You are listening to the Presidential Inauguration Speech of President James Buchanan Geiger, President of the Restored Republic, the interim government for the united States of America which is tasked with restoring operations under the Constitution for the united States of America.

Presidential Election Results: The Restored Republic Congress convened in Joint Session with the Senate counting the Elector’s votes on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in the presence of several witnesses at Oklahoma free State.  James Buchanan Geiger of Alabama was the candidate who received the most votes for President.  The Presidential Inauguration of the newly elected de jure President took place at Memphis, Tennessee on March 4, 2014.  President James Buchanan Geiger was the first lawfully sworn-in President of the re-inhabited Republic by the Electoral College process in a 153 years (to the day) since his predecessor with a similar name, President James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861.) See Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen of Re-inhabited: Republic for the United States of America Volume II – The Story of the Re-inhabitation circa 2016 by Jean Hallahan Hertler and David Carl Hertler.

The Northwest Ordinance (1787) was the most important piece of legislation enacted by Congress under the Articles of Confederation. Some historians have claimed that the principles established in the Northwest Ordinance are so important that they actually formed part of the Constitution. Before the Constitution, the Northwest Ordinance promised a republican form of government for the territories. It guaranteed that residents in the territories would not be treated as second class citizens, and they would enter under the same terms as those states that were already part of the union. The Northwest Ordinance also ensured the equality of rights of Citizens of the new states with the rights of Citizens of the states that had fought the Revolution. Listed are some fundamental rights including trial by jury, habeas corpus, due process, and religious freedom. Excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishments were banned. The Northwest Ordinance accelerated westward expansion, established policies for the creation of new states and the admission of those states into the confederation.

Once the Constitution was approved, in 1789 the United States Congress made minor changes, such that the President, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, had the power to appoint and remove the Governor and officers of the territory instead of Congress. On August 7, 1789, President George Washington signed the Northwest Ordinance of 1789 into law. The Supreme Court recognized the authority of the Northwest Ordinance of 1789 as constitutional in Strader v. Graham, 51 U.S. 82, 96, 97 (1851). After it was codified by the first de jure congress, it became known as 1 Statute 50.

Interim Government Transition to Permanent Office Holders per the Northwest Ordinance:
Provisional (Interim) terms of office are perpetual while acting in good behavior and ending when a de jure officer takes office following a transition election with at least thirty thousand (30,000) Republic Voters participating, unless removed from office for cause or by resignation. No other considerations for emoluments are made other than that the position is voluntary, without pay or personal gain. This position of terms, emoluments, pay and personal gain is the standard for all Interim positions and office holders. The American People acknowledge that the requirement to have a freehold estate is not possible at this time.

 Restored Republic Office Holders are charged with the following duties and obligations:
Supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States in a Provisional (Interim) capacity; Performing the duties of said office, in a Provisional (Interim) capacity; Attending Restored Republic conference calls; Promoting the Restored Republic; Diligently working toward having thirty thousand Republic Voters in each state so that transition elections can be held and; Remaining in honor and good standing.