NOTE: When finished reading my story, just close the window you are in and you should be returned to where you came from.
On September 12th, 1999, a convention in Sabine County, Texas, the first of 176 counties needed, ratified a constitution for Texas that will return Texas to the principles espoused in the American Declaration of Independence. How did this come about? Let me tell you my story.
My name is Donald D. Henson and I am the Chairman of the Texas Constitution Convention of 1997 and the Executive Trustee of the Texas Constitution Ratification Fund (TCRF) that was created to fund the ratification of Texas Constitution 2000.
Since the completion of my indoctrination in government schools, I have been a socialist fully supporting the welfare state and firmly believing that our government could do no wrong. I even held a commission as a Major in the United States Air Force. So what happened to change me from a government supporter into someone who believes that all governments are evil?
 We're from the government. We're here to help. |
The massacre of close to a hundred men, women, and innocent children at the Branch Davidian Compound outside Waco, Texas, caused me to doubt, for the first time, that our government was as forthright as I had believed. Had this been the only case of such government action and had those responsible been properly punished, that would have been the end of it, at least as far as I was concerned. But it wasn't an isolated case and those in charge were not punished at all. In fact, they were rewarded.
Researching the Branch Davidian massacre led me to other similar actions by the US Government over a period of several decades: incidents such as the Whiskey Rebellion, Wounded Knee, and the shooting of Vicki Weaver to mention just a few. If any of these incidents are unfamiliar to you, you should do some research to convince yourself that these are real incidents and are as serious as I am making them out to be.
My research also led me to and through a number of conspiracy theories. Are any of these true? Unfortunately, that is difficult to determine. Some of the sillier ones are easy to dispose of but if the more sophisticated theories are true, the conspiracies are such that they cannot be proven nor disproven, much like religious beliefs. However, my research did lead me to one very important conclusion, and that is that our governments (all of them) are firmly in control of our lives, and getting more and more control every day, and the governments are, in turn, firmly controlled by the bankers.
The more I researched, the madder I got. I wanted to do something. But what? What could a single individual do to make a difference? One of the things I tried was to join the Libertarian Party in the hopes that we could elect some "good guys" to the government. But if you've read this far you're already aware that "if voting could change anything, it would be illegal". After a few years of wasting my time in the political process, I decided that I had to change my approach.
I had been participating in computer-based discussions groups, called computerized bulletin board systems back then, for quite a while. (OK. I admit it. I'm a nerd.) About the time that I was looking for a new approach, the internet was starting to become popular and it seemed that just about everyone was getting an email address. I started participating in email discussion groups about individual sovereignty, the patriot movement, and the militia movement, amongst others. At some point, sometime during 1996, I decided to try my hand at writing a constitution myself. Via the discussion groups, I discovered that several other people were doing the same thing, many of them in Texas. A number of us decided to get together to see if we could not only write a constitution but if there was any way to get it in place if we did write one. Here's what we discovered...
"All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit. The faith of the people of Texas stands pledged to the preservation of a republican form of government, and subject to this limitation only, they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think expedient."
Wow! It looks like we have the authority that we need. Further research revealed that similar wording is in earlier Texas constitutions, specifically in the 1836, 1845, and 1861 constitutions.
It only remained for us to figure out how to lawfully convene a constitutional convention and get it ratified. We did that and Texas Constitution 2000 is the result of our writing efforts. I think you will agree that it's a fine document. Now we have to get it ratified.
Copyright at Common Law, 2000-2001 - Texas Constitution
Ratification Fund
Send comments about this website to webmaster@tcrf.com
Permission is hereby granted to use any information on this website, unless it is copyrighted by someone else, provided that the information is attributed to the Texas Constitution Ratification Fund (TCRF), preferably with an included email address (tcrf@tcrf.com) and a link to http://www.tcrf.com.
