Society of Slaves
Society of Slaves
Society of Slaves
The author of this book does not give legal advice. Remedies are
available if you know where to look for them. The purpose of this book
is to reveal and compile the sources of some of these remedies that can
be found in millions of pages of case law, statutes, codes, laws, rules,
and regulations. This book is intended to decrease the time it takes to
discover the components of your remedies and their application. It is the
responsibility of the readers to understand their remedies, to seek
assistance if necessary, and to apply proper and complete concepts to
reach a successful conclusion to a dispute. This book does not exhaust
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Fictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Statutory Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Human Being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Natural Person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
TREATISE –
1 – INTRODUCTION
…for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy
sorceries were all nations deceived. Revelations 18:9-24
For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nothing,
and ye shall be redeemed without money. Isaiah 52: 3
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The history of this planet and the words of the Bible illustrate the
constant struggle of man against those who seek to make men their
slaves and servants.
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
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
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The following quote contains the relevant parts of the very first
section of Title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United
States concerning individuals who may be liable to pay an income
tax.
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The case in which the United States supreme Court held that
descendants of Africans who were imported into this country, and
sold as slaves, were not included nor intended to be included
under the word "Citizens" in the Constitution, whether
emancipated or not, and remained without rights or privileges
except such as those which the government might grant them.
Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. (19 How.) 393, 15 L.Ed. 691
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There are quite a number of cases stating these amendments were
for the protection of granted or civil rights bestowed upon those who
were slaves or whose ancestors were slaves. It is also necessary to
realize that this new classification of “persons” and “citizens” was for
those who were not perceived as being among the people who created
the states, constitutions, and republican forms of government. The
outcome, I believe, was to have the people who hold the power and
authority over the states, constitutions and, governments believe they
belong to a new inferior class of persons and citizens.
It does not matter who were slaves, but from a legal perspective it is
very important that (1) a particular group or race be considered slaves
or in need of emancipation, manumission, or liberation, (2) they be
viewed as foreign to the original people who formed the states of the
country, (3) they become subject to the jurisdiction of a proclaimed
sovereign power, (4) a new class of citizens or subjects be established
inferior to a superior government, and (5) this new class of citizens
have granted rights that need to be protected by the grantor.
Emphasis is added in the following quote and throughout this writing.
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person’s or citizen’s industry, no matter what the source, even though
there is no written statute authorizing such action.
Since the word person is used to describe a slave and also an ex-
slave or freedman, you would expect confusion to result from the
meaning of the term person. But, as said before, the slave-freeman
can be a slave to a master, while at the same time be said to be
conditionally free with respect to all others. A “free man” is a man
not owing any service or obedience to another, nor of subjection to
the will of another. There are technical differences between a
“freedman” and a “freeman” in Roman times, but both terms
represent some type of subjection to a master and the masters officers
though having a conditional freedom with respect to others.
You can see how the word person can describe those who are slaves
and those who are ex-slaves with a conditional or qualified freedom;
while the one has more freedom of movement and privileges than the
other, both still owe obedience and submission to a master or
superior. In the quote above, the author seems to believe the right to
bear arms and due process features of the Constitution refer to
persons, but I find they refer to people.
master to make the marriage valid. Do you think someone has created
a society of slaves?
There are many terms and concepts involved in the quote above.
After emancipation, congress gave the slave a new civil law “cloak”
(toga civillis) to cover up the fact that he was a man who ought to be
free. Rather than a cloak, you could also use the word mask, since the
emancipated slave is viewed as an actor speaking for and exerting the
rights of a civil or legal person (corporate character) created by
congress. Next, congress endowed the “person” (civil or legal) with a
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new and inferior kind of citizenship under the Constitution. These
“persons” and “citizens” are creations of congress, but the man is
always a creation of God, the Creator. This is why congress needed
to create fictional entities over which it acts as a superior or sovereign
power using a civil law system designed for such persons. We should
not forget that congress is a creation of the Constitution, which is a
creation of the several states, which are creatures of the people, who
are creations of God.
Congress can supposedly compel the payment of money, or the
parting with liberty for its creations, persons, and citizens; however,
the effects can be felt by the man wearing the cloak or mask speaking
on behalf of these corporate or fictional characters. The authority to
compel the payment of money or the ability to incarcerate someone
and thus take away his liberty, describes a master and slave
relationship. Being subjected to the will of another is the essence of
slavery. The quote above is clearly saying the emancipated slave will
remain a slave to congress even though announced to be a freedman.
Let me insert here that court cases have made statements that
corporations, also known as legal persons, have “life”, have
“existence”, have “birth certificates”, and have “Christian names”, but
they do not have “souls”.
What do you think when you see the term person in a code, statute,
or regulation?
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Can the term person mean slave, or one emancipated from his
former master?
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security for the indebtedness of the United States. The body of a free
man had no value that could benefit the United States. This is of
considerable importance in understanding how and why so many
“persons” are in prison today. A few days after the Emancipation
Proclamation, congress authorized national banks to issue notes for
circulation, and the income tax came into existence.
A default by the person debtor would give the creditor the right to
take the body of a slave-freedman (security) into custody. The body
of a slave-freedman or person has value, while the body of one of the
people or a free man does not, since he is not property nor person,
not a “creation” of man, and, most of all, did not receive his liberty
from congress for which he owes a return and therefore, his body is
not a security and has no commercial value to anyone but him.
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Individual. Adj. 1. Existing as an indivisible entity. 2. Of or
pertaining to a single person or thing, as opposed to a group.
Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th ed.
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Corporations, in the civil law, are legal persons and are subjected to
the will of their creator, and fit within the intent of the 14th
Amendment. The list of entities shown in 1 USC 1 shown earlier
would also be creatures of the government of the United States. The
creator controls its creation.
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interests. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Iowa, 94
U.S. 155. In Re Sinking Fund Cases, 99 U.S. 700, 719 (1878)
If the state created the company and its franchises, it surely may
make regulations as to the manner of using them.
Wabash, St. L. & P, Ry, Co, v, People of State of Illinois,
118 U.S. 557 (1886)
All of this really comes down who is creating what. The creator
controls its creations. This is why it is important to know who you
are and who your Creator is, and be careful when you volunteer to be
something you are not.
This brief review shows how people who hold freedom and liberty
in their hearts can be confused and bewildered when someone
changes their country into a society of slaves and freedmen, complete
with new and special courts (administering positive law and equity),
different types of law (civil law and positive law), a different form of
government (democracy), and a different form of money (money or
account with an accounting system and paper currency instead of
money of exchange).
Having said all of this, you should know there is remedy and
recourse. As much as someone may try to alter your thinking, you are
a man of God, a creature of your Creator, who is of a higher authority
over men. It is obligations that can tie one to earthly powers, so you
might consider extinguishing all such duties and obligations.
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3 – FICTIONS
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how a legal rule operates. The constructive trust is an example of
a legal fiction.
“Legal fiction is the mask that progress must wear to pass the
faithful but blear-eyed watchers of our ancient legal treasures.
But though legal fictions are useful in thus mitigating or
absorbing the shock of innovation, they work havoc in the form of
intellectual confusion.” Morris R. Cohen, Law and the Social
Order, 126 (1933). Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th ed.
I do not think there are any limits to the use of legal fictions in a
state of society, and it is not easy to observe all the fictions in court
cases, law dictionaries, bank loans agreements, and income tax
returns.
4 – STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
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phrase “natural person” refer to a man when the list it is associated
with has only fictional entities or organizations? No.
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and duties often spelled out in statutes and court decisions, along with
a list of itemized constitutional rights.
In the Roman era, when a slave was released from his prior
bondage or slavery, and given better conditions under civil law, the
slave was given the title of person without any recognition of having
a divine connection to God or Creator. The transformation of a slave
into a person by operation of the civil law creates a new inferior
citizen and provides the foundation for a moral duty annexed to the
person to benefit the emancipator. The emancipator holds a moral
right derived from the conditional or personal liberty he has given the
slave-person. One cannot be said to have an obligation unless he has
received something first.
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uphold the concept of slavery or man being subjected to the will of
another.
said to be created for a public purpose. The civil law deals with
public offices and persons serving a public purpose.
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he plays in society, abstractly, without considering the
individual." Toull. Dr. Civ. Francais, liv. 1, n. 168
Institutes of American Law, John Bouvier,
1851, Vol. 1, Book 1, "Of Persons"
Again we see reference to the word public and to the part one plays
in society or state of society as opposed to a state of nature. In my
prior writing called Resident Minister, it was reported that a resident
is a public office serving a sovereign authority. To give jurisdiction
to statutes and courts of positive law and equity, there need to be
public persons or public offices as parties to the action or suit.
In the state of society with its civil law system, the focus is on the
fictional cloak or mask. This is intended, so only the fictional
character can be seen, and not the real man or woman as a divine
creation under the cloak or behind the mask. It is as though all the
world is a stage, and we are but actors assigned to play a particular
role in the drama … or is a comedy?
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Person. 1. A human being. 2. An entity (such as a corporation)
that is recognized by law, as having the rights and duties of a
human being. 3. The living body of a human being (contraband
found on the smuggler’s person).
Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th edition
Artificial person. An entity, such as a corporation, created by
law and given certain legal rights and duties of a human being; a
being, real or imaginary, who for the purpose of legal reasoning
is treated more or less as a human being. – Also termed fictitious
person; juristic person; legal person; moral person.
Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th edition
Many people have been confronted with the question – “You are a
natural person, aren’t you?” To answer that question, one would
need to investigate the term human being.
6 – HUMAN BEING
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human being. A person, male or female.
Ballentine’s Law Dictionary, 3rd ed.
Mr. Webster had more flattering definitions of the words human and
being; but if a scheme could be designed to corrupt the law and keep
us from expressing our true self, we must look for the possibilities and
the facts. We have not seen it stated that sovereignty, common law
rights, or the laws of nature pertain to human beings, have we?
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Human. Adj. 1. of, pertaining to, characteristic or, or having the
nature of mankind 2. consisting of people or men: the human
race. 3. of or pertaining to the social aspect or character of man
… 5. a human being, equivalent to hum – (see HOMO) + anus –
an.
Homo. n. the primate genus that includes modern man, Homo
sapiens, and a number of closely related extinct species, as the
Neanderthal man. *[Also, references to earthly.]
-an. A suffix … [L –anus]
-anus. A suffix occurring in scientific words of Latin origin.
anus. The opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal,
through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
The Random House Dictionary of the English
Language, The Unabridged Edition, Copyright, 1967,
1966 by Random House, Inc.
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7 – NATURAL PERSON
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NATURAL. 17. related only by birth; of no legal relationship;
illegitimate: a natural son. 20. unenlightened or unregenerate: the
natural man.
The Random House Dictionary of the English
Language, The Unabridged Edition, Copyright,
1967, 1966 by Random House, Inc.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of
God: for they are foolish unto him: neither can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned. I Corinthians 2:14
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2. the physical, biological human being. This is the person who
is injured or killed, the person of "injury to the person" and of
firearms "concealed upon the person." This sense overlaps the
sense of the person with rights (sense 1), e.g., "No person shall be
excluded on the basis of sex." Overlaps again on the question of
when one becomes a person:
existing person: a child unborn, en venture sa mere, a person for
purposes of inheritance, but not a person in the criminal law
generally. As of this writing, in the abortion controversy, "'a
person' as used in the Fourteenth Amendment does not include
the unborn." (Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 158, 1973).
3. an artificial person: an abstraction of convenience regarded
by the law as a distinct being, having an existence independent of
those who create or own it. The classic example of this person is
the corporation, a being distinct from its shareholders; in its own
name owning property, contracting, suing and being sued, taxed,
and regulated, with rights and duties often spelled out in statutes
and constitutional decision. A labor union and a business trust
have also been described as artificial persons. The expressions
juristic person and legal entity are frequently used as synonyms
of artificial person.
4. a legal entity, often described as a person, is itself an
expression without uniform meaning.
Mellinfoff’s Dictionary of American Legal
Usage, page 479
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8 – SUMMARY
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APPENDIX II TO OPINION OF DOUGLAS, J., DISSENTING:
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By Byron Beers
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