We have put many words to paper and screen, of late, explaining why we must secede and regain our independence and freedom. What we haven’t done is explain how we must go about it and why.

Although the South lost her freedom, in 1865, the rest of the country didn’t realize they had also lost theirs. It started to dawn on a very few that they were in the same boat, as we Southerons, in 1913, when the Federal Reserve Act was passed. A few more became aware in 1933 when Roosevelt was given dictatorial powers and we became enemies of the state, through the War Powers Act which legally and effectively suspended the U.S. Constitution, which remains suspended and legally inapplicable to this day.

We have but set our foot upon the road to freedom. Many pairs of boots will be worn out, and discarded, before we finally reach our destination. There are those among us that will never see the end of that road. Hopefully we will reach our destination before the Thunderbolt of Revolution again overtakes us and makes that option unavoidable.

The Southern Party (SP) was to be the vehicle that we rode to eventual independence. Unfortunately, some of the southern gentlemen involved early in the movement were long on theory and history, but short on political and practical reality. Credit and honor is due them all for their valiance and statesmanship. However, unwise choices were made as to the form of the party structure and its constitution as well as whom to trust in leadership. The result has been that the SP has degenerated into little more than petty tyrants carving out donations for fiefdoms in a paper party of Internet chats.

Many of the state leaders recognized these mistakes and, after being “disaffiliated”, from the SP for insisting upon State’s Rights and local rule of their respective parties, formed the Southern Independence Party (SIP). We still have a few of those that formed the SP within our ranks still valiantly trying, but they are again, mistakenly, trying to dictate the form of the Party and point us toward failure. We must not succumb again to these same errors and we must plan further ahead for new States and even later for a provisional government period after secession. The question has been asked, “Why must we speak of a “provisional government at this point in time?” The answer is simple.

Whereas the United States had thirteen, relatively peaceful, years to hammer out the Constitution, the South was afforded no such luxury. We were attacked almost before the representatives, from the several states, had their bags unpacked. We will be attacked again whether by force of arms, U.S. Government induced riots and unrest or by vile slander. The forces opposing us have no shame, scruples, morals or principals other than maintaining their elitist control over us.

As a strictly Regional Political Party, we must not allow a period of confusion upon secession. Hopefully there will be many Party members elected to high positions within the State governments and they will be able to be delegates to the forming of the new Confederacy. By having the Party established in the form of a government, the proposed Party Constitution could be used as an interim governing document until The Constitution of the Confederate States of America can be reviewed, amended and the amendments ratified.

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is almost a word for word copy of the U.S. Constitution. The major difference, I can determine, is that the Bill of Rights was incorporated into the body of the Constitution. It does require rewriting in some areas to reflect a true guarantee of freedom and equality for all citizens of the South. This cannot be done when under attack.

Many reading this will surmise there is dissension within the ranks of the SIP already. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Disagreements and debate are part and parcel to healthy politics when the participants are allowed to voice dissent.

Some states have laws that do not allow registration as a party unless a certain number of members are obtained. Other states may allow the registration of new parties, but place a heavy number of required members for them to have their candidates on the ballot. Still, it is impossible to field your own candidates if you aren’t some type of Party.

Each of the 17 Southern States should form a SIP with their own by-laws and immediately set about organizing the party and registering voters down to Precinct level. In the meantime, the State Leadership should identify and support candidates that closely reflect the Party’s goals and platform.

Once a State has a viable party (SIP) organized, whether registered or chartered, they should start fielding candidates for every office from dogcatcher to Governor. We must become more knowledgeable about our history and how we lost our freedom and how we must go about regaining it and then teach this to those who will listen.

We must attack the Republicans and Democrats at every turn, as they are in deep collusion on subjugating the US and, through proxy, the South, to the United Nations and its Global Democracy ideas. Almost every freedom restricting law, now passed, is the result of some “UN Convention”, signed by our elected leaders.

Our battle for freedom will not be easy for we must pry the populace from suckling at Federal teat. We have no right to chattel our children and grandchildren to the government and, we have no right to tax our neighbor into poverty, driving him to the dole. Eventually, we will drive ourselves to the level of serfs, begging for mercy from the government and find ourselves fighting each other for the crumbs our “government masters” condescendingly return to us.

I challenge all Southerons to rise to the occasion, as did our forefathers. Put on the raiment of righteousness and smite our enemies. We must do this in rallies, by organizing our states and at the polls, now, or on the battlefields in armed revolution for independence later, but it must be done. A large and timely success at the polls, from well organized, decentralized yet confederated State parties voting for independence could forestall and perhaps even prevent armed conflict with the United States by offering negotiation for peace and true free trade instead.