ISBN 978-1-57951-191-3 $16.95 200 pp Six Steps to Stand Up to Power Download pdf Mary Baker Bio How to Become a Citizen Ninja Workshop Online Book Club Review BUY Interview with Rachael McIntosh of Shadow Citizen |
CITIZEN
NINJA(TM) Six Steps to Stand Up To Power by Mary Baker CITIZEN
NINJA is for people who want to engage
in the civic process but don’t know how and fear being
ridiculed and rejected.
Description Millions of Americans sit on
the sidelines in apathy, fear, indifference, and
ignorance, as politicians and activists change our
American values, our behavior, and our perception of
government. Using deception, fallacies, and bully
tactics, political activists are fundamentally
changing our system of governance. Culprits include Presidential
Executive Orders, judicial legislation, and
congressional legislative hemorrhaging. Change is also
being driven by “New Regional Governance”—a system of
governance with regulatory overreach by government
agencies, boards and commissions working in “Public
Private Partnerships” with an entitled civil society
and crony capitalists. Listening to pundits, reading
books, and attending meetings of like-minded
individuals is not enough to combat these changes. We
concerned patriots must engage and insert our voice in
the public arena. The framers of the
Constitution understood that preserving “Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness,” requires a
virtuous citizenry. The Constitution was written to
protect the people‑you and I‑from an overbearing
government. Increasing numbers of Americans are
concerned about securing these inalienable rights and
want to return to the tried and true processes of our
self-governing republic. To do so, we
must engage in civil debate and confront those who
seek to change our Constitution and our blessings of
liberty. CITIZEN
NINJA explains James Madison’s
four civic virtues—Civic Knowledge, Self-Restraint,
Self-Assertion, and Self-Reliance. Civic Knowledge
includes understanding how our government is
structured‑the checks and balances. Simply knowing
our rights is not enough. We must also understand
our responsibility to act when the government
infringes our rights. In CITIZEN
NINJA readers learn that exercising
civic duty means engaging the public passionately and
professionally, which is challenging. CITIZEN NINJA
gives steps to prepare. Self-Restraint is a civic
virtue that provides discernment in a given situation. CITIZEN NINJA
offers how to techniques for successful
Self-Assertion needed to securing our promised
freedoms. Citizen Ninja elected officials and public
servants accountable. A
CITIZEN
NINJA gives strategies for doing so. For too many Americans, the
civic virtue of Self-Reliance seems a distant dream.
As government grows, so do the barriers to engaging in
the political process at the local level. CITIZEN NINJA
explains how influence derived from civic
participation is diminished when elected officials
transfer power over to bureaucrats, while agencies
acquire the regulatory power once designated to our
legislative branch, the Becoming a Citizen Ninja
Exercising is making a choice for liberty. CITIZEN NINJA
offers role models for exercising civic
virtue--our forefathers, our revolutionary ancestors,
and the framers of the Constitution. CITIZEN NINJA
features easy to implement steps to engage civic
responsibility to preserve our blessings of liberty. A
good selection for libraries, families to discuss over
dinner, and anyone concerned about “where we’re going,
as a Nation.” |
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