Press Release: Adam Kokesh Calls on American Revolutionary Army to March on 50 State Capitols

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Adam Kokesh Calls on American Revolutionary Army to March on 50 State Capitols

(Philadelphia, PA, May 24, 2013)— Political prisoner and activist Adam Kokesh has released a statement from inside the Philadelphia federal prison about his planned July 4th, 2013 Open Carry March on Washington, DC. The statement was read by comedian and activist N.A. Poe, until recently a fellow prisoner of Kokesh’s, today Friday, May 24 at 1PM in front of the Philadelphia federal prison.

[CORRECTION: The statement was read by Lucas Jewell, business manager of Kokesh's online show "Adam vs. the Man."]

What follows is Kokesh’s complete and unabridged statement.

“When a government has repeatedly and deliberately failed to follow its own laws, violated the fundamental human rights of its citizens, threatened the sanctity of a free press, created institutions intended to eliminate privacy of communication, waged war at the behest of special interest that threatens the public safety, killed hundreds of children with drone strikes, imprisoned and destroyed the lives of countless individuals for victimless crimes, stifled economic opportunity to maintain the dominance of the financial elite, stolen from the people through an absurd system of taxation and inflation, sold future generations into debt slavery, and abused its power to suppress political opposition, it is unfit to exist and it becomes the duty of the people to alter or abolish that government by whatever means necessary to secure liberty and ensure peace.

“A new American revolution is long overdue. This revolution has been brewing in the hearts and minds of the people for many years, but this Independence Day, it shall take a new form as the American Revolutionary Army will march on each state capital to demand that the governors of these 50 states immediately initiate the process of an orderly dissolution of the federal government through secession and reclamation of federally held property. Should one whole year from this July 4th pass while the crimes of this government are allowed to continue, we may have passed the point at which non-violent revolution becomes impossible.

“The time to sit idly by has passed. To remain neutral is to be complicit, just doing your job is not an excuse, and the line in the sand has been drawn between the people, and the criminals in Washington, D.C. While some timid souls will say that it is too early, that we can solve this problem through democratic means provided by government, that current levels of taxation are reasonable for the services provided, and that the crimes of this government are merely a tolerable nuisance, it may already be too late.

“While there is risk in drastic action, the greater danger lies in allowing this government to continue unchallenged. So if you are content with the status quo, stay home, get fat, watch the fireworks from a safe distance, and allow this Independence Day to pass like any other. But if you see as we see, and feel as we feel, we will see you on the front lines of freedom on July 4th, 2013 for this, The Final American Revolution.”

Signed, Adam Kokesh, May 23, 2013 from a cage in the Philadelphia federal prison.

Kokesh and Poe were arrested on Saturday, May 18, 2013 while speaking to a permitted marijuana legalization rally at Independence Mall National Historic Park in center city Philadelphia, in a space specifically designated for free speech. They are being framed on felony charges of assaulting a federal officer, despite overwhelming video footage to the contrary.

“They just came after Adam [Kokesh] and N.A. Poe, the organizer of Smokedown – the only two there out of hundreds present who were taken into custody,” said Michael Salvi, an observer of the rally.

At a preliminary hearing in front of US Magistrate Judge Thomas J. Rueter in the Byrne courthouse on Monday, May 20, 2013, Kokesh and Poe were denied bail. Poe was subsequently released on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Kokesh was denied release on the same day.

About Adam Kokesh

Adam Kokesh is a former US Marine corporal and veteran of the Iraq War who is active for peace, marijuana legalization, the right to keep and bear arms and other libertarian causes. Kokesh is the host of talk radio show “Adam vs the Man.” https://adamvstheman.com. Complete information on Adam Kokesh’s arrest and federal caging is available at https://FreeAdam.net.

  • https://www.facebook.com/linda.estrada.338 Linda Estrada

    He is definitely saying all the right things that we as a free NATION WANT TO HEAR FROM A TRUE DEFENFER OF THIS NATION! GOD WILLING ITS ALL COMING FROM A True HEART maybe he changed his DIRECTION its very possible , either way we’re gonna fight

    • https://www.facebook.com/JoeACushing Joe Cushing

      He doesn’t believe in nations

    • ProudLiberalAmerica

      Please oh please bring you coward ass on!!

      • balls mcgee

        >Liberal
        >calling someone a coward.

        well isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black. Go back to suckin’ some of that CNN cawwwwk

        • ProudLiberalAmerica

          Wow how old Are you. 10? Those silly namecalling worked in 6th grade grow up and come back

    • cor508

      You really shouldn’t use big words like “nation”. Because you obviously have not clue what it means.

      This retard, and it appears you as well, are separatists! That war was fought once already. If you would actually spend time educating yourself instead of having sex with your siblings you might learn a little more and not be such a patsy to every idiot who comes along with a bad idea.

  • Tadeusz Kościuszko

    Adam you have jumped the gun! You are premature, you may now be charged with attempting to overthrow the GOVERNMENT. Do you want to see the world again brother? I know your flustered HITLER went to jail then took over the world and now his sciences runs AMERICA you are against the SOCIALISTS. They play dirty so play smart wait and watch. The demand will mature from the people.

    • Robert Lallier

      It is perfectly legal to “overthrow the government” as long as the process is peaceful and legal. The charting document of this government itself, the U.S. Constitution, provides mechanism for doing so, should the people be so disposed. Adam has done no more than demand that the federal government be dissolved. While I believe that his “by any means necessary” is problematical, I don’t believe that it is essentially criminal on its face. If he were on trial and this statement of his were the only evidence against him, I for one, would not find that sufficient to convict him. Treason, as you may recall requires overt act. Sedition, I believe requires advocacy of criminal (violent) means.

      • ProudLiberalAmerica

        Then what are you waiting for?? The body bags will be set to the side and I hope they broadcast your demise LIVE! This will be must see TV

    • Ohitekah

      Go back and cower in the corner of your cave!

  • Herpderp

    Yeah, good luck with this. When you get to your respective state capitals and find 10 other people there with you, maybe you’ll join the rest of us in doing the hard work necessary to make radical change actually happen rather than behaving like a bunch of poseurs for the camera.

    • SickOfTheStupid

      and what have you accomplished ?

      • Robert Barberesi

        you’re a fucking moron. America wouldn’t be here without dissent. That’s more hard work than whatever you’re doing

    • https://twitter.com/kaydpea kaydpea

      this is the stupidest comment i’ve read all day, good work.

  • Milla J

    Im not so sure about “jumping the gun”. I came to watch Adams podcast
    only after I had already learned most of what he says for myself. He called it the “process of awakening”, to what the world is really like and how we are the ones enabling it all. Not only do 99% of the people have unhealthy nearly abusive relationships in their personal lives (on a small scale), it is the very same thing with our relationship to our governments and globally (on a large scale). Humanity only changes out or necessity, a requirement for evolution. It is for that reason, that humanity is being artificially held back, because some smart and powerful groups learned that is how you control the masses. control their thought. we are kept in a delusional lalaland, a place of false security and illusive freedom, where we don’t have to take responsibility for anything, making us passive and limiting our potential, even making us “evil”, without conscience while serving the collective. everything is turning us toward a hive mind unable to function independently. the corporate propaganda machine makes our opinions for us and coerces us into making harmful decisions for the lack of awareness, the lack of knowledge, because we have been deceived all along. Anyway, back to Adam; not to go to much into his personal pass time practices here, for they will be held against him soon
    enough, just like the whole pot thing will. Either way, there are people
    who are so to speak “in the know” and therefore they know this our last chance, not only
    for a peaceful resistance, but for ANY chance of resistance whatsoever. Adam
    has spent a lot of time studying philosophy and history. The
    understanding of these two areas alone are what would give all of us the
    same clear sight. History repeats itself, because we forget our
    history, today we know we are not even taught our history, in order to
    condition us to need a leader, by those who want to be and stay in
    control. All of this has been fed to us as conspiracy theories in
    purpose, to use people like Alex Jones as a tool to discredit the truth
    by doing what he does with it. That way, they successfully hide it right
    under our noses. Politics is the science of governance over the people
    and pretty much all of them are given he same tools of knowledge to assist in keeping this mass deception going; the goal is not to oppress the people, but to make them
    oppress themselves ! Adam knows exactly what he is doing, trust him, he has thought this through. He KNOWS what
    only few people know. We are out of time.

    In order to help wake up more people we need to re-educate them, this
    will take too many years, we wont have the freedom online for long
    anymore. Knowledge is power, hence information is power. They need to
    control the flow of information more than ever (i.e Propaganda and
    Misinformation etc) because the internet is making it impossible for
    them to keep up their game. Read about CISPA and the NDAA. Anyone who
    can add one plus one should come to the same conclusion, especially
    after Adam’s case makes it clear that a soft NDAA is being applied here
    and the drones will follow suite. Running the risk that ppl will scream
    conspiracy now I’ll say it anyway: the banks are not the main sponsors
    of the RFID chip for no reason. Google “Mythbusters RFID chip episode was
    banned from Discovery” and learn about WHO is behind the ban. Than add
    it all up. Pass this info on to as many people as you can, they really
    need to understand this like yesterday, we have wasted too much time.
    Adam has some connections with good sources they gave him some “insight” on
    what’s ahead. He knows it’s now or never.

    FREE ADAM and support the peaceful march for freedom on July 4th !

    join us armed with a camera or simply armed with your passion for freedom and justice, for ALL.

    And sign the petition for his release please, if you can. hardly anyone has done so

    https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/immediately-release-exonerate-political-prisoner-adam-k-who-was-arrested-exercising-his-right-free/VwylyNm2

  • Kenneth Karolchik-Griffin
  • SickOfTheStupid

    I support this 100%, lets hope our Federal government cooperates and allows for a peaceful resolution, doubtful but we can hope.

    • ProudLiberalAmerica

      not peaceful when you bring weapons with the intent on overturning the government duly elected by the people

  • Tina DeVille

    I am with you! How do we organize? Or do we just show up? Please give me some tips I am new at this. I just woke up and found out my country is being run by a communist regime! I was just strolling along thinking all I needed to do was work my job, pay my bills and things would continue to meander along. But the deviants currently running the place were just sinister enough to startle me from my slumber. And I am pissed! For what it’s worth, I will stand with the freedom fighters, I would like to be part of what Adam Kokesh has set into motion!

    • ProudLiberalAmerica

      come on out the trailer!! Hope they have your blood running in the street on live tv

  • Prince Awele Odor

    ADAM YOU ARE THE REAL MAN. BY ANY MEANS CARRY OUT THE TASK

    I was able to read from your speech a VERY significant statement in the Declaration of Independence, the RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR GOVERNMENT WHEN IT BECOMES INTOLERABLE and that is VERY APPROPRIATE because that speech has been desecrated by Obama more than it was desecrated by any other president.

    FREE AMERICANS AND RETURN THE HONOUR, GLORY, AND RESPECT OF AMERICANS.

    • Gail Lehmann

      Gee Adam, you lead the pack and get shot first and then see how the others scatter in all directions. You sound like little boys playing, but this is not a game.

      • Prince Awele Odor

        Gail, are you aware that your statement is A VERY SERIOUS INDICTMENT of American constitutional provisions for human rights, freedom, assembly, democracy, modernism, civilisation, and right to dissent, as well as that part of the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE which Adam alluded to and I expressed better?

        Do you know what your statement says about your president and your government compared to the actions of the presidents so far murdered by your president and government?

        Should Americans continue to live in fear and cowardice and leave the evil of your president and government to their children to suffer, and suffer worse than you suffer it now?

        Can you not find any morality and nobility in dying for what is good and NOT for what is bad?

        Do you have right to enjoy the freedom that the founding generation won with their blood?

    • ProudLiberalAmerica

      I can not wait to see you fools bleed in the street! This will be better than watching the box set of Jerry Springers Topless Teens

      • Guest

        your bloodlust is really fucking creepy, what’s up with that ? you are the scariest one here by far

        • ProudLiberalAmerica

          If you come out with gun with the Intentions of overthrowing elected officials because you don’t like them you deserve to be shot

  • TerriGregory

    Good grief, this loon has no business owning a weapon,,,,

    • Gregory Williams

      …which will be solved when he is convicted – felons can’t own guns.

  • Gail Lehmann

    Love it or Leave it! We don’t new crazies trying to fight the gov’t. Go to the ballot box and express your opinions. What a lot of nonsense.

  • Gail Lehmann

    Those that feel powerless in their lives seem to need to feel power over others. Domestic and Sexual abuse and wielding weapons to scare others is their mode of trying to make themselves feel better. They need to get help or will find themselves on the wrong side of the law.

  • Gail Lehmann

    We will meet you at the state capitals with flowers to put into your guns. That should make you all look silly. Grow up and become part of the solution and not the problem.
    Are you having a problem with a black man in the white house? Get ready for a woman, an hispanic and a gay in the future. The days of the white guys are over, so get over it.

    • Joe

      Libertarians are not the same as Republicans… Read a book or something geez

    • Wes M

      How many black people did you see at the Monsanto march. How many black people do you see working for the TSA. Now with that said ” how many black people will march to all 50 capitols “

  • ProudLiberalAmerica

    Definition of TREASON
    1
    : the betrayal of a trust : treachery
    2
    : the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign’s family

  • NoLies

    “Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics,
    the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious
    court to the people.”- Alexander Hamilton

    Kokesh is a charlatan, a terrorist, and stands for everything America was against.
    Don’t be fooled!

  • ProudLiberalAmerica

    Oh no!! We have a black man in the White House! Time for all uneducated insecure white folks to loose their damn minds and comit treason!!

    • Babbykillingcrusader

      Oh, and your lust of watching the blood of Americans being spilled is the right path we should take. Please continue to give more rational reasoning.

      • ProudLiberalAmerica

        If you dumb enough to come out with a loaded weapon with the express intentions of overthrowing elected officials what do you think will happen?

  • Gregory Williams

    Where do I sign up to put down the extremist conservative rabid dawgs & enemies domestic of my nation? … this fool thinks he can do this? He ignores the rights of the people to defend their nation … well he may be surprised to find that there will be people to oppose him – this CORPORAL is a wanna be HITLER and we know how to respond to that kind of threat in this country and he ain’t gonna like how that turns out for HIM specifically.

  • Wes M

    People…. how many black people did you see at the Monsanto march. How many black people do you see working for the TSA. Now with that said ” how many black people will march to all 50 capitols “

  • cor508

    Wow, the level of stupid is just beyond comprehension! Not only by this loon but the supporting posts.

    Loon white racist cant bother to get enough fat ass beer drinking uneducated retards off the coach to show up at a meeting to protest against who knows what. But imagines that same fat lazy ass idiots will get off their ass and risk their lives for imagined grievances. This would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic.