External Link Disclaimer

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Article I — Purpose

The Third Continental Congress of the United States of America—styled the Civic Congress—is a voluntary, citizen-led assembly. It is not a government body and holds no governing authority. Its mission is to uphold constitutional rights and to strengthen and expand lawful direct democracy within the representative system. The Civic Congress promotes initiatives, referenda, popular assemblies, and other lawful forms of citizen participation, uniting “We the People” across the States, the Federal District, the Territories, and the Tribal Nations of the United States. Only individual citizens legally registered to vote may act in an official capacity when filing, sponsoring, or signing ballot initiatives, referenda, or recalls, in full compliance with applicable state and federal election laws:

Resolved, That—

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1. For purposes of these instruments, the name(s) The Continental Congress of the United States of America (“We the People,” “The People,” “The Continental Congress,” “The Continental Congress Project, LLC,” “Continental Congress Project,” “The Third Continental Congress,” “The Civic Congress,” “Civic Congress,” “civiccongress.us,” “Direct Democracy Movement,” “Project 2026,” “Nationwide Initiative Marking The 250th Anniversary Of The United States,” “we,” “our,” “us”) shall denote the same nonpartisan, citizen-led assembly of the people, convened for the promotion of direct democracy.

2.  The Continental Congress of the United States of America acts solely to provide the public with lawful educational materials, archives, and resources aligned with the promotion of direct democracy.

3. Such links are provided for information and education only and do not alter the nonpartisan, non-governmental character of this assembly.

 

Article II — Non-Endorsement

Whereas, the appearance of a link might be misconstrued as approval or affiliation:

Resolved, That—

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1. The inclusion of any hyperlink does not constitute endorsement by the Civic Congress of the linked site, its owners, sponsors, views, products, or services.

2. Absent an express written statement to the contrary, no link signifies partnership, contract, or ideological alignment.

 

Article III — Accuracy, Legality, and Availability

Whereas, third-party content lies beyond the control of the Civic Congress:

Resolved, That—

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1. The Civic Congress makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, legality, security, or timeliness of information found on external sites.

2. The Civic Congress bears no responsibility for misinformation, omissions, outages, data incidents, malware, tracking practices, or legal violations occurring on third-party platforms.

3. Users should verify information directly with any or all external sources.

 

Article IV — User Responsibility

Whereas, each citizen must exercise judgment in the use of external resources:

Resolved, That—

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1. By following a hyperlink, the user acknowledges they are leaving the domain of the Civic Congress and entering a site governed by that party’s terms of service, privacy policy, and user protocols.

2. Users are responsible for reviewing and complying with those third-party terms.

 

Article V — Contextual Use of Links

Whereas, clarity of purpose strengthens public understanding, mission-aligned external links, aside from Founding Membership fees as well as, but not limited to, merchandise and other transactions for profit, meaning all other linked external resources, are provided for reference, research, public benefit and educational purposes only. Linking or referencing such sources does not imply endorsement and remains subject to their respective licenses. Founding Members may be encouraged and decide at their own discretion to either support or donate to vetted featured speakers in session. The Continental Congress Project, LLC can express political opinions, support partisan causes and issues, or partner with mission-aligned vetted nonprofit organizations protected under free speech, but cannot directly collect, handle or process any kind of funding and, therefore, all other funds separate from The Continental Congress Project, LLC must go directly to the link(s) of those official entities: 

Resolved, That—

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1. External links may be used directly for, but not limited to, Civic Congress merchandise and other transactions for profit;

2. External links may be used directly for Civic Congress Founding Membership fees;

3. External links may be used to support directly to vetted social media influencers;

4. External links may be used to donate directly to vetted nonprofits;

5. External links may be used to donate directly to vetted political causes;

6. External links may be used to donate directly to vetted political candidates;

7. External links may be used to donate directly to vetted political parties;

8. External links may appear as citations or references supporting historical or civic research;

9. External links may appear as educational resources for lawful civic participation and organizing;

10. External links may appear as guides to public archives or databases;

11. External links may appear as acknowledgments of external organizational support, when clearly marked.

12. Note: Icons or footnotes may indicate that a link directs to a non-affiliated website.

 

Article VI —Historical Context and Comparative Practice

Whereas, the founding era circulated common sense pamphlets, letters, and treatises beyond the walls of Congress, such links may benefit the Civic Congress:

Resolved, That—

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1. Civic Congress includes public-interest links to major civic and political fundraising platforms, notably ActBlue.com, widely recognized as a primary tool used by organizations and movements aligned with the “No Kings” initiative (i.e. Mobilize.US, etc.). These references are provided solely for informational and educational purposes, in accordance with permissions granted by their respective publishers. In recognition of the significant role in supporting transparent and lawful civic engagement, the Civic Congress may predominantly reference such related link(s) when addressing matters of political fundraising, without implying any official affiliation, endorsement, or sponsorship.

2. CivicCongress.US operates on an honor-based Founders Membership system supporting the hosting, outreach, and coordination led by The Continental Congress Project, LLC. Its ongoing mission is to build the largest recognized grassroots coalition in the nation, enabling community participants, contributors, and coordinators to collaborate and help sustain the project as they are financially able. In tribute to America’s independence and the upcoming 250th anniversary, membership is set at $17.76 per month and is open to all who uphold the principles of civic responsibility, lawful engagement, and ethical collaboration for trinity rights — human, environmental, and animal rights.

3. CivicCongress.US is owned and operated by The Continental Congress Project, LLC, a for-profit hosting entity providing a good-faith socially conscious and honor-based civic platform for logistical and outreach support; as part of our commitment to sustainability, 1.5% of every membership fee is contributed via Stripe Climate to support innovative carbon-removal projects, membership and merchandise is not tax-deductible.

4. Independent Volunteer Contributors are not “volunteers” in the nonprofit sense with respect to The Continental Congress Project, LLC, due to applicable labor laws. Instead, they are considered Community Collaborators, Civic Engagement Partners, or, when participating for educational purposes, Unpaid Civic Interns. All such participants must review, understand, and sign — with notarization — a Community Collaboration Agreement acknowledging that their role is civic and collaborative in nature, not employment-based, and intended solely to help advance a lawful public-interest purpose.  

5. Mission-aligned external links — aside from those used for membership fees, merchandise, or other transactions for profit — are provided strictly for reference, research, public benefit, and educational purposes. Linking or referencing such sources does not imply endorsement and remains subject to their respective licenses. Founding Members may, at their own discretion, choose to support or donate directly to vetted featured speakers during sessions. The Continental Congress Project, LLC may express political opinions, support partisan causes and issues, or partner with vetted, mission-aligned nonprofit organizations protected under free speech, but cannot directly collect, handle, or process any form of external funding. Accordingly, all funds separate from The Continental Congress Project, LLC must go directly to the official link(s) of those respective entities. 

6. ​The Honorary Delegations list is provided for transparency; all invitations are listed alphabetically and remain unofficial until written acceptance is received. 

7. The Democracy Maps provided by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) (mapresearch.org) are expressly offered for free public use and may be embedded on external websites, with automatic updates reflected as MAP maintains its site. Civic Congress uses these resources solely for lawful, educational, and noncommercial purposes to broaden access to civic information on democracy, Indian Country, equality, and civil rights. All such materials remain the property of their respective organizations, and their inclusion does not imply endorsement of this assembly by MAP or any other publisher. MAP counts only states that allow direct citizen initiatives (i.e., petitions that go directly to the ballot via citizen signatures, without requiring the legislature to act first). Their figure: 19 states for direct initiatives. Other sources count any state that allows some form of citizen ballot measure — including initiatives (direct or indirect) and veto/referendum (citizens can repeal laws or place constitutional amendments) — yielding the higher number (often 26 states + D.C.). The discrepancy arises because of different definitions of “direct democracy” or “initiative/referendum”. Some include all citizen-direct tools, others only “direct initiative” (bypassing legislature) as MAP does.

8. Wikipedia.org is provided for reference and research; linking or referencing it does not imply endorsement and remains subject to its license.

9. The website and social media may contain links to external websites or platforms not operated by us; we neither control nor endorse such resources, and engagement with them is at the user’s discretion. All official Civic Congress social media channels are published under the handle @CivicCongress, unless specifically provided otherwise through our linktr.ee hub (our modern “Liberty Tree”). This centralized hub continues the historic inspiration and tradition of the Liberty Tree by connecting our civic community across platforms. Any external links are provided for informational purposes only. CivicCongress.US does not necessarily endorse all third-party content linked from these platforms. Use of such links is at your own discretion, and by accessing them, you agree to abide by both the terms of our site and the respective platform. Third-party websites, platforms, organizations, and authors are fully independent of The Continental Congress of the United States of America—styled the Civic Congress, which exercises no control over their content, policies, or operations.

10. Certain protections are maintained through LegalShield.com®, but this does not constitute legal advice, nor does it create any endorsement, sponsorship, or legal partnership. This notice is provided solely to inform the public of such services and to clarify the protections of the Civic Congress and to safeguard its operations.

11. Any and all linked external resources—whether named or unnamed and used for transactional, operational, or informational purposes (including but not limited to Zoom.com, Stripe.com, Wix.com, Godaddy.com, and Ballotpedia.org)—are provided solely for public reference and functionality. Linking to or referencing such third-party services does not imply endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship by the Civic Congress or The Continental Congress Project, LLC, and all such platforms remain subject to their respective terms, licenses, and policies.​

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Article VII — Reporting and Review

Whereas, public feedback improves the common record:

Resolved, That—

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1. Reports of broken, inaccurate, or misaligned links may be submitted directly to the Point of Contact representative, subject matter - Freedom of Information (FOI).

2. The Point of Contact representative will review any or all submissions and, whenever appropriate, assist with updating, replacing, or removing such applicable links.

 

Article VIII — Removal and Notice

Whereas, stewardship requires ongoing curation:

Resolved, That—

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1. The Civic Congress reserves the right to remove or update external links at any time, without notice, to maintain accuracy, legality, accessibility, and relevance.

2. This disclaimer shall be visibly linked from any page featuring one or more external hyperlinks.

 

Article IX — Point of Contact

Whereas, this initiative seeks to establish an enduring civic assembly, not merely a symbolic event; and whereas, orderly correspondence is essential to lawful inquiries, public education, citizen deliberation, and press communication; and whereas, designating a point of contact creates no governmental office or legal agency, but serves solely to support the active participation and consent of the self-governed, and the advocacy of direct-democracy processes:

Resolved, That—

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The following individual is designated as Madam Chair & Founding Civic Engagement Liaison and primary Point of Contact for this civic assembly, tasked with facilitating citizen engagement, supporting lawful proposals and initiatives, and ensuring open channels for participation in deliberation and civic education in direct democracy:

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Brooke Teal Robbins
Madam Chair & Founding Civic Engagement Liaison

Website: CivicCongress.US 
Email: civiccongress@gmail.com
Phone/Text: 805-698-6386

Social: @CivicCongress
Hashtag: #CivicCongress
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