User:Mark McCoy

Mark McCoy is a legal researcher, student of law and philosophy. Mark McCoy ran as an independent libertarian write-in for the office of Governor of Illinois in 2006. Mark McCoy ran for the office of Mayor of Collinsville, Illinois in 2007. Mark McCoy is the author and administrator of a number of domains including, [markmccoy.com]http://www.markmccoy.com, [municipaltyranny.org]http://www.municipaltyranny.org, [illinois-concon.org]http://www.illinois-concon.org, [conconil.org]http://www.conconil.org, [constitution2008.org]http://www.constitution2008.org, [illinoisconstitution.org]http://www.illinoisconstitution.org, and [illinoisconstitutionalconvention.org]http://www.illinoisconstitutionalconvention.org.

Mark McCoy is the State Coordinator for [FIJA]http://www.fija.org (Fully Informed Jury Association), St. Clair County Illinois Coordinator for [We the People Foundation for Constitutional Education]http://www.givemeliberty.org (givemeliberty.org), and running as a delegate to the 2008 [Illinois Constitutional Convention]http://www.illinoisconstitution.org should it be called.

Mark McCoy studies law and philosophy, and advocates the doctrine of natural rights as promoted by others such as John Locke and Thomas Paine. Mark McCoy is also a proponent of civil disobedience and armed rebellion when confronted with coerced obedience and un-delegated authority. Mark McCoy has served as the President of the Metro-East Libertarians and has been active in the promotion of libertarian ideals.

Mark McCoy gives speeches and holds classes on understanding mankind's relationship with government and other institutions; helps to find grounding in the idea of popular sovereignty of the people; and pledging no allegiance to artificial, legal entities that then use blind allegiance and institutionalized ignorance to exercise tyranny over other people.