"The only thing that motivates every politician is their money -- cutting off their money-flow cuts off their life-blood. The Independent Truckers in the United States essentially keep commerce flowing for benefit of the wealthy elite. The only way to get our legislators to operate lawfully and Constitutionally is to penalize them with a credible threat of a shutdown. Through this effort, the American people can demand that all Congressman & Senators sign on to the demands for them to operate lawfully and Constitutionally, or risk a possible shutdown if they refuse to follow the law; the supreme law of the land; the U.S. Constitution."
The group is calling for Americans in support of the action to pre-purchase food and necessities prior to the days October 11 through 13, and to not purchase anything on those days in order to remind the Congress of the power of the purse string wielded by the general public. The group says: "The event is specifically scheduled for a holiday weekend so as not to harm America, and to also allow for every American to participate in this protest during a non-work weekend."
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Other nationwide citizen's groups have sprung up recently to oppose US government infringements on the Constitution, most especially the Bill of Rights. Among these are RestoreTheFourth.net, which opposes unconstitutional NSA spying on Americans, and People Against the NDAA, which opposes the law allowing the indefinite military detention of US citizens. People Against the NDAA, known as PANDA, refers to a US Supreme Court decision in 1803 in which Chief Justice John Marshall held that any law "repugnant" to the U.S. Constitution is "void." People Against the NDAA argues that orders issued under a blatantly unconstitutional law are illegal orders, and therefore need not be obeyed by officers sworn to uphold and defend the US Constitution.
One group which has announced it will join the Ride for the Constitution is "Overpasses for Obama's impeachment," which calls on citizens to join its campaign of highway overpass signs calling for the impeachment of Obama. In its stated reasons for its campaign, OverpassesForAmerica.com says that Americans:
"...face the very real possibility of living their lives under a never relenting grip of tyranny; Where being spied upon by the government is considered normal; Where any view outside that of the ruling regime is considered terrorism; Where the Bill of Rights is considered a quaint notion from days gone by."
Further clarifying why it focuses on removing Obama, the group explains that though it views Obama as but one man in a "machine of tyranny," that:
"...by removing Obama from office we will slow the machine of tyranny, like a wrench in the gears. Slow the machine, throw a wrench in the gears, and we damage the machine that is chopping away at our rights slowly but surely."
One of the group's concerns is the claim made by Obama of the authority to order the extrajudicial assassination of any US citizen, either here or abroad, upon being deemed a "terrorist" by the government . The administration follows the Bush doctrine that the entire world, including the U.S., is now the "battlefield."
Ride for the Constitution is calling for citizens and truckers who cannot travel to Washington, DC, to organize local actions, such as local convoys, highway overpass banner drops, and the passing out of flyers in solidarity. Ride supporters in blogs have quoted Thomas Jefferson:
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."
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