"Join or Die"

Throughout history many symbols have portrayed metaphors and meanings of hardship and struggle. They served as rallying cries for the people or simply stating the obvious and difficult decisions that had to be made. One of particular note is Ben Franklin’s “Join or Die” emblem that was initially designed as a cause during the French and Indian war was re-invoked during America’s struggle for Independence. It showed the pieces of a snake representing the many colonies and how by joining the fight together they could face the hardship and stand as an equal nation. Many who saw the symbol related with the cause and saw that in order to secure their Liberty they had to “Join” the American Rebellion or “Die” as a result of a tyrannical ruler. They understood if the colonies did not unite as a nation all hope would be lost. This was of great importance to those sitting on the fence, deciding to join the rebellion or try to work with the establishment.
Now Jefferson is faced with a true “Join or Die” decision to make. We know that California is a HUGE overpowering under representative government that while having many areas of political diversity it cannot effectively govern. The budget is unsustainable and as a state is completely broke but refuses to talk about restructuring its system. For Oregon we know that although a smaller State is disenfranchising its people in the south and is wrestling with a massive unemployment rate, one of the highest in the nation! The same Portland/Salem politics and the same answers brought to the table asking, hell begging the Federal government for help in the name of economic “stimulus” which as we know is just to rob the tax payers to pay more over a longer time while the feds print the money to make up for short fall and continue to devalue the World’s Reserve Currency = The U.S. Dollar. The States of Oregon and California have constantly ignored our basic pleas for proper representation and legislation of our distinctively rural areas. They have shut down any hope of a sustainable economy for this region and offer only government jobs as the solution.
Let me ask something does not everyone in the Jefferson territory know of someone or is someone who works for the schools, U.S. Forrest service, Cal Fire, CHP, Oregon State Police, or some other government agency including the cities and towns. Government is the single biggest employer in our region. I do not argue that some of these jobs are essential. Of course we need Police and firefighters but we also need industry and a greater support of our rural based economy. As good, hardworking Farmers struggle with the state and Federal Government over basic water rights and the proposed pacific Corp Dam removal that provides Green energy and Jobs. One thing is for certain we have lost local governmental control as our local governments bow down to state governments as they in turn are on their knees begging for money (our money) to be allocated from the Fed to them. So I ask what are the good people of Jefferson to do? I think the answer is clear, “Join or Die”
Let the people band together as they convince their local governments and county supervisors to embrace this “change” and unite to create a new state, more than a state of mind but a state of Freedom and Independence that does not bow down to the Federal government. We can stand as a free state if we act now and Join together or for certain if we do not act we shall die. Join today www.jeffersonproposal.org