In this time of weaponized bureaucracy, selective justice, and institutional gaslighting, the People’s Tribune Council exists to answer a simple question: What power do the People retain when the systems meant to protect them become instruments of abuse?
The Council’s power is not derived from statutes, budgets, or force of arms, but the power of the People themselves—unity, visibility, memory, and accountability—what corrupt institutions fear most. Where persecution thrives on silence and isolation, the Council intervenes publicly, shining light into the shadows in which corrupt power operates.
Public Intercession (Standing in the Gap)
The Council’s first act of power is presence. When citizens are targeted, silenced, or crushed by process, the Council stands with them—openly and publicly—in person when needed. Names, facts, and documented evidence are placed on the record where they cannot be ignored or erased. The People are watching—and the People’s Tribunes stand with the oppressed. If our elected or appointed servants won’t advocate for the People, we will!
Civic Indictments
The Council compiles formal, fact-checked case files documenting individual abuses—timelines, actions taken, and evidence preserved. Beyond isolated cases, it produces pattern reports identifying recurring methods of retaliation, procedural punishment, and jurisdictional evasion across agencies and offices. When evidence is clear, the Council issues Formal Findings of Abuse—written determinations entered into the public record. These are not legal charges, but civic indictments: moral and political judgments rendered in the court of public conscience. Once published, these records follow abusers forever.
National Amplification
Abuse survives by isolating victims and outlasting attention spans. The Council exists to prevent both. Through coordinated media engagement, the Council drives verified cases into public view and sustains attention until responsibility is faced. The goal is simple: make persecution socially, politically, and historically costly.
Confronting Authority Directly
Like the Roman Tribunes who stood between the people and abusive magistrates, the Council confronts power openly, fearlessly and without apology. It issues formal demand letters to officials at every level, placing them on notice and requiring explanations. Tribunes are ready and willing to confront abusers in person, peacefully, but adamantly. Silence becomes evidence, and we will not allow innocent people to be ignored.
Solidarity as a Shield
Tyranny thrives on isolation. The Council forges visible coalitions around the targeted—connecting families to attorneys, journalists, faith leaders, donors, and advocates—while coordinating legal defense, fundraising, and civic presence. Isolation is the weapon; solidarity is the counterpunch.
Civic Witness and the Modern Veto
The Council bears witness by showing up in courtrooms, hearings, and public forums, preserving testimony so no one can later claim ignorance. In extreme cases, it exercises a modern civic veto—publicly naming illegitimate acts, calling the People to interpose, demanding answers, escalating to the highest authorities, and preserving judgment in the historical record.
When the Council declares intercedo: “I forbid,” it means: “We formally interpose the authority of the American People against this action.”
The People’s Tribune Council derives its legitimacy from First Principles recognized by the Founders: that “the people are the only legitimate fountain of power.” As James Madison affirmed, all constitutional authority flows from the People; those entrusted with it remain accountable to them at all times, not merely at elections.
Formally established on December 16, 2025, by experienced citizen statesmen, the Council is a historically grounded civic safeguard—created to assist the People in exercising the supervisory judgment the Founders presumed they would never surrender. When government departs from its constitutional purpose—evading accountability, weaponizing law, or ruling by fiat rather than consent—the People retain both the right and the duty to judge that abuse and demand correction, a duty Madison repeatedly defended in The Federalist Papers (notably Nos. 46 and 49). The Council exists to ensure that government remains the servant of the People, not their master.
Each Tribune enters service knowing that defending the Republic may require personal sacrifice—comfort, reputation, livelihood, and, in the gravest cases, even life itself. Like the Roman tribunes whose doors were kept open day and night so the People could seek protection without fear or delay, Tribunes make themselves readily accessible to those facing injustice. This understanding is foundational to our Republic, echoing the Founders’ pledge of their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. Tribunes serve principle over power, standing between tyranny and the People it targets, rejecting blind obedience to unjust authority and affirming a higher obligation: the preservation of the Republic and the protection of the innocent.
Kelly John Walker is one of your founding Tribunes. If you have experienced an injustice regarding your Constitutional and/or Natural Rights, or if you have comments, email Contact@ThePeoplesTribune.com
Discover the other Founding Tribunes at ThePeoplesTribuneCouncil.com. Additional volunteer Tribunes will be added soon, each focused on specific areas of injustice.
The People’s Tribune Council does not ask for funding or donations. However, if you would like to help with travel expenses for any of your Tribunes, that’s always appreciated. You can donate to #TribuneKellyJohnWalker at www.GiveSendGo.com/FreedomTalk, or give a tax-deductible donation to Parents Demanding Justice Alliance at TinyURL.com/PDJAGive
