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Old 8th June 2010, 07:23 PM   #361
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Originally Posted by Marquis de Carabas View Post
Fair enough. Now explain why reaping the benefits of living within a society should not constitute consent to be governed by its rules.
reaping what benefits?
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Old 8th June 2010, 07:26 PM   #362
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
reaping what benefits?
Security, for one.
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Old 8th June 2010, 07:34 PM   #363
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Originally Posted by Cl1mh4224rd View Post
So how can you claim that FOTL is a cure for the current system while simultaneously claiming that it is already part of the current system?

Is this like Schrödinger's cat?
because it is the foundation of the system that has become infected and corrupted.
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Old 8th June 2010, 07:39 PM   #364
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Old 8th June 2010, 08:03 PM   #365
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
do you even understand the difference between mala in se and mala prohibitum?
Until you do i would stop posting your opinions.
Why? Your posts show you don't know the difference, yet it hasn't slowed you down.
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Old 8th June 2010, 08:44 PM   #366
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I think I'm going to steal BlueKush's computer.

And I'm not going to feel like giving it back either.

I won't consent to any attempt to him retreiving it either, or acknowledge the legitimacy of any law that says I have to return it to him.

I should be allowed to consent only with my own personal code, which permits me to keep things I retain through force of arms.
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Old 8th June 2010, 08:46 PM   #367
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
Your understanding of law is complete rubbish.
Can you cite which law says you have the option of obeying laws?
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Old 8th June 2010, 08:58 PM   #368
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
Mala in Se: The phrase is used to refer to conduct assessed as inherently wrong by nature, independent of regulations governing the conduct or consent.
so what do you consider inherently wrong by nature? do all people consider the same things to be wrong by nature? if not, how is it inherently wrong?

for example, theft. if you look at nature you see stronger animals taking things from weaker ones all the time. also, theft implies ownership, native americans may feel ownership is not natural.

how about murder, animals kill each other all the time, mostly for food, but sometimes for territorial concerns. is it ok to kill someone as long as you eat them afterward?

Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
no one born in america has consented to live here. your tacit consent holds no water.
i was born in america, i have had several opportunities to move to another country and obtain foreign citizenship, i have not done so because i prefer (and consent) to live in america
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Old 8th June 2010, 08:59 PM   #369
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
Because they are only man made laws that need consent too be enforced.

You can not tell someone how to live their life if they live peacefully and do not enforce their will upon others.

It is really as simple as that.
Actually it is not as simple as that.
By 'you' I presume you, Bluekush, mean people who make laws.
So, yes, people who make laws can and do tell people how to live their lives, even if they live their lives peacefully and do not enforce their will on others.
Whether they (the lawmakers) should do that is another question.
Man made laws (there are no other kind) do not need the individual consent of each person subject to those laws in order to be enforced. They need the collective consent.
You might wish that your individual consent were required, but wishing ain't reality.

What would be your position if someone attacked you and perhaps permanently disabled you? Would you think that person should avoid the legal consequences by refusing to consent? After all, it is a man made law which says people cannot attack other people.
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Old 8th June 2010, 10:06 PM   #370
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Please, let us not carry on to long.
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Whether, whether, whether, whether
Whether you like it or not
Weather, weather, weather, weather
Weather is cold, warm and hot.

Two, two, two, two
Two of my favorite toys
I'm bringing to, to, to, to
A place the first one enjoys…
and I like it, too!

Homophones! Homophones!
Where the crews come cruising down the plane!
Homophones! Homophones!
I need my kneaded biscuits plain!



ummmm. I've mentioned the 5 year old before, haven't I?
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Old 9th June 2010, 12:12 AM   #371
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
No this is just JREF's false interpretation.
So what do Freemen do aside from Court room theatrics & bust ups with Policemen / local government officialdom?
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Old 9th June 2010, 12:19 AM   #372
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
and your point is?

I'd have thought that was obvious. Selling substandard / adulterated goods to a consumer can (& does) result in injury.
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Old 9th June 2010, 12:26 AM   #373
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
Again, same answer. FOTL is a remedy to the current system.
It isn't a 'remedy' to the current system because FMOTL argument have time & time again been emphatically rejected by the courts & authorities across the anglophone world. it's about as effective a remedy as trying to cure cancer by shoving a onion up the patients bottom.
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Old 9th June 2010, 12:51 AM   #374
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Originally Posted by volatile View Post
I don't think even he knows precisely if he's talking in actuals or in hypotheticals.

He seems to be claiming that the court system is hypothetical:
Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
No the problem is that the court system no longer operates in the real world.
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Old 9th June 2010, 12:56 AM   #375
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
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or that of their representatives so elected
or that of their representatives so elected
or that of their representatives so elected

Just sayin
My bold.

I'll add "or" to the list of words you don't understand.
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Old 9th June 2010, 04:16 AM   #376
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Originally Posted by gtm View Post
So what do Freemen do aside from Court room theatrics & bust ups with Policemen / local government officialdom?
I'd imagine one could find them at your local gun show of choice peddling Myron Fagan, the Turner Diaries, and handing out literature for GoldLine.
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Old 9th June 2010, 05:12 AM   #377
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Is not paying taxes a victimless crime?
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Old 9th June 2010, 05:32 AM   #378
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Originally Posted by Mojo View Post
He seems to be claiming that the court system is hypothetical:
He's claiming both at the same time, and denying both at the same time. How anyone can suggest his posts could be the product of a drug-addled mind is beyond me.
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Old 9th June 2010, 05:55 AM   #379
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Its either deliberate deception or alzhiemers that some of these freemen suffer from (or both)
Merlincove the moderator on David Ickes as just posted a video as proof of success which is clear proof of its failure once you know the story.
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showt...=119454&page=8
It show Ray St Clair (Google him if you must) shouting a lot in court.
The actual case was as follows;
Council sought liability order against person.
liability order granted.

Thats a win apparently because they claim that the liability order was signed prior to the case taking place and as such was not a fair hearing.
What they fail to grasp even after being told on several occasions is that the time on the order is the time the case was scheduled to go ahead.

Merlincove is aware of all this information but is relying on new people seeing the video being unaware and as such perpetrate the myth.

I would post and correct him but Im banned
I will be addressing it on my blog later

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Old 9th June 2010, 07:30 AM   #380
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It wouldn't be much of a remedy if it made it worse, would it?!
Maybe it's a herbal remedy?
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Hmmmm

BK623, you keep inferring that this concept of individual consent arose from the Constitution, it did not, if you believe it did please provide the relevant passages from the constitution or the Federalist papers. One must also wonder why no one seems to have been aware of this 'concept', how do you explain this lack of observation of what would have been such a fundamental change in political design and usage?

Just so we understand where you are coming from could you let us know which of the following law you believe you can pick and choose from:

Federal taxes

State taxes

County property taxes

Drug use laws

Selling drugs to minors

Licensing of motor vehicles

Traffic laws

Laws requiring car insurance

Drivers license

That should be a start

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Old 9th June 2010, 09:28 AM   #382
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Originally Posted by Hans View Post
Just so we understand where you are coming from could you let us know which of the following law you believe you can pick and choose from:

Federal taxes
State taxes
County property taxes
Drug use laws
Selling drugs to minors
Licensing of motor vehicles
Traffic laws
Laws requiring car insurance
Drivers license

That should be a start

I'd guess the following:-

Federal taxes----costs me money so NO don't like that one

State taxes -----costs me money so NO don't like that one

County property taxes---costs me money so NO don't like that one

Drug use laws---- hey I like ma weed so NO

Selling drugs to minors----kids innit gotta look after the kids.

Licensing of motor vehicles---costs me money so NO don't like that one

Traffic laws---costs me money so NO don't like that one

Laws requiring car insurance----costs me money so NO don't like that one

Drivers license---costs me money so NO don't like that one



And the theme is not paying i.e. Freeloading.
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Old 9th June 2010, 12:41 PM   #383
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
you must define rules or laws.

and i have already done that for you guys. there is mala prohibitium and mala in se.

Mala Prohibitium is Phrase used in law to refer to conduct that constitutes an unlawful act only by virtue of statute and consent.

Mala in Se: The phrase is used to refer to conduct assessed as inherently wrong by nature, independent of regulations governing the conduct or consent.
Since you seem to enjoy legal philosophy, care to define these crimes?

Prostitution-Malum in se or prohibitum?

Procurement-Malum in se or prohibitum?

False imprisonment- Malum in se or prohibitum?

Keeping of slaves- Malum in se or prohibitum?

Negligent homocide- (Note: not murder.)- Malum in se or prohibitum?

Uttering a forged instument- Malum in se or prohibitum?

Crime of misprison (I add this because you seem to like archaic language)- Malum in se or prohibitum?

Which of these crimes can I safely not consent to?
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Old 9th June 2010, 12:48 PM   #384
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Maybe it's Homeopathic Law, the more you lose cases the more effective it is.
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Being hauled off to jail is a bitter conclusion to either gross negligence or complete unawareness of the court system.
So if someone pleads his FOTL stuff to a court and the court throws him in jail anyway, that's because the court system doesn't know how the court system works? That's awesome.

So, umm, in the above instance...what's the FOTL's "legal remedy" to being thrown in jail anyway after making his FOTL declaration in court?
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So, umm, in the above instance...what's the FOTL's "legal remedy" to being thrown in jail anyway after making his FOTL declaration in court?
Ooh ooh ooh! I know, I know! Is it to declare that anal rape was what you wanted and you've tricked the court system into doing what you wanted?
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I'd guess the following:-

Federal taxes----costs me money so NO don't like that one

State taxes -----costs me money so NO don't like that one

County property taxes---costs me money so NO don't like that one

Drug use laws---- hey I like ma weed so NO

Selling drugs to minors----kids innit gotta look after the kids.

Licensing of motor vehicles---costs me money so NO don't like that one

Traffic laws---costs me money so NO don't like that one

Laws requiring car insurance----costs me money so NO don't like that one

Drivers license---costs me money so NO don't like that one



And the theme is not paying i.e. Freeloading.
We have calling them "Freeloaders On The Land" for quite some time.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop View Post
Maybe it's Homeopathic Law, the more you lose cases the more effective it is.
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Originally Posted by Bluekush623 View Post
Being hauled off to jail is a bitter conclusion to either gross negligence or complete unawareness of the court system.
So if someone pleads his FOTL stuff to a court and the court throws him in jail anyway, that's because the court system doesn't know how the court system works? That's awesome.

Ah, I was reading that differently. I was taking it as meaning that the FOTLers being hauled off to jail was because of their complete unawareness of the court system rather than the court system's complete unawareness of itself. My interpretation makes more sense, but yours fits FOTLer rhetoric better.
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Old 10th June 2010, 05:12 PM   #390
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Over on Godlikeproductions the woos are celebrating over a first hand report of a FOTL court case:

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/fo...age1095938/pg1

My favorite part:

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The judge then asks him to take be seated. He replies that he does not recognize the authority which is asking him to sit. Eventually he sits down. Then I watch the women next to me in the visitor section right a note "DO NOT SIT. THIS IS HOW THEY GET YOU TO COMPLY. DO NOT SIT" The judge asks him to go back to the audience so he can take more cases and here him later. Then the women gives him the note.
GLP has a very high quotient of mentally ill people - literally, they even state they don't "discriminate" against the mentally ill by stopping them from posting or asking that they seek help from a professional - and they are LOVING this.

The case was merely continued as the judge didn't feel like dealing with the woo shenanigans. If they hadn't been practicing FMOTL woo and brought an audience of 30 people, who knows - the issue could have been resolved then and there. FMOTL woo yet AGAIN just making things harder on people who use it.

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Originally Posted by LightinDarkness View Post
Over on Godlikeproductions the woos are celebrating over a first hand report of a FOTL court case:

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/fo...age1095938/pg1

My favorite part:



GLP has a very high quotient of mentally ill people - literally, they even state they don't "discriminate" against the mentally ill by stopping them from posting or asking that they seek help from a professional - and they are LOVING this.

The case was merely continued as the judge didn't feel like dealing with the woo shenanigans. If they hadn't been practicing FMOTL woo and brought an audience of 30 people, who knows - the issue could have been resolved then and there. FMOTL woo yet AGAIN just making things harder on people who use it.
wait, sitting is how they get you to comply? if you dont recognize the authority of the court shouldnt you have not stood up in the first place when they say "all rise for the honorable judge whomever"
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Musical chairs to get out of paying your debts and state legal action.

It's so incredibly simple!
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Another success story:

http://www.quatloos.com/Q-Forum/view...hp?f=37&t=5953
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A couple of exampes of people using what look like FOTL arguments from the Lowering the Bar blog:

Surprising Court Loss for Woman Who Challenged State's Authority to Require Driver's License

Juror Who Caused Mistrial With Online Research Must Pay Jury Fees
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I realize the "epic fail" meme is overused - but if there were ever a time to use it, its now. As usual, I stand amazed that people actually practice this stuff when we have so many examples of how this ends up. Hes going to spend 7.5 YEARS in prison for following FMOTL ritual and filing frivolous liens.
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A new twist - FMOTL jurors!

Its comedy gold, isn't it?

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It took her two tries to do that, though, because the first time "Christiansen refused to take his seat in the courtroom because he was unwilling to recognize the court's authority." After he was reminded that the court did in fact have authority over him - a reminder conveyed by having him sit in a holding cell for several hours - he agreed to come into the courtroom and sit down after just a brief struggle with bailiffs.
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Its comedy gold, isn't it?
Yes, and at the same time kind of sad that people can be so out of synch with reality.
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For some reason I can't help hearing the voice of Doyle Redland from Onion Radio News when I read those.
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Great links! bookmarked.

From the second one:

Christiansen is apparently one of those people who believe individual citizens are somehow "sovereign" in a way that allows them to ignore a court's authority. (For examples of other such people, see, e.g., here and here.) If so, why he showed up for jury duty at all is kind of a mystery, although maybe he was just voluntarily fulfilling a civic duty, as all good sovereigns should. But if courts only have the authority that each individual citizen chooses to give it, then it's hard to see why he thinks the defendant should have stuck around for trial, let alone agree to be convicted by Paul Christiansen.

He finally agreed to pay $1,200 for causing a mistrial but I bet he will not pay and be in even more trouble.

A simple call to jury duty converted into fine and a few hours in a holding cell with the probability of more problems to come.
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I realize the "epic fail" meme is overused - but if there were ever a time to use it, its now. As usual, I stand amazed that people actually practice this stuff when we have so many examples of how this ends up. Hes going to spend 7.5 YEARS in prison for following FMOTL ritual and filing frivolous liens.
Well you've got to admit that they got a court to take their shenanigans seriously.
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