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Originally posted by petrus4]
No, it wasn't. God isn't something we can talk about empirically.
So are you willing to say, then, that the two things which the Constitution and the Magna Carta have in common, is that they are agreements?
Isn't saying that 300,000 people are idiots nothing more than your perception? I was stating that I don't see a person that stands in the court of law claiming sovereignty to exclude themselves from statutes put in place as a threat. Not that I didn't understand the basis of their argument. They have the constitutional right to make whatever political statement they wish, just as you or I do. If you take away their ability to do so, you take away everyone's ability to do so if it doesn't fall in line with what the lawmakers want. But go ahead and take my words out of context.So is it ok for the Federal Government to disregard the Constitution just as these sovereign citizens disregard the laws or statutes? What would be considered more of a threat to the safety and freedom of a countries citizens? I know, these sovereign citizens are getting out of hand. They're looting, rioting, and pillaging everything in sight. I think the MSM is just muddying the waters to what the real issue here is. Just as you are.
Originally posted by DavidWillts
reply to post by GD21D
Of course this is just my perception and I could very well be wrong.
That explains it, you are arguing for a group that you don't even really know about. Read up and come back latter.
They are people who have legally claimed sovereignty from the United States Corporation
Isn't saying that 300,000 people are idiots nothing more than your perception?
I was stating that I don't see a person that stands in the court of law claiming sovereignty to exclude themselves from statutes put in place as a threat.
So is it ok for the Federal Government to disregard the Constitution just as these sovereign citizens disregard the laws or statutes?
Originally posted by RSF77
So, yea I guess, though I'm sure that's not the only thing they have in common? Why, what did you have in mind?
Originally posted by DestroyDestroyDestroy
Sovereign citizens are just jealous of our freedom, democracy, and liberty because they don't have any, that's why they resort to terrorism. It's so obvious, anyone in his or her right mind who hates America hates it because he/she doesn't have any freedom, democracy, or liberty. I think we need to invade Sovereign America and liberate it, as well as frack the hell out of it.
I think we need to invade Sovereign America
LeRoy M. Schweitzer, the one-time leader of the Montana Freeman and a dean in the antigovernment “Patriot” movement, has died of apparent natural causes in the federal “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colo. The 73-year-old Schweitzer was serving a 22-year federal prison sentence related to crimes prosecuted after the longest police-standoff siege in U.S. history.
Can you tell me specifically how the government disregards the constitution SPECIFICALLY in a non-sensationalistic way?
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Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus throughout the nation. He assumed the power to close newspapers and in fact closed hundreds of them in the North which dared criticize his policies. He arrested elected officials, including former members of Congress, who opposed him.
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In Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri, Northem troops fired on pro-Southem demonstrators, dispersed legislatures, expelled elected officials and otherwise demonstrated that no respect for constitutional rights or liberties would be shown during the course of the war.
My point is that I don't understand how state/government law is based on anything other than a] mutual agreement, or b] violence as a means of enforcement, if you don't agree.
Originally posted by autowrench
reply to post by petrus4
My point is that I don't understand how state/government law is based on anything other than a] mutual agreement, or b] violence as a means of enforcement, if you don't agree.
OK, this is not hard to understand. Do you know what a Contract is?
Do you know that when a Contract is signed, both parties must stand to the wording of the Contract?
American Common and Commercial Law is Contract Law. This goes back to Tall ships and freight shipping of the 17th-19th Century. We had the Magna Carta then, the document that was a model for our Articles of Confederation and our Constitution. All Law was Contract Law. I like it this way, everyone has to uphold their end of the deal, whatever it may be, or face a seizure of property and a public sale of goods to pay the debt.
Originally posted by thehoneycomb
reply to post by autowrench
What is the secret oath?
I see it has to do with the BAR association. Can you show us the context of the oath?
It has been reported (source unknown to the writer) that every lawyer in existence and every lawyer coming up has to take a SECRET OATH to support the bankruptcy. This seems to make sense after read about Mr. Sweet's CASE FILE DISAPPEARANCE discussed below. There is more to it. Not only do they promise to support the bankruptcy, but the lawyers and judges also promise never to reveal who the true creditor party is in the bankruptcy proceedings. In court, there is never identification and appearance of the true character and principal of the proceedings. This is where you can get them for not making an appearance in court. If there is no appearance of the true party to the action, than there is no way the defendant is able to know the true NATURE AND CAUSE OF THE ACTION. You are never told the true NATURE AND THE CAUSE OF WHY YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THEIR COURT. The court is forbidden to tell you that information. That's why, if you question the true nature and cause, the judge will say, "It's not my job to tell you. You are not retaining me as an attorney and I can't give you legal advice from the bench. I suggest you hire a lawyer."
What happens, though, when a cop apprehends you for smoking or possession of marijuana, (as one example) and you haven't agreed to abide by the law prohibiting the smoking or possession of that substance? Is consent to said law implied by citizenship within the given country? If so, how is this determined by individuals who are born within a given country, and do not go through the formal citizenship process? Or is this truly a case where legal authority is simply based on the monopoly of violence?
Originally posted by autowrench
I am a student of the Constitution, and the Articles, and of the American Common Law. The "laws" against marijuana are statutes, not laws. A statute is a rule agreed upon by a legislative body, it is not a rule of law. I have never attempted to defend such a charge myself, perhaps some research in the Common Law forums?