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Based on the premise that America is experiencing a Constitutional Crisis <ref>[http://www.cc2009.us/about-cc2009/our-constitutional-crisis "Our Constitutional Crisis"] CC2009.us</ref>, that is devastating to individual freedoms and liberties, and that in order to achieve meaningful reform, activists must go beyond Tea Parties, beyond elections and beyond petitioning,<ref> [http://www.wilsoncountynews.com/article.php?id=26850&n=tead-off-americans-beyond-tea-parties-elections-and-personalities "Beyond Tea Parties, Elections and Personalities".] ''[[Wilson County News]]'', 4/13/2010. </ref> <ref>Scott N. Bradley. [http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/2496-a-look-at-continental-congress-2009 "A Look at Continental Congress 2009".] ''[[The New American]]'', 12/8/2009.</ref> Continental Congress 2009 was convened in order to "determine a legal and peaceful means to stop the violations of The Constitution of The United States of America and to restore Constitutional governance." <ref>[http://www.cc2009.us/about-cc2009/purpose-format-outcomes "Purpose, Format and Outcomes"] CC2009.us</ref><ref>[http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/the-line-in-the-sand-is-drawn/ "The Line In the Sand Is Drawn"] [[River Cities Reader]] 11/24/2009</ref>

Organized and financed primarily by the supporters of the [[We_the_People_Foundation]], a modern day convening of delegates from the states assembled in  [[St. Charles, Illinois]] from November 11-21, 2009 to  to discuss "abuses of the Constitution and to consider practical strategies which can bring about compliance with our Freedom documents, not only in our government at all levels, but in our individual lives" <ref>[http://www.cc2009.us/about-cc2009/purpose-format-outcomes "Purpose, Format and Outcomes"] CC2009.us</ref>.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=116996 "'Continental Congress' abolishes income tax".] ''[[WorldNetDaily]]'', 11/23/2009.</ref>

The broad agenda format and definition of outcomes was published at the Continental Congress 2009 website and promoted as a non-partisan, open format meeting to be web broadcast live. <ref>[http://www.cc2009.us/about-cc2009/purpose-format-outcomes "Purpose, Format and Outcomes"] CC2009.us</ref>

The delegates who convened were elected in very small open and transparent elections in 48 states. <ref>[http://www.cc2009.us/about-cc2009/delegate-voting-info "Delegate Voting Information"] CC2009.us</ref>

The majority of the event was webcast live and the archives of the proceedings, including opening and closing ceremonies, as well as video of the guest experts on individual areas of constitutional violations, are available for public viewing.<ref>[http://www.cc2009.us/archives "Video Archives"] CC2009.us</ref>

The foundation of the information the delegates considered included the extensive Petitions for Redress of Grievance that [[Robert L. Schulz]] and the We The People Foundation have served to members of all three branches of federal government for nearly fourteen years. <ref>[http://www.cc2009.us/about-wtp/petitions-for-redress "We The People Foundation Petitions for Redress of Grievances"] CC2009.us</ref>

The work product of the Continental Congress 2009 is entitled the Articles of Freedom and documents the 14 violations of the Constitution for the United States of America and provides remedial instructions for both congress and the state legislatures to remedy these violations. <ref>[http://www.articlesoffreedom.us/Introduction.aspx "Articles of Freedom - Introduction] ArticlesOfFreedom.us</ref>

== Notable Delegates ==
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*[[Michael Badnarik]] [http://www.constitutionpreservation.org]
* Clyde Cleveland [http://www.commonsenserevistied.com]
*[[Schaeffer Cox]] [http://standbyschaeffer.com/]
* Jon Roland <ref>[[Constitution_Society]]</ref>
*[[Robert L. Schulz]] [http://www.cc2009.us/archives/43-nov12/97-consitution-is-not-a-menu "The Constitution Is Not a Menu"]
* Full list of Delegates [http://www.cc2009.us/delegates]

== References ==
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