The Original Patriots

New Jersey has a rich background in the support of liberty and freedom.

In the mid-1770’s, there were a group of patriots who risked their lives and made enormous sacrifices to oppose British rule. They were not afraid to use weapons to remove these foreign parasites from New Jersey. Those who did not fight worked extra jobs and sold various homemade products to fund the Revolution.

Patriots don’t steal from their Neighbors

The patriots of Colonial New Jersey hated taxes, especially property taxes. They were willing to lose everything they owned, even die, to clean up the perpetrators of these threats to liberty.

No one questioned the seriousness of their intentions when they arrested the British  Royal Governor of New Jersey and installed William Livingston as the first top State executive appointed by the people New Jersey.

These patriots were known as “Whigs”.

History Repeats Itself

233 years later, New Jersey is again faced with a major threat to liberty and freedom. We have the highest taxes in the nation. We have a job rate that is unacceptable. And we have elected “officials” that see nothing wrong with destroying our health and school freedoms.  These foreign ideas were not part of vintage New Jersey.

Good News

We can put New Jersey back in the hands of Citizens. Unlike 1774, when it was necessary to defend our land with guns and blood, no one needs to use gunpowder today.

All we need is to elect a new State Government. It is that simple. However, it is simple in concept but tough to implement. We have to convince voters that they really have the power to get rid of the monopoly. Every one of us has a lot of tough talking ahead of us to inform fellow citizens of the value of their votes.

As in 1774, we need to convince Citizens to hold bake sales, work part time jobs (if they can be found), and cut neighbors lawns to raise money to support candidates who are not attached to the idea that it is acceptable to steal money from fellow Citizens and then arrogantly waste it.

Citizens of the 14th District will win the Battle for Trenton should they realize the major opportunity that they have available in the 2009 Assembly race. In the Legislature, I would be only 1 in 120. But, I would be a booming voice outside the legislature as I scream bloody murder to the world and help  recruit NJ residents to the ranks of the patriots who want to return to a thriving New Jersey.

This is the goal of the Modern Whig Movement in New Jersey.

If you would like to learn more about the New Jersey Whig movement of 1774, you are urged to read this interesting  28-page report developed by the NJ Historical Commission.  Free Download