An Alternative To Authoritarian Rule ~ The Will To Power: FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS – Freedom Force International

Witness and testimony by Delegate Stephen E. Amsden to the First International Congress of Freedom Force International in Paso Robles CA on Dec. 13, 2014: Marking the 10th year anniversary since it’s inception, on December 12, 2014, the DELEGATES of the FIRST FREEDOM FORCE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS convened in Paso Robles, CA at the historical Paso Robles Inn to initiate “Operation Liftoff” and the call to session to establish the First International Congress Executive Council. This is my witness and testimony on this day as a Delegate to the First International Congress: “THIS is what happened during the December 12-14, 2014 period of the Freedom Force International “Operation Liftoff” to establish the FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. Delegates represented Canada, Norway, Great Britain, Saudi Arabia and the United States. As a Delegate to this event, I witnessed and participated in the “transfer of power” to the first elected Executive Council, and knew that how well we understood the nature of power would ultimately determine our success. I witnessed and participated in the election process and establishment of the 12-member Executive Council, elected by the Delegates, who in turn would elect among the Executive Council the offices of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. These serve as the guiding executor of policy and direction of FFI responsibilities and activities. The process was not unlike the seemingly chaotic but effective interaction between the Delegates that occurred during the convening of the First Continental Congress of the United States on September 4 through October 26, in 1774 at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, PA. These were the seeds of the Constitution planted, the call answered by our Forefathers, proving that independence from authoritarian rule is possible, if enough people possess the will and embrace the power to assert their inalienable right to declare it so, and to act accordingly to ensure that it is done. As did occur during that time, the call to action has been heard, and the movement to regain the power of strength through peace, not peace through strength, freedom of choice, not freedom from choice, that desirable government is one whose power is strictly limited to the protection of individual rights, life, liberty, and defense of property from aggressive force, that it is not about defending life at all costs, but defending a life worth living. Without power, freedom cannot be defended. It has always been, and always be, the will of the individual that holds the key to power. It is not only our right, but our responsibility to ourselves, our children, and our global neighbors to stand and embrace this power, and build a global society compatible with the principles of individual freedom, liberty, and justice for all.”

“The ground of liberty is to be gained by inches,” a quote from Jefferson rang in my ears about the First Congress… There are already many revelations regarding the significance of this event, namely, that this achievement is the most important in recent modern history, perhaps longer, perhaps since the Magna Charta and the advent of “Common Law” during the Middle Ages, followed by the Age of Enlightenment giving birth to the American Revolution, the Decleration, and the forging of the Constitution. On December 13th Freedom Force International established a new platform based upon the principles of the “Creed Of Freedom,” carrying forward the mantle of individual freedom and the torch of liberty for all people of the Earth, that individual sovereign rights are protected equally under the rule of law, that freedom of choice is an essential right of the individual, preserving the right to defend life, liberty and property. This is the key difference. The guiding principles of freedom defined in the “Creed Of Freedom” is the gyroscope for ALL people and all nations, who, by the will of the people, choose the alternative to authoritarian rule. All individuals, regardless of race, nationality, economic status or religion, possess the power to surrender their inalienable rights to a “collective authority,” or not – and it is upon an act of will that we make that choice. The alternative, by willful inaction, surrenders that power to the collective by default. The power of the individual is always greater than the power of the collective, but requires real action based upon an act of will, not just willful thinking. The answer is squarely in front of us, but it require that we as individuals stand and embrace the power which is ours.