Random Acts of RevolutionDaisy Luther Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. You have a Constitutionally protected right to be free. If you arent free, then revolution is your duty. Many people believe that revolution requires that they lead a march, stand in front of a crowd with a bullhorn, or form a militia. They feel like its a job for the Alex Joneses, the Adam Kokeshes, the James Wesley Rawleses, and the Bradley Mannings of the world. Theyre wrong. You dont have to be a person with thousands of followers on Twitter and Facebook . You dont have to be a person with a military leadership position on your resume. You need not get yourself arrested on the steps of the White House, got to prison forever for telling the truth about your unit in the army, or stare down a bunch of scary-looking thugs in jackboots. But you do have to do something. You cant just sit there and complain unless you are really just another armchair Rambo. The way you lead your life every single day can be an act of revolution. By refusing to concede your natural rights, quietly and resolutely, you are performing an act of revolution. Walking the walk doesnt always require civil disobedience or militia membership (although those actions definitely have their places). It requires your consistent determination not to be infringed upon. It doesnt matter if you are a soccer mom from the suburbs, a college student in a dormitory, a church-going dad and husband, or a person who has found themselves homeless through the ongoing economic crisis by living resolutely, you are performing an act of revolution. What it is imperative upon us to do is to find our compass and follow it. We must make ourselves immune to control by not needing what they hand out. We have to be armored against the way everyone else lives and choose our own paths. We must stubbornly refuse to participate in the hoop-jumping that is everyday life in North America. By all of us who believe in liberty doing this, we form an army of stubborn non-participants in the status quo. Heres an example. Its a small thing, a battle that today only affected my daughter and me. My daughter is not vaccinated. She attends a public school where the kids must be vaccinated, or hoops must be jumped through. I filled out the initial forms stating that I had an objection of conscience to vaccines. I was contacted by a representative of the school system who suggested that I sign instead the form that stated a religious objection, because that was easier. I refused, because my objection is NOT one of religion, and I felt like that was a cop-out. I knew that I was within my rights to have an objection of conscience, and I felt that it was important to make a point that might make it easier for the next parent. I was then told that Id have to pay $25 and get a statement notarized to allow her exemption on my basis. I said Id be happy to get a statement notarized, but not at my expense. I pointed out that nowhere does our local law state that I should have to pay any money for my child to NOT do something. Lo and behold, after 5 months of politely going back and forth, being escalated through numerous different superiors of superiors in the school board and public health system, my daughter is still unvaccinated, I have not spent $25, and she was not suspended from school. The point Im making is not about vaccines, but about not stepping back from your rights, for your convenience or for the convenience of others. This requires that you read the relevant laws and understand them. It requires a certain degree of persistence and a willingness to be a pain in the butt. There are valid reasons for revolution. One of the benchmarks of tyranny is the dizzying arrays of laws on the books, with more and more added every single day. It is humanly impossible not to break multiple laws every single day. Regulations are revenue builders and/or control mechanisms. If the authorities can ALWAYS find a law that youve broken, then they can ALWAYS give a reason for punishing you. Punishment might include incarceration, hefty fines, or the removal of some privilege (like taking away your drivers license or not allowing your child to go to school). If the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is to-day, can guess what it will be to-morrow. Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known, and less fixed? James Madison, Federalist Papers 62 The police state is growing at a dizzying rate, and often the news makes it look like we live in Nazi Germany. It is now or never. Like cockroaches, they the thugs in jackboots and their masters multiply in the dark, and will soon overtake us if we dont put a stop to it right now. They want to take our guns because that would make our resistance more difficult. They keep buying up ammo and now have more than enough to kill every man, woman, and child in America multiple times. The NDAA means that any person can be indefinitely detained. There has been a sustained attack on the Bill of Rights, and one by one our rights are being submerged beneath the desires of those who would demand our submission. How can you be an everyday revolutionary? The most revolutionary act is to be self-sufficient and in need of nothing that the government can provide for you in exchange for some small liberty. When there is nothing that you require enough to submit, then bullying you becomes much more difficult. This list of suggestions is by no means comprehensive. Please, add your own random acts of resistance in the comments below. According to the Declaration of Independence, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That means that you dont have to accept the unjust laws. That means you dont have to quietly take it, muttering under your breath that it isnt right, but not daring to raise your voice. That means that they are only in control of you if you allow it. There are nearly 316 million people in the United States. (source) Only 3% of the population fought in the Revolutionary War, and 10% actively supported them. If 9,480,000 people quietly and peacefully revolted by withdrawing their consent to be governed by tyrants we could not be silenced. If 31,600,000 people supported those revolting, we could not be stopped. The government might be watching us, but we can watch them right back. Make the way you live your life a revolutionary act. What random act of revolution did you commit today? Please share it in the comments section below. RELATED ACTIVIST POST ARTICLE: Daisy Luther is a freelance writer and editor. Her website,The Organic Prepper, wherethis article first appeared, offers information on healthy prepping, including premium nutritional choices, general wellness and non-tech solutions. You can follow Daisy onFacebookandTwitter, and you can email her atdaisy@theorganicprepper.ca 