We the people of the State of Kansas, believe that in today's world the Federal Government has not led our citizens justly and with honor. We therefore, as free men and women of our great state, do believe that it is time to take matters upon ourselves to ensure our continued freedom, and to enact our own laws and hereby govern ourselves without the federal government's involvement in our internal matters from this day forward.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin: 1775