Most of us reading this article consider ourselves one or more of the following: 

• Conservative
• Tea Party member
• 912 member
• Other grass roots affiliated group member

 If you have heard me speak across the state, I call myself a patriot. The best thing about this label is that there is little ambiguity concerning its meaning. I started NCFreedom one year ago as a website to provide information about North Carolina’s political environment. I recently have been told that NCFreedom is a baby organization in the sense that is it just starting up. Most people do not realize that NCFreedom started before Rick Santelli’s Tea Party speech on February 19^th, 2009 or Glenn Beck’s 912 Project on March 13^th, 2009.

As what happens in many endeavors, the direction evolved to become a state wide communications network on May 29^th when the first Asheville Convention was held and the site was turned over to a state board of directors. The focus was not really changed since we were still a communications network for the associated groups who joined together to have a larger, coordinated impact across the state.

I enjoy being one of the editors for the website but I really never looked back too often since there was so much work to do in front of us. There is a difference in being an editor and being a proactive patriot. It has been said that I do not even have a group of people to lead. That statement is completely true. Since last April, I have had the extreme honor to be part of a team of patriots in the truest sense of the word. We call ourselves the NCFreedom Triangle Steering Committee – sometimes. This committee is not concerned with titles, egos, political ambition, personal gain or leadership. We are concerned with saving the country. Period. Each one of us understands that “life, fortune and personal honor” is what our founding fathers pledged to ensure our freedom. We also know that our freedom is at risk and we understand what we have to also pledge. This group of people have become more than friends and have been tested by trials of fire that have tempered our resolve.

So on this anniversary, I want to review some of the accomplishments of this group in which I do not lead but serve.

1. Protests and Counter Protests:  Kay Hagan, Health Care, Obama ABC infomercial, Can You Hear Us Now, End the Fed, Brad Miller, Illegal Aliens and a few assorted forays into enemy camps
2. Two town halls
3. July 4^th Tea Party
4. Two rolling tea parties
5. Over 25 YouTube videos
6. Top three videos on the912project.com in early November
7. Top Breitbart video in the country for Can You Hear Us Now protest
8. 912 Washington Rally
9. Michele Bachmann Rally
10. Over 25 group presentations across the state
11. Coordinated and help launch the first group meetings in Albemarle, Benson, Concord, High Point, Murphy, New Bern and Southern Pines
12. Launched the RollingTeaParty.com website

 You can see some of the videos for these events at http://ncfreedom.us/media.

Now this list is not meant to leave any other group’s achievements out or to make a contest out of our efforts. It is meant to show that a small group can accomplish great results with no funding and a lot of patriotism. Combine this list with the accomplishments of all of the groups across the state in the past year and North Carolina is a shining star for restoring our country.

The point is that “We the People” is a force that can achieve great success. We have to remember that it is “We the People” and not “I am your Leader”.  I encourage everyone reading this article to review the following information: http://ncfreedom.us/about/. If we do not act in a selfless manner to restore our country, we will be condemning our children to be either slaves or to become nothing more than the self serving people who have brought our country to its knees.

Although NCFreedom is one year old, NONE of its success can be attributed to one individual or group. I wish to thank every group who is part of NCFreedom for their efforts in the past year. This success can be seen on the main page of the site right now when you see the different individuals who are posting articles from across the state.

Thank you,

David DeGerolamo