Hard Core Independent's Manifesto of Independence in America

Everyone has a manifesto these days.  I thought I'd chime in and post my own to describe the "Hard Core Independent's Manifesto of Independence in America"

1)  Each person is born as one person in this world.  No, we are not all fraternal twins and each of us has to live our own lives.  If and when we collaborate by living together as a community, it is as a collection of individuals working together for our collective individual good.

2) The American government is an expression of that collective individual will and as such, is not a separate ruling class or body independent of society but exists at the will of society.  They were intended to carry out the intentions of the collected individuals in this country, not to determine them.

3) The government is tasked to ensure certain things are done, they are not mandated to do all those things themselves.  Where there is a private sector ability to perform those tasks and services, it is the government's duty to supervise and make sure they are being done as the collective will of the voters has determined.

4) Representatives elected by the collective individual voters and the employees of the government are not to live exempt of the laws and structure, but as one and the same, subject to the same laws and structure.

5) A duty to ensure public safety is does NOT give the government representatives or the employees of the government a pass on civil behavior.  We do not exist so they can do their job, they do their job as we allow them to do so.

6)  Your rights end where the next person's rights begin.  The moment you take it upon yourself to violate someone else's rights, you have simultaneously surrendered your own.  Convicted prisoners therefore have no rights until their sentence is completely served.  At which time they will be re-instated with proper release.

7) People seeking to be elected to public office should run on their own platform, independent of any political party.  

8)  Political parties have no place in a government of individual freedoms and respecting free will.

This manifesto reserves the right to be amended and added to as we determine the need.