The course of human events in America has led to the determination that the government of the United States is no longer a government for the people elected by the people. The system is America has been corrupted and is being held hostage by the political system. Our forefathers had the courage to put in place checks and balances to prevent the politicians from taking advantage of the American people. It is time to invoke those checks and restore balance to the system.

America was founded on the principle that you get nothing when you come here except for the opportunity to achieve everything that you can imagine. That principle holds true today. If that were not true, we would not have an immigration problem. The world envies the freedom that America offers. Americans with nothing but drive and ambition can work hard and be successful.

This country was founded with a revolution that started because of the taxation of it citizens. The next revolution will be about corrupt politicians. We can change that by changing the face of the political system.

The revolution that we intend to incite is from within and will be led by true leaders who have gained the experience in the worlds hardest on the job training course, the field of battle. We will take the country back by using the system that was designed. When the citizens of America are no longer happy with the representation in Washington, they have the ability to remove those people from power. We will embrace that system and restore dignity to the offices of the US Congress.

The politicians in government today have become more concerned with power and greed as evidenced by the corruption in the system. The corruption is not partisan; it extends across the aisle into both parties. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

14% Congressional Approval rating.  Americans approve of only 14 out of 100 Senators and 60 out of 435 Representatives in Congress. 

Earmarks – too numerous to list.  The continuous spending of taxpayer money on pet projects is unacceptable.

Jack Abramoff, Former Lobbyist – Abramoff is at the center of a massive public corruption investigation by the Department of Justice that, in the end, could involve as many as a dozen members of Congress.

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) – In January 2006, Hillary Clinton’s fundraising operation was fined $35,000 by the Federal Election Commission for failing to accurately report more than $700,000 in contributions to Clinton’s Senate 2000 campaign.  New information also surfaced in 2006 raising more questions about Hillary and her brother Anthony Rodham’s connection to the Clinton Pardongate scandal, where presidential pardons were allegedly traded in exchange for cash and other favors.

Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA) – In November 2005, Cunningham pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion.  He was sentenced to 8 years, four months in prison and ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution in March 2006.

Former Rep. Tom Delay (R-TX) – Tom DeLay, who was forced to step down from his position as House Majority Leader and then resign from Congress, decided in 2006 not to run for re-election.  Congressman DeLay has been embroiled in a series of scandals from bribery to influence peddling, and was indicted twice by grand juries in Texas.

Former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) – Foley left the House in disgrace after news broke that he had been sending predatory homosexual emails to a House page.  A recent House Ethics Committee report indicated that Republican leaders knew about Foley’s dangerous behavior, but failed to take action.  Democrats, meanwhile, shopped the story to the press to influence the elections.  Outrageously, the Committee recommended no punishment for those involved.

Rep. Denny Hastert (R-IL) – In addition to mishandling the Foley scandal, outgoing House Speaker Dennis Hastert allowed House ethics process to grind to a halt on his watch.  Gary Condit, Cynthia McKinney, William Jefferson, John Conyers, Tom Delay, Duke Cunningham, Jim McDermott, Patrick Kennedy are examples of alleged wrongdoers who faced little-to-no ethics enforcement in the House.

Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) – Hastings is one of only six federal judges to be removed from office through impeachment and has accumulated staggering liabilities ranging from $2,130,006 to $7,350,000.  Hastings was “next in line” for Chairmanship of the House Select Committee on Intelligence until a wave of protest forced Nancy Pelosi to select another candidate.  Nonetheless, Hastings is expected to continue to serve on the Intelligence Committee.

Rep. William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson (D-LA) – Jefferson is alleged to have accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to help broker high-tech business deals in Nigeria.  According to press reports, he was also caught on tape discussing the deals, while an FBI search of his home uncovered $90,000 in cash stuffed in his freezer.

Former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) – Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Ney resigned in early November 2006, three weeks after pleading guilty for accepting bribes from an Indian casino in exchange for legislative favors.  Ney was the first congressman to be convicted of a crime in the web of scandals involving former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and is expected to serve a jail sentence. 

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) – Senator Reid came under fire in 2006 for failing to properly report to Congress a $700,000 land deal.  Reid also accepted more than $30,000 of Abramoff-tainted money allegedly in return for his ''cooperation'' in matters related Nevada Indian gaming.

Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) – According to complaints released by the House Ethics Committee recently, aides to Representative John Conyers (D-MI) alleged their former boss repeatedly violated House ethics rules, forcing them to serve as his personal servants, valets, and as campaign staff while on the government payroll.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) – In May 2006, Kennedy crashed his car into a Capitol Hill barricade at nearly 3 a.m. in the morning.  Kennedy blamed the incident on a reaction to prescription pills, but officers at the scene said he smelled of alcohol.  Nonetheless, they escorted him home rather than arresting him.

Former Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) – McKinney assaulted a Capitol Hill police officer in April after refusing to go through a metal detector.  While McKinney was never forced to answer in a court of law for her behavior, she lost her bid for re-election in 2006.

Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) – Iraq war critic John Murtha was incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s first choice for House Majority Leader despite the ethical skeletons in his closet. Murtha is an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1980 “Abscam” scandal, which included the arrest and convictions of a senator and six congressmen.  Murtha, whose current ethics continue to be questioned, lost his bid for Majority Leader to Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) – News reports surfaced in 2006 that Illinois Senator Barak Obama entered into an unusual land deal with a now-indicted political fundraiser, Tony Rezko.  The complicated real estate transaction occurred when it was widely known that Rezko was under federal investigation in a political corruption scandal.

David Safavian, Former Bush Administration Official – Safavian, the former White House Chief of Procurement and former Chief of Staff for the General Services Administration, was indicted on September 19, 2006 on five counts of lying about his dealings with former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and obstructing a Senate investigation of his dealings.  Safavian resigned from his White House position three days prior to his arrest.

We, therefore, the Veterans of the United States Armed Forces of the United States of America, do solemnly and publicly declare that we shall change the face of the political system in America. We shall attend caucuses, become delegates and run for political office. We shall hold true the moral and ethical values we learned as members of the Armed Forces to maintain the integrity of the offices we shall hold. We shall endure no longer the corruption in American Government.

I ask all members of the Armed Forces to stand up and volunteer one more time. I ask you to get involved for the sake of the country. We have put our lives on the line in the name of Freedom on foreign soil. It is time for us to stand up for what is right in America. We can take back America by taking back our political system and making it work for the people and not the politicians.