Posted: Thursday, April 25, 2013 12:00 am

  By STEVEN SILTON H&N Staff Photographer

Article – What is the State of Jefferson (Herald and News)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/news/inside/article_5b86fd78-ad70-11e2-8e98-0019bb2963f4.html

WND EXCLUSIVE

        http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/now-many-states-want-to-secede-from-u-s/

Now many states want to secede from U.S.

    By Drew Zahn

Movement started day after election spreading like wildfire

Since WND first reported that residents in the state of Louisiana were petitioning to secede from the U.S., residents in over 20 more states have filed requests with the White House to peaceably break from the union.

Furthermore, the Louisiana petition has topped 14,000 signatures, more than halfway to the threshold needed after which the White House has pledged to respond.

And for Texas, one of the new states to join the fray, the signature count now tops 25,000.

The White House’s We the People website explains that once a petition reaches 25,000 signatures, it will be placed on a queue for response from the administration. The website also maintains a page for previous petitions that have received a White House response.

Joining Louisiana now are Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, Michigan, New York, Colorado, Oregon, New Jersey, North Dakota, Montana, Indiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas.

The Louisiana petition, which has served as a pattern for  many of the new states, reads as follows: “We petition the Obama administration to: Peacefully grant the State of Louisiana to withdraw from the United States of America and create its own NEW government.”

It continues, “As the Founding Fathers of the United States of America made clear in the Declaration of Independence in 1776: ‘When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.’”

The petition concludes with a further quote from the Declaration of Independence: “‘Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and institute new Government.’”

Here’s the video link from yesterday’s Constitutional Sheriffs event in Grant Pass: http://vimeo.com/50012579

Attached is a petition that folks can sign in support of Sheriff Lopey then mailed to him at his office:  http://www.co.sisqjustice.ca.us/contact.htm

Also, the “Solemn Compacts ~ Statehood and Sovereignty” event will take place in Reno October 7^th thru 9^th…If interested in attending, contact Rae soon:

Special kudos for setting up this excellent event, which propelled informed patriots toward further activism, together, for both constitutions – esp. relating to our constitutional county sheriffs who need our continuous support for standing against administrative tyranny each and every day!

For freedom,

Kevin

What in the world is the Grange doing?

On October 6^th the Greenhorn Grange in Yreka will be presenting a “Good Ole’Country Hoedown”.  This is their 2012 fundraiser “Celebrating the State of Jefferson”.  The evening will feature Country Rock Acoustic music for dancing by Mike Slizewski & The Bar Chords;  a baked dessert auction by some of  the best bakers ever known;  Auctioneer Mike Matherly;  a Women in Timber Saloon;  raffle baskets so beautifully done by  the creative talents of  “Maria Messing” & side kick “Kathy Tyler” that you can’t believe.

Grange President Tony Intiso stated “I have never seen such awesome raffle baskets – not only the baskets, but you can’t believe the grand prizes”.  He is right!  Some of the items include a Ralph Starritt original; a Savage varmint rifle; and a one of a kind quilt homemade by Jeanne Welch of Montague

Raffle baskets include items from river rafting trip for four to a massage.  There is even a tattoo gift certificate in there somewhere!

 Chairman Maria  Mesing stated:  ” The surrounding  ’merchants of  Siskiyou County have donated over 50 amazing items and gift certificates from their shops, restaurants and business’s  to make our fundraiser absolutely awesome.  It never ceases to amaze me as I approach the many merchants and business for donations that during these troubled times when many of them are struggling and facing hardships of their own, they still open hearts and are eager and willing to give a donation.

Their spirit of love, compassion and the gift of giving,  no matter how big or small and all uniting to lend a hand to others is one of the most endearing qualities  of what  the people in Siskiyou County are made of.  It is so special to be a part of this community and to live here.

The Grange wants to take this opportunity to thank all of the surrounding merchants of Siskiyou County for their kindness, generosity and wonderful donations contributed and their support in helping out the Grange.  It is through them that we will make this a successful fundraiser.

The October 6^th fundraiser will be held at the Greenhorn Grange, 300 Ranch Lane, Yreka.  The event begins at 5pm.

Tickets are on sale now $35.00 single, $65.00 per couple, which includes a free spin at the Wheel of Fortune.

A quality prime rib dinner with all of the trimmings will be featured, followed by a dessert auction.

Proceeds from the event will go to renovating the Grange hall and the Grange’s continuing fight to preserve agriculture and the family farm!  The Grange regularly donates the use of their hall to feed hot meals three days a week.

 Please come and join us for  ” A Good Ole’ Country Hoedown for a  “boot Kicking, fun-filled evening”.

Tickets can be purchased by calling Kathy at 842-4400, Grace 459-3968, Irma 926-6809 or at 347 N. Main Street, Yreka.

North State Outdoor News
December 28, 2011
By Frank Galusha, EasyWriter©

A country boy can survive!

It was hard to confine my thinking to the continual loss of our fishing, hunting and local property rights as the year 2011 came to a close. Compared to what else is at stake today, these rights, along with our rights to access our lands, forests and waters are miniscule compared to the tragic loss of freedom we face if we don’t reverse course.

In the sad tune “The World Turned Upside Down”, supposedly played when Lord Cornwallis surrendered at the Siege of Yorktown, the last line of each stanza was, “Yet let’s be content, and the times lament, you see the world turn’d upside down.”

We’re not in the same position as the British General was in 1781 but the situation is strikingly similar. But if we are content to lament, as those lyrics suggest, the sun is surely going to set on one of the greatest places on earth – and I’m not referring just to our Constitutional Republic or even just the State of California.

We must take action if we are to preserve our rights and our identities. Greater political minds may mock this idea, but the country boy in me says the place to start is at the ballot box, but not necessarily in November and not only to choose a new congress or a new California State legislature.

On the national scale, I doubt, as some have suggested recently, that our Marxist president is going to resign as he should. He and the majority of like-minded senators and representatives will have to be evicted. If they aren’t they will only solidify the absolute power that has corrupted them. What’s worse based on the miserable performance of the Republication candidates thus far I seriously doubt change can be effected at the national level even if every Tea-Partier and right-leaning moderate turns out.

Of course, the problem we face is not confined to the Beltway. Sacramento and Salem are equally entrenched and corrupted. In combination these centers have used the power of the big city vote to completely nullify the votes and voices of those who live in the country.

These words from the Declaration of Independence may hold the answer…

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Yes, I’m a Rebel, but while secession from our great Union is unthinkable, secession from our respective states is not.

Back in 1941 representatives from the border counties of both states met in Yreka to make plans to become the 49th state in the union.

The citizens of this area believed that Salem and Sacramento were ignoring their needs. On December 4th, 1941, secession was agreed upon and the residents actually elected a governor.

Unfortunately, three days later the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the formal movement came to an end and the secessionists rolled up their sleeves and went to work to aid the war effort.

The memory of this effort remains very strong and the name “Jefferson” is used commonly to describe the region, which some say included 12 Northern California Counties and seven Southern Oregon Counties.

The State of Jefferson still exists in the minds of many residents, which is testament to the independent mindset of the people who still feel cut off from their respective capitals.

A Siskiyou Daily News Editorial dated Nov. 27, 1941, reported the supporters of the State of Jefferson “‘have the free spirit of America in their souls; people who want another frontier to develop; people who are willing to work and sacrifice to that end as their forefathers did; people who are wearied of governmental pap, demagoguery, waste and excessive taxation’. In short, people who want to be Americans again”

I say it’s time to stop imagining there is a State of Jefferson and make it a reality. A perfect national anthem has already been written and it’s one of my favorite tunes: The original a “Country Boy Can Survive” by Hank Williams, Jr. Read the great lyrics http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/williams-hank-jr/country-boy-can-survive-10123.html and see if you don’t agree. To paraphrase Hank, “I’d love to spit some beechnut in their eyes.” Wouldn’t you?

Illustration:  State of Jefferson, courtesy of Jefferson.com

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