Day 3: An experiment in Committees

9:58-
Editorial, Committees are dangerous. It's a good way to compromise until you've said nothing. We are currently discussing the repeal of parallel sub-committees, and providing for a more fluid and useful schedule and creating some 'open debate' period into the schedule, then the sub-committees will meet for 2 hours this evening to produce documents in the vein of the debate.

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10:02 - Call to Order.
- Credentials Report, 47 states present, 105 Delegates.
- Motion (M. Badnarik) to reconvene as Committee of the Whole to rescind yesterday's schedule amendment, and to reconvene with a new agenda. One half hour allotted.
---- Seconded.
---- No Debate.
---- Call to Question. WV votes Yea, and the debate is ended, by voice: no count.
---- Final Vote: WV votes Yea, and the motion carries.

*** Reconvene as the Committee of the Whole ***

10:10 - Commitee of the Whole vote on Agendas
- Motion to rescind the previous amendment to the agenda and replace with new strategy.
---- Seconded.
---- Debate: The new agenda doesn't get rid of our speakers.
---- Call to Question. WV votes Yea, and debate is ended with 38 votes Y, 6 N.
---- Final Vote: WV votes Yea, and the motion carries.

10:17 - Report back to the Congress
- Report: The Amendment Passed, and now are convened as the Continental Congress
- Credentials Report: 106 Delegates (10:07) from 47 States.
---- Voice Vote: WV votes Yea, and the motion carries.
- Motion: To restore the agenda as originally approved.
---- Seconded.
---- No Debate.
---- Call to Question: WV votes Nay, and debate is closed.
---- Final Vote: WV votes Nay, and the motion carries.
- Motion: On procedures for Open Forum and Working Meetings
---- Seconded.
---- Summery: Discussion on the issues, no motions. Move to Committees to produce documents. At later time, presentations and recommendations. Limited Debate. Vote.
---- Debate.
---- Call for Orders of the Day: Committee of the Whole to Discuss the Federal Reserve.
---- Debate (cont'd). [10:28]
- Motion to Withdraw the previous motion.
---- Seconded.
---- Voice Vote: WV votes Yea, and the motion carries.
- Motion to Amend the Agenda.
---- Summery: to schedule time for open discussion and motions.
---- Seconded.
---- Debate. [10:34]
---- Call for Orders of the Day: Convened as Committee of the Whole, to discuss Federal Reserve.
- Motion to Reconvene.
---- Seconded.
---- Call to Question: WV votes Yea, the motion carries. Dan Gonzales is appointed as the Chair.

*** Reconvene as the Committee of the Whole***

10:40- Committee of the Whole, Discussion of the Federal Reserve.

11:37- OUR CAUCUS JUST PASSED ITS FIRST RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO PURCHASE HARD CURRENCIES, AND BEGIN TO SET UP TRADE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH IT.
This is the first of several Civic Action pieces our Caucus is working on.

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11:53- We are having problems with privelege and process. It's becoming ridiculous. Delegates have been railroaded off, and this is wrong. We are breaking for lunch soon.


11:54- Recessed for Lunch.

14:53- We've had speeches, films, and lunch in the intervening time. We received several documents from Dr. Vieira that we are considering. Several committees have been created in this time as well. This next section of time is allocated for Committee work.

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Final Update of the Day [20:00 Local]

You'll notice that there is a large block of time for which I did take such diligent notes. I wanted to let you know what happened. First I made a Point of Order... 3 times before I was recognized by the chair. My complaints, although validated by several other Delegates, were dismissed out of hand by the VP, acting Chair.

I then spoke to group during the open discussion portion on Militias and 2A. I said something like this, "The American people have heard from politicians and media for a long time that the lawful exercise of their Right to Self-Defense, their Right to disobey arbitray and/or Unconstitutional authority is wrong. It is terrorism or un-American. The most important thing, in my opinion, that this Body can do, to legitimize defensive actions taken against a tyrannical government as per our Founding Documents."

That is still my opinion.

Good night, friends, fellow patriots. I am leaving shortly for a Caucus group where we will continue to work to provide the Delegation with practical things to vote on that We the People can do. I am of two mind on this: One, we can rattle the saber and say, "this far and no farther." or; Two, we can ignore the arbitrary and unconstitutional actions, and go about our lives as Sovereign Citizens of the States and focus on our Communities, until the aggression of the District comes to our door.

But I fear that it may eventually come to a conflict, sadly. I hope we can avoid it, but I hope you prepare if we cannot.

Again, good night.

In Liberty
--- Kevin Patrick (WV)