Committee of Safety

Establishment of the Committees of Safety

The Committees of Safety shall be established in each county within the Confederate States of America. The committee shall consist of five persons who shall address the issues of each town and district within their county. The Committee will be responsible for communicating with the Congress about the issues pertaining to economy, local government, and other areas as they arise. The committees shall be formed to provide a voice for the people and to remedy any issues due to poor or corrupt government, law enforcement, and other areas as needed. The committees shall be in charge of the citizens militia within their county. The Committees of Safety shall be our first line of defense in beginning to end the corruption and over-reaching government that is happening today and will allow us to begin the process of restoring our republic!

Find Your Committee of Safety

As we get assist in getting the Committees of Safety established we will have a listing available by state. We are anticipating to get the first Committees listed starting in mid-April.

History

Many Committees of Safety were established throughout Colonial America at the start of the American Revolution. These committees started to appear in the 1760s as means to discuss the concerns of the time, and often consisted of every male adult in the community. The local militias were usually under the control of the committees, which in turn sent representatives to county- and colony-level assemblies to represent their local interests.

Committees of Safety formed before and during the Revolutionary War, to keep watch of and act upon events pertaining to the public welfare. They were sometimes possessed of almost supreme executive power, delegated to them by the people. Massachusetts took the lead in the appointment of a committee of safety so early as the autumn of 1774, of which John Hancock was chairman. It was given power to call out mandatory militia, with penalties for failing to respond to a call-up, and provide means of defense. It provided many of the duties of a provisional government.