We reiterate that the SNC is intended to be a representative forum in which all Southerners can come together to raise an authentic voice for the traditional liberties, culture, interests, and welfare of the Southern people. The SNC will provide an alternative legitimate means of expressing Southern grievances and solutions in a way that does not presently exist.

The SNC Committee was formed as a convening and support body for the actual Congress. The inaugural meeting of the SNC Committee was held March 5, 2005 in McDonough, GA. The second meeting of the SNC Committee followed in McDonough on March 18, 2006 to continue the work of organizing and laying a base of support. We hope to convene the first actual Congress in late 2007 or early 2008. Or, if that proves too ambitious, at the earliest possible date, for time marches on, and time is not on our side. The minimum goals for the first session will be for the SNC to formally establish itself, name its leaders and set their terms of office, organize standing committees, and select staff.

We seek the widest possible representation from people who love the South and are willing to go to this extent to advance the South’s interests. The SNC is not an academic conference or symposium, but a forum quasi-legislative in nature, although it obviously has no binding legal authority. However, if enough Southerners from all segments of the population participate -- and in the right spirit, it might attain something far more valuable, moral authority.

The SNC will begin with delegates elected from and by the residents of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri.

In addition to being a resident of one of these States, SNC Delegates must be 18 years of age on the date of the initial session of the Congress, whenever that shall be; and must affirm the following:

• I believe that I have a duty to my home State.




• I believe that the Southern people are a distinct people.




• I believe in the right of voice, the right of preservation, and the right of recognition, for the South and her people.

Each State is responsible for organizing its own Delegation. There will be one vote per State in the inaugural session, although that may change, subject to Delegates’ will, to a more equitable vote based on population. Initially there will be one House of Delegates. However, in due time the Congress may decide on a bicameral structure, like today’s U.S. House and Senate. (Let us hope the resemblance will end there!)