Free States Forever!

The time has come to unite our progressive states to protect our rights and freedoms! 

What Is An Interstate Compact? 

   An Interstate Compact is an agreement between two or more states to work together on a common agenda. There are various interstate compacts in operation around the country already. While some compacts require congressional approval, those that are not in conflict with federal law do not. 

Why We Unite.

   During these unprecedented times, we have seen a federal government engage in acts once thought unthinkable or relegated to the realm of fiction. They have violated habeas corpus and have begun to apprehend and deport people without trial. They are illegally withholding taxpayer money from the states, universities, and government agencies to compel acquiescence to their extreme agenda.

   They also have violated trade agreements and thrown the global economy into turmoil with ludicrous tariffs. They also have undermined our national security with reckless negligence which easily could compromised and endanger the lives of our civilians and service members.

This administration has crossed Rubicon and is now openly in defiance of the judicial branch, flagrantly violating the constitution. Our federal judges’ rulings have no weight in this administration. Even the Supreme Court’s rulings are ignored, while they utilize sophistry, taunts, and outright deception to evade compliance with the court’s orders. We are within a constitutional crisis.

   Our last line of defense for our freedom must come from our states. Our state governments cannot bend the knee to tyranny, nor can they leave their citizens without defense against this rapacious federal government. Thankfully, many leaders cross the states have taken heed. Governors, mayors, and leaders across the country have stood in the face of despotism and are actively pursuing measures to thwart the criminal actions of this administration. Attorneys General have continued to go after the criminal administration, and activist groups throughout the country have spent the last several months educating the people on the best ways to withstand this authoritarian assault and mobilized millions against tyranny. 

What To Do. 

   To increase the strength of our defense against this lawless federal government, the states must not only continue to fight back but coordinate their efforts to increase their effectiveness. State legislatures in states that share values of democracy, human rights, dignity must begin to regularly communicate and coordinate legislation between themselves. To find which legislative remedies would best counteract and repair the damage of the criminal cabal in Washington, a general body made of experts in history, law, and other fields relevant to understanding our situation must be assembled, to offer these coordinated states proposals. Since this administration is focused on engaging in a deluge of criminality to overwhelm us, this organization should have rapid response to the different avenues of attack the government is making against us and quickly be able to propose solutions and legislation that can be quickly adopted by the states.

   The states must also work in unison and harmony to defend our civil liberties, refusing to allow the federal government to weaponize law enforcement or the national guard to suppress dissent. They must also work to make sure subsequent elections are not meddled with, enabling the voice of the people to be heard.

   It is in this time that our states must stand strong, and act as a refugia towards the decline of democracy. It will be because of the actions of resistance from our leaders across the union that our freedom will survive.

How We Fight Back. 

Human Rights

• Establishing "ICE Free Zones": Prohibiting state and public property (non-federal) from being utilized by ICE, including schools.

• Requiring schools to announce to students when ICE is present on campus. 

• Encouraging private businesses across progressive states to create "4th Amendment Workplaces", preventing ICE agents from entering private areas without a judicial warrant signed by a judge. 

• Bans on federal law enforcement from wearing masks and requiring them to ID themselves. 

• Create a task force to document abuses by ICE in order for future prosecution. 

Protecting Democracy

• Continued outreach to US allies around the world to show our continued commitment to human rights, climate change, and other areas that this administration has tarnished. 

• Guaranteeing future elections will be conducted freely and fairly: 

  1. Maximizing voter participation via coordinated outreach and "Get out the vote" campaigns. 

  2. Same day voter registration across compact states. 

  3. Poll security monitors to see and document any voter intimidation, such as presence of federal officials or ICE near polling places.

  4. Building more polling places and expanding mail-in-voting drop off locations. 

  5. Making election day state-wide holidays across compact states. 

  6. Pass state laws curbing corporate expenditure on elections and provide public funding.

  7. Withholding tax payments to the Federal government if it continues to deny states funds for necessary programs. 

Mutual Support and Progress for the Future 

• Coordinating and an interstate level in areas of public health, educational standards, and human rights. 

• Have the compact states act as one unit to respond to Federal aggression while also looking for solutions to mutual problems. 

• Regular meetings between governors and legislative officials between our states to address the needs of our region. 

• Creation of interstate agencies and organizations focused on finding solutions and providing assistance to their citizens while the Federal government withdraws services. 

• Harmonizing regulations across state borders to make interstate trade more accessible.

What You Can Do!

• Sign and share the petition calling for progressive governors to form the compacts. 

• Reach out to your state representative and senators about forming Interstate compacts with neighboring progressive states. 

• Spread the word among others in your community as well as loved ones in other progressive states in order to reach out to their local officials. 

• Reach out to other progressive organizations across compact states to coordinate a lobbying effort of state and local political leaders.