Introduction

[mtdewd]

We at OurSammie are bringing this ebook to your attention as "Recommended Reading".

From their website:

Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) and Will of the People Project proudly announce the first release of the new book “Emergence from Illusion” - a memoir of Ricardo Johansson on 15 February 2010. A pdf file of the book may be downloaded for free from the Will of the People Project website (http://www.willofthepeopleproject.net) or the United People site (http://www.upworldgov.org) for a limited period of time.

This forum has been created especially for discussions related to this book. Perhaps from this book, we can devise a "Plan" of our own, since there appears to be no Plan forthcoming from the current "leaders". Please read it. And come back here to discuss it.

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[Connie]

I just finished reading this e-book. He has covered some very interesting topics and has written it in a language we can understand. He also gives definitions of the words as he uses them in the text so there is no confusion as to what he means. I think it is a must read for anyone trying to understand and regain their sovereignty. I will read it again just to be sure I can absorb all the great historical information. He provides links to back up what he says as well so you can still do your own research.

Connie

[GodCountry]

link to the book
http://www.upworldgov.org/oms/wsite/gov ... _ebook.pdf

[ricardo1062]

I'm the author of the book "Emergence from Illusion" introduced above. I felt it would be a good idea to let you know that I'd like to be part of this discussion. If you have any specific questions about the book, I'll be happy to respond here so everyone can benefit from both the question and answer.

Cheers,

Ricardo Johansson

[Connie]

Hi Rick so glad to have you join this discussion. I enjoyed your book and am reading it again. I think the information gained from reading your book is time well spent.

Connie

[ricardo1062]

Thanks for that Connie. And I'm pleased to hear from many people that they are on the second or third read. I've not heard that about many other books, but this one is presenting a very important message that needs to be heard and understood "before" engaging any process.

I'm excited about what all of you are doing at the County level. Even Shaeffer Cox, of Alaska, is making quite an impact.

You are on the right track. It does, very much so, all start at the County Level. The Sheriff (Shire Reef) of a County (Shire) is the highest Executive Deputy Seat of Government within the Nation known as the United States of America (not the president who sits in Washington D.C.). In fact, they should be known as the United Natural Republican States of America - since, as per the framework of government created by the American Founding Fathers, each one of us is a Republican State (individually and united). [I say 'us' because it applies to everyone in the world] And the very first tier of government, after the Family, is the County. This is part of what "Republican in Form" means (which very few people currently understand since it was never taught in any schools) and is what puts each State within the Union on an equal footing.

I hope former Graham County, Arizona sheriff Richard Mack will be instrumental in getting more of us onto the same page on this. Do any of you know him personally? I'd love to be formally introduced.

However, there are four things that concern me about anyone's actions at this time.

1. Many people are still promoting the U.S. constitution as being the "Holy Grail" platform from which they are operating. It's a fraudulent document that establishes a corporation and is not what the American Founding Fathers originally created. It is not the required "Republican in Form" document that it should be. I believe the book covers this sufficiently enough.

2. Some people are going forward with the understanding that they have "authority" to "engage" an actual structure within a County/Shire without first guaranteeing full dissemination of that plan into that County/Shire and gaining general consensus within that County/Shire to implement a new system of self governance. I caution everyone concerning the difference between "preparing" and "engaging" when introducing a new form of government within a County/Shire (even if it is resurrecting a long-forgotten one). A group of people, no matter how large, actually "engaging" what they believe to be a proper form of government within a County/Shire, without gaining that general acceptance first, is going to lead to conflict and failure at some point. The initial guidelines for establishing "acceptance" are laid out in the United People's Global Call for Collaboration - available on http://www.upworldgov.org. It all starts with the People's Referendum - just like the People of the Byron Shire, NSW Australia have initiated on http://www.willofthepeopleproject.net.

3. No other organization that I know of has in place a decision-making method in which all members of the community are guaranteed a voice in any decisions about the County's/Shire's commons - especially what new system of self governance is being set up. This is the purpose of the on-line decision-making system provided at http://www.upworldgov.org. Yes, there is a traditional place within a proper "Republican in Form" government for the Deputies to function: Deputy Executive Seat, Deputy Judicial Seats (which include members of the fully informed and independent Jury), Deputy Legislative Seats, and Deputy Governed Seats; but today technology has enabled the People to utilize the Internet and expand our Deputy Governed Seats to much more than voting every four years or so. We now have the ability to organize and make decisions as they are needed and when they are needed - as frequently as we desire them to be made. We are the Sovereigns - whom must hold our highest Executive Deputy Seat of Government (County/Shire Sheriff) accountable, and we must remember that we always need to think and act like Sovereigns - keeping in line with technology in order to fully exercise our authority when, where and what level necessary.

4. Promoting the age-old top-down method of "follow me" or "follow us" scenario, rather than "let's do this together", is simply repeating the same errors of the past. Putting "leaders" up upon "pedestals" are the seeds of tyranny. We, all of us around the globe, really must get a firm handle on what the American Founding Fathers actually created in the mid to latter 18th century: a government that is "Republican in Form". I believe my memoir explains this in detail. But, briefly, it's quite simple: everything done in the name of the People must be done via declaration - originating from those very same People (from the County Deputy Seat down to the National Deputy Seat - not vise versa) . If the document is not in "declarative form" (or Republican in Form) it is not from the People. Now look at that U.S. constitution again. In law a "preamble" is NOT an "Enacting Clause".

If there ever was a time to pull all of this together, globally, it is now. And it may be necessary for some major migrations to get enough people into one County who are on the same wavelength to properly "engage" the process. I have no doubt that one County doing it right will be the catalyst for a massive chain reaction.

Cheers,

Ricardo

[mtdewd]

Ricardo,

Can you tell us more about the software system at 1062.org? Is it ready to use? Can it be installed as a stand-alone system on oursammie to use for assemblies?

[ricardo1062]

Thanks for that question Mark. In order to properly respond, I need to know if the assembly meetings you refer to are the official Counties at Large assembly meetings (for individual counties as well as multiple counties, or all-inclusive nation-wide county meetings) that are formal public meetings and are intended to be fully transparent to the public.

[mtdewd]

Good question. Hmm. I don't have any authority to make determinations, and TPTB never communicate or ask for assistance in setting things up. So, I guess I'm coming from the position of thinking it might be hugely beneficial to set up the software system, and then see if they will come? That's what I did with the County Directory. I wrote it, installed it, and then people started using it. Those running the assembly show tend to avoid any and all means of honest and open communication and helpful tools for some reason... like this forum for example.

So, I guess I'm just inquiring into the possibilities. I think if the people saw it in place, we might find it so useful and beneficial that we would force the runaway train off the tracks, and order them to let US run the show. Of course, there's always the predominant lethargy and lack of participation that we suffer so tragically from... Who knows, maybe a good tool would solve that too?

[ricardo1062]

From your response, Mark, I can see that we’re in the same boat. We’re venturing into new frontiers.

Since this is a new adventure for everyone, I think it's best to begin with thinking about the process before we think of using it. What we have is much more than a blog - it’s an entire beginning-to-end fully democratic (at every level and component) decision-making technology. In the Byron Shire in NSW, Australia, it took someone like me to commit a lot of time and effort to go out and physically sit down with people at their computers to get the cooperation that eventually led to the development of the first People’s Referendum that can now be seen on http://www.willofthepeopleproject.net. Although the program is really user-friendly for the complexities involved, it is much more advanced than your average blog or discussion-group format; therefore, it takes much more training to get everyone up to speed.

No one knows how long it will take for an entire community to recognize and respond to the challenge to simply accept the decision-making process (platform) of the United People System. The reality of this initial process will eventually be recognized - since without it, in my opinion, nothing else can happen.

This is being done as the United People System itself is in it's embryonic stage of development. As I stated in the interview with Fred Smart on the National Collective Consciousness Call back in February 2010, the United People System is the People's system. It's not some huge corporation like Microsoft bringing a service to the People. With that in mind, I hope you and many others will be able to understand and appreciate that the United People System, in this embryonic phase, will only be able to function in a very limited way at this time - for the initial experiment in the Byron Shire for right now. Getting it this far has enabled us to introduce it to you and others.

As we all think about this new on-line decision-making system, we need to also think about how we can all collaborate and cooperate in bringing this technology to a new higher level of development. This will take money and time contributed by programmers, designers, etc. This advancement will eventually lead to more and more of us being able to use it. It is blogs like this that will introduce this need to many others, and eventually we will be able to reach our goal.

From our experience thus far, it actually takes a certain amount of time for people to think and talk about this process before they are able to even think about using it. So, please help us spread the word that we need help in evolving this technology. Hopefully, when many of us have prepared ourselves for actually using it, it will be ready for that use.

The 1062.org technology is the base technology from which the United People technology was derived. Once I was convinced to be part of the United People System, it was my decision to use all the talents and available resources to move forward on the United People technology first, and then go back to finish the 1062.org technology. It was, and still is, my understanding (as well as others working with me) that it will be through the recognition of the technology’s potential via the United People site (for public/community use) that people will recognize the full potential of the technology for use in their individual private organizations. And that’s what http://www.1062.org is for: providing the on-line decision-making technology for private organizations. In other words, the United People System is where communities all around the world can communicate and make decisions in a totally transparent environment - where the whole world can see what they’re doing (and learn from it). And the 1062.org system will be for private organizations, and their communications will be private - closed from public viewing.

Cheers,

Ricardo

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Here's a poster for those who have read the book and wish to spread the word: