By Brent-Emory…Johnson
Reprinted with permission from the author
In order to truly appreciate the nature of the breakdown of our system of government, you must first understand the court system as originally set up by the framers of our Constitution. Under this system, courts only operated under three venues: common law, equity, and admiralty.
Common law venue courts are the general courts of the
people. They handle criminal and civil actions in which there are real, damaged
parties (the State is not a real party in interest). If you commit a crime that
causes damage to your neighbor, such as theft, murder or assault, or in some
other way directly caused damage to another human being, you then have to
answer for that act in a court of common law, with an impartial jury evaluating
the arguments and the facts in the case, examining the nature and content of
the applicable law, and then rendering its verdict on the matter. Courts of
common law deal exclusively with matters of fact and substance. There are very
few “official” courts of common law remaining within the Union states and the
Courts of common law date back
to 1215 and the signing of the Magna Charta. Common law embodies the principle
that you can do anything whatsoever that you want to do, so long as you do
not cause damage to another. It pre-dates
The common law venue courts are the courts of the people. They sit at the county level, and the county is the highest form of government under our system, because it is the closest to the people, who are the rulers.
They are courts of the people
because in
If you followed the 1998 impeachment hearings, you heard Independent Prosecutor Kent Starr mention common law several times during his testimony to Congress.
Equity courts handle civil matters arising out of contract disputes. When there
is a disagreement relating to a dispute or obligation, it is brought before an
equity court, which explores and examines the nature of the contract, and then
renders a decision. Equity courts also hear liability cases, which by their
very nature go beyond substance and fact and could therefore not be heard in a
general common law venue court.
In matters involving amounts greater than twenty (20) dollars in either court, the involved parties are entitled to a trial by an impartial jury (Sixth Amendment U.S. Constitution).
Admiralty courts, also know as Article I courts because that is their
constitutional source, deal with criminal and civil matters which involved the
breaking of some international treaty or pact. For example, if
Admiralty courts also hear matters involving crimes committed in international
waters.
The
It is an established fact that the
The receivers of the
According to one judge (who asked that his name remain anonymous), he attended
a secret meeting of the judiciary in April 1933. All the higher judges, top
attorneys and
“Mr. Speaker, we are here now in Chapter 11. Members of Congress are official trustees presiding over the greatest reorganization of any bankrupt entity in world history, the United States Government. We are setting forth hopefully, a blueprint for our future. There are some who say it is a coroner’s report that will lead to our demise.”
Rep. James Traficant, Jr., United States Congressional Record March 17, 1993, Vol. 33, page H-1303
The reason they cannot call it admiralty jurisdiction is that your defense would be quite different in admiralty jurisdiction than under common law. Under admiralty jurisdiction there must be a valid international contract in dispute. if you know that you are under admiralty jurisdiction and they have admitted on the record that you are in an admiralty court, then you can demand that the international maritime contract in dispute, to which you are supposedly a party and which you supposedly have breached, be placed into evidence. You would be within your rights to say, “…well, I never knew I was involved with an international maritime contract, so I deny that any such contract exists. If this court is taking jurisdiction under admiralty law, the place the contract in evidence so that I may challenge its validity.”
In order to comply, the court would have to place the federal debt into
evidence. They would have to admit that the international bankers own the whole
nation; that we are a nation of slaves. They are not likely to do so.
All Official Courts are Under Admiralty Jurisdiction
Our “official” courts today are all operating under
admiralty jurisdiction, except the Court of Claims in
“2-3. Sizes and occasions for display.
b. National flags listed below are for indoor display and
for use in ceremonies and parades. For these purposes the
c. Authorization for indoor display.
(4) each military courtroom.”
Army Regulation 840-10, October 1, 1979
“The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field.
61 Stat. 642, July 30, 1947
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If you walk over to your local town hall, you will probably find an American flag hanging on a pole outside, one which does not have a gold fringe attached. Inside the Council Chamber however, you will always find the gold fringe on the flag.
Colorable Law and the Uniform Commercial Code
At the time of the
Color of Authority: That semblance or presumption of authority sustaining the acts of a public officer which is derived from his apparent title to the office or from a writ or other process in his hands apparently valid and regular.
Black’s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition
Color of Law: “The appearance or semblance, without the substance, of legal right. Misuse of power, possessed by virtue of state law and made possible only because wrongdoer is clothed with authority of state, is action taken under color of law.”
Atkins v.
Color of Law: “Mere semblance of a legal right.”
State ex rel. West v
In
Once Federal Reserve Notes became unredeemable (Read In A
State of Emergency) the government needed a system of law which was completely
colorable from start to finish. This system of law was codified as the Uniform
Commercial Code (UCC) and has been adopted by every corporate State. The UCC is
colorable law and is currently used in all official courts. It used to be
called the Law Merchant or the Law of Redeemable Instruments because it dealt
with paper that was redeemable in exchange for items of substance.
It is important for you to understand that all courts and all governments
throughout the United States-including the 50 corporate (not Union) States-must follow and obey the Uniform Commercial Code.
However, in order for the UCC to be implemented there had to be a provision
requiring it to be in harmony with the common law. This requirement may be
found at UCC Section 1-103 which, when invoked along with UCC Section1-207,
represents a powerful method of protecting your natural rights from
encroachment by the government.
“The (Uniform Commercial) Code is “complementary” to the common law which remains in force except where displaced by the Code.”
North Carolina National Bank v McCarley & Co.
34 NC App 689, 239 SE2d 583, 23 UCCRS 455 (1997)
Uniform Commercial Code, Section 1-103:6
“A party who with explicit reservation of rights performs or promises performance or assents to performance in a manner demanded or offered by the other party does not thereby prejudice,’ ‘under protest’ or the like are sufficient.”
Uniform Commercial Code, Section 1-207
Regarding UCC 1-207, a more detailed explanation is in order. Should you wish to preserve your God-given rights from invasion by the government, you need to clearly understand the meaning of this section of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Whenever you invoke UCC 1-207 by placing the words “without prejudice UCC 1-207”
or “under protest UCC 1-207 next to or directly above your signature on any
government or quasi-government document, you are declaring two things on the
record. First, you are stating that your signature in no way indicates any
waiver of your unalienable rights. In fact, you are informing the other party(ies) that at no time do you
waive your rights, whether such waiver is expressed or implied.
Second, you are stating that your signature cannot be used to compel you to
perform under terms of a contract, unless those terms were clearly and
accurately explained to you before you issued your signature. It is
crucial that you understand these meanings if you are to use UCC 1-207, because
if you are ever questioned by a judge or other government officials to what
this means, and you do not know the proper answer, your usage will be
disallowed. This is why sovereignty must be an individual and personal
decision; each of you must make the time to learn the meaning of the relevant laws.
It isn’t particularly difficult, but you must do it if you wish to live free.
If you want to protect your rights from being violated by government and
quasi-government officials, one excellent tool is to always use UCC 1-207 when
signing any document which involves the government in your activities, whether
directly or indirectly. These types of documents include, without limitation,
IRS Forms, bank signature cards, traffic or other legal citations, court
documents of ay kind, drivers and other license applications, library card
applications, etc. You should also use it when endorsing the back of a check,
because when you negotiate a bank draft you are involving the Federal Reserve
System in your private business.
We Have Been in a State of
To find out more about Jurisdiction, Colorable Law, the Uniform Commercial
Code, our state of emergency, and your Nom de Guerre or war name please contact
Freedom Bound International
and ask to purchase Brent-Emory. Johnsons book “The American Sovereign” or you
can purchase it online here.