Voices: Continental Congress 2009

Board places $62 million bond issue on April ballot

In a special session Monday morning, the Joplin Board of Education unanimously approved for the ballot what likely is the largest bond issue proposal in the history of the school district.

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November 15, 2009

Anonymous The Joplin Globe Sun Nov 15, 2009, 11:15 PM CST

Bailouts, layoffs, foreclosures, social decay, family destruction and endless wars. Most do not know it, but virtually every problem that America now suffers is the direct result of violations of the Constitution by our (servant) government.

Finally, there is hope. This November, publicly elected citizen-delegates representing the people of each state will convene at a national assembly known as “Continental Congress 2009.”

The purpose of this historic event is to formally document the violations and develop strategies the people can employ to peacefully resist tyranny and restore constitutional order.

It’s time to hold our servant government accountable and reclaim the Light of Liberty. Learn more about CC2009 and the true power of popular sovereignty at www.givemeliberty.org.

John Jeffries

Carterville

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