Would you Sign?

April 12, 2022

Prior to the American Experiment, every ruling class over the people was a dictatorship. On July 4th, 1776 the first cemented step in ending the relationship America had with the British Crown was taken.

56 Men from 13 Colonies signed The Declaration of Independence thereby forming The United States of America. It took 11 more years to set forth what is America - freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - granted to all of us with the Constitution in 1787.

These men, the likes of which other men of their time had never seen, believed so much in what makes our nation great they signed this declaration knowing they may be signing their own death warrant. And in fact, some did just that.

All signers were deemed traitors to the crown, some murdered, tortured, families imprisoned, lands and wealth taken. Some died at the hands of the British, others died from a broken heart, and most lived in poverty until their eventual death.

Today, some will argue the merits and character of these men. Revisiting history is easy to do when done from a place of extreme comfort and societal evolution. The 56 signers were men of their day, who I feel looked ahead beyond their ambitions of independence and gave us the greatest legal document to govern a free people, our Constitution.

These were men willing to stand in the gap, die in the gap, and fight for what they believed in. Too often we ignore the evil knocking at the door because it is not our door. It’s not our schools, our towns, our cities, our state, or even our nation.

But soon, evil comes for us all.

Signer 57 is about determination and commitment. The belief in what the 56 signers signed and fought for over 11 years was worthy of their ultimate sacrifice, the sacrifice of what they had built, and the sacrifices their families made. 

Would you have assembled?
Would you have signed?

Would you have given up everything?
Would you have stood in the gap?

Would you have fought?

For most the answer is a resounding yes because the outcome of this time in history has revealed it was worth the fight, the American Experiment was more than an idea it became the beacon of freedom, liberty, opportunity, and happiness for the world over.

Today it seems we are approaching a precipice, a moment in time in which we must decide if what was fought for and won, should be upheld and fought for again.

If you’re like me you believe in our Constitution and the unalienable rights bestowed to all of us by our Creator. 

I’m sure you have and proudly wear other patriotic and freedom-themed clothing and gear. For me creating Signer 57 is about a spear of the arrow thought. A belief that everything before us is too important to forget.

What was fought for is too important to simply accept what is being given to us today to accept. It’s time for you, me, and those like us to align once again.

It’s time to pick up on the sacrifices long since laid to rest.

It’s time to become Signer 57.

Thanks for joining me here in this moment, for this movement - Jeff

PS - subscribe to my email list. I’ll be publishing blog posts about each of the original 56 Signers as time goes on, and likely interviewing other like-minded people to bring additional modern-day perspectives on where we must pick up where they left off.

These men, the likes of which other men of their time had never seen, believed so much in what makes our nation great they signed this declaration knowing they may be signing their own death warrant. And in fact, some did just that.