The Declarations of the First Independent Stoner Homeland
Second Published Draft -- September 1997
Preamble
We the People of the Cannabis and drug using culture, having our own distinct identity, recognizing the War on Drugs as the road to another holocaust, seeking to escape centuries of oppression and obtain liberty; gather together for a common defense and establish this, the guiding document of the first Stoner Homeland on planet Earth. We invite and welcome the victims of drug war oppression. To the weary POWs, we say come here and be free; to those made destitute from drug testing, we say come here and seek your fortune; to the masses whose homes were seized, we say come here and live in peace. This is your country.
1. The temporary name of our country shall be the "Stoner Homeland" until a formal decision is made by a majority vote of its people.
2. The Homeland recognizes that whenever any form of government becomes destructive, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to establish other methods of maintaining civil order. The Homeland hereby declares its sovereignty, freedom and independence from the United States of America.
3. The Homeland people hereby enter into a firm pledge of solidarity with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, pledging to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of national or cultural identity, religious beliefs, cultural sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense.
4. The Homeland shall occupy the area starting twenty miles from the eastern edge of the Pacific ocean, ten miles north of the city border of San Francisco, California; extending compass east to the crest of the Cascade Mountains and following that crest northward; until ten miles south of the city border of Portland, Oregon; the northern border shall extend compass west to the coast; and twenty miles into the ocean which shall be our territorial waters.
5. The Homeland shall have a totally legal marijuana/cannabis/hemp based economy.
6. The Homeland shall have a libertarian form of society.
7. The form of organization for the operation of the Homeland shall be one body of representatives, comprised of elected representatives from each Autonomous Area.
8. The Stoner Homeland shall be on the gold standard of currency. The use of barter is encouraged.
Section II: Personal Rights
The rights contained herein are to be considered
sacred and not open to interpretation. Not one word is to be added, nor
one word taken away.
1. Freedom to use, possess, grow,
transport and sell marijuana/cannabis/hemp, or any of its derivatives,
in any amount and for any purpose.
2. To self-defense. To keep and bear arms, including all types of weapons,
which may be carried on the person, kept in places of business, homes,
vehicles and other conveyances. Remembering that this right protects all
the others.
3. Freedom of speech and the press.
4. Freedom to assemble and associate with whomever one pleases.
5. To petition the People's Congress for a redress of grievances against
them.
6. Freedom of religion and the free exercise thereof, as long as such
practice does not infringe on the rights of others.
7. To be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures. That general warrants, whereby any
officer or messenger may be commanded to search suspected places without
evidence of a fact committed, or to seize any person or persons not named,
or whose offense is not particularly described and supported by evidence,
are grievous and oppressive and will not be tolerated.
8. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous
crime unless on an indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising
in the Home Guard, when in actual service in time of war or public danger;
nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in
jeopardy of life, limb or property nor shall be compelled in any criminal
case to witness against himself, nor deprived of life, liberty or property,
without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public
use without permission and just compensation.
9. The trial of all crimes shall be by Jury, and such trial shall be held
in the Area where the said crimes shall have been committed.
10. That in controversies respecting property and in suits between people,
the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other and is to be held
sacred. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a person has a right
to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with
the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his/her favor, and
to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of twelve of his/her actual peers,
without whose unanimous consent s/he cannot be found guilty, nor can s/he
be compelled to give evidence against him/herself; that no persons be
deprived of liberty except by the law of the Homeland by judgment of their
true peers.
11. The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended,
unless when in cases of treason or invasion; the public safety may require
it.
12. The right of women to exercise reproductive choice shall never be
infringed.
13. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed.
Punishments for crimes shall equal the seriousness of the crimes.
14.The enumeration in this Declaration of certain rights shall not be
construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.
15. The right of citizens of the Homeland to vote shall not be denied
or abridged by the Stoner Homeland or by any Area on account of race,
religion, color, sex, sexual preference or previous incarceration for
Drug War related activities.
16. Trade and commerce shall be open and unrestricted; excepting slavery
and damage to the environment.
17. Powers not delegated to the Homeland by this document, are reserved
to the Autonomous Areas and to the people.
18. In suits at Common Law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
the value of one ounce of gold, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved,
and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court
of the Homeland, than according to the rules of the Common Law.
19. People of the Homeland shall have the right to death with dignity.
Homeland Sovereign Citizens Responsibilities
1.
Never forget that the oppression of our people dates back to the Pharaohs
of Egypt and continues to this day under the guise of the worldwide
"War on Drugs." Our enemies exist and will destroy our culture, our
Homeland and our freedom if given a chance.
2.
Participate—History proves that lack of participation in the operation
of one's own country, results in the loss of your rights. We hereby
establish the Quorum of the People. If a super majority (75%) of the
people do not vote, then the People's Congress will immediately shut
down and remain inoperative until a sufficient number shall participate.
3. Defend the Homeland from outside aggression as well as the mushrooming
of antidrug and anti-freedom forces within the borders of the Homeland.
Anti-drug bigots must always be watched for and exposed.
4. Protect the environment. Pollution is as deadly as the oppressor's
sword. Be vigilant and militant against polluters and those who would
mow down the forests.
5. Keep our culture alive. Celebrate the planting, harvesting and many
uses of Cannabis/hemp.
6. Party! Use the herb and celebrate life as its Creator intended.
7. It is the responsibility of all adults to participate in judging
the accused on juries.
Section IV: Laws of the Homeland
In all societies there are certain guidelines for conduct. To best promote
a free and open society, rules and regulations are to be kept to a minimum.
Any and all laws that infringe on the guaranteed rights of the people
of the Homeland are to be considered illegal and void. Persons submitting
such illegal legislation should be considered suspect and expelled from
the People's Congress.
1. These things are banned from the Homeland, now and forever more:
anti-drug urine testing, curfews, anti-drug roadblocks, domestic spy
agencies and subversive anti-drug networks.
2. When two people refuse to settle their differences peaceably, it
is legal for them to engage in the rite of dueling. This shall only
be legal when carried out in an area set aside for such a purpose, safely
away from innocent bystanders. The injury or death of an innocent bystander
shall be considered a criminal act.
3. A national voter referendum (90% participation) is required to declare
war. The Homeland shall take full advantage of technological breakthroughs
to improve the participation of the largest masses of people in the
rapid decision-making process.
4. All power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority
without consent of the people is injurious to their rights and shall
not to be exercised.
5. Inhabitants shall be entitled to all human and cultural rights and
immunities; and the people shall be free to come and go, into and out
of the Homeland, and shall enjoy therein all personal rights.
6. All people are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain
inherent rights which cannot, by any law or decree, be deprived or divested
of their rights; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the
means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining
personal happiness and safety.
7. All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people;
that any and all freely chosen representatives are their trustees and
servants, and at all times answerable to them.
8. Slavery is now and forever more, barred from the Homeland
9.
Involuntary servitude shall not exist within the Stoner Homeland, except
as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.
10. Private companies and registries can better promote the progress
of science and useful arts, by securing to authors and inventors the
exclusive Right to their respective writings and discoveries. 11. There
shall be no laws creating "consentual crimes," and all such laws on
existing books within the Homeland are void.
The chief duty of the Representatives of the People's Congress is to inform the people of the Autonomous Areas of the challenges facing the People's Congress in order for the people themselves to make the important decisions affecting the Homeland. In all serious and pressing decisions of our Homeland, the people themselves shall make the decisions. The flow of power in the Homeland shall always be from the bottom up, rather than from the top down.
1. Overall administration of the daily affairs of the Homeland shall be trusted to the People's Congress, which shall consist of Representatives from the Autonomous Areas.2. The People's Congress shall have no power to lay and collect direct taxes or duties. No direct taxes shall ever be levied by the People's Congress on the people or property within the Homeland.
3. For the most convenient management of the general interests of the Homeland, the People's Congress will convene on the first Monday in every month.
4. The People's Congress may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.
5. No person shall ever be a Representative in the People's Congress, or hold any office, civil or Home Guard, if they have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against our culture, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.
6. If any person guilty of, or charged with predatory violent crime, treason, fraud, or other high misdemeanor in any republic or stateless area friendly to the Homeland, shall flee from justice, and be found in the Homeland, s/he shall, upon demand of the Governor or executive power of the Homeland from which s/he fled, be delivered up and removed to the place having jurisdiction over the offense.
7. No person holding any office of profit or trust under the Homeland, shall accept any present, salary, office or title of any kind whatsoever from any King or government; nor shall the People's Congress, grant any title of nobility.
8. The Homeland shall not enter into any treaty, declaration or alliance whatsoever, without the consent of the People's Congress, specifying accurately the purposes for which the same is to be entered into, and how long it shall continue.
9. The People's Congress shall have power to adjourn to any place within the Homeland, so that no period of adjournment be of longer duration than one month, and shall publish the journal of their proceedings monthly, especially such parts thereof relating to new laws, treaties, alliances or military operations; and the yeas and nays of the delegates of each Area on any question shall be entered in the journal.
10. No vessel of war, nor shall any body of forces, shall be maintained in time of peace by the Homeland, except in such number deemed necessary by the People's Congress for the defense of the borders of the Homeland and its trade.
11. The Homeland shall not engage in any war without the consent of the people, unless the Homeland be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received a credible threat of imminent invasion.
12. All charges that shall be incurred for border defense, allowed by the People's Congress, shall be defrayed out of a common fund, which shall be supplied by the Autonomous Areas, raised by their own means and in proportion.
13. Judgment in cases of Impeachment shall extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold again any office of honor or trust under the Homeland. The person convicted shall also be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment according to the laws of the Area where the crimes were committed.
14. The People's Congress does not have the power to: borrow money on the credit of the Homeland; to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the Autonomous Areas; to establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the Homeland; to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; to establish post offices and post roads. All of these needs shall be addressed through the Autonomous Areas and the marketplace.
15. No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto law (after-the-act law) shall be passed.
16. No money shall be drawn from the Homeland Business Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations made by the People's Congress; and a statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all money shall be published immediately, and made available to the people of the Homeland.
17. The People's Congress shall appoint Ambassadors, various Managers and Judges to the High Court; provided two thirds of the Area Representatives concur.
18. The People's Congress shall determine the punishment of those convicted of treason against our culture. Such punishment shall not extend to innocent family members.
Section
VI:
The
National and Co-National Speakers
The National Speakers shall be the public representatives for the Homeland. They shall preside over the meetings of the People's Congress as well as act as leaders for the unified Home Guards during time of war or national emergency.
1. No person except a member of our culture and a resident of the Autonomous Areas within the Homeland, shall be eligible for the office of National Speaker or Co-National Speaker.2. One person shall be National Speaker of the Homeland. S/He shall hold the office during the term of three years, and, together with the Co-National Speaker, chosen for the same term, be elected. The National Speakers shall, at agreed times, receive a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the elected term.
3. The National Speaker shall be the wartime Coordinator of the combined Armed forces of the Homeland. In all other times, the Home Guards shall be under local command.
4. In case of the removal of the National Speaker from office, or death, resignation, or Inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall pass to the Co- National Speaker. The People's Congress may by law provide for the case of removal, death, resignation or Inability, both of the National Speaker and Co-National Speaker, declaring what Officer shall then act as National Speaker, until the disability is removed, or a new Speaker(s) shall be elected.
5. Before taking office, they shall take the following Oath: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of National Speaker of the Homeland, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the rights of my culture contained in the Declarations of the Stoner Homeland."
Section VII: The Courts
1. The judicial power of the Homeland, shall be vested in the High Court, and in such lower Courts as the Autonomous Areas ordain and establish. The Judges of the High Court, shall hold their offices for two years during good behavior. They shall receive for their services a fair compensation, drawn from court costs. Said costs shall be paid by the loser in each case.
2. Candidates for election to the position of judges of the High Court shall come from the judges of the courts of the Autonomous Areas.
3. Full faith and credit shall be given to the records, acts, and proceedings of the courts.
4. The judicial power of the High Court shall extend to deciding all cases in law and equity, arising under this declaration, the laws of the Homeland, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority; to all cases affecting ambassadors, to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; to controversies to which the Homeland shall be a party;—to controversies between two or more Autonomous Areas; between an Area and sovereigns of different Autonomous Areas, or the citizens of an Area and foreign countries.
9. Treason against the Homeland shall consist of waging war against our culture, showing loyalty to our enemies and/or giving aid to them.
10. When a person has been duly tried and found guilty by a jury of his/her peers, they shall whenever possible, be punished by the victim. If the victim of the crime no longer lives, or is unable to punish the convicted person(s), then they shall be turned over (in chains) to the family of the victim for punishment. Should no family exist, then the judge and jury shall decide and carry out the punishment.
11. In courts of law, the juries shall not only judge the accused, they shall judge the law itself.
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