The United States of America is the single most extraordinary nation seen on this earth in the last 2,000 years. A high school student reportedly created the 4-minute video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkmxG5Ta3N0. That video offers some evidence of this Nation’s unique and unparalled history. We are truly “exceptional” and we not only deserve to survive based [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘"The State" vs. "this state"’
August 8, 2009
28 USC 3002 Federal Debt Collection Definitions
Everyone needs a hobby–something you do for relaxation or amusement after you’ve done your work. That’s why–after a week of 40 or 50 hours of reading and wrting and trying to make sense of the U.S. legal system–I like to spend my weekends reading, writing and trying to make sense of the U.S. legal system.
So [...]
June 22, 2009
“Citizen of the United States”
The following quote is attributed to http://www.supremelaw.org/fedzone11/htm/chapter3.htm and apparently reports a dialogue between a litigant and some “insider” (perhaps a federal judge or prosecutor):
“Why are defendants in federal district court always asked if they are ‘citizens of the United States’?”
He replied without hesitation, “So we can determine jurisdiction. In many cases the federal court does [...]
February 1, 2009
Warrant of Attorney
Everyone’s heard the term “power of attorney”. Some have heard the term “letter of attorney”. But until last week, I’d never heard of the term “warrant of attorney”. “Warrant of attorney” appears in only 26 Supreme Court cases ranging from A.D. 1824 to A.D. 1952. Oddly, the term hasn’t been used by the Supreme Court [...]
January 12, 2009
Introduction to the “Right of Association”
This is BIG.
According to at least one Supreme Court case, the “right of association” can even trump National Security interests. In other words, if the U.S. Supreme Court is called upon to balance the “right of association” against governmental interests in National Security, the private “right of association” can win. The “right of association” can [...]
November 8, 2008
A Multiplicity of Citizenships?
In A.D. 1852, the Supreme Court of the United States declared in Moore v. Illinois (14 How. 13; 55 U.S. 19) that:
“Every citizen of the United States is also a citizen of a State or territory. He may be said to owe allegiance to two sovereigns, and may be liable to punishment for an infraction [...]
October 13, 2008
The Power to Define and “this state”
For most of a year, I’ve been saying that the words are the “law of the law”. That is, I’ve realized that a intent of a “law” like “Thou shalt not kill” is determined by the meanings and definitions of the words and grammar that comprise the laws.
Broadly speaking, definitions are the “law [...]
August 19, 2008
The Seal of the United States
A search of the United States Code at Findlaw.com produces the following:
TITLE 4 – FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
+ CHAPTER 2 – THE SEAL
Section 41. Seal of the United States
The seal heretofore used by the United States in Congress assembled is declared to be the seal of the United [...]
August 16, 2008
Emergency, Legal Tender, Abandoned States, & Treason.
Governments Among Men
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America of July 4th, A.D. 1776 (aka “Declaration of Independence”), declares in part, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and [...]
August 10, 2008
“Contracting to obtain labor” vs “hiring for employment in the United States”
The following section of Title 8 (“Aliens & Nationality) offers some very interesting insight into the difference between “contracting for labor” and “hiring for employment”. It appears that “contracting to obtain labor” might take place at law without the singular “United States” while “hiring for employement” may always take place in equity and [...]
