PKTF Reboot: Bridging Jurisdictions for a Harmonious
Future
By Joseph Hayse
Staff Editor
pktfnews.org
Editor's note: Portions of this article was originally
published on June 7, 2023, and again during 2024. It will be showcased in the upcoming newsletter of
The Quarterly Newsletter of Self-Governance and Peacebuilding, set to release
on the first day of Spring 2025. This edition will feature many more
interesting articles related to self-governance and community collaboration.
In a bold move to reinvigorate its mission, The Peacekeeping
Task Force (PKTF) has embarked on its second iteration of service, focusing on
supporting local and state government service providers responsible for
self-governance. This reboot comes after a period of internal restructuring,
following the removal of its initial leadership for cause.
Established by the Federation, PKTF serves as a crucial
advocate for the peaceful assembling of each State Assembly Militia, playing a
vital role in the American State Assemblies' self-governing framework. The
organization's primary objective is to construct collaborative bridges between
de jure peacekeeping roles of elected officers from local and State sections
and the de facto services that have assumed these responsibilities over time.
Perhaps no other initiative of the Federation has caused
more controversy, and mainly, this is because the Peacekeeping Task Force is a
new initiative, one that our government in former times never entertained.
There is no historical precedent for the PKTF, and the name itself gives pause.
A "Task Force" in military terms gives rise to thoughts of Special
Operations, specific and targeted operations, requiring coordination across
different branches of services, and often coordinating action by troops from multiple
nations.
The Concept of Peacekeeping
What could "Peacekeeping" and "Task
Force" - taken together - mean? These words and others related to the
Peacekeeping Task Force are taken from Article 4208 of the Federation Archives.
The article goes on to express that people encounter the joined concepts in
situations requiring the occupation of a country by foreign militaries, but in
this case, no foreign military is involved.
Peacekeeping means what it implies - the function of keeping
communities at peace, safe from outlaws, marauders, gangs, and even guerrilla
forces and organized crime cartels, maintaining order, providing assistance,
and preparing for natural and manmade disasters.
Leadership
The Executive Director of PKTF, a former Continental
Marshal, recently stepped down from his position as the Postal Area 4 Chief Continental
Marshal and Adjunct to the Senior Chief Continental Marshal to lead the
organization after years of honorable, voluntary service.
"Our mission is to ensure that the principles of
self-governance are upheld while fostering cooperation between various
jurisdictional entities," the Executive Director stated. "By stepping
down from my previous roles, I can fully dedicate myself to PKTF's crucial work
without any perceived conflicts."
Advocacy
PKTF, chartered by the Federation as a service provider,
advocates for the safe development of each State Border Defense function across
all local and State peacekeeping roles, both elected and appointed. This unique
position allows PKTF to bridge the gap between different governance entities,
facilitating communication and collaboration.
The organization faces several challenges in its renewed
mission, including reestablishing trust with stakeholders, realigning its
objectives with founding principles, and developing strategies for effective
cross-jurisdictional collaboration. Despite these hurdles, PKTF remains
committed to its goal of fostering peaceful assembly and effective
self-governance.
The key focus for PKTF is the realm of honoring through
lawful recognition of purposeful political status-correction, a somewhat
complex process involving the reconciliation of required roles and
responsibilities across various governance entities.
The Cooperation
As a practical matter, this means working together as
neighbors, first and foremost - getting to know each other, assessing our own
resources, and getting a handle on what we need to do to be able to help each
other in an emergency in which there is no outside government or contracted
armed force coming to "help" our own sovereign communities.
The Peacekeeping Task Force is doing a number of things
simultaneously:
- Meeting and greeting and assessing preparedness for State and County peacemakers (i.e. Reeves/Sheriffs)
- Connecting
State Assembly Militias to resources offered by other
sovereign and Federation organizations
- Helping
State Assemblies organize response teams and coordinate life-saving action
across multiple jurisdictions
It's a big job that requires awareness of the laws and
limitations of each jurisdiction and what it means to establish and run a
"well-regulated" militia.
Together we can lawfully and peacefully plan for the
security and protection of every community in America, come what may. There is
no need for clandestine or dangerous "unregulated" activities that
have led to "militias" having a bad name. Responsible sovereign men
and women think and behave rationally and responsibly as lawful adults.
...more to read on the main article this Spring.
