This is how I spent My Earth Day!! The struggle continues. AJABU 4 CONGRESS AN INDEPENDENT RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT PRESS RELEASE John Quincy Adams Quote: Individual liberty is individual power, and as the power of the community is a mass compounded of individual powers, the nation which enjoys the most freedom must necessarily be in proportion to its numbers the most powerful nation. Adamss fierce sense of independent judgment meant that he never completely fit the mold of any political party. Adamss increasing independence from any particular political party allowed him to champion the rights of the antislavery (abolitionist) movement. Adams said he felt bonded by the Constitution to work for universal emancipation (freedom for all). In 1836, Southern members of Congress got the House to pass a gag rule that forbade discussion of slavery in the House of Representatives. Adams fought tirelessly against the gag rule, and in 1844 he finally succeeded in getting it abolished, by a vote of 108 to 80. Adamss defense of the prisoners from the Spanish slave ship Amistad goes down in history as a pioneering case in the fight against slavery. On July 2, 1839, the prisoners rose up and took over the ship, killing some of its officers. When the Amistad entered American waters off Long Island, the Africans were taken ashore into custody by the U.S. Navy. President Martin Van Buren, eager for pro-slavery votes in the next election, wanted them returned to Cuba, but a Connecticut judge ruled that they had had a right to escape their captors by any means available. The government appealed to the Supreme Court, where John Quincy Adams represented the 35 surviving prisoners. He won their freedom on March 9, 1841, and they returned to Sierra Leone in January 1842. My campaign is going to be run in the spirit of this great patriot. The fight to end enslavement is not over. The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, along with Article One Section 37 of the Indiana Constitution provides for one to be subjected to enslavement if tried and convicted of a crime. This language must be removed!! This session of Indiana’s legislature saw Senator Mike Delph introduce legislation that would remove this language from Indiana’s Constitution. SJR 15 did not garner wide support from legislators or the ecumenical community of people of African descent. Why? As in 1836 has a “gag rule” forbade the discussion of slavery. One of the longest serving Pastor of African descent in this community stated “let sleeping dogs lie.” I will not! Senator Delph has publicly stated that he plans to reintroduce SJR 15 at the next legislative session. The Republican leadership of the Senate has agreed to meet. The gag must be removed. The leadership of the Senate is willing to sit and talk about how to move this legislation forward. City County Councilor, Jose Evans, introduce a resolution to support SJR 15. The council voted to send the resolution to the Rules Committee. This Committee meets February 18, 2014 at the City County Building in Room 260 @ 5:30pm. Somebody has got to speak out against this slave language still being on the books. In the spirit of John Quincy Adams I accept this duty. Therefore, I am challenging Andre Carson, who presently represents the 7th Congressional District for Indiana, to three dialogues. Not debates, but dialogues. Our individual freedoms are steadily being eroded. He has voted consistently for the erosion of our freedom. I refuse to be silent and let this member of Congress continue to hide while he votes to steal our freedom. The significance of this campaign could possibly bring America back to being America. Time will tell!!
Posted on: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 01:38:01 +0000
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