A new media company of the people, by the people, for the people. Join our 21st Century Town Hall to secure our rights, drive government reform, and lift each other up to freedom and prosperity.
"We the People" tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us.
Our Constitution is a document in which "We the People" tell the government what it is allowed to do. Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are.
"We the People" are the driver—the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast.
— Ronald Reagan
What is Sovvy?
sovvy
Savvy about our sovereignty. Practical knowledge and understanding of our supreme power and authority in society.
savvy
Practical knowledge, understanding, and ability; shrewdness or intelligence; common sense; experienced and well-informed, especially in practical matters.
sovereignty
Supreme power and authority in society; controlling influence; freedom from external control.
SOVVY empowers you to be savvy about your sovereignty as a citizen in a free society.
Our Mission
SOVVY is designed to be the free press that Thomas Jefferson deemed "inestimable" in value because:
"This formidable censor of the public functionaries… produces reform peaceably, which must otherwise be done by revolution. It is also the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man and improving him as a rational, moral, and social being."
For the first time in history, We the People will benefit from the professional services of a dedicated team working exclusively for us.
It's About UP or DOWN
This is not about Left or Right
That's a distraction that is dividing us against each other.
UP
To the ultimate in individual freedom and independence
DOWN
To the ant heap of totalitarianism
Our Goal
A flourishing society based upon the universal values and principles of human freedom and fellowship, where individuals are continuously empowered to:
Engage each other cooperatively and constructively
Work together in common causes and joint ventures
Lift each other UP to the ultimate in freedom and independence
Achieve the highest possible levels of peace and prosperity
Our Purpose
Recover American Principles
Affect the recovery, elaboration, and practical application of the original and most basic American conceptions and principles of citizenship and government that inspire and unite freedom-loving people around the world.
Secure Unalienable Rights
Secure our unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
Achieve Prosperity
Help each other take advantage of opportunities to achieve total freedom to be and do whatever we love to do and build financial security and prosperity.
Empowering We the People
Be the Sovereigns We Are
Exercise our unalienable rights as free people to choose our representatives, bind them with instructions, act in the conduct of public affairs to produce government reforms, and hold them strictly accountable.
Engage Constructively
Work with governments to ensure representation and the direct consent of the people is a continuous, everyday process. Government should have no separate existence apart from us—it should be of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Launching in America's 250th Year
We will launch Sovvy during America's 250th year to commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
We will reflect on our nation's past, restore the original idea of America and honor the contributions of all Americans, and take actions to shape the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond.
Our Initial Focus
Civic Education
Webinars and online courses that affect the recovery, elaboration, and practical application of the original American conceptions of citizenship and government.
Government Reform
Mass actions to produce public policy reforms that are needed to secure our fundamental rights and freedoms, starting with election integrity and First Amendment rights.
How We Drive Reform
Situation Reports
Share reports that point to relevant Rights and detail specific situations of clear and present dangers, threats, and/or infringements.
Town Meetings
Host online and in-person events to communicate these specific situations to the People.
Instructions to Governments
Shape and circulate Instructions to take specific public policy actions to protect and secure our Rights and Freedoms.
Reform Campaigns
Produce media-driven campaigns that empower people and advocacy coalitions to effectively engage governments.
Future Growth: Economic Prosperity
Economic prosperity reflects the financial well-being of a country, businesses, and individuals. It determines whether businesses can grow, and individuals can prosper and create wealth for themselves and their families.
Financial Education
Webinars and online courses providing citizens with financial literacy and knowledge rooted in strong financial fundamentals.
Joint Ventures
Mutual business and investment opportunities creating shared journeys to take control of our futures and achieve true Freedom & Prosperity.
Our Guiding Principles
Our guiding principles are the true American principles — the original and most basic American conceptions and principles of government that inspire freedom-loving people around the world.
We the People are free
We are created equal and endowed with unalienable Rights.
We institute governments
Governments exist to secure our rights and derive their just powers from our consent.
We are sovereign
America was founded on the assumption that the ultimate sovereignty rests with the people.
The Power of Representation
The right of freemen not merely to choose representatives but to bind them with instructions is an ancient and unalienable right in the people.
Representatives are properly to be considered the "creatures" of their constituents
They are to be held strictly "accountable for the use of that power which is delegated unto them"
The "persuasive influence" if not the "obligatory force" of instructions should be insisted upon
What counts is the extent to which representation works to protect the interests of the people against the encroachments of government
Join the Movement
Consent must be a continuous, everyday process. In effect, the people are present through their representatives, and are themselves, step by step and point by point, acting in the conduct of public affairs.
No longer merely an ultimate check on government, we are in some sense the government. Government should have no separate existence apart from us.