Our Proclamation

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Our Proclamation


"I proclaim publicly that I favor ending government involvement in education."


Our proclamation is a declaration of independence, a statement that declares that each signer believes people should be free to educate their children for a real future, for a free future, and not be forced to have them educated for the government's future.

Over the years, our proclamation has gone through a number of revisions before arriving at the one sentence above.

Our list of signers includes prominent people from many fields (education, government, business), as well as thousands of everyday people acting on the liberty guaranteed them in the U. S. Constitution.

See U.S. states ranked by "Proclaimers per million population."


See some of our more well-known signers - by category:


"Public" & Private School Educators       Protestant Leaders

Homeschool Leaders                            Catholic Leaders

Policy Leaders                                      Jewish Leaders

Business & Media Leaders                     Latter Day Saints Leaders

Talk Show Hosts                                   Muslim Leaders

Special Milestones                                Latin American Endorsers


 

Opinion Leaders Endorse

“Separation of School and State”

 

(Affiliations shown for identification purposes only)

 

Please email changes/corrections.

 

“Public” & Private School Educators

Policy Leaders

Protestant Leaders

 

Fr Rogelio C Alcantara M

Director of Commission on Pastoral Education, Archdiocese of Mexico

 

Leigh Bortin

Educator, Classical Conversations, Inc.

 

John Cooper

Headmaster, Wichita Collegiate

 

Douglas Dewey

Founder, Washington Scholarship Fund

 

David D Friedman

Santa Clara University

 

Marshall Fritz RIP

Founder, Alliance for the Separation of School & State

 

John Taylor Gatto

1991 New York State Teacher of the Year

 

William Kirk Kilpatrick

Why Johnny Can’t Tell Right from Wrong

 

Steve Kossor

The Kossor Education Newsletter

 

D Bruce Lockerbie

A Passion for Learning

 

Charles MacKenzie

President, Grove City College 1971-1992

 

Tamar Manrique

Principal, Dagarbin School Caracas, Venezuela

 

Rev Ellsworth McIntyre

How to Become a Millionaire in Christian Education

 

Fernando Monterroso

Rector, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala

 

Mary Novello

For All the Wrong Reasons: The Story Behind Government Schools

 

Rev James R Patrick

Headmaster, East Moline Christian School

 

John K Rosemond

Parenting Author, Columnist, Speaker

 

Rosalie Slater RIP

Foundation for American Christian Education

 

Candace Smith

1989 Colorado Enterprising Teacher of the Year

 

John Stormer

None Dare Call It Education

 

Thomas Szasz

Myth of Mental Illness

 

Robert Thoburn

Founder, Fairfax Christian School

 

James N Tooley

Reclaiming Education, University of Newcastle, England

 

Alexander Tubelsky

Principal, School of Self-Determination, Moscow, Russia

 

E G West RIP

Education and the State

 

Richard Wilkins

World Family Policy Center, Brigham Young University

 

Homeschool Leaders

 

Sarah Bachmann

Founding Leader of Homeschool Association of Switzerland

 

Samuel Blumenfeld

Is Public Education Necessary?

 

Fran Crotty

Kolbe Academy

 

Cathy Duffy

Government Nannies

 

Ronald & Inge Cannon

Education PLUS

 

Mary Kay Clark

Seton Home Study School

 

Kimberly Hahn

Home School Advocate

 

Alan & Lori Harris

Landmark Distributors

 

Gregg Harris

Noble Publishing

 

Wade & Jessica Hulcy

Home Education Advocates

 

Ingeborg G V Kendall

School at Home

 

Santos Mercado Reyes

Director del Seminario FA Hayek, Universidad Autonoma Metro., Mexico

 

Jane Orient

Association of American Physicians & Surgeons

 

Mary & Bill Pride

Publishers, Practical Home Schooling

 

John Mark Reynolds

Biola University

 

Art Robinson

Publisher, Access to Energy

 

Raymond Stalker

Executive Director, Illinois Christian Home Educators

 

Business & Media Leaders

 

Linda Bowles RIP

Columnist

 

Barry Conner

Homebuilder, Gainesville, Georgia

 

Jeff Dahlberg

Retail

 

Douglas Dewey

Founder, Washington Scholarship Fund

 

William A Dunn

Foundation for Advancement of Right Thinking

 

Joseph Farah

Editor and CEO, WorldNetDaily

 

Ing Alonso Gutierrez Cortina

Presidente, ProLink Productivad Real Mexico City, Mexico

 

Paul V Harberger

President, Foundation Francisco Marroquin

 

David Hirschman

Software

 

Ethelmae Humphreys

Chairman, Tamko Roofing Products

 

Tom Monaghan

Founder of Domino’s Pizza

 

William Murchison

Columnist, Dallas Morning News

 

Robert Prechter Jr

Elliott Wave International

 

Jack Pugsley

Author

 

Sheldon Rose

Builder, Michigan

 

Chris Rufer

Agribusiness, Sacramento, California

 

Vin Suprynowicz

Sindicated Columnist; Editorial Writer, Las Vegas Review Journal

 

Richard Wallace

Freedom Communications

 

Talk Show Hosts

 

James Alsis

Lake Worth, Florida

 

Chuck Baker

Colorado Springs, Colorado

 

Larry Bates

Memphis, Tennessee

 

Patrick Campbell

Erie, Pennsylvania

 

Peter Ford

Beverly Hills, California

 

Don Formanek

Moorhead, Minnesota

 

Joyce Harley

Eagan, Minnesota

 

Brent Johnson

Klamath Falls, Oregon

 

Jan Mickelson

Des Moines, Iowa

 

Stanley Monteith

Soquel, California

 

Martin Nalitz

Littleton, Colorado

 

Gary Nolan

Rocky River, Ohio

 

Ralph Ovadal

Monroe, Wisconsin

 

Lowell Ponte

Carlsbad, California

 

Bob Price

Morgantown, Indiana

 

Fred Schnaubelt

San Diego, California

 

Mark Scott

Detroit, Michigan

 

Joe Seehusen

Fairfield, Iowa

 

Murray Sabrin

Leonia, New Jersey

 

Bob Ward

Austin, Texas

 

Harvey Wysong

Atlanta, Georgia

 

 

John K Andrews

Former President, Colorado State Senate

 

Brenda Anglin

Director, Concerned Women for America of Pennsylvania

 

Anne Ball

Director, Concerned Women for America of Washington

 

Sandee Beckers

Former President, Eagle Forum California

 

Nora Bennis

Leader, Christian Political Party, Ireland

 

David Bergland

Libertarianism in One Lesson

 

John Blundell

General Director, Institute of Economic Affairs, London, England

 

David Boaz

Cato Institute

 

Donald Boudreaux

Chairman, Department of Economics, George Mason University

 

Barbara Branden

The Passion of Ayn Rand

 

Nathaniel Branden

My Years with Ayn Rand

 

Harry Browne RIP

How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World

 

Steve Buckstein

President, Cascade Institute

 

Allan Carlson

Howard Center

 

Alice Click

Director, Concerned Women for America of West Virginia

 

James Clymer
Chairman, Constitution Party

 

Ed Crane

President, Cato Institute

 

Steve Dasbach

Libertarian National Committee

 

Joey Davis

Director, Concerned Women for America of Missouri

 

Dinesh D’Souza

Illiberal Education

 

David Dunn

Research and Policy Director, Oklahoma Family Policy Council

 

Larry Elder

Talk Show Host, Author, Columnist

 

M Stanton Evans

National Journalism Center

 

Ezola Foster

Former Public School Teacher, What’s Right for All Americans

 

Bobby Franklin

Georgia Assemblyman

 

Ismael Garcia

Mayor of La Victoria, Aragua, Venezuela

 

Enrique Ghersi

Chairman, International Society of Individual Liberty (ISIL), Lima, Peru

 

Jon Henrik Gilhuus

Chairman, Free Democrats, Norway

 

Sharon Harris

President, Advocates for Self-Government

 

Karen Hayes

Director, Concerned Women for America of Illinois

 

David R Henderson

Research Fellow, Hoover Institution

 

Don Hodel

Former Secretary of Interior

 

Jacob Hornberger

President, Future of Freedom Foundation

 

George House

California Assemblyman, Retired

 

Carla Howell

President, Center for Small Government

 

Brannon Howse

American Family Policy Institute

 

Rick Jore

Montana Assemblyman

 

Robert D Kephart

Founder, Libertarian Review

 

Byron Lamm

State Policy Network

 

Susan Lintner

Director, Concerned Women for America of Connecticut

 

Peg Luksik

National Parents Commission

 

Barrie Lyons

Board of Trustees, Concerned Women for America

 

Rodrigo Marin

Former Colombian Minister of Labor, Economics, Transporation; 40 years Colombian Senate; Ambassador to Spain

 

J Stanley Marshall

Chair, James Madison Institute

 

Dr. Maria Mascarenhas

Centre for Research Education Service & Training for Family Life Promotion, India

 

Russell Means

American Indian Activist

 

Vince Miller

President, International Society of Individual Liberty (ISIL)

 

Steve W Mosher

Population Research Institute

 

Nancy O’Toole

President, Massachusetts Eagle Forum

 

Art Olivier

2000 Libertarian Party Vice Presidential Candidate

 

Ron Paul

US Congressman, Texas

 

Howard Phillips

Conservative Caucus

 

Larry Pratt

Gun Owners of America

 

Sheldon Richman

Separating School and State

 

Ron Robinson

President, Young America’s Foundation

 

Lew Rockwell

Ludwig von Mises Institute

 

Don Rogers

California State Senator, Retired

 

Sam Slom

Hawaii State Senator

 

Fred Smith

President, Competitive Enterprises Institute

 

George H Smith

Atheism: The Case Against God

 

Judy Smith

Director, Concerned Women for America of Kansas

 

Rigoberto Stewart

President, Institute for Liberty & Analysis of Policy in Government, Costa Rica

 

Michael Semin

President, Civic Institute, Prague

 

Richard Stroup

PERC

 

Thomas Szasz

The Myth of Mental Illness

 

David Theroux

President, Independent Institute

 

Ron Trowbridge

Vice President, Hillsdale College; Imprimus

 

Jerry Tuccille

Civil Liberties and Free-market.net

 

Vanita Warren

Concerned Women for America of Colorado

 

Paul Wever

Former Minister of Economics, Guatemala

 

 

Lane Adams

The Incredible Patience of God

 

E Calvin Beisner

Prosperity and Poverty

 

Joel Belz

World Magazine

 

Gary DeMar

American Vision

 

Marshall Foster

Mayflower Institute

 

Ben Gilmore

American Christian History

 

Jay Grimstead

Coalition on Revival

 

Don Hodel

Former President, Focus on Family

 

D James Kennedy

Coral Ridge Ministries

 

Rev Tim LaHaye

Left Behind

 

Emanuel McLittle

Destiny Communications

 

E Raymond Moore

Exodus Mandate

 

Ron Nash RIP

Faith & Reason: Searching for a Rational Faith

 

David Noebel

Summit Ministries

 

Gary North

Institute for Christian Economics

 

Marvin Olasky

The Tragedy of American Compassion

 

Rev R J Rushdoony RIP

Chalcedon Report

 

Andrew Sandlin

Center for Cultural Leadership

 

Otto Scott RIP

Otto Scott’s Compass

 

R C Sproul Jr

Highlands Study Center

 

Phil Stringer

Landmark Bible College

 

Herb Titus

Attorney

 

Rus Walton RIP

Plymouth Rock Foundation

 

Douglas Wilson

Credenda/Agenda

 

Catholic Leaders

 

Marianne Alpha CV

Human Life International

 

Bishop F J Ardaiz SJ

Auxiliary Bishop, Santo Domingo, DR

 

Fr Hugh  Barbour O Praem

St Michael’s Abbey

 

John W Blewett

Editor, Latin Mass Magazine

 

Alex Chafuen

President, Atlas Foundation

 

Sr Connie Driscoll RIP

St Martin de Porres House of Hope

 

John Finn

Pro-life Activist

 

Fr Charles Fiore RIP

Catholic Home School Network

 

Fr Joseph Ganssle OFM

Our Lady of the Rosary Academy

 

Brother Paul Goeltz

St. Mary’s University, Texas

 

Fr John A Hardon SJ RIP

The Catholic Catechism

 

E Michael Jones

Culture Wars

 

George Kendall

Writer

 

William Marshner

Christendom College

 

Fr Paul Marx OSB

Founder, Human Life International

 

Neil McCaffrey

Roman Catholic Books

 

Roger McCaffrey

Roman Catholic Books

 

Charles E Rice

Notre Dame Law School

 

Msgr Richard Schuler

St Agnes, St Paul, Minnesota

 

Mark Shea

By What Authority

 

Joseph Sobran

Editor, Sobran’s

 

Bishop Ssekamaanya

Lugazi, Uganda

 

Christine Vollmer

Founder of Provive, Mother of Seven, Caracas, Venezuela

 

Jewish Leaders

 

Israel Krongold

IBM Scientist, Retired

 

Rabbi Daniel Lapin

President, Toward Tradition

 

Joseph Morris

Lincoln Legal Foundation

 

Elie Pieprz

Toward Tradition

 

Jeffrey Satinover MD

Author

 

Rabbi Mayer Schiller

Teacher, Author

 

Yarden Weidenfeld

Executive Director, Toward Tradition

 

Latter Day Saints Religious Leaders

 

Carolyn Carruth

Three-time School Board Member in California & Washington; Former Bishop Fresno Stake, California

 

Bruce Daniel

Dentist, Vernal, Utah

 

Eric Ebeling

Bishopric, Broomall, Pennsylvania

 

Alan Fluckiger

President, American Heritage Academy, Former LDS Bishop, Burley, Idaho

 

Andrew Groft

Provost, George Wythe College, Cedar City, Utah

 

Geoffrey Grunewald

Stake President, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 

James Jones

Founder of Familyhood Education, Inc

 

Anthony “Tony” Overbay

Seminary Teacher, Lincoln, California

 

Richard Partridge

Ordnance Worker, Ogden Temple

 

Mark Skousen

President, Foundation for Economic Education, Irvington, New York

 

Dr Richard Wilkins

World Family Policy Center, Brigham Young University

 

Muslim Leaders

 

Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad

Minaret of Freedom

 

Hamza Yusuf Hanson

Islamic Scholar

 

 

Special Milestones

 

Hal Jindrich RIP

First Signer of the Proclamation

 

Gary Alexander

1,000 Signer of the Proclamation,
Lopez Island, WA

 

Kameron Broadhead

10,000 Signer of the Proclamation, Pharmacist, Woodland Hills, Utah

 

Rigoberto Stewart

President, INLAP, First Signer of Proclamation in Costa Rica

 

Maria Alicia de Barri Entos

First Signer of Proclamation in El Salvador

 

Fernando Monterroso

Universidad Francisco Marroquin, First University President to Sign Proclamation

 

Jose Arturo Velarde Meraz

Flight Attendant, El Matador, First Signer of Proclamation in Mexico

 

Jose Anibal Olivas

Lawyer, First Signer of Proclamation in Nicaragua

Latin American Endorsers


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