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Tactical Civics and the Founders Vision for Local Governance
Episode 561

Tactical Civics and the Founders Vision for Local Governance

Connecting the Dots w/Dan Happel

June 11, 20251h 1m

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Show Notes

https://danhappel.com/tactical-civics-montana/
It's now or never to return limited, constitutional, self government for "We The People" before the powers that be continue the "fundamental transformation" of America...

1. Tactical Civics Overview

  • Seeks to re-establish local citizen oversight over government functions

  • Focus on accountability through reactivation of county grand juries and county militias

  • Rooted in constitutional authority and original intent of America’s founding documents

2. Four-Step Plan to Restore Constitutional Governance

  • Step 1: Build county chapters across all 3,165 counties

  • Step 2: Establish citizen grand juries and county militias by ordinance

  • Step 3: Ratify a pending constitutional amendment to limit congressional districts to 50,000 people (over 6,000 districts)

  • Step 4: Enact the "Bring Congress Home Act" to localize congressional work and eliminate D.C. perks

3. Grand Juries & Militias

  • Grand juries investigate local government misconduct without interference

  • County militias serve as the enforcement arm of grand juries (e.g., serving subpoenas, making arrests)

  • Emphasized as lawful, community-based, and historically grounded

4. Founding Principles Revisited

  • Strong emphasis on unalienable rights, self-governance, and the Constitution as a “rule book”

  • Citizens should view government employees as their subordinates

  • Responsibility must accompany freedom

5. Critique of Modern Governance

  • Government overreach, centralization, and dependence highlighted as root problems

  • Criticism of civil asset forfeiture, D.C. lobbying, federal bureaucracy, and the Patriot Act

  • Example: Red flag laws seen as unconstitutional in states like Pennsylvania

6. Call to Action

  • Citizens must stop outsourcing responsibility and re-engage in their civic duties

  • Tactical Civics provides a clear, actionable roadmap for restoring the Republic

  • People urged to visit tacticalcivics.com and join local chapters

Notable Quotes
  • “We hired folks to do our government—but we never inspect their work.”

  • “If you don’t do it, who will?”

  • “You’re not teaching your kids this stuff? That’s on you.”

Resources Mentioned
  • https://www.tacticalcivics.com/

  • Now We Rise (primer book, available as PDF)

  • The People’s Panel: The Grand Jury in the U.S. from 1634–1941

  • The Federalist Papers

  • Pocket Constitution