Tactical Civics and the Founders Vision for Local Governance

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It's now or never to return limited, constitutional, self government for "We The People" before the powers that be continue the "fundamental transformation" of America...

1. Tactical Civics Overview

• Seeks to re-establish local citizen oversight over government functions

• Focus on accountability through reactivation of county grand juries and county militias

• Rooted in constitutional authority and original intent of America’s founding documents

2. Four-Step Plan to Restore Constitutional Governance

• Step 1: Build county chapters across all 3,165 counties

• Step 2: Establish citizen grand juries and county militias by ordinance

• Step 3: Ratify a pending constitutional amendment to limit congressional districts to 50,000 people (over 6,000 districts)

• Step 4: Enact the "Bring Congress Home Act" to localize congressional work and eliminate D.C. perks

3. Grand Juries & Militias

• Grand juries investigate local government misconduct without interference

• County militias serve as the enforcement arm of grand juries (e.g., serving subpoenas, making arrests)

• Emphasized as lawful, community-based, and historically grounded

4. Founding Principles Revisited

• Strong emphasis on unalienable rights, self-governance, and the Constitution as a “rule book”

• Citizens should view government employees as their subordinates

• Responsibility must accompany freedom

5. Critique of Modern Governance

• Government overreach, centralization, and dependence highlighted as root problems

• Criticism of civil asset forfeiture, D.C. lobbying, federal bureaucracy, and the Patriot Act

• Example: Red flag laws seen as unconstitutional in states like Pennsylvania

6. Call to Action

• Citizens must stop outsourcing responsibility and re-engage in their civic duties

• Tactical Civics provides a clear, actionable roadmap for restoring the Republic

• People urged to visit tacticalcivics.com and join local chapters

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Notable Quotes

• “We hired folks to do our government—but we never inspect their work.”

• “If you don’t do it, who will?”

• “You’re not teaching your kids this stuff? That’s on you.”

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Resources Mentioned

• https://www.tacticalcivics.com/

• Now We Rise (primer book, available as PDF)

• The People’s Panel: The Grand Jury in the U.S. from 1634–1941

• The Federalist Papers

• Pocket Constitution