Forum Post: A Call for a National General Assembly

This is a working document. It is meant to be modified by each General Assembly and then resubmitted to a national grievances editorial working group. The national editorial working group shall minimize and consolidate the language. Initially all grievances submitted will be included in this working document.

After minimizing and consolidating the language this working document will be resubmitted to all participating General Assemblies. This will continue as an iterative process until a final document is agreed upon. Note: until a national editorial working group is established updates can be submitted and will be maintained by a volunteer at email: frankindelicato@yahoo.com

WHEREAS THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION PROVIDES:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

In Order to form a more perfect Union, We the People of the United States have formed local General Assemblies to ordain and establish that we shall elect and convene a NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY in order to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Election of Delegates:

Each General Assembly shall elect Two Delegates by direct vote to represent the People at the NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Meeting of the National General Assembly and Deliberation:

The NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY shall meet in in Philadelphia, the Delegates shall set forth and vote upon a PETITION OF GRIEVANCES to be submitted to all members of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches of the Federal and State Governments of the United States.  

Sample Grievances:

Congress shall enact Legislation to ban all contributions of money and gifts, to elected or appointed members in the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches of the Federal and State Government of the United States.

Congress shall enact Legislation that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. Congress shall enact Legislation to reverse the effects of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.

Congress shall enact Legislation to reform the United States Tax Code.

Congress shall enact Legislation to establish Health Care for all People residing in the United States. 

Upon implementation and satisfactory enactment of the NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S PLATFORM and PETITION FOR THE REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES, said body shall DISSOLVE.