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Jesus ... wasn't he the bloke who turned fish into wine and made the lepers multiply? -KateHL Violence is more acceptable than incest. I have been told to keep this in mind. |
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Grammaton Cleric
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"The perfect haiku would have just two syllables: Airwolf" ~ Ernest Cline "Science knows it doesn't know everything, otherwise it would stop" ~ Dara O'Briain. |
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Based on a true story!
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"JimBenArm is right" Hokulele Mom |
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Frequencies Not Known To Normals
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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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Drunken Shikigami
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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? 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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I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -Albert Einstein |
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Philosopher
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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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Do you know what this notorious criminal did?
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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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My apologies once again for not being allowed to use the obvious shorthand term for a person who knowingly posts untruths. Apparently someone finds that term uncivil, demonstrated and deserved as it is. . "My family is not my weakness, Max. It's my strength." Vince Faraday aka The Cape |
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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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Mostly harmless
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"You got to use your brain." - McKinley Morganfield "The poor mystic homeopaths feel like petted house-cats thrown at high flood on the breaking ice." - Leon Trotsky |
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Hipster alien
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Is not paying taxes a victimless crime?
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Is the JREF message board training wheels for people who hope to one day troll other message boards? It is not that hard to get us to believe you. We are not the major leagues or even the minor leagues. We are Pee-Wee baseball. If you love striking out 10-year-olds, then you'll love trolling our board. |
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Grammaton Cleric
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"The perfect haiku would have just two syllables: Airwolf" ~ Ernest Cline "Science knows it doesn't know everything, otherwise it would stop" ~ Dara O'Briain. |
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Illuminator
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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 ![]() JB |
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“She’s pregnant and in very big trouble.” ......And wasn't she just http://www.angelfire.com/planet/thin...hildorlife.pdf Part 1 of this thread http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=176799 |
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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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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Hey !! I've been upgraded, got a shelf all to my own....Go Talkie, Go Talkie
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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.
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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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Maybe it's Homeopathic Law, the more you lose cases the more effective it is.
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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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"¿WHAT KIND OF BIRD? ¿A PARANORMAL BIRD?" --- Carlos S., 2002 |
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"The perfect haiku would have just two syllables: Airwolf" ~ Ernest Cline "Science knows it doesn't know everything, otherwise it would stop" ~ Dara O'Briain. |
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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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Master Poster
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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 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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Musical chairs to get out of paying your debts and state legal action.
It's so incredibly simple! |
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a carbon based life-form
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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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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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a carbon based life-form
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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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a carbon based life-form
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