Keeping discussion of facts separate from opinion is important. I have seen newspapers feature a specific section for opinions, while dedicating the rest of their publication to fact-based articles.
I have created this website because I am trying to help reconstruct the Michigan Land-Jurisdiction Government, and I see an urgent need to establish a "Fourth Estate."
I began participating in The Michigan Assembly in April of last year, and tried to help where I could. Everyone wants the same thing: to reestablish the American System of government for the people of michigan. It is a daunting task, and nobody has done it before. The "learning curve" is steep.
Without getting into specifics, or discussing particular personalities, the fledgling Assembly has struggled to establish the necessary structures and critical mass to begin learning how to actually run a government. There have been many distractions, and various false starts. Most of all, we seem to be struggling with strong personalities taking things over.
I tried to influence what was going on from the inside, but was not really having much success. The leadership actually drove me out because I was asking questions and not rigidly complying with their ideas about how things should be done. They did this even though I have standing and have the right to assemble, like everyone else.
The public cannot see what is going on in the Assembly, and this is one of my chief concerns. Status-corrected Michiganians have no window into what is happening. Assembly members are not even privy to much of what the leadership is doing. This is not right. A public government run by the people must be transparent and open. Secrecy has no place in this.
Everyone sees the world through the "glasses" they have. Our backgrounds, experiences, and the things we have been taught all combine to give us each a unique view of the world. Many of those views are incorrect, and they are a result of how we have been indoctrinated.
We must all learn to "take off our glasses." All of us. Nobody is immune.
It is often easy to see what other people are doing wrong, but it can be very difficult to recognize that we are actually doing the same things.
We must humble ourselves and listen to each other. There is no other way, and if we cannot do that then we need to get out of the way.
Ideally, the Assembly should be a forum for sovereigns to conduct
business, and everyone should be allowed to have a say and speak their
minds in an orderly and fair way.
Free speech and a free press are crucial to operating a republican form of government. The Founders specified those requirements in their first afterthought (Amendment) to the 1787 Constitution, and we need them, too.
My intention is to use this forum to influence what is going on in The Michigan Assembly from the outside. I also want to make sure all Michiganians have access to information they need to safely and productively live their lives on the Land and Soil.
I do not desire, nor expect, to start a new career as a journalist. It is not my background and I do not have the training, but I can establish a foundation for others to build on, and hopefully help contribute to getting our government set up and operating in the short term.
As more people correct their status as Michiganians, I expect there will be some who are journalists and will want to continue their careers in this jurisdiction. I will gladly consider handing this responsibility over to more capable individuals when they are ready.
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