO IN INGLESE.
There are five major sections of this document: a statement of intent, a statement of definitions, a statement of liberty, a statement of obligations, and a statement of the constitution for the government formed by this document. The undersigned individual agrees to consent to the form of government identified in the constitution, agrees to the obligations identified herein, agrees with the statement of liberty, agrees to the definitions listed herein, and does so in accordance with the expressed intent of this constitutional contract.
By signing and paying consideration, the undersigned ratifies this constitution for the individual so signing. The undersigned explicitly consents to the obligations and form of government listed here, for a period of one year, and may, at the option of the undersigned, renew the obligation from year to year by paying additional consideration. The undersigned does not agree to any obligation not identified herein, and remains free to accept or reject other obligations at any time.

To secure this constitutional contract, the undersigned has paid herewith the amount of one quarter ounce troy of 0.999 fine gold or 15 ounces troy of 0.999 fine silver. For the first 331 contractors, funds will be held in escrow by the Committee to Advocate Texas Sovereignty. For subsequent contractors, funds will be accepted by the Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas as described herein.

I, the undersigned, being of sound mind and body, hold that this Constitutional Contract is entered into by me willingly and voluntarily, without coercion; competently and without limitation due to any mental or physical deficit on our part; knowingly, and with complete understanding of all the terms indicated. Moreover, I have caused consideration to be paid to the Government of Texas as described herein, to validate the contract and set it in force for me for the first year.

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District in Texas where undersigned lives at time of signing:





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A note on witnesses: We request that two witnesses who see the actual act of signature sign to attest they are witnesses. Witnesses should not be the same person under common law, that is, should not be married to the signatory or to each other. Witnesses may be signatories themselves but are not required to be signatories.





Received with consideration accepted by Committee to Advocate Texas Sovereignty this day
of Anno Domini and of the independence of Texas the .


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Received by the Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas this day
of Anno Domini and of the independence of Texas the
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I. Intent
It is the intention of the signatories to this constitutional contract to organize a new government for Texas based on the explicit consent of the governed. Each individual is free to choose self sovereignty, with the liberty, dignity, and responsibilities which come with that choice. The sovereign individuals of Texas have organized this constitutional contract and formed a new government to protect their lives, liberty, and property, to resolve grievances with previous forms of government, and to take the equal station which they have earned.

The flags of Texas depict our intentions. In war, we fight as one, as depicted by the single gold star. In peace, we act as individuals, as depicted by the galaxy of stars on our flag.

We have peaceful intentions with respect to the countries and property of others, and we intend to defend our property, our liberty, and our lives by any means necessary.

II. Definitions
A Texan is any occupant of the territory of Texas as defined herein or as established by annexation, treaty, covenant, or contract.

Texas is the homes and property of all individuals who consent to the terms of this constitutional contract, together with such property as may be acquired by the government of Texas by consent and contract, together with any abandoned property found within the boundaries of Texas which may be claimed by the government of Texas and sold to Texans.

The boundaries of Texas may be defined ad interim as beginning at the geographic center of the eastmost part of the Sabine River, following the geographic center northerly through Sabine Lake and Sabine Pass to 32° Latitude; all islands existing prior to April 8, 1812 are a part of Louisiana; all islands formed after April 8, 1812 on the West side are a part of Texas and on the east side are a part of Louisiana; continuing due north to the Red River and following the geographic center of the Red River West to the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River; continuing West along the Prairie Dog Town Fork to 100° Longitude; proceeding due north to 30° 36' Latitude, due West to 2 miles West of 103° Longitude, due South to 32° Latitude, and then due West to the Rio Grande River otherwise known as the Rio Bravo del Norte; following the Rio Grande along its deepest channel to the Gulf of Mexico; following the Gulf of Mexico easterly to the geographic center of the Sabine River; all islands along the coastline of Texas are a part of Texas.

A Sovereign Texan is a living individual who has signed the this constitutional contract, who has paid consideration for the privileges and accepts the obligations thereof, and whose contract has not been repudiated by a jury.

A civilian Texan is any occupant of Texas who is not a Sovereign, who has not signed this Constitutional Contract.

III. Liberty
In order that the general, great, and essential principles of Liberty and Free Government may be recognized and established we declare that this declaration of liberty is a part of this constitutional contract and shall never be violated on any pretense whatever. In order to guard against the transgression of the powers we have delegated to government, we declare that every liberty defined in this declaration is reserved to the sovereign people. All powers not specifically delegated to Government are reserved to the sovereign people.

All people are free at all times to act according to their conscience, to do as they please, provided only that their actions do not cause harm to others.

First, each living individual owns the property of life from physical conception to natural death.

Second, each individual owns the property of liberty, which is the unrestrained exercise of free will, which shall never be infringed without the consent of the individual, provided the exercise thereof does not violate the liberty of or cause harm to any other individual. Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence each person has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of the same liberty, and except those limits he has agreed to accept.

Third, each individual's body, life, labor, ideas, thoughts, and possessions that the individual has lawfully created or acquired are that individual's property. Each individual has ownership of property acquired without coercion. Ownership includes use or destruction of property without limit and includes the option to sell or not sell property. One individual may not own another individual. Since property ownership is inherent, essential, and sacred, no one shall be deprived of their property except where public necessity shall clearly demand it, and then only on condition that the owner shall have consented and been compensated under contract entered freely, knowingly, and competently.

Fourth, each individual has the inherent power to defend the life, liberty, or property of any individual using whatever force is necessary, through whatever means available, including the use of deadly force.

Fifth, each individual has the inherent power to own, use, or carry arms of any description.

Sixth, law must be the same for all, whether it protects or punishes. All individuals, when they form a social compact are equally eligible to all dignities and to contract for any public positions or occupations, according to their abilities, and without distinction except that of their virtues and talents.

Seventh, any individual whatsoever, of any background, religious faith, creed, ethnic or national origin, gender, or age may enter into any contract provided they do so willingly, knowingly, and competently. When the competency of any party to a contract is questioned by any other party to the contract, or by the guardians, heirs, or assigns of the party in question, a jury of twelve will decide competency based solely on whether, in the judgement of the jurors, the party in question is competent to understand and faithfully execute the terms of the contract as written. A ruling of "incompetent" requires the unanimous agreement of twelve jurors. A single juror finding for the defendant qualifies the defendant as competent.

Eighth, all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit; and each individual has at all times the unalienable power to alter, reform, or abolish his form of government, in such manner as he may think expedient.

Ninth, all individuals have a natural and indefeasible power to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences; no individual shall be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent; no human authority ought, in any case whatever, to control or interfere with the choices of conscience in matters of religion; no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious or philosophical societies or mode of worship; it shall be the duty of the Government and of all Sovereigns to protect every religious denomination in the peaceable enjoyment of their own mode of public worship, if any; nothing in this paragraph is intended to limit the right to proselytize, teach one's own faith, or express intolerance of evil.

Tenth, the free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious aspects of liberty. Every individual may, accordingly, speak, write, print and communicate by other media with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall actually cause harm, as determined by a jury, and only to the extent of the harm actually caused. The government shall never curtail or license or limit or regulate or in any manner infringe the liberty of speech or of the press, nor of any form of communication by any medium whatsoever.

Eleventh, in suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed one troy ounce of silver, trial by jury shall be used to determine the outcome according to the civil law provisions of this constitutional contract.

Twelfth, no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any court except to appeal a conviction. No individual found not guilty by jury may be tried in any other court for accusation, civil or criminal, arising from the same circumstances as those reviewed by the jury providing the not guilty verdict.

Thirteenth, no individual shall be accused, arrested, or imprisoned except in the cases and according to the forms prescribed by this constitution. As all individuals are held innocent until they shall have been declared guilty, if arrest shall be deemed indispensable, all harshness not essential to the securing of the prisoner's person shall be severely repressed. No individual shall be held to answer for any criminal charge, but on indictment or information, except in cases arising among Sovereigns in the land or naval forces, or offenses against the laws regulating the Sovereigns in the militia. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the Republic of Texas, or any place subject to its jurisdiction.

Fourteenth, in all cases where a civilian by consent or a Sovereign shall be tried by jury, the jury shall determine the law, the facts and the penalty in every particular whatsoever as they pertain to the accused. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused Sovereign must have and any accused civilian may consent to a speedy public trial, by an impartial jury of twelve of his peers, Sovereign and civilian, in the district wherein the crime shall have been committed, unless the accused consent to another district; the accused shall have the power to demand the nature and cause of the accusation; the accused shall not be compelled to give evidence against himself; the accused shall have the power of being heard by himself or counsel, or both; shall be confronted with the witnesses against him who may not testify anonymously, and shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor from among Sovereigns and from among consenting civilians; shall have access to evidence relating to the accusation and adequate time to prepare a defense; any individual may serve as counsel for any accused subject only to the choice of the accused and the consent of the individual chosen as counsel. Government may not impose qualifications or license requirements on counsel nor otherwise limit the choice of counsel.

Fifteenth, all prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless for criminal acts resulting in the death of any individual, when the proof is evident or the presumption great; this provision shall not be so construed as to prohibit bail after the indictment is found to be returnable on a writ of habeas corpus, as provided in the Constitution below; excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishment inflicted; all Government and Sovereign courts shall be open, and every person, for an injury done him in his lands, goods, person, or reputation, shall have remedy by due process of law; no person, for the same offense, shall be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb or liberty, nor shall a person be again put upon trial for the same offense after a verdict of not guilty; and the choice of trial by jury shall remain inviolate. No individual shall be deprived of life, liberty, property, or privileges, outlawed, exiled, or in any manner disfranchised, except by due course of the law of the land as expressed in this constitutional contract.

Sixteenth, the sure and certain defense of a free people is a well regulated militia; and it shall be the duty of the district governments to organize the Sovereigns and such civilians as may consent into a militia. Treason against this republic shall consist only in levying war against it, or adhering to enemy belligerents in time of war, giving them aid and support. No soldier shall be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, expressed in written contract for which consideration is paid by the government. The security of the liberty of Texans requires public military forces. These forces are, therefore, established for the good of all and not for the personal advantage of those to whom they shall be intrusted. The national military is limited to consenting Sovereigns.

Seventeenth, no title of nobility, hereditary privileges or honors, shall ever be granted or conferred by government.

Eighteenth, all Sovereigns have the choice, individually, to contract and pay consideration or not; to pay this freely upon entering into the contract or upon agreeing to its annual renewal; and to know to what uses all monies paid to government are put.

Nineteenth, each individual owns property in privacy, with every expectation to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and possessions from all unreasonable seizures or searches; and no warrant to search any place, or to seize any person or thing, shall issue, without describing them in particular as near as may be, nor without probable cause supported by oath or affirmation in writing. No warrant to seize any individual shall issue unless a grand jury finds compelling evidence that a crime has been committed and that the individual may have committed the crime.

Twentieth, the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended;

Twenty-first, no bill of attainder, ex post facto law, retroactive law, or any law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be made.

Twenty-second, no person shall ever be imprisoned for debt, except as provided under the Contract below;

Twenty-third, the military shall at all times be subordinate to the civil authority.

Twenty-fourth, perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free government, and shall never be authorized by Government; nor shall the law of primogeniture or entailments ever be enforced by Government; this provision shall not in any way limit the establishment of perpetuities, monopolies, primogeniture, or entailments by private contract among individuals.

Twenty-fifth, all individuals have the power, in a peaceable manner, to assemble together for their common good, and to apply to those invested with the power of government for redress of grievances, or other purposes, by petition, address, or remonstrance.

Twenty-sixth, no power of suspending the Constitution by action of the Government or any of its Sovereigns exists.

Twenty-seventh, all powers retained by each individual shall never be denied, infringed, or violated in any way except in the sole circumstance of conviction of a crime or tort by due process of law as defined in this constitution, and then only as directed in the particular case.

Twenty-eighth, this constitutional contract can only prohibit such actions as directly cause harm. Nothing may be prevented which is not forbidden by this constitution, and no one may be forced to do anything other than stand trial when accused of a crime by a grand jury unless provided for by contract, freely, knowingly, and competently entered, for which consideration has been paid.

IV. Sovereign Obligations
Each Sovereign signatory to this constitutional contract agrees:


To commit no murder upon the Sovereigns, in exchange for the mutual assurance that no murder will committed upon the individual Sovereign by the other Sovereigns.
To commit no enslavement upon the Sovereigns or their liberty, in exchange for the mutual assurance that no enslavement will committed upon the individual Sovereign by the other Sovereigns.
To commit no theft from the Sovereigns or their property, in exchange for the mutual assurance that no theft will committed from the individual Sovereign by the other Sovereigns.
To commit no fraud upon the Sovereigns and bear no false testimony against the Sovereigns when under oath, duly sworn or affirmed, to tell the truth, in exchange for the mutual assurance that no fraud and no false witness will be committed on the individual Sovereign by the other Sovereigns.
To cause consideration to be paid to the government of Texas as described herein, to validate the contract and set it in force for the individual, and that the contract takes effect at the moment it is signed by the individual and consideration is delivered.
To pay one quarter ounce troy of 0.999 fine gold upon signing and one quarter ounce troy of 0.999 fine gold per year upon the renewal of this contract. Annual renewal is at the option of the individual unless repudiated by penalty assessed by a jury.
To uphold and defend this constitutional contract against all enemies, foreign or domestic, and against all temptations.
To uphold generally the liberty and dignity of civilians who are not signatory to this contract.
To come to the defense of any other Sovereign if called upon for assistance in the defense of life, liberty, or property.
To serve a term of service in the militia of the individual's district or in the military of the Republic, not to exceed 60 days per annum except in time of war as declared by the president and confirmed by the national assembly.
To offer, at the option of the other Sovereign in any transaction, only items with intrinsic value as tender in payment of debt, such items to include but are not limited to gold, silver, platinum, palladium, emeralds, other precious materials, barter exchange of goods or services, or receipt money backed by actual gold or silver on deposit or by other actual valuable items.
To serve as a witness if the individual so signing has any knowledge pertinent to a criminal or civil case, except that no individual is obligated to serve as a witness against self or spouse, and that failure to volunteer information pertinent to a case will be treated as perjury except in cases of self incrimination or incrimination of a spouse.
To serve on a jury when called by the District Clerk for the individual's district, at the rate of pay established by the Assembly of Delegates of the district in which the trial is held.
That the individual so signing is of sound mind and body and enters into this constitutional contract willingly and voluntarily without coercion; competently and without limitation due to any mental or physical deficit on the individual's part; knowingly, and with complete understanding of all the terms indicated.
That the individual so signing has reviewed the history and grievances and has read this entire constitutional contract in all its particulars, and is aware of all duties and opportunities under this contract.
That the individual so signing will not attempt to hold office, elective or appointive, or sell goods or services to the government of Texas without first qualifying before a jury of qualification as provided for in this constitutional contract.
That the individual so signing shall not, without the unanimous written consent of all Sovereigns, receive from any foreign state any title, present, office, or emolument of any kind.
That the individual so signing will not solicit, transmit, execute or cause to be executed any arbitrary order.
That the individual so signing will submit without delay if summoned or arrested in virtue of the law as described in this constitutional contract, as resistance to lawful summons or arrest constitutes an offense.
That the individual so signing is under no obligation to offer fiat money or any thing without intrinsic value as tender in payment of debt from the date this constitutional contract is signed until its term expires.
The Republic of Texas hereby agrees to provide to the Sovereign signatory to this contract the power to vote in elections of the Republic and of the district indicated on the individual's contract and the opportunity to qualify before a jury of Sovereigns to run for public office, or to hold appointive government office, or to sell goods or services to the government of the Republic. The Republic of Texas further pledges the resources at its disposal in the defense of the life, liberty and property of the Sovereign signatory to the maximum extent feasible.
In defense of this Contract, the Liberty of Texans, and the Government of Texas, each individual signing pledge his life, his fortune, and his sacred honor.

V. Constitution
Article A. Powers denied to government

Section 1. Government has no inherent liberty and no inherent power, neither implicit nor explicit. This constitution contract assigns certain functions to the artificial entity called government created by this constitutional contract and authorizes it to take certain actions necessary to accomplish the assigned functions. No national or district government entity or official shall assume any function or authorization not specifically assigned or authorized by this constitutional contract.
Section 2. Government shall never infringe the liberty of individuals. Government shall never modify any contract, governmental process, duty, responsibility, or form of government as specified in this constitutional contract.
Section 3. Government shall never grant monopolies or perpetuities nor in any way restrict or control the free flow of trade within or across the geographical boundaries of Texas.
Section 4. Government shall never restrict individuals from assembling to train with arms for the individual or collective defense of life, liberty, or property.
Section 5. Government shall never restrict nor control the manufacture, sale, purchase, ownership, use, storage, transportation, or carrying of any arms, parts, accessories, or ammunition.
Section 6. Government shall never issue charters, licenses, certificates of competency, nor any form of registration for any organization or individual. A Jury of Qualification may issue a Certificate of Qualification to any Sovereign.
Section 7. Government shall never promote, control, nor interfere with any religious or philosophical organization or activity.
Section 8. Government shall never restrict nor control the free flow of ideas. Ideas may be presented using any present or future form or medium of expression. Government shall never restrict nor control any form or medium of expression.
Section 9. Government shall never invade the privacy of any individual without due process of law as described herein.
Section 10. Government shall never operate, own, control, nor fund any means of education not specifically related to performing the functions of government authorized by this constitution.
Section 11. Government shall never infringe the free movement of individuals within or across the geographical boundaries of Texas, except as may be necessary in the apprehension of criminals or the defense of Texas.
Section 12. Government shall never borrow money except from Sovereigns, nor pledge the assets of individuals or non-governmental organizations. Government may not borrow more than one ounce troy of gold from each current Sovereign.
Section 13. Government shall never offer nor provide gifts, subsidies, or assistance of any kind to any individual, group of individuals, organization, or nation. This provision is not meant to exclude payments to Sovereigns where exchange of value is itemized.
Section 14. Government shall never accept gifts, subsidies, or assistance of any kind from any foreign government, organization, or nation.
Section 15. Government shall never issue currency nor cause currency to be issued.
Section 16. No organization established, controlled, employed, or enabled by government shall violate any part of this constitution.
Section 17. Government shall never restrict individuals from freely associating or assembling.
Section 18. Government shall never extend payment, credit, gifts, subsidies, endowments, retirement benefits, nor anything else of value or worth to any individual beyond the time of actual service to the government in whatever capacity.
Section 19. Government shall never impose taxation of any kind.
Section 20. Government shall never impose emergency powers nor suspend any part of this constitution, neither in time of war nor for any other reason.
Section 21. Government shall never enumerate the population of Texas or cause it to be enumerated.


Article B. Criminal Law in Texas
A crime is any action taken by an individual wherein the individual intentionally initiates physical force, fraud, or theft which results in damage to another individual or damage to or loss of another individual's property without the consent of that individual; or an action taken by a government official in violation of this constitutional contract. A jury may consider the threat of initiatory force to be criminal. A jury may not consider the threat of retaliatory force to be criminal.

No other definition of crime is permissible, and no law may be passed by any branch of government or enforced by any agent of government which seeks to extend the definition of crime beyond this limit.

Except in the case of a crime in progress, no individual shall be detained, imprisoned, nor held against his will in any manner, unless a lawfully executed warrant specifying the charges has been issued in accordance with this constitution. Any individual so detained will be given a complete copy of the lawful warrant, given adequate time to read the warrant, and otherwise be informed of the reason for detention within one hour of being detained.

Article C. The Writ of Habeas Corpus
Section 1. Any individual may petition any judge of any district with a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of any individual whose liberty is restrained or denied.
Section 2. The request for writ shall indicate by name or title the individual holding the individual in question, and shall describe the individual being held by any means that will allow the individual to be identified.
Section 3. The request must show cause and sufficient evidence to warrant action on the writ and must be supported by oath or affirmation of the content.
Section 4. The request for a writ of habeas corpus shall never be disregarded and shall be acted upon by the individual holding the individual in question with all haste and never later than eight hours after the request is presented.
Section 5. Any individual who refuses to act on a lawfully executed request for writ, who delays action on a lawfully issued writ, or who is found to have aided or abetted another in such delay or refusal shall be held accountable under the law. Any judge who is approached with evidence of such delay or refusal shall immediately issue a warrant for the arrest of the individual in question.


Article D. Civil Law in Texas
Section 1. Tort is any unintentional action that results in damage to another individual or damage or loss of another individual's property.
Section 2. The obligations of contracts shall not be impaired provided only that all parties to the contract entered the contract knowingly, willingly, and competently. In cases where a contract dispute cannot be settled by the parties, by mediation, or by arbitration, a jury trial may be obtained, with court costs assigned by the jury, providing both sides pay a bond to cover estimated court costs, and providing both sides agree to be bound by the verdict of the jury without appeal.
Section 3. No civil law may be enforced by any agent at any level of government which effects the detention, imprisonment, or holding of any individual against his will in any manner.


Article E. Seat of Government
The seat of government for the national government of Texas will be established on property owned by one or more Sovereigns, with their permission, within one year of the date the first contract with the first Sovereign is sealed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The seat of government will remain at that location for a minimum of 50 years. The National Assembly may change the location of the seat of government not more than once in 50 years. The seat of government may only be established on property belonging to one or more Sovereigns, and only with their express written permission. A two-thirds majority of the National Assembly is required to change the location of the seat of government. The seat of government may not exceed 640 acres in extent, and is outside of all districts of Texas for purposes of district government.

Article F. Flag of Texas
The flag of Texas during time of peace is an azure (blue), argent (white), and gules (red) tri-color with each rectangle of equal size, the azure rectangle closest to the staff, vertical, the argent and gules rectangles horizontal, argent above and gules below. The azure represents honesty and faith, the argent purity and honor, the gules dignity and the blood of patriots and tyrants shed for the defense of liberty. On the azure rectangle is an or (gold) galaxy. The galaxy represents the sovereign individuals of Texas, one star per individual.

The flag of Texas during time of war as declared by the President is azure with a single star, or, centered. The single star indicates that the people of Texas fight as one.

Article G. Uniform of Texas Defense Forces and Militia
Class A dress uniforms for officers and enlisted personnel in the Texas Defense Forces and Militia shall consist of a grey parade visored cap, grey uniform coat, grey trousers, white dress shirt, black Wellington boots, black leather belt with silver buckle, grey shoulder boards with appropriate rank insignia, appropriate branch insignia as approved by the Commander in Chief, black plastic name tag with white letters, flag patch, seal of the Republic of Texas patch, award ribbons and ID badge conforming to designs approved by the Commander in Chief, and such regalia as may be appropriate to the rank and decorum of each service person.

Class B casual uniforms shall consist of appropriate grey uniform shirts of short or long sleeve, black uniform pants, gloss black parade boots, black leather belt with silver buckle, black shoulder boards with gold trim and appropriate rank insignia, appropriate branch insignia as approved by the Commander in Chief, black plastic name tag with white letters, flag patch, seal of the Republic of Texas patch, award ribbons and ID badge conforming to designs approved by the Commander in Chief, and such regalia as may be appropriate to the rank and decorum of each service person.

Class C utilities will consist of battle dress uniform in grey or such operational environment suitable camouflage pattern as may be designated by the Commander in Chief, flat black combat boots, subdued rank and branch insignia, subdued cloth name tape, subdued patches, black BDU style adjustable belt, sewn ridges utility cap, and such combat regalia as may be appropriate to the rank and duties of each service person.

Article H. Districts
Texas shall be divided into districts such that no district may exceed for more than one year a population of 100,000 Sovereign Texans. Texas shall be divided into districts annually based on the renewals of Sovereigns and existing Sovereign contracts as of the 2nd of March of each year, by the National Assembly with the consent of the President.

Ad interim the first district shall consist of that region bounded by Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Jones, and Taylor counties, inclusive, on the West, the Red River on the north, Bowie, Cass, Marion, and Harrison counties, inclusive, on the east, and Taylor, Callahan, Eastland, Commanche, Hamilton, Bosque, Hill, Navarro, Henderson, Smith, Gregg, and Harrison counties, inclusive, on the South.

Ad interim the second district shall consist of that region bounded by Runnels, Concho, Menard, Kimble, Edwards, and Kinney counties, inclusive, on the West, the Rio Grande River on the South, the Gulf of Mexico on the east together with Calhoun, Jackson, Lavaca, Fayette, Bastrop, Travis, Williamson, and Bell counties, inclusive, on the east, Runnels, Coleman, Brown, Mills, and Lampasas counties, inclusive, on the north.

Ad interim the third district shall consist of that region bounded by McLennan, Falls, Milam, Lee, Washington, Austin, Colorado, Wharton, and Matagorda counties, inclusive, on the West, the Gulf of Mexico on the South, Panola, Shelby, counties, inclusive, and the Sabine River on the east, and McLennan, Limestone, Freestone, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, and Panola counties, inclusive, on the north.

Ad interim the fourth district shall consist of that region bounded by the Rio Grande River on the West and South, and El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, and Coke counties on the north, Coke, Tom Green, Schleicher, Sutton, and Val Verde counties on the east.

Ad interim the fifth district shall consist of that region bounded by Dallam, Sherman, Hansford, Ochiltree, and Lipscomb counties, inclusive, on the north, Lipscomb, Hemphill, Wheeler, Collingsworth, Childress, Cottle, King, Stonewall, Fisher, and Nolan counties, inclusive, on the east, Andrews, Martin, Howard, Mitchell, and Nolan counties, inclusive, on the South, and Dallam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Parmer, Bailey, Cochran, Yoakum, Gaines, and Andrews counties, inclusive, on the West.

Ad interim the sixth district shall consist of that region beyond the ad interim boundaries of Texas defined in Article E once a single Sovereign Texan living beyond those boundaries or moving beyond those boundaries has signed a contract for which consideration has been delivered.

Ad interim the territorial waters of Texas shall consist of that region within 12 nautical miles of the shore of Texas, including a South-north line proceeding from the geographical center of the eastmost part of the Sabine River, and including a West-east line proceeding from the Rio Grande along its deepest channel at its junction with the Gulf of Mexico. The territorial waters include the surface, the subsurface water, and the sea bottom. Texas claims an exclusive police zone out to 200 nautical miles from the shore of Texas, including the lines aforementioned. The exclusive police zone includes the surface, the subsurface water, and the sea bottom. Craft traversing the territorial waters and the exclusive police zone will be treated as non-combatants and guaranteed a right of passage according to international law provided they do not anchor, fish, extract mineral resources, operate nuclear or chemical or biological weapons in any capacity, threaten other seagoing vessels, or attack the territory of Texas. Vessels owned and operated by non-Texans or flying other than the Texas flag which anchor, fish, extract mineral resources, or interfere with trade and commerce within the territorial waters or the exclusive police zone may be boarded for inspection by the Navy of the Republic of Texas. War ships traversing the exclusive police zone or entering the territorial waters may be waylaid or impeded as directed by the Chief of Naval Operations.

Ad interim the airspace of Texas shall consist of that volume of air and space out to 300 nautical miles altitude, rising from the boundaries of Texas, including the territorial waters and exclusive police zone waters of Texas. Aircraft and spacecraft entering into this volume of air and space which do not engage in visual or electromagnetic surveillance of Texas or emit toxins into the atmosphere or convey nuclear or chemical or biological weapons or attack the territory or population of Texas will be treated as non-combatants and guaranteed a right of passage according to international law. Aircraft and spacecraft of other nations which attempt to engage in surveillance or warfare against Texas may be waylaid or shot down as directed by the Chief of Air and Space Operations.

Article I. Qualifying for Office
All offices at all levels of government under this constitution and all contracts to supply goods or services to government are reserved exclusively to Sovereign Texans. Any Sovereign seeking to run for or hold elective office, seeking appointment to any position other than the enlisted ranks of the militia or a position as a juror, or seeking to supply goods or services to government at any level, shall undergo a Test of Qualification.

The Test of Qualification shall consist of a trial by jury to take place over not more than three consecutive days for not more than 8 hours per day. Twelve jurors for the test will be selected from among Sovereigns, with preference given to Sovereigns who have passed the Test of Qualification. The candidate Sovereign undergoing the Test shall be entitled to present his credentials in written or verbal form in any medium suited to the needs of the jury. In addition, the candidate shall provide a minimum of 3 character witnesses, at least one capable of speaking to his spiritual character development, at least one capable of speaking to his family and home life as it relates to character development, and at least one capable of speaking to his conduct in society as it relates to character development. Witnesses may be Sovereign or civilian.

During the Test, one juror shall serve as Advocate for the candidate, and identify any points in the candidate's favor. One juror shall serve as Opponent for the candidate, and identify any points tending to discredit the candidate. Witnesses for the candidate will be cross examined after their testimony by the Opponent, and may be re-directed in their testimony by the Advocate. The Opponent may call witnesses to provide testimony in opposition to the candidate. Witnesses may be Sovereign or civilian. The Advocate will cross examine opposition witnesses after their testimony, who may be re-directed in their testimony by the Opponent.

In general, the candidate and witnesses in his favor will be presented on the first day, witnesses in opposition on the second day. On the morning of the third day, the Opponent will summarize, followed by the Advocate, followed by deliberation by the jury, including both Advocate and Opponent, in private. A decision should be rendered prior to the end of the 8th hour of the 3rd day. The decision in approval must in all cases be unanimous. In the event of a hung jury, the candidate will not be approved.

Any candidate may take the Test of Qualification not more than once per year. Failure to pass the Test will not be grounds for denying another Test the next year. Successful passage of the Test will qualify the Sovereign for life, unless a conviction of a crime should intervene.

In any district where more than twelve Sovereigns who have passed the Test reside, at least 6 jurors for the test must be Sovereigns who have passed the test, but no Sovereign may sit in two consecutive years on the Qualification Jury.

Article J. Elections
Elections will be held every three years for district offices and every six years for national offices.

Voting in elections is reserved exclusively to Sovereigns.

No Sovereign may hold the same district office for more than two terms, whether consecutive or non-consecutive. No Sovereign may hold the same national office for more than one term, whether consecutive or non-consecutive.

Balloting for all offices shall take place on the 2nd of October with the first elections to be held 2 October 2000.

All officers elected in October shall take office on the 8th of January of the following year.

Article K. Oath of Office
Each officer elected or appointed or any agent of government including jurors, members of the militia, and members of the armed forces shall affirm the following oath of office: "I (full name), being fully aware of the consequences of exceeding the authority of my office and being a Texan holding allegiance to no other nation, do solemnly affirm that I will adhere to the constitutional contract in its entirety, defend every Texan's liberty, and will perform the functions of the office of (name of office) to the best of my abilities."

Any officer or agent of government who does not sign and file the oath for public record with a district recorder within ten calendar days following the administering of the oath shall be denied the appointment or election. The receipt for this filing is a public document, and may be demanded of any officer or agent of government by anyone at any time.

Article L. Impeachment
Impeachment of any official in government shall take place as a grand jury proceeding for the criminal violation of this constitutional contract. If articles of impeachment are brought forth by the grand jury, a trial by jury will be held promptly in accordance with this constitutional contract. Constitutional contract violations and any criminal matter will be tried as crimes. For district government officials, grand jury and trial proceedings will be held in their district. For national government officials, the grand jury and the trial proceedings will be held in the first district as established by this constitutional contract or by the National Assembly. Appeal on procedural matters will be to an adjacent district's Assembly of Delegates in the case of a district impeachment or to the National Assembly in the case of a national impeachment, and may result in the decision being set aside for procedural violation, in the decision being returned to the jury or grand jury for re-trial, or the decision being confirmed.

Penalties shall be as determined by the jury, and shall not be appealed. The death penalty may only be imposed in cases where the death of an individual resulted from the impeachable offense, and only by unanimous consent of the jurors. The minimum penalty for conviction on an impeachable offense is loss of Sovereign Contract.

Article M. District Government
Each district shall have a government consisting of three branches. The executive branch of district government will organize district law enforcement and militia functions. The legislative branch of district government will establish local civil law consistent with this constitutional contract in order to promote the safety and happiness of Texans within the district. The judicial branch of district government will organize a system of courts to provide for criminal and civil justice.

Section 1. The executive branch of district government shall consist of one sheriff, who shall be the highest law enforcement official in the district and commander in chief of the militia forces of the district; one district recorder who shall be the second highest law enforcement official in the district and second in command of the militia forces of the district; and one district treasurer who shall be the third highest law enforcement official in the district and third in command of the militia forces of the district.
Elections shall be held every third year, with each officer serving a three year term. Qualified candidates for each office may declare their candidacy no earlier than the 2nd of March in an election year. The candidate winning the largest number of votes shall be the winner in each office. In the event of a tie for first place in any election, any other candidates running for the same office may transfer their votes to any of the leading candidates involved in the tie. If no other candidates are in the election, or if a tie is not otherwise broken, runoff elections will be held every week until there is one candidate with a simple majority of votes. In all elections for executive branch offices, the seated district assembly shall serve as election judges, count ballots, and evaluate election compliance with national regulations.

The sheriff, district recorder, and district treasurer will be sworn in on 8 January of the year following their election by the person holding the office of First Speaker of the Assembly of Delegates for their district on the day these officers were elected.

The sheriff maintains order in his district. He holds the rank of brigadier general in the militia, unless the militia for his district consists of four divisions, in which case he holds the rank of major general, or if the militia for his district consists of four corps, the rank of lieutenant general.

The sheriff has the authority to deputize any Sovereign in his district to serve as a deputy sheriff, on a temporary basis, as needed, at a rate of pay established by the Assembly of Delegates of his district.

The sheriff has the authority to hire and fire a staff of permanent deputies and office staff within the budget established by the Assembly of Delegates of his district.

The sheriff has the authority to execute an arrest warrant issued by any grand jury in Texas. The sheriff has the authority to execute a search warrant issued by any grand jury in Texas and approved by the judge for his district.

The sheriff has the authority to maintain detention facilities for accused prisoners and a prison farm for convicted criminals.

The sheriff has the authority to execute the judgement of any jury, provided that all appeals authorized under this constitution have been completed. If there is any doubt, the sheriff is to inquire of the district judge for a copy of the written judgement and the judge's opinion as to the status of any appeals prior to executing judgement.

All judgements are to be executed publicly.

The sheriff, as commander in chief of the district militia has the authority to commission officers in the militia from among Qualified Sovereigns, to approve the promotions of enlisted personnel, and to call out the militia for a period of two weeks, or longer as authorized by the Assembly of Delegates of his district.

In the event of war, declared by the President, the sheriff will coordinate his district militia with the militia of other districts and with the national military to achieve strategic objectives as set forth by the President. Under no circumstances will his district militia be under the direct command of the President. Any attempt by the national government to directly control his district militia should be viewed as treason against this constitution.

The sheriff, as the highest law enforcement officer in the district, will safeguard the liberty of all Texans in his district from any encroachments by national government military or other personnel. Any national government personnel seeking to carry out operations or investigations within his district will report to the sheriff for his approval, and failing his approval to the district's judge for convening a jury to review the veto of the sheriff. Any national government personnel carrying out unauthorized operations within his district are subject to arrest for treason by the sheriff.

The sheriff will approve or veto legislation and budget passed by the Assembly of Delegates. His approval or veto will be accompanied in each case with a message to the First Speaker indicating his reasons. In the case of budget, the sheriff will exercise a line item veto.

The district recorder maintains records for the district, including those related to the militia, but not including those related to the courts. Among his duties, the district recorder maintains a record of each local law passed by the assembly together with the names of all Sovereigns and civilians consenting to same. All district records are public at all times to all Sovereigns and all civilians.

As the second highest law enforcement official in the district, the district recorder will carry out such duties as may be delegated by the sheriff, or delegate them to his staff.

The district recorder has the authority to hire and fire office staff within the budget established by the Assembly of Delegates of his district.

When laws or resolutions or traffic regulations are passed by the district assembly, it is the duty of the district recorder to forward them to the appropriate party or parties for action, ratification, or signature.

As second in command of the district militia, the district recorder holds the rank of colonel unless the militia for his district consists of four divisions, in which case he holds the rank of brigadier general, or if the militia for his district consists of four corps, the rank of major general. As second in command, the district recorder will carry out such duties as may be delegated by the sheriff, or delegate them to his subordinates.

The district treasurer acquires funds from the Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas. Each district is entitled to 50% of the funds contributed by the Sovereigns in that district. The district treasurer will identify the number of Sovereigns in his district in cooperation with the district recorder. Funds may also be acquired from court costs assessed by juries, penalties assessed by juries, notary services from the district clerk, contract fees involving the district government, and voluntary contributions which may be dedicated to a specific purpose but may not be anonymous. The district treasurer will maintain these funds in suitable vaults and storage facilities, and will disburse district funds according to the budget established by the Assembly of Delegates for his district.

On Texas Secession Day, the 2nd of February of every year, the district treasurer will open the vaults and records of the district to inspection by all Sovereign Texans living in the district. Suitable guards will be provided by the militia. Adequate time to review and copy the records will be provided, and adequate time to view and count the gold and silver on hand shall be provided to any and all Sovereigns living within the district. The records will show each transaction of revenue or expenditure whatsoever.

On the 2nd of March of every year, the district treasurer will submit a proposed budget to the Assembly of Delegates for his district. The proposed budget will provide funding for executive, legislative, and judicial branches of district government in all particulars, and will be assembled by the district treasurer from input provided by each branch.

As the third highest law enforcement official in the district, the district treasurer will carry out such duties as may be delegated by the sheriff, or delegate them to his staff.

The district treasurer has the authority to hire and fire office staff within the budget established by the Assembly of Delegates of his district.

The district treasurer has the authority to negotiate contracts on behalf of the district government for approval or denial by the Assembly of Delegates.

As third in command of the district militia, the district treasurer holds the rank of lieutenant colonel unless the militia for his district consists of four divisions, in which case he holds the rank of colonel, or if the militia for his district consists of four corps, the rank of brigadier general. As third in command, the district treasurer will carry out such duties as may be delegated by the sheriff, or delegate them to his subordinates.

Section 2. The legislative branch of district government shall consist of one assembly of ten delegates. Each delegate shall represent all Sovereigns and all civilians within the district.
Elections shall be held every third year. Qualified candidates for the Assembly of Delegates may declare their candidacy no earlier than the 2nd of March in an election year. The election of delegates will pit all delegates against each other, with the top ten vote winners being declared the delegates for the next assembly. Any tie except for tenth place will result in both candidates being declared winner, until ten delegates are selected. Any remaining tie may be broken by losing candidates assigning their votes to candidates involved in an unresolved tie. If the remaining tie is not broken, runoff elections will be held weekly until the final tie is resolved and all ten positions are filled. In all elections for the legislative branch, the seated judge and county clerk shall serve as election judges, count ballots, and evaluate election compliance with national regulations.

The delegate winning the most votes will be declared First Speaker. In the event of a tie for First Speaker, the remaining elected delegates will vote to determine the First Speaker. The delegates will be sworn in on 8 January of the year following their election by the person holding the office of judge for their district on the day the delegates were elected.

The First Speaker of the Assembly of Delegates chairs the proceedings of the assembly and may speak first on any issue brought before the assembly.

The Assembly of Delegates may pass resolutions reflecting their views on any matter of district or national importance. Resolutions may be referred to the National Assembly, the sheriff, the judge, or any other party for action.

The Assembly of Delegates may amend the uniform code of military justice for their district with the consent of the sheriff.

The Assembly of Delegates may make local laws consistent with this constitutional contract, subject to the approval or veto of the sheriff. The veto of the sheriff may be overridden by unanimous consent of the Assembly of Delegates. Any local law must be of the form of a contract, and pertains only to those Sovereigns and civilians who consent to each law in writing. Offenders who have signed their consent and fail to abide by the law will be subject to civil trial for contract violation only. No local law may be viewed as a crime as defined in this constitution.

The Assembly of Delegates may make traffic regulations consistent with this constitutional contract, subject to the approval of all property owners, civilian and Sovereign, owning property on the street or highway regulated, and only to the extent of signage, traffic lights, and speed limits.

The Assembly of Delegates will review any contract involving the district government, and has final authority to approve or deny the terms of the contract.

The Assembly of Delegates will approve a budget for the district and submit it for the approval or veto of the sheriff. A budgetary veto may be overridden by unanimous consent of the Assembly of Delegates.

The Assembly of Delegates may perform ceremonial functions within their district. The Assembly of Delegates will publish a district newsletter available to all Sovereigns and civilians in their district, providing news about government affairs which affect Texans in their district.

In cases of impeachment in adjacent districts, the Assembly of Delegates may be called upon to serve as an appellate court. When sitting as an impeachment appellate court, the judge for their district will sit as chairman of the Assembly.

Section 3. The judicial branch of district government shall consist of one judge and one district clerk.
Elections shall be held every third year. Qualified candidates for each office may declare their candidacy no earlier than the 2nd of March in an election year. The candidate winning the largest number of votes shall be the winner in each office. In the event of a tie for first place in any election, any other candidates running for the same office may transfer their votes to any of the leading candidates involved in the tie. If no other candidates are in the election, or if a tie is not otherwise broken, runoff elections will be held every week until there is one candidate with a simple majority of votes. In all elections for judicial branch offices, the seated sheriff, district recorder, and district treasurer shall serve as election judges, count ballots, and evaluate election compliance with national regulations.

The judge and district clerk will be sworn in on 8 January of the year following their election by the person holding the office of sheriff for their district on the day the judge and district clerk were elected.

The judge maintains records of court cases in his district, convenes and adjourns court, and researches case precedents for the benefit of jurors. Any action by the jurors collectively with their unanimous consent may not be overruled by the judge. If the judge questions the actions of any juror, it may only be to the extent of asking, "So say y'all?"

The judge has the authority to hire and fire office staff within the budget established by the Assembly of Delegates of his district.

The judge may deputize assistant judges from among Qualified Sovereigns in his district to be paid according to the budget established by the Assembly of Delegates of his district.

The district clerk maintains records of available jurors in his district. Under no circumstances may these records consist of an actual enumeration of the population of his district or be available for such use. All Sovereigns and such civilians as may consent to uphold the constitutional contract as it applies to the accused, trials, and crime are available for the jury lotteries; only sovereign signatories to this constitutional contract are eligible for the grand jury lotteries. Jurors may be excused for military necessity, official duty for the government, or relationship to the accused or the plaintiff in the trial.

The district clerk conducts jury and grand jury lotteries as often as needed, notified selected jurors and grand jurors, and keeps a record of the service of each juror and grand juror. Service records are referred by the district clerk to the district treasurer for payment at the rate of pay established by the Assembly of Delegates of his district.

The district clerk has the authority to hire and fire office staff within the budget established by the Assembly of Delegates of his district.

The district clerk has the authority to appoint Qualified Sovereigns as notaries of the Republic for his district. The district clerk or any notary appointed by him may serve as a witness to notarize any contract or other document, for a fee not to exceed one ounce troy of silver. Notaries of the Republic may keep half of this fee for each document notarized. The district clerk is responsible for auditing the records of notaries of the Republic to ensure that the fees are collected properly. The clerk and each notary of the Republic will be provided with a seal conforming to a design approved by the Assembly of Delegates for their district with which to seal documents so notarized.

The existence of notaries of the Republic does not function as a monopoly power, and private parties may compete as notaries as they see fit.



Article N. District Militia
The militia of each district will be divided into patrols of four individuals each, one of whom is corporal. Patrols will be grouped into squads of four patrols, the senior corporal of each squad will be designated lance corporal. Each squad is commanded by a sergeant and has a full complement of seventeen. Squads will be grouped into platoons of four squads, the senior sergeant of each platoon will be designated first sergeant. Each platoon is commanded by a lieutenant and has a full complement of sixty-nine. Each company consists of four platoons, is commanded by a captain, and has a full complement of two hundred and seventy-seven. Each battalion consists of four companies, is commanded by a major, and has a full complement of one thousand one hundred nine. Each regiment consists of four battalions, is commanded by a lieutenant colonel, has a full complement of four thousand four hundred thirty-seven, and is entitled to create and display a regimental flag. Each brigade consists of four regiments, is commanded by a colonel, and has an auxiliary consisting of a supply squad of seventeen, which brings the brigade complement to seventeen thousand seven hundred sixty-six. Each division consists of four brigades with their supply squads together with one administration platoon, is commanded by a brigadier general, and has a full complement of seventy-one thousand one hundred thirty-four. Each corps consists of four divisions and one medical company, is commanded by a major general, and has a full complement of two hundred eighty-four thousand eight hundred fourteen. Each legion has four corps and one escort battalion, is commanded by a lieutenant general, and has a full complement of one million one hundred forty thousand three hundred sixty-six.

As a result, each legion is accompanied by a regiment consisting of four battalions being escort, medical, administration, and supply. The lieutenant colonel commanding this regiment is the adjutant of the lieutenant general commanding the legion. Below the rank of corporal, troops may be designated private, private first class, or specialist. Insignia consist of three wreathed stars for lieutenant general, two wreathed stars for major general, one wreathed star for brigadier general, three stars for colonel, two stars for lieutenant colonel, one star for major, a cross inscribed in a circle for captain, a solid cross for lieutenant, a St. Andrew's cross inscribed in a square for sergeant, two triangles with apexes at top and bottom for corporal, one triangle for specialist, an angle for private first class, an

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ma cos'è sto schifo?
by nimus Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at 4:04 PM mail:

che sono queste perle di saggezza di provincialismo yankee?tutto cio' mi sconcerta sempre di piu' su un sito come indy

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The Texas Calendar
by Texas Calendar Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at 4:06 PM mail:

The Texas Calendar year shown below balances monthly endings, quarter years, and half years. All non-leap years are alike, all quarters are very similar. Every quarter has 91 days each, with the monthly sequence following 31 days, 30 days, and 30 days. There are 52 even weeks. Texas Freedom Day follows Long 30 every year. Broaddus Day follows Broaddus 30 during leap years only (essentially every fourth year, with the usual lapse three out of every 4 centuries). Broaddus Day is represented by double asterisks, and Texas Freedom Day is likewise shown by a single asterisk. These are balanced in opposite halves of the year.

A brief note on the 13-month calendar seems appropriate. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days (for a few more millennia until the Moon is even further from Earth) and the solar year is about 365.25 days. These are not evenly divisible. While a 13 month year with 28 days to each month is similar, it would inevitably vary from both lunar and solar calendars. An extra day each year solves the solar problem but does not resolve the drift from the lunar cycle.



The Texas Calendar numbers its years from Texas Independence Day with 1 January 1836 being equal to 1 Austin of the First Year of Texas Independence. The year 2000 in the Gregorian Calendar system is the 164th Year of Texas Independence. Conversion is relatively easy, with 1836 subtracted from the Gregorian year to arrive at the Texan Year. As I write this essay, it is both the 21st of February 2000 and the 21st of Bowie 164. Differentiation is also easy, since the months are different in the Texas calendar.

The months have been chosen to commemorate various heroic Texans and important Texas events over the years. The months are placed in order according to the alphabet. The months are Austin, Bowie, Broaddus, Crockett, Fannin, Groce, Houston, Jacinto, Long, Milam, Travis, and Zavala. Austin is the family name of the founders of Texas, Moses and Stephen F. Austin. Bowie is named for Jim Bowie, a hero of the Alamo. Broaddus is the location of the most significant meeting of the Broaddus Six. Crockett is named for Davy Crockett, a hero of the Alamo. Fannin is named for Col. J.W. Fannin, a hero the Battle of Coleto and the Goliad massacre. Groce is named for Jared E. Groce who brought the first cottonseed to Texas in 1822 (14 years Before Texas Independence or BTI). Houston is named for Sam Houston, a hero of San Jacinto, second and fourth President of the Republic of Texas. Jacinto is named for the Battle of San Jacinto which took place 20 Crockett 1 and secured Texas independence. Long is named for Jane Long and her daughter Mary James Long who was the first Anglo child born in Texas in 1821 (15 BTI). It is also a long month every year with Texas Freedom Day being the 31st day in the Long month. Milam is named for Ben Milam, a hero of Bexar. Travis is named for William Barrett Travis, a hero of the Alamo. Zavala is named for Lorenzo de Zavala, the first provisional vice president of the Republic of Texas and a hero of the Texas Revolution.

Days of the week have been similarly chosen. The days of the week each begin with a different letter of the alphabet, starting with A for Alamo, the famous battle site of the Revolution. The second day of the week is Burnet, named for David G. Burnet who was the first (provisional) President of the Republic of Texas from 15 Broaddus 1 (16 March 1836) until 21 Milam 1 (22 October 1836) and was elected Vice President 3 Long 3 (3 September 1838) to serve with President Mirabeau B. Lamar. Columbus is the famous explorer who first discovered North America for the European powers. Deaf Smith is a hero of San Jacinto. Eagle is a significant bird of Texas which gives its name to Eagle Pass and other important places in Texas. Fredonia is the first rebellion in Texas which started in Nacogdoches in 1826 (10 years BTI).

Holidays which are important to Christians, Jews, Moslems or others may be easily calculated. Many of these are based on lunar calendars or on ancient calendars which are already divergent from the Gregorian Calendar. Texas Freedom Day and Broaddus Day are both holidays and should be ignored when figuring calendar quarters. They are also unassigned "jubilee" days with regard to the seven days of the week. Thus, all four quarters of the year begin on an Alamo Day and officially end on a Goliad Day.

There are exactly 91 days in each quarter of the year. There are exactly the same number of business days (65) in each quarter. There are exactly 13 weeks in each quarter. Thus, calculating paydays and allocating daily tasks throughout the quarter are a breeze. The two jubilee days are balanced in opposite halves of the year. They each create a 3-day "weekend" to support end of quarter business reporting. Pay periods are balanced with the same number of weekly paychecks and the same number of bi-weekly paychecks in each quarter as well as each half year as well as each year.

Appointments are easy to remember, because every day of each month is always the same day of the week from year to year. The Seventeenth of Jacinto is a special holiday, Mier Black Bean Day, to commemorate the sacrifice of the 17 Texans who drew black beans in 1842 during the defense of Texas. The 17th of Jacinto always falls on a Fredonia Day, creating a 3-day weekend.

Solar year related astronomy events are always on the same day of the year and the same day of the week. These include the solstices and equinoxes. The specific days of the year and week are left as an exercise for astronomers who enjoy that sort of calculation.

It is of particular significance to Christians to celebrate the birth of Christ. Jesus the Christ was born to Jewish parents, and His birthday was certainly celebrated by His family using the Jewish calendar. Clearly, Mary and Joseph did not bake a birthday cake on the 25th of December every year.

The Catholic pope Gregory XIII used the same names for the months in his calendar reform in the early Renaissance, 254 BTI (AD 1582). However, the Catholic church reckons the 8th of December as the Feast of the Immaculate Conception to commemorate the day that the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she had conceived a child of the Holy Father. This day gives us a clue to a late summer or early autumn day for the birth of Christ, perhaps in or near the month of Jacinto in our calendar. Some of the Scriptures give further hints. The shepherds were in the fields with their flocks, as they would not be in winter. The calendar reform represented by the Texas Calendar may represent a significant opportunity to identify the true and correct birth day of Christ and celebrate it annually. However, a celebration on the 25th of Zavala is equivalent to a celebration every 25th of December.


The Julian Calendar
In the year 1881 BTI (45 B.C.) Julius Caesar ordered the Egyptian solar calendar to be adopted by the Roman Empire. A 365 day Egyptian solar calendar year, with its leap day fraction, replaced the earlier Roman calendar. The Roman Empire had faced many problems caused by an unstable calendar system.
The previous Roman Calendar year had been based on a ten month sexigesimal system, with each month having 36 days. December contains the basic Latin prefix "dec" that once meant the tenth month. The earlier Roman year of 360 days left about 5.25 days every year unaccounted for, so intercalations were many and abstract. Compounding this shortfall there was no natural time keeping system to measure the Roman month. Shipments of goods, taxes, and holidays all were met with difficulty, due to the extensive size of the Roman Empire. Governors of individual city-states drew tributes according to whim and greed.

To correct this confusion, Julius Caesar mandated the Egyptian Calendar year of 365 and one-quarter days be adopted throughout his Empire. The month of July still bears his name. Julius Caesar assigned four quarters of 91 days with an alternating order of months to be 31 days, or 30 days.

The original month of February in the Julian Calendar had 29 days, unlike the Gregorian 28 day February month. February had been chosen by Julius Caesar for the leap day insertion every four years. The Julian end of February included the leap day adjustment on the 30th of February every four years. January was named after the two faced Roman god, Janus. January was already the first month of the year, and the longest month in the quarter. Tampering with its length was considered unlucky.

The murder of Julius Caesar 15 Broaddus 1880 BTI (15 March 44 B.C.) brought his grandnephew Augustus Caesar to control. Augustus further adjusted the year for personal satisfaction. Augustus felt slighted, and took one day from February. He added the day to the month following July, and named August after himself. Leap day remained assigned to the end of February every four years. Moving one day from February and lengthening August to 31 days immortalized Augustus Caesar in history for over 2,000 years. Given the roles of two Caesars in its organization, the Julian Calendar might be better called the Caesarean Calendar.

Unfortunately, neither Caesar was aware of the long term drift they had set in motion. Over the next 1500 years, the vernal equinox marking the first day of Spring would drift into the months associated with Summer. To correct this problem, three leap years have to be left out for every 400 years.


Easter and Christmas Beginnings
Easter and Christmas became the two most important holidays for religious history recorded by the Julian Calendar. Early church fathers combined the Julian Calendar with Jewish Calendar influence. Declaring Sunday, rather than Saturday, as the Christian Sabbath Day followed the Roman tradition of changing the days at midnight. The Jewish sabbath is celebrated from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday rather than midnight to midnight.
Easter is the triumphal anniversary festival over darkness for the resurrection of Christ. The celebration of a festival at early Spring was originally a pagan tradition. The vernal equinox on or near March 21 marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. On the equinox the hours of daylight are equal to the interval from sunset to sunrise, or night. Eastre was the Anglo-Saxon goddess for the spring equinox. The first Council of Nicaea fixed the date of Easter according to the proclamation of "the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox." We would translate this proclamation to "the first Alamo after the first full moon following the vernal equinox." Following Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity, the Council of Nicaea initiated the important celebration of the resurrection in 1511 BTI (AD 325). Constantine also supported a Sunday Christian Sabbath. Curious how Emperors of Rome liked to order the days.

The Christmas season honors the Nativity, and the hope of rebirth in eternal life that comes through the birth of Christ. In the fourth quarter of the year, the ancient Egyptians once held a festival called the "Nativity of the Sun's Walking Stick." The failing daylight of the sun suggested the need of a walking stick, or staff, to aid the sun during the last part of transit. Representing the sun - god, the Pharaoh walked around temple walls using a staff. (We still refer to the staff and distaff of the Pharoahs in various ways.)

Significance of the walking staff is visible when the rod of God is displayed before the Egyptian Pharaoh (Exodus 7:10 - 12). Aaron cast the staff given to Moses down before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. Pharaoh called the magicians of Egypt to cast down their rods. The magicians' rods became serpents, but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. Solar worship and Egyptian symbolism behind the staff were uniquely related.

Increasing daylight following the winter solstice around December 22 once marked the Roman celebration of Saturnalia. Saturnalia, during December 17 - 24, was devoted to the planetary god Saturn. About 1563 BTI (AD 273), the Roman Emperor Aurelian instituted the "birthday of the unconquered Sun" festival. The seven day week ends with Saturday, reinforcing the idea of Saturnalia ending the year. Pagan ceremonies were changed to Christian in 1482 BTI (AD 354) and the birthday of Christ was declared to be December 25 by the Emperor.


The Gregorian Calendar
Roman Catholicism coupled with the Julian Calendar spread the word of Christianity throughout the world. In 1582, the Julian Calendar was modified by Pope Gregory XIII. The vernal celestial equinox was gradually slipping into summer. To better align the vernal equinox with computations for the dates of Easter celebration ten days were dropped from calendar reckoning. October 4, 1582 was followed the next day by October 15, 1582. You can imagine the howls of protest from renters and others paying a monthly fee. The matter was even worse for the British Empire owing to their delay in adopting the Gregorian style for another 18 decades.
Further proclaimed in the Gregorian Calendar was a leap day alteration. The previous Julian Calendar included a leap day addition every four years. The Gregorian Calendar adjustment stipulated that the leap day addition would be omitted in those centennial years not evenly divisible by 400 years. The same rule applies to the Texas Calendar. The year 1600 included a normal leap day. The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 skipped leap day to further correct the gradual drift of the equinox date into summer. Gregorian Calendar changes in 1582 dealt with the days between New Year's Day and the spring equinox. The year 2000 is a leap year, the year 2100 is not. Similarly, in the Texas Calendar the year 164 is a leap year, the year 300 is not.

Pope Gregory's namesake calendar reform recognized that a solar calendar cycle synchronized once again after completing 400 years. Easter calculations combined religious observation with scientific reasoning to establish a better way of calendar time keeping. A 400 year repeating solar period was understood long ago by ancient people. The Aztec Calendar, and sister calendars of the Maya and Inca cultures utilized a "400 year Long Count" as well. South and Central American civilizations had a complex and sacred form of a luni-solar calendar. Ancient Egyptians were numerically matching days and years according to the stars well before Moses led the Exodus of the Old Testament. Ages of Adam doubled a 400 year count to measure the "800 year Generation Cycle" seen for Adam, after he had begotten his son, Seth (Genesis 5:4). The 400 year calendar cycle is the pinnacle of calendar measurement for all time on Earth that has ever been.

The present Gregorian version of the calendar is adjusted by the leap day insertion February 29 in the traditional four year pattern. Further refinement is obtained by omitting leap days in those centennial years not evenly divisible by 400. Following the Gregorian reform of 1582, the year 1600 repeated leap day as usual. In the years 1700, 1800, and 1900, leap days were dropped. The year 2000 will contain the first centennial leap day since 1600.

While the Gregorian Calendar is very accurate astronomically speaking, in common practice it becomes awkward and confusing. Present calendar application imposes traits which inhibit growth and hamper prosperity. The seven day week, completing 52 even rounds, leaves one and one quarter day at the end of each year. Leap day accounts for the fractional part. Yet, the final day causes a shifting year. The fresh year must be reckoned with on a continuing basis. Planning is far more difficult when the first and last days of the month fall randomly on the days of week. We have 29 different kinds of months, with 24, 25, 26, or 27 weekdays, and four, or five Sundays. Unsymmetrical quarter and half year periods make statistics difficult to interpret. The Texas Calendar adjusts the present Gregorian Calendar to meet these needs.


Gregorian Calendar Inadequacies
Unequal quarters and half years.
Mixed fixed and floating holidays.
Mismatch of weekday names and dates during consecutive years.
Leap day falling on February 29th during Leap Years.
Months occur in haphazard order with 28, 30, or 31 days during an ordinary year.
Business, government, and financial statistics are cumbersome.
The Gregorian Calendar system is inefficient. With minor revisions, the present calendar easily adapts to avoid its common drawbacks. The primary advantage of the Texas Calendar is the first day and date combination through consecutive years. It also fixes the unequal quarters and half years, fixes the days for equinoxes, solstices, and related holy days, limits the numbers of days in a month to 30 or 31, and makes statistics much easier to calculate. Every year in the Texas Calendar, one day is basically "ignored" for most accounting purposes. Complex formulae to normalize quarters are no longer needed.

The Gregorian Calendar also maintains some very pagan practices. It uses months named after pagan Roman Emperor "gods" in July and August, as well as the pagan "god" Janus for January, etc. While the Latin for seven, eight, nine, and ten are embodied in September, October, November, and December, these are not the seventh, eighth, ninth or tenth months, but are, instead, the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth months. The Texas Calendar rebukes these falsehoods and misdirections with good Texas names. The days of the week in the Gregorian Calendar are named for the Sun and Moon "gods" as well as Woden, Thor, Freia, and Saturn. Again, we replace these with good Texas names.

The Texas Calendar also stands apart by reckoning from the year Texas declared and won its independence. The Gregorian Calendar is nominally dedicated to Christ by setting the first year coincident with His birth. Unfortunately, substantial and convincing evidence suggests that the birth may be off by as much as 4 years from the ascribed Gregorian Calendar year. Jesus was born into a Jewish family, and accuracy suggests that His birthday and birth year be established by reference to the Jewish calendar.

The Texas Calendar is the alternative timeline for the future. Minor adjustments of the present calendar year are needed. The true length of the year and the leap day addition every four years remain intact. Texas Calendar improvements divide the year into four equal quarters of 91 days each. The monthly sequence is evenly distributed over 31, 30, and 30 days per month as a pattern for each quarter. Each quarter represents 13 weeks of 7 days, and the half years consist of 26 weeks. Monthly endings are balanced throughout the year. The additional day at the end of the third quarter will be given to Long 31 and always creates a three-day weekend with Long 30 always fallling on Goliad Day. This weekend gives us more time to celebrate Texas Freedom!

Leap Day will occur on Broaddus 31st during leap years. The Spirit of Broaddus will be commemorated, recognizing the determination of 6 sovereign individuals to cooperate with each other in founding a new form of government.

There are no 28 day months, providing equal quarters and more uniform distribution of time. By keeping to the pattern of a 31-day month followed by two 30-day months we have equal quarters, we have the days of the week consistent from year to year, and we avoid nightmares for accountants and statisticians throughout Texas.


Texas Calendar Advantages
A single, consistent year with weekdays fixed to dates.
Each year begins with New Year's Day on Alamo Austin 1st.
Quarter and half years likewise begin on Alamo Days and end on Goliad Days.
Holidays and other annual events reoccur on a specific day and date.
Quarter and half years are equalized, with every quarter containing 13 weeks, or 91 days; and half years consist of 26 weeks, or 182 days.
Quarter years continue a three month regular sequence of 31, 30 and 30 days.
Each quarter has 65 work days.
52 even weeks of 7 days plus Texas Freedom Day make days and dates in consecutive years the same.

Revelation 3:12
"... and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: ..."
-- St. John the Divine


Calendar Versions
The best example of differing calendar systems that represent an international situation is demonstrated in the holiest of cities, Jerusalem. A "New Jerusalem" is often regarded as the center of Christian prophetic worship (Heb. 12:22, Rev. 21:2, Rev. 3:12). The front page of the Jerusalem Post International Edition newspaper contains three dates of three calendars under the title. The date by month, day, and year of the western Gregorian Calendar is given first on the left. The Jewish Calendar date follows in the center according to the day of the month, the month, and the number of the Jewish Calendar year. On the right is the day of the month, the month, and the number of the Islamic Calendar year. Three religions and three separate versions of past history are combined every day. The Texas Calendar can unite people who use the same version of the calendar.

Jewish Calendar Highlights
Jewish leaders became sensitive to preserving the continuity of the seven day week many years ago. Sacred observance of the Jewish Calendar is fundamental to Judaism at large. The traditional Jewish Calendar is a lunar - solar calendar that uses a 19 year cycle. Lunar months having about 29.5 days each are measured by four complete phases of the moon. The Jewish luni-solar calendar applies the oldest calendar mechanics in existence. Lunar years of the Jewish Calendar count 12 moon months. Twelve mature lunar months multiply by 29.5 days per lunar month for 354 days to approximate the lunar year.
Time differences between lunar and solar calendar years provide luni-solar calendar adjustments, or intercalations. Subtraction yields 11 days of luni-solar separation time between the lunar year of 12 moon months, and the solar year of about 365 days. Eleven days of difference every year were the staple for luni-solar calendars. During 19 years, 11 days of luni-solar separation time every year multiply this division between lunar years and solar years. Luni-solar separation time measures 209 days of difference after 19 years have passed. Therefore, the Jewish 19 year lunar-solar calendar incorporates these remaining 209 days of separation as intercalary days in order to catch up the lunar side of the calendar, with the solar side of the calendar. Sabbath days and festival periods such as Rosh Hashanah, Passover, Yom Kippur, and others, are observed according to the 19 year Metonic cycle of the Jewish Calendar.

The Jewish Calendar is the most widely known luni-solar calendar still in continuous use in our modern times. The Jewish Calendar applies the oldest calendar mechanics in existence. The approximated 209 days of luni-solar separation time were accumulated through close observation of the moon, sun, and stars during a 19 year cycle. These extra 209 days are divided into seven intercalary months to reinforce the sacred seven day week, and they usually alternate between 29 days and 30 days each in the Jewish Calendar. One extra Veador month is inserted seven different times during 19 years. The Veador month, or second Adar, is added every two or three years.

The Jewish Calendar employs a 19 year luni-solar calendar. Very different from the present Gregorian Calendar, Jewish Calendar months have different names. There is no relation between monthly beginning and ending dates for the different calendar systems. The Gregorian Calendar and the Texas Calendar intercalate leap days only. The Jewish Calendar intercalates entire months. Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter are not interfered with in the Texas Calendar. Traditional Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashana and the Passover belong distinctly to the Jewish Calendar and remain intact.

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Success Criteria
by Constitutional Contract Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at 4:08 PM mail:

The Constitutional Contract has five major sections. These are described within it. The function of this page is to describe how we'll know when we have succeeded.

The first step on the goal to success is to obtain the signed consent of 13 individuals to this constitutional contract. Once that takes place, it will be possible for a Jury of Qualification to be organized in order to qualify the three to nine members of the Committee to Advocate Texas Sovereignty.

Once a full committee has been established, it will be their goal to identify 331 Texans, including themselves, who will give their signed consent to this form of government. Fifty of these will need to be from each of the six districts of Texas as described in the Constitutional Contract. The requirement for 331 Texans provides for a full Committee to Advocate Texas Sovereignty plus national executive, legislative, and judicial officers, plus a full complement of district officers, plus at least 23 other Texans to form a grand jury in each district, plus at least 12 other Texans to form a jury when needed in each district. In other words, it takes at least 331 Texans to establish a full government at all levels. Now that's a limited government!

Once 331 Texans have signed up, a convention will be held to organize the national and district governments. First elections will be held on 2 October 2000. The Committee will continue to recruit Texans to sign up until the officers of the permanent government take office on 8 January 2001.

How many Texans will it take to make Texas free and independent? That depends in large measure on others. How other governments and other countries respond to Texas and its new government may have a determining influence over how successful we are able to be, in the long run.

The Committee to Advocate Texas Sovereignty will cease operations after swearing in the new government on 8 January 2001. After that, it will be the responsibility of the new government to recruit additional Texans to this constitutional contract.

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A Brief History of Texas
by Republic of Texas Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at 4:10 PM mail:


A Brief History of Texas
Texas was declared to be independent for the first time in 1836. The right of the people of Texas to alter, reform, or abolish their form of government is a right held by all people in all places at all times. This right was identified for the first time for the people of Texas in 1836 with the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Texas.

In that document's declaration of rights, the second item reads, "All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit; and they have at all times the inalienable right to alter their government in such manner as they might think proper." We hold that this right is held equally by all individuals in all places at all times. As an individual right, each individual is free to declare for himself what form of government will have his consent.

Acting under the authority of this constitution, the Republic of Texas was recognized by the nations of the world as a nation having the separate and equal station to which the laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them. The boundary of Texas was set with Mexico in the 3rd Article of the Treaties of Velasco and with the united States of America in the Treaty of 1838. Ambassadors from the Republic of Texas were recognized in the United Kingdom of Great Britain, in the Netherlands, in France, and in other nations.

In 1844, the government of the united States of America and the government of the Republic of Texas drafted a treaty for the annexation of the territory of Texas for the purpose of forming a state of the united States of America within that territory. That treaty failed of ratification in the Senate of each nation.

Accordingly, the Congress of the united States of America by joint resolution provided terms of annexation to the Republic of Texas. This joint resolution was referred by the Congress of the Republic of Texas to a convention on annexation, which reviewed its terms and approved two of three provisions. These two provisions, providing for a transfer of territory to the united States and forming a state therein (and not the third provision allowing Texas to divide itself into 5 separate states) were approved by the convention and referred to the people of Texas for ratification by plebiscite. By an overwhelming majority, the people of Texas voted to approve these two measures and take their place as a sovereign and independent state within the united States of America.

The Texas constitution of 1845 which was submitted to the Congress of the united States of America was approved by that body prior to the seating of the Texas delegation to Congress. Among the rights identified in Article 1 of that constitution was this first item, "All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit; and they have at all times the unalienable right to alter, reform, or abolish their form of government, in such manner as they may think expedient." The identification of this right in a constitution meeting the approval of the Congress of the united States indicates a mutual recognition of this right by all parties concerned. Moreover, in a speech, President James K. Polk re-affirmed the nature of this relationship.

From 1845 through 1860, the united States failed of its obligations to defend Texas from depredations by ruffians, bandits, and foreign military forces; as well it failed of certain other obligations under the constitution for the united States. By the secession of many of its original participants, the united States became disunited.

In February 1861, the legislature of Texas appointed a secession convention. An article of secession was approved by that convention and submitted to the people of Texas for ratification by plebiscite. Three-fourths of those casting votes approved this measure, exercising the right to select for themselves their form of government. A new constitution was adopted, maintaining the recognition of this same right.

After participating in the defense of their allies in the Confederate States of America, the forces defending Texas surrendered their military power in May 1865. Texas was occupied by a belligerent nation. Various perversions of political process masquerading as popular will were then perpetrated on the people of Texas. Among these were the requirement that an oath of allegiance to that belligerent nation be sworn prior to voting, the presence of armed troops of that belligerent nation at polling places, and the demonstration of armed troops to the captive Texas "legislature."

The constitution for the united States ceased to operate as specified by 1861. Subsequently, various amendments, including one limiting the right to question the debt of the United States, and another imposing direct taxes, were added by invalid and dishonorable means. At least one amendment, punishing the use of titles of nobility which had been properly added, was improperly removed and ceased to be published as part of the constitution for the united States. Accordingly, no properly constituted government of the united States exists. The regime which controls that region of North America is feral. Since the observance of law therein is not assured, and the separation of powers among the sovereign states therein not defined, that region has no constitution.

In 1995 and 1996, various courts of the feral regime were requested to review the legal authority of the Republic of Texas to act as a separate nation. All these courts refused to rule for want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, a Provisional Government of the Republic of Texas having been formed, the World Court, the United Nations, and various national governments around the world (in excess of 180 countries) were notified of the existence of the Republic of Texas and the intention of the people of Texas to alter their form of government.

In 1997, the right of the people of Texas to choose their form of government was officially recognized by the government of the feral regime in the International Agreement and Terms of Ceasefire of May 1997.

Accordingly, as of 14 January 2000, the people of Texas remain free, as they have always been, to choose their form of government for themselves. In reviewing these facts, it is clear that the Texas Constitution of 1861 is the last properly adopted constitution, and forms the basis for any proper form of government for Texas. That constitution is not presently being utilized by the de facto government of Texas or any other. Thus, the people of Texas are presently without a properly constituted government.

Refusing to recognize a government imposed by force, be that the government of the feral regime, or of the de facto State of Texas is a legitimate right of a free people. The legitimacy of this right was first recognized in the Declaration of Independence of the thirteen united States of America, in Congress 4 July 1776.

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è la società della finta nella quale siamo tenuti al guinzaglio dalla culla alla tomba.
by Deldia Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at 4:14 PM mail:

"...e così ci siamo mossi parecchio, strano, mi è sembrato di essere appena fuori dalla porta di casa, ma per fortuna nostra è così e barcellona è vicina!! ma fabio, sei stato borseggiato a barcellona? andate tranquilli ragazzi, non c'è + rischio lì che nelle nostre civili città! certo, se girate con i pantaloni larghi e il portafogli che occhieggia dalla tasca o con la macchina fotografica/videocamera da due milioni al collo o con il marsupio, attirerete i manolesta.... ma parliamo d'altro, volevo dirvi di un libro che ho appena letto; sto lavorando e l'unica cosa interessante che posso fare è leggere. il manifesto di una bomber (la società industriale e il suo futuro)uscito per stampa alternativa, e già do' per scontato che sappiate tutti chi è.
Comincia con una critica feroce alla sinistra, ridicolizza gli attivisti sostenendo che essi si agitano tanto non per le nobili cause che dicono di sostenere, ma per il loro egoismo....mi trova d'accordo! Poi analizza la società industriale - tecnologica, imputando la frustrazione e gli altri innumerevoli malesseri dell'uomo moderno alle condizioni dis - umane nelle quali egli è costretto a vivere dal sistema. Per lui sarebbe auspicabile un "ritorno al passato" con uomini che agiscono per obbiettivi reali, di sopravvivenza e non imposti dalla pubblicità ["molti oggi sono disturbati dalla prospettiva della morte" "non è l'uomo primitivo, che usa il suo corpo per scopi pratici, a temere il deterioramento dell'età, ma l'uomo moderno, che non ha mai utilizzato il suo corpo per scopi pratici al di là di camminare dalla sua macchina alla sua casa"]. La nostra, visto che grosso modo l'europa assomiglia molto agli states, è la società della finta
libertà nella quale siamo tenuti al guinzaglio dalla culla alla tomba. Le riforme non bastano, ci vorrebbe una rivoluzione dagli esiti incerti come tutti i cambiamenti bruschi e radicali, e "non necessariamente un'insurrezione armata"). E' utopia quella di unabomber, ma lui ci ha creduto: per portare il suo messaggio e renderlo + forte ha dovuto suo malgrado uccidere delle persone. Il manifesto mi trova d'accordo in tutti i suoi punti; nell'introduzione si cerca di sminuirlo, parlando di follia dell'autore, beh, secondo me unabomber ha scritto un saggio lucido, animato da grande, eccessiva sensibilità, da un'urgenza disperata. Casomai è folle e assurdo il nostro modo di vivere e non serve unabomber per dirmelo. anch'io molte volte ho sentito il bisogno di vivere allo stato brado come ha fatto il "buon" Theodore J. Kaczinsky, lontano dalle persone e dai mille orpelli che ci circondano, senza elettricità né vestiti; forse sarò pazza
anch'io, certo finchè non mi metterò a spedire pacchi bomba la mia follia sarà innocua...ti amo unabomber!
altre notizie, le scorse 2 settimane c'è stata un'occupazione a trento, andata a finire con uno sgombero! non c'è speranza allora per la città che ospita la facoltà di sociologia e che negli anni 70 blah blah....pazienza, dovrò accontentarmi di luoghi di ritrovo come irish pub e discoteche oppure a fare shopping. Peccato che per il momento sono lontana, lavoro in una località turistica, se no avrei partecipato ad eventuali altri tentativi, mi auguro che abbiano luogo. un saluto e alla prossima (penso che sarà una recensione di libro).
per chiunque volesse mettersi in contatto con me, troll99@iol.it
fabio the|mini|editor ||| 7/4/2002 12:35:13 PM

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by °° Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at 5:16 PM mail:

complimenti.
sei sempre quello dei rombi?
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nonsenepuopiu....

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