Introduction
We are standing squarely in the center of the pages of history now. We need to embrace this reality. The future of both the United States and the world will be shaped by our actions, at this moment. A totalitarian U.S. is a danger to itself and the globe. We must prevent a fall into complete authoritarianism.
Many will point to the corporate elites and the oligarchy as our true adversaries, and they wouldn’t be wrong. However, the battleground upon which this political war is to be waged will be our government. The representatives that sit in D.C. are the pawns that stand in our way. They must be dealt with first.
There isn’t a lot of time left. So I will refrain from extensive exposition on this topic. Rather, I’ll outline what we need to do. It will be up to each chamber of the United States People’s Parliament (USPP) to determine the best way for their community to approach this endeavor. This writing is meant to provide a guiding outline that can help us to focus our efforts.
We need to respond to the anti-democratic, anti-Constitutional posture of the entire federal government. I understand that there is a lot of frustration among the public. The recent murders of both Keith Porter and Renee Good have incensed the public, and many are ready to strike back against both Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its parent organization, the Department of Homeland security (DHS), as a whole. The United States People’s Parliament (USPP) advises beginning with finding political solutions to these challenges. Our most immediately available form of response that has the greatest impact is civil disobedience. However, before implementing an actual plan, we need to understand the underlying framework for accomplishing effective civil disobedience. There have been calls for boycotts and strikes. I agree with these suggestions. I’d love to see a nationwide general strike. However, we will need significant preparation for a general strike. Both our nation’s macroeconomy – the companies and corporations that provide products and services to the consumer market, the stock market, the banking system, and the fiduciary legislation enacted by Congress – and our people’s microeconomics – our personal incomes and budgets – are fragile. Striking against the macroeconomy can cause backlash that will disrupt our microeconomics. So, let’s discuss frameworks that can help us prepare to strike against the system in ways that both maximize macroeconomic disruption and minimize the effect on the people’s microeconomics.
To start, let’s remind ourselves of some of the many reasons that our actions toward resistance are necessary.
Triage
The federal government has gone rogue.
Freedom of speech and freedom to privacy are under attack, among other Constitutional rights.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is violating the constitutional rights of citizens and non-citizens alike by denying due process rights. The Attorney General of the United States (AG) hurls legally baseless threats in order to stoke fear in the population. DHS, and most usually the ICE sub-group, is both kidnapping people and committing extrajudicial murder in the streets.
The Office of the President of the United States (POTUS) is illegally impounding funds. POTUS is illegally enacting tariffs. POTUS is disregarding orders from the court.
The Congress of the United States (COTUS) is traitorous in its abdication of its duty to provide a check against a rogue POTUS. Among COTUS’s violations: refusal to interact with its constituency through town halls, and refusal to hold sessions in order to conduct the will and business of the people – not confirming newly elected representatives, confirming unqualified cabinet members, passing harmful legislation, not enacting legislation that provides a check against POTUS, taking too many days for recess, etc.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is delivering rulings that remove civil rights and place us back into Jim Crow era legal status. The district courts are making the correct rulings, but SCOTUS is derailing those rulings that respect the Constitution.
What’s worse? This is not an exhaustive list of the people’s grievances.
It’s Time for More than Protests
The first “No Kings” protests saw five million people stand up to project a voice of displeasure with the excesses of POTUS. The second “No Kings” protest upped the game to seven million discontented citizens. Now that the momentum is growing, we must capitalize on this energy and strike at the federal government with both economic and political acumen.
We need to take the time to get ready for proper, sustained responses. Organizing within our local communities and forming requisite USPP chambers are helpful ways to begin to concentrate our collective political and economic power.
Up next: Preparation.