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America National or Federal?
Each state, in ratifying the Constitution, is considered a sovereign body,
independent of all others, and only to be bound by its own voluntary act. In this
relation, the new Constitution will, if established, be a federal and not a national
Constitution. The Federalist, No. 39, James Madison
In Search of Liberty
Liberty, sir, is the primary object, the battles of the Revolution were fought, not
to make a great and mighty empire, but for liberty. Patrick Henry
What Does Accepted for Value Mean?
Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; lest at any
time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer,
and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come
out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Matthew 5:25-26
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1 When There is No Money
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For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nothing, and ye shall be
redeemed without money. Isaiah 52:3
2 Liberty
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Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty.
II Corinthians 3:17
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3 The Natural Order of Thing
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Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has
fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8
4 Sovereignty
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Even in almost every nation, which has been denominated free, the state has
assumed a supercilious pre-eminence above the people who have formed it. Hence,
the haughty notions of state independence, state sovereignty, and state supremacy.
Justice Wilson, Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 Dal. (U.S.) 419, 458 (1792)
5 The Legal System for Sovereign Rulers FREE
The Lord shall judge the people with equity. Psalms 98:9
6 The Negative Side of Positive Law
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Therefore, one must be wise and attentive, since there are those among us who
make kings and set up princes outside His law. Hosea 8:4
7 Resident/Minister
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You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members
of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property.
Leviticus 25:45
8 Introduction to Law Merchant FREE
Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty with which Christ hath made us free, and be not
entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Galatians 5:1
9 Society of Slaves and Freedmen
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If men, through fear, fraud, or mistake should in terms renounce or give up any
natural right, the eternal law of reason and the grand end of society would
absolutely vacate such renunciation. The right to freedom being a gift of
ALMIGHTY GOD, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily
become a slave. Samuel Adams 1772
10 Introduction to Corporate Political Societies
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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole
armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we
are not contending against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against the
powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts
of wickedness in heavenly places. Ephesians 6:10-12
11 Superior Law, Higher Law, My Law
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You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments rights that cannot be
repealed or restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legislator of
the Universe. John Adams
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Natural Order of Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. .
Origins of Sovereignty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. .
Sovereignty Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. .
Sovereignty by Conquest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
National Government as Sovereign Authority . . . . . 18
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Political Subdivisions of Nation
Exercise Sovereign Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Territorial and Political Sovereignty . . . . . . . . . .24
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Sovereignty over that which Sovereign Creates
Jurisdiction and Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Additional Quotes on Sovereignty. . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Using Constitutional Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Title to land or Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Children , Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Compelled to be a Witness or
Produce Books and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Contempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Crimes/Penal Statutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
What is Law? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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TREATISE - Sovereignty
Is it a friend or a foe to liberty?
1 - INTRODUCTION
If you have read the TREATISE Liberty, you already understand
the importance of liberty regarding mans journey on earth. Liberty
lies at the heart of the states, constitutions, and governments
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James 1:25
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and
state
supremacy.
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In America,
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3 ORIGINS OF SOVEREIGNTY
Law is the abiding by the words of one's creator. "Throughout
the Germanic law books of the Middle Ages, says Heusler, runs
the idea that law is 'a quest of the creature for the justice and
truth of his creator.' All notion of arbitrary will was foreign to
it. The conception that the will of the sovereign had the force of
law came from Rome, if not, indeed, from Byzantium.
The Spirit of the Common Law, by Roscoe Pound,
Dean of Harvard Law School, 1921, p. 65
In another sensesovereignty is derived from a feudal source,
and like so many other parts of that system so degrading to man,
still retains its influence.
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The following three quotes come from American Dictionary of the
English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
SOVEREIGN, a [adjective].
3.
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SOVEREIGN, n [noun].
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the power to execute the laws both at home and abroad; and the
last is the power to apply the laws to particular facts; to judge the
disputes which arise among the citizens, and to punish crimes. 4.
Strictly speaking, in our republican forms of government, the
absolute sovereignty of the nation is in the people of the nation;
(q. v.) and the residuary sovereignty of each state, not granted to
any of its public functionaries, is in the people of the state.
A Dictionary of Law, Bouvier, 1859
What do you think about someone having power to do anything in a
state without accountability? Does that defy logic and the law of
nature. This is why a sovereign ruler wants to use civil law, a system
developed for those exercising the power of sovereignty, as
distinguished from moral law and the law of nature.
civil law. The body of law, sometimes called municipal law,
adopted in a country or a state, as distinguished from the socalled natural law and international law; a rule of civil
conduct prescribed by the supreme power of a state. Merchants
Exchange v. Knott, 111 S.W. 565; the civil or municipal law of
the Roman empire. Ballentines Law Dictionary, 3rd ed. (1969)
It being the civil law, it of course prescribes rules of civil
conduct only. This distinguishes it from the moral law, which is
regulated by the law of nature or the revealed law... The law is a
rule of conduct. It is to regulate the actions of men. The law
regards man as a citizen, who is bound to perform certain duties
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to his neighbor.
Institutes of American Law, John
Bouvier, 1851, Part I, Title II, No. 11
Do you see how the civil law fits well with those who wish to rule
with supreme or sovereign power? The earlier statement about the
sovereignty of a nation is in the people of the nation will deceive
many people.
people will wonder why their freedom and liberty are being eroded.
The following comes from a newer law dictionary, but not much has
changed.
Sovereign, n. 1. A person, body, or state vested with independent
and supreme authority. 2. The ruler of an independent state.
Blacks Law Dictionary, 7th ed., 1999
Sovereignty. 1. Supreme dominion, authority, or rule.
2. The
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5 - SOVEREIGNTY BY CONQUEST
There is a propensity among writers on history and law to make
assertions that a state is usually the result of conquest; and therefore,
the conqueror and his government assume the role of acting in a
sovereign capacity and ruling over the nation or kingdom with
sovereign power. The foundation of the America system does not fit
this scenario.
In this section we will look at the connection between conquest and
sovereignty, and the questionable assertions that the government of
the United States, in its national character, was the entity or force at
war with the Confederacy of States in the civil war. As victor and
conqueror, the national character of the government of the United
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could then say in this capacity the government of the United States
did not function as a national government.
If you accept that you are a citizen of a nation or under a national
government, the presumption is you granted or surrendered all the
rights of sovereignty to a government. It is interesting to see how
many people complain of their lack of freedom and liberty, or
government acting outside it delegated authority from the
Constitution, while at the same time referring to themselves as
nationals or citizens of a nation. Some even refer to themselves as
state nationals. No matter in what context the word nation or
national is used, it brings in the principle of master/servant. In a
nation, whether at a state level or a federal level, the people always
surrender their rights to a general government. This topic is fully
explored in America: National or Federal?.
When the people create a single, entire government [national
government], they grant at once all the rights of sovereignty.
The
powers
granted
are
indefinite,
and
incapable
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exclusively in the federal head. This rule has not only been
acknowledged by the most intelligent friends to the Constitution,
but is plainly declared by the instrument itself...
...[B]ut it becomes unnecessary to enlarge upon so plain a
proposition, as it is removed beyond all doubt by the tenth
article of the amendments to the Constitution.
That article
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Congress
has
the
power
to
legislate
extraterritorily,
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Said
another way, things that would not exist without the particular
sovereign authority, are objects of taxation and subject to the
jurisdiction of the sovereign power.
This should make more sense now that you know that
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(that we) may be a government of laws and not of men. For the
very idea that one man may be compelled to hold his life, or the
means of living, or any material right essential to the enjoyment
of life, at the mere will of another, seems to be intolerable in any
country where freedom prevails, as being the essence of slavery
itself.
There are a number of court cases addressing the fact that we have
a government of laws and not of men. This is appropriate to the
issues presented in this writing. The people established constitutions
to limit government authority. That is to say, the people established
a government of laws confined by a constitution. As we have seen,
if government acts as a sovereign authority, it has to get that
authority for an exterior source not from the people.
statements that the United States did not function with sovereign
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ADMINISTRATIVE
Administrative Agency.
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LICENSE
License. A permit, granted by the sovereign, generally for a
consideration to a person, firm, or corporation to pursue some
occupation or to carry on some business subject to regulation
under the police power. State ex rel. Gullot, v. Central Bank &
Trust Co., 143 La. 1053, 79 So. 857, 858.
Blacks Law Dictionary, 4th ed., License
CHILDREN, FAMILIES
A child in primarily a ward of the state. The sovereign has the
inherent power to legislate for its welfare, and to place it with either
parent at will, or take it from both parents and to place it elsewhere...
The rights of the parent in his child are just such rights as the law
gives him; no more, no less. ...the relative rights of parents and child
are all under the control and regulation of the municipal laws. ...The
moment a child is born it owes allegiance to the government of the
country of its birth, and is entitled to the protection of that
government.
Flauding v. Sanford, 75 P.2d 685, 51
Ariz 217 (1938), Civil Case No. 3857
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COURT
They are legislative Courts, created in virtue of the general
right of sovereignty which exists in the government, or in virtue of
that clause which enables Congress to make all needful rules and
regulations, respecting the territory belonging to the United
States. American Ins. Co. v. 356 Bales of Cotton, 26 U.S. 511 (1828)
When the United States creates rights in individuals against itself,
it is under no obligation to provide a remedy through the courts.
United States v. Babcock, 250 U.S. 328, 331, 39 S.Ct. 464. It may
limit the Individual to administrative remedies. Tutun v. United
States, 270 U.S. 568, 576, 46 S.Ct. 425. And withdrawal of all
remedy, administrative as well as legal, would not necessarily imply
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CONTEMPT
The petitioner, Harry M. Blackmer, a citizen of the United
States resident in Paris, France, was adjudged guilty of contempt
of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for failure to
respond to subpoenas served upon him in France and requiring
him to appear as a witness on behalf of the United States at a
criminal trial in that court.
While it appears that the petitioner removed his residence to
France in the year 1924, it is undisputed that he was, and
continued to be, a citizen of the United States. He continued to
owe allegiance to the United States. By virtue of the obligations of
citizenship, the United States retained its authority over him, and
he was bound by its laws made applicable to him in a foreign
country. Thus, although resident abroad, the petitioner remained
subject to the taxing power of the United States. Cook v. Tait, 265
U.S. 47, 54 , 56 S., 44 S. Ct. 444. Congress may provide for the
performance of this duty and prescribe penalties for disobedience.
In the present instance, the question concerns only the method
of enforcing the obligation. The jurisdiction of the United States
over its absent citizen, so far as the binding effect of its legislation
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CRIMES/PENAL STATUTES
Crime. An offense against sovereignty; an act committed, or
omitted, in violation of the public law which forbids or
commands it.
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WHAT IS LAW?
Law is the abiding by the words of one's creator. "Throughout the
Germanic law books of the Middle Ages, says Heusler, runs the idea
that law is 'a quest of the creature for the justice and truth of his
creator.'
The
conception that the will of the sovereign had the force of law
came from Rome, if not, indeed, from Byzantium.
The Spirit of the Common Law,
by Roscoe Pound, Dean of
Harvard Law School, 1921, p. 65
We have seen that the sovereign power provides the rules of
conduct or law for its creatures. The thing that might bother you is,
those who control much on this planet by way of sovereignty seem to
want to control Gods Creation, not just their own creatures.
What do you think? Is the concept of sovereignty a friend or a foe
to the freedom and liberty of the people?
By Byron Beers
For goingtopeace.com
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