Correspondence from the Free States of America

Issued February 29, 2000

To the American People:

Our nation is in ruins. The United States of America, as it once existed, is no more. The ideals of liberty, and self-governance that defined our republic have been betrayed by those who claimed to serve them. In the wake of nuclear fire and chaos, a dying aristocracy clings to the ashes of its power, desperately trying to impose its will upon a people it has long since abandoned.

We will not accept this.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff—unelected, unaccountable, and unwilling to cede the power they have stolen—proclaim themselves rulers in the name of "order." But their order is nothing more than tyranny, enforced by guns and tanks. They speak of stability, yet what they truly seek is dominion, a dictatorship cloaked in the rhetoric of necessity.

The so-called Congress in Omaha is no better. It is a sham, an illegitimate gathering of pretenders who operate without representation, without quorum, and without the consent of the governed. They would have you believe that they are the rightful inheritors of the American government. But their claim to authority is built on a lie. Their president is a man who crawled out of the shadows after two years of silence. Do not be fooled by their pretense of legitimacy. They are no more representatives of the American people than the generals they claim to oppose.

To the people of this land: reject them both. Reject the generals who seek to rule by force. Reject the politicians who seek to rule by deceit. These factions are not saviors—they are relics of the old order, a corrupt and crumbling hierarchy that brought us to this catastrophe. They are parasites, feeding off a system that no longer serves the people.

The Free States of America offer a new path. We are not a government in the traditional sense. We are not a central authority seeking to impose our will upon others. We are a movement, an alliance of free communities bound together by shared principles: that power derives from the consent of the governed, that government exists to serve the people, and that every individual has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

We are farmers and laborers, soldiers and scholars, men and women who refuse to be pawns in someone else's game. We do not seek power or conquest. We seek only to reclaim the ideals upon which this nation was founded. The Free States are not defined by borders but by principles. Where those principles live, so too do the Free States of America.

The Declaration of Independence is clear: when a government becomes destructive to the rights of its people, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it. This is not rebellion—it is the fulfillment of the sacred contract upon which this nation was built. We did not seek this fight, but we will not shy away from it. The Joint Chiefs and the Omaha Congress have forfeited any claim to legitimacy. Their time is over. The future belongs to those who stand for liberty.

To the people of America: if you are tired of the lies and betrayals, join us. If you believe that government exists to serve, not rule, join us. If you are ready to cast off the chains of the old order and build something new, join us. Together, we can reclaim the promise of America—a promise not of power for the few, but freedom for all.

And to the world: let it be known that the Free States of America are not rebels or anarchists. We are the true heirs of the American spirit, rising from the ruins to forge a future worthy of our ideals. We will not be dictated to by generals or manipulated by politicians. We will stand our ground, defend our communities, and fight for our freedom.

This is our moment. The old order is dying, and from its ashes, we will build something better. We are the Free States of America. We are the voice of the people. And we will not be silenced.

Signed,
Elizabeth Crane
Principal Correspondent of the Free States of America