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Arizona Committee of Safety Becomes Reality
December 8, 2011
On December 2, 2011, the Arizona Committee of Safety (ACoS) became a reality. Twenty-three members subscribed and were enrolled in the ACoS, with Mike Frye elected as Interim Chairman, Wendy Schops as Interim Secretary, and, Jeff Schops as Interim Sergeant at Arms. Regular officers will be elected at the first meeting in January.
The ACoS adopted the By-laws and Rules, as previously submitted (without change), and three sub-committees created and working: Militia, Fund Raising and Field Shoot.
The General Association (all members) also approved the distribution of a Resolution requesting that all counties within Arizona form a Committee of Safety.
Historically, Arizona has never had a Committee of Safety. This is a first for that fine state, and, hopefully, an incentive to the remaining 49 states to follow suit and begin forming Committees of Safety, as did the Founders even before commencement of hostilities in the Revolutionary War.
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Arizona Committee of Safety Established
An historical First for Arizona
November 9, 2011
On October 21, 2011, a small group of people met, for the second time, under the name of Border Patriots Advisory Committee (BPAC). Their first meeting, a few weeks earlier, had determined a need to deal with a problem, while staying within the Constitution. It was an effort to find such means that had brought them back together - to find that solution.
During the meeting, the discussion came to consideration of a proposal submitted by Mike Frye (Oathkeepers). That proposal was for a structured association based upon the historical Committees of Safety, which were the civil government during the entire period of the Revolutionary War.
After discussion of the Committee of Safety approach, it was decided that all of the parties would review and return, in two weeks, for recommendations/modifications to the written proposal.
On November 4, 2011, in a meeting at the Rock Springs Cafe, Rock Springs, Arizona, revisions were submitted to the gathered parties, adopted - subject to review, and by a near unanimous vote (1 nay), the Arizona Committee of Safety (ACoS) came into existence.
The adopted plan for the General Association of the ACoS (body of all subscribers to the Committee of Safety) is based upon participation by County Committees of Safety. Five counties were represented at the meeting, and they are to return to their respective counties, establish Committees of Safety, and designate two delegates to sit on the Executive Board of the ACoS.
The only officer selected at this formation meeting was a Sergeant at Arms/Parliamentarian, who will act as Chairman until such time as the delegate Executive Board is created. At that time, the General Association will elect a Chairman, who will vote only in the event of a tie, and who is not one of the county delegates.
Membership in the Association is open to all lawful inhabitants of Arizona, unless it is determined that they are not supportive of the purpose of the ACoS, to wit:
The Purpose is to provide for the Safety, Protection, and Security of the lawful inhabitants of Arizona, especially in those areas where the federal and state government have failed to provide such protection. All activity is to be in adherence to the Arizona Constitution and the Constitution for the United States of America.
The original fourteen colonies (Vermont included) established Committees during the Revolutionary War era. During the Civil War, some southern states adopted local Committees of Safety to deal with "Yankee invaders". Both Texas and California had Committees of Safety from towards the end of Mexican rule until they were firmly established as Republics (prior to entry into the Union of States). For Arizona, this is an historical first, since there has never been a Committee of Safety in its history.
As the diversity of the participating organizations clearly demonstrates, the appeal of the Arizona Committee of Safety reaches across political and ideological boundaries in its effort to establish a unified organization.
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