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The below proposed constitution and related documents are only a proposal and other proposals will be posted when and if received.

We, the People of the Southern States, with each State acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a political compact between the Southern Independence Parties of the several States whose People are committed to Biblical Christian principals, limited government, State’s rights and free trade in the furtherance of the Asheville Declaration and in accordance with the will and well being of the Southern people, and invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do hereby ordain and establish this constitution of the Southern Independence Party.

THE FEDERATION OF STATES INTRODUCING THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE PARTY

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Congress of the Southern Independence Party's State Delegates:

Dennis Joyce, Executive Trustee of the Federation of States introduces a Constitution which has evolved after reviewing portions of the January 7, 2000 Constitution which had been prepared by the hard work of several dedicated Southerners and was finalized by them on December 15, 1999. Notably contributing were George Kalas, Michael Hill, Joel L. Watts, Greg Kay, Thomas Rhyne Brown, Dr. Thomas Hiter, Ph.D., Charles Smith and several others of great importance who were supporting this effort behind the scenes and including Mike Crane who wrote much of the document.

As this movement has grown and taken in members from many new States, growing pains have been experienced as would be expected. Political organizations go through a natural metamorphism similar to organic cells as they grow and mature. The needs and modes of operations also change, as they must, to meet the maturing challenges and yet must retain their initial seedling fundamentals and ideals. Thus it has been in the Southern Independence Party and thus it shall continue.

Foremost among these seedling ideals are the ideas of our freedoms and rights being protected by a Federation of neighbors and States of like mind thus offering each other a degree of liberty along with certain securities of person, family as well as other rights of Life, Liberty and the Freedom for the Pursuit of Happiness, the right of Contract and to Possess Property, Freedom of Religion, Expression, Speech and of the Press and of the right of the people to peacefully Assemble and to Petition the Government for the Redress of Grievances, the Freedom to Keep and Bear Arms including the right to establish State and Private Militias, and to end most of our international treaties, and to end the centralist federal control and policies over us and to free ourselves from federal personal income tax.

To best secure the rights above mentioned, two main principles shown below are involved. The identified opposition to these principles are shown as well which are involved in the eternal struggle for personal freedoms and local government. We must hold to the principles of freedom in order to accomplish the main goal of the restoration of the free government of the Confederate States of America. A free Confederate States government benefiting all southern people would become a standard to hold up to the people of the world.

    1. "STATES' RIGHTS AND INDIVIDUAL SOVEREIGNTY vs Centralist Dictatorial Control from the Top Down by the New World Order."

    2. "SECESSION AND INDEPENDENCE FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES vs Continued Occupation and Suppression by the United States."

    3. "RESTORATION OF A FREE AND SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA"

To secure these rights, then, we, the undersigned, after the close of a Special Caucus of the elected Executive Committee of the Southern Party of Texas which was held in Bryan, Texas, met in the capacity of a Constitutional Convention on May 6, 2000 in order to review, incorporate and improve upon the January 7, 2000 Constitution in order to secure a more perfect Federation Involved in this meeting were Dennis Joyce, Carol Edwards, John David Poole II, Vance J. Beaudreau and Robert Baker.

Finally, after a draft of this Constitution was distributed and comments and suggestions were obtained, the present comprehensive Constitution was finalized, and after editing for clerical errors, was unanimously approved and submitted to a larger Constitutional Convention of July 4, 2000 with such State leaders as were involved becoming Trustees of a Trust Indenture called the Federation of States and who received authority from the Trust Creator/Trustor for the management of the Trust Indenture and for the acceptance, adoption and protection of the Constitution of the Southern Independence Party.

It was a primary purpose of this larger Constitutional Convention of July 4, 2000 to construct a contract (charter) in the form of a common law trust which would serve as the umbrella (national) organization for the Constitution of the Southern Independence Party. It was a fundamental consideration of this Convention that a party Constitution would be likely to set the pattern for a later construction of a Constitution for a nation made up of a Federation of Free States and therefore much emphasis was placed on individual freedoms and the Sovereignty of the various States’ Parties while arranging for the loan of enough Sovereignty from these States’ Parties so that a cohesive and effective national Federation could be effected without too much erosion of authority and rights from the States’ Parties. In other words, the constructed Constitution is designed to avoid unchecked top down centralist control leaving most of the control and authority at the State level and with the individual members of the party. It was the secondary purpose of this July 4, 2000 Constitutional Convention to adopt the Constitution of the Southern Independence Party.

The Trustees of this common law trust called Federation of States shall serve as a Board of Trustees for the management of the Trust Indenture and for the acceptance and protection of the Constitution of the Southern Independence Party. This Board of Trustees is and shall be made up of State Chairman of the Southern Independence Party who shall oversee the functioning of the Trust for the purpose of providing a Federation of States of Southern Independence Parties and a limited government thereof called "The Southern Independence Party." But, it shall not be a purpose of the Federation of States to run or control the The Southern Independent Party which shall be run by the various State Parties belonging and pledging loyalty thereto.

The Board of Trustees of The Federation of States shall hold a National Convention for the Southern Independence Party in Birmingham, Alabama on July 28 and July 29, 2000 for introduction of the plan and the proposed Constitution for the Southern Independence Party. The formal Adoption of this Constitution shall occur on May 11, 2001 by the Trustees (State Chairmen) of the Federation of States. Certification of the Adopted Constitution by the Southern Independence Party Provisional Congress (two Delegates from each State Southern Independence Party for the Ratification process by the various State Southern Independence Parties’ Executive Committees or County Delegates who shall formally notify the Executive Director of the Federation of States of the ratification results.

Respectfully submitted for the South,
Board of Trustees of The Federation of States
For the Southern Independence Party

THE CONSTITUTION OF

THE SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE PARTY

    SECTION 1: Southern Independence Party Principles

    SECTION 2: Southern Independence Party Goal

    SECTION 3: Code of Conduct

ARTICLE II. PARTY LEGAL ORGANIZATION

    SECTION 1: Southern Independence Party Chartered in Oklahoma

    SECTION 2: Chairman of the Southern Independence Party

    SECTION 3: National Level Sergeant at Arms

    SECTION 4: Congressional and Recall Sergeant at Arms

    SECTION 5: Oath of Office for the Party Chairman of the Southern Independence Party

    SECTION 6: Federation of States

ARTICLE III. NATIONAL OPERATIONS

    SECTION 1: Southern Independence Party Congress

    SECTION 2: Southern Executive Branch (SEB)

    SECTION 3: Oath of Office

    SECTION 4: Eligibility for Congressional Voting

    SECTION 5: Congressional Voting Procedures   

    SECTION 6: National Level Political Alliances

ARTICLE IV. FORMATION OF STATE PARTIES

    SECTION 1: States to Organize Southern Independence Parties

    SECTION 2: The Appointment of Provisional Chairmen

ARTICLE V. STATE SOUTHERN PARTIES

    SECTION 1: Sovereignty Clause

    SECTION 2: Officers

    SECTION 3: Endorsement of State Candidates and Platforms

    SECTION 4: Membership.

ARTICLE VI. POWERS LOANED TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL

    SECTION 1: Affiliation, Disaffiliation, Re-Affiliation of State Parties

    SECTION 2: Minimum Annual National Budget

    SECTION 3: National Funds

    SECTION 4: General Platform

    SECTION 5: Public Relations

    SECTION 1: By-Laws

    SECTION 2: Means to Enact

ARTICLE VIII. ADOPTION, CERTIFICATION, RATIFICATION AND

    SECTION 1: Adoption and Certification

    SECTION 2: Ratification

    SECTION 3: Notification

ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE PARTY CONSTITUTION

    SECTION 1: Submission and Certification

    SECTION 2: Ratification

    SECTION 3: Notification

ARTICLE X. RECALL OF NATIONAL OFFICERS OF THE SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE PARTY

    SECTION 1: Bill of Notice of Recall Convention

    SECTION 2: Recall

    SECTION 3: Impeachment

    SECTION 4: Prosecution for Civil Fraud and/or Breach of Contract of Oath of Office or of Fiduciary Duty

ARTICLE XI. DEFINITIONS OF WORDS [To be prepared later]