The States of the Union vs. the Territory

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I embrace the fantastic hypothesis that the federal government has created a second, alternative set of “states” that are, in fact, administrative districts of a “territory” rather than States of the Union.  In essence, this “State-vs-territory” hypothesis argues that “TX” is a territory while “The State of Texas” is a member-State of the perpetual Union styled “The United States of America”.  Whichever of these venues (territory or State of the Union) that you inhabit will determine your rights, your duties, your taxes, your liabilities to arbitrary, unlimited government or your liberty within a limited government.

The idea of two, alternative “venues” (the States of the Union and territories) is at least fifteen years old.  So far as I know, the first person to advocate this concept was Paul Andrew Mitchell (writing under the pen name of “Mitch Modeleski”) in his book The Federal Zone.  The concept was picked up and amplified by Richard Kegley, TJ Henderson, Ed Wahler and Dennis Craig Bynum in A.D. 2006 in a book entitled USA v US.  I’ve studied and explored this concept for at least 10 years and, fantastic as it seems, I believe this hypothesis to be true.

I realize that the idea that our own federal government would intentionally “overthrow” the governments of the States of the Union, supplant those State governments with territorial administrative agencies seems too fantastic to believe.  I’ve spent at least 10 years looking for evidence to disprove this incredible hypothesis.  But after ten years of looking all I can tell you for sure is that: 1) It looks like a duck; 2) it walks like a duck; 3) it quacks like a duck; and 4) it goes good with orange sauce.  I still can’t prove that it’s a duck, but I’ve seen nothing in 10 years to suggest that it’s not.

 

Arizona Emergency Suspends Speedy Trial

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The Arizona “speedy trial” act requires persons charged with a crime to be tried within 70 days.  The influx of illegal aliens into Arizona has increased the number of crimes by 200% or more. The result is that some judges are now sitting on up to 1,200 criminal charges waiting for trial.

Result?  A “judicial emergency” which has caused Arizona judges (not legislators) to extend its speedy trial act from 70 days to 180 days–at least for those who are charged but not actually being held in jail.

This story illustrates several points:  1) Illegal aliens pouring into Arizona include a disproportionate number of criminals who are predating upon the people of The State of Arizona; 2) the federal government refuses to perform its duty to protect the people of The State of Arizona against “invasion”; 3) the resulting increase in criminal activity is straining the Arizona criminal courts to the breaking point; and 4) under the pretext of an “emergency,” any law can be suspended (in this case, by judges rather than legislators).

Arizona judge Silver explains:

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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2011/04/21/judicial.logjam.silver.cnn?iref=allsearch

 

There Will Be Tanks

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There’s something about the current revolt in Egypt, that reminds me of the A.D. 1956 revolt in Hungary.

There are significant dissimilarities.  For example, the Hungarian revolutionaries were ultimately crushed by an invasion of foreign (Soviet) tanks.  There’ll be no foreign tanks invading Egypt.

But the Hungarian and Egyptian revolutions are also similar in that both were spontaneous acts of the people that inspired the world with a sense of admiration and hope.

 

Mind Over Money

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Here’s a 53 minute video that offers an introduction to modern economic theory–and confusion.

The video is extraordinarily well done.  The insights are significant, disturbing and even chilling.  There’s a suggestion that the whole damn system is inherently irrational–or at least partly rational, but ultimately also subject to sudden, unpredictable “emotional events” which can cause the entire system to collapse suddenly and without obvious reason.

Insofar as our economy may be subject to sudden, unpredictable irrationality, then no one really knows what’s going on and no one is truly in control.  The whole system is little more than a house of cards and the only real questions are: 1) When will the next collapse take place?; and 2) Am I prepared to weather such a collapse?

I’ll probably watch this video more than once.  It’s absolutely worth my time.  I believe it’s worth yours.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/196872/nova-mind-over-money

 

April Fool Bank Run Fever?

Imagine you and 99 others each deposited $10,000 ($1,000,000 total) into the First Hypothetical Bank of Texas.  Under fractional reserve banking the local bank need not keep the full $1 million in the vault.  Instead the banks might only have to keep a relatively small percentage (say, 5% or less) of gross deposits on hand for withdrawals while the other 95% was loaned out.  The percentage of funds kept at the bank is based on statistical predictions of how many depositors might want to remove some or all of their deposits on any given day.  So long as depositors are confident in the bank and the economy, they tend to leave their deposits in the bank and keeping 5% of the gross deposits on hand is sufficient to satisfy their daily withdrawal needs.

 

“A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste”

Last week, Republican Scott Brown won the Senate seat held by Teddy Kennedy for over 40 years.   Massachusetts Democrats—who should’ve been able to elect a candidate deader than Teddy—lost.   Given that Massachusetts is the “bluest” state and had been under the nearly exclusive control of Democrats for most of the last half-century, Brown’s victory sent shockwaves through the political system.  Various news media reported:

 

BEWARE THE IDES OF JULY (or maybe August . . . or maybe even September)

Every economic indicator shows the U.S. economy is still in trouble; still declining.  The promise of “green shoots” seems false.   And yet, the American people seem strangely calm.  Am I the only one who thinks it’s almost “too quiet”?

 

The First Electronic Bank Run

U.S. Representative Paul Kanjorski, (Dem. Penn.) was recently interviewed on Washington Journal (see, http://brasschecktv.com/page/559.html ). An irate woman called in to the program and complained bitterly that her utility costs were too high; she couldn’t afford to feed her family; and that she didn’t even make $10 an hour, but she made too much to qualify for food stamps. She seemed infuriated at the Congress for failing to protect the American people from the current economic crisis.

 

National Emergency Centers or Concentration Camps?

A new bill introduced in Congress authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to set up a network of FEMA camp facilities to be used to house U.S. citizens in the event of a national emergency. The National Emergency Centers Act or HR 645 mandates the establishment of “national emergency centers” to be located on military installations for the purpose of to providing “temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster.”

 

Bush: Cowboy Without Authority

The following are my comments inserted, primarily, into articles first published on July 11^th, A.D. 2001 at http://www.infowars.com/?p=3271, Federal Judge Ruling: George W. Bush is a Felon and The Existentialist Cowboy:

Chief Judge Vaughn Walker of the US District Court in California has ruled that President George W. Bush is a felon. The ruling stems from the case of Al-Harmain Islamic Foundation Inc. v Bush, a case which will now be remembered as making it official that Bush’s program of ‘warrantless spying’ is illegal.