PETITION TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE
For Protection of Human Rights, Elimination of Inherited Racial Discrimination, and Restoration of Land Rights to the Original Inhabitants of America
Filed By: Phillip Angelo Ramsey Jr., Al Bartell, and the People of African Moorish and Indigenous descent
Platform: StreetGroomers.org
Purpose of Petition
We demand that the United States Senate hold a public hearing by the people on the issues at hand— including revising the Constitution to enshrine Human Rights — not just Civil Rights — for all 360 million Americans, regardless of race, creed, color, or origin. This hearing must address inherited racial discrimination, restoration of land rights, affirmation of birthright citizenship, and the stopping of unjust deportations and detentions. Every person born or residing in this country has inherited the moral and structural consequences of racialized law.
Petition Summary
• The U.S. government has long upheld doctrines that allowed slavery, segregation, racial hierarchy, and colonization.
• These doctrines did not simply oppress specific groups — they corrupted the moral and legal foundation of the nation itself.
• Today, all Americans live under a legal system built on these inherited injustices.
• We demand constitutional transformation, restitution, and moral accountability.
Grounds for Petition
• Absence of Human Rights in the Constitution: The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly guarantee Human Rights to all people. Civil Rights are conditional and selective; Human Rights are universal. The failure to enshrine these rights leaves all Americans vulnerable to legal inequality and injustice.
• Violation of the 14th Amendment: The equal protection clause has been denied in practice to African Moorish and Indigenous peoples, and continues to be applied inconsistently to immigrants and the poor.
• Legalization of Racial Injustice: The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld decisions (e.g., Dred Scott)that erased the legal personhood of entire populations, embedding racial bias into American law.
• Denial of Land Ownership and Reparative Justice: No reparations have been made to Native peoples or to descendants of enslaved Africans for the theft of land, labor, and liberty.
• Universal Harm from Inherited Discrimination: Racially constructed systems of wealth, punishment, policing, and representation have psychologically, socially, and economically harmed every person in America, directly or indirectly. Discrimination against one group robs the whole of its humanity.
Emergency Relief Demands
• Stop all deportations tied to racial profiling, false denials of birthright citizenship, or colonial borders.
• Release all detainees, including immigrants, held under unjust civil or immigration codes rooted in systemic bias.
Monetary Damages Sought
• $10–15 million for violations of birthright citizenship, targeting by DOJ, ICE, and the Trump administration.
• $14 trillion for reparations related to the theft of land, labor, and political representation from Indigenous and African-descended communities.
Legal Authorities & Precedents
• U.S. Const. amend. XIV (Citizenship & Equal Protection).
• U.S. Const. art. V (Amendment process).
• U.S. Const. art. VI, cl. 2 (Supremacy Clause).
• U.S. Const. art. I, §8, cl. 3 (Commerce with Indian Tribes).
• 8 U.S.C. § 1401 (Statutory codification of birthright citizenship).
• 25 U.S.C. § 177 (Nonintercourse Act — federal protection of Native land from unauthorized transfers).
• United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898) — Birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment for persons born in the U.S.
• Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253 (1967) — Government may not involuntarily strip a citizen’s citizenship.
• Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886) — Equal Protection applies to noncitizens; discriminatory enforcement is unconstitutional.
• Hernandez v. Texas, 347 U.S. 475 (1954) — Equal Protection extends to Mexican Americans and all racial classes.
• Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) — State-sponsored segregation violates Equal Protection.
• Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982) — States cannot deny undocumented children a free public education under Equal Protection.
• Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001) — Limits on indefinite civil immigration detention under Due Process.
• Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida, 414 U.S. 661 (1974) — Federal jurisdiction over tribal land claims.
• County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation, 470 U.S. 226 (1985) — Damages remedy recognized for unlawful possession of tribal lands.
• United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians, 448 U.S. 371 (1980) — Compensation for illegal seizure of the Black Hills
• McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S. Ct. 2452 (2020) — Reservation boundaries and treaty promises must be honored.
• Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. (19 How.) 393 (1857) — Denied Black citizenship (repudiated by the 14th Amendment).
• Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896) — ‘Separate but equal’ (overruled by Brown).
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) — Arts. 1, 2, 7, 15 (equality before the law; right to nationality).
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) — Arts. 2, 24; ratified by the U.S.(non-self-executing but binding internationally).
• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) — Arts. 2, 5; ratified by the U.S. (non-self-executing).
• U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) — Rights to self-determination, lands, territories, and resources (U.S. supports).
Requested Actions
• Propose and pass a Constitutional revision to give Human Rights, not Civil Rights — guaranteed to all 360 million Americans, not conditioned on race, citizenship, or class.
• Reaffirm and enforce birthright citizenship rights for all descendants of African slaves, Indigenous peoples, and qualified immigrants, explicitly reversing all prior exclusions.
• Reopen land claim settlements and establish a legal process for restitution and reparations.
• Establish a Federal Commission to investigate, expose, and abolish all systems of inherited racial discrimination upheld by law or precedent.
• Refer this petition to formal hearings in the Senate Judiciary and Indian Affairs Committees for immediate consideration.
Moral and Constitutional Contradiction
If the Senate rejects this petition, it affirms that “In God We Trust” and “One Nation Under God” are empty slogans, not national principles. It would affirm that the U.S. belongs — not to its people — but to the legacy of racial hierarchy, colonization, and European conquest. It would also mean that God’s law has no authority over the Constitution, and that justice is optional, not essential.
Closing Statement
We submit this petition in peace — not only for Black, Indigenous, or immigrant people — but for every human being in America whose rights have been conditioned on color or category. The laws and precedents of this nation have created an inheritance of racial discrimination and hate crimes that deprives man of the ability to obey the Commands of God: To Love Thy Neighbor. If America is to be saved, it must be rebuilt on universal dignity,
Under the Commands of God to Man and Woman.
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