The essay by Kevin E. Abrams, citing Canadian researcher Russell Porisky, asserts that the capitalization of a person’s name in legal documents reflects a Roman law concept called Capitis Diminutio, meaning a diminution of legal status. According to Black’s Law Dictionary (Revised 4th Edition, 1968), as cited:
- Capitis Diminutio Maxima (e.g., JOHN DOE): Represents the highest loss of status, reducing a free person to slavery, stripping all citizenship and family rights.
- Capitis Diminutio Media (e.g., John DOE): Indicates a medium loss, where citizenship rights are lost but liberty remains.
- Capitis Diminutio Minima (e.g., John Doe): Denotes the least loss, affecting only family relations while preserving liberty and citizenship.
- Starting Point: Sovereign Status (1787)
In 1787, Americans were natural persons with unalienable rights under common law, as protected by the Constitution. They were “sui juris” (of their own right), free from legal disabilities, with full autonomy over life, liberty, and property. The capitalized name did not yet exist as a legal tool. - Bankruptcy and Foreign Control (1788)
The U.S.’s bankruptcy in 1788, due to Revolutionary War debts to the English Crown, marked the beginning of foreign influence. The United States Bank (1791), majority-owned by England, set a precedent for external control, laying the groundwork for later mechanisms like the capitalized name to track individuals as assets. - Congressional Dissolution and War Powers (1861)
The 1861 dissolution of Congress (due to Southern states’ withdrawal) shifted governance to emergency war powers, redefining citizens as “enemies” under the 1933 Amendatory Act. This created a legal environment where admiralty law could dominate, and the capitalized name became a tool to register individuals as commercial entities under this jurisdiction. - 14th Amendment and Cestui Que Trust (1865)
The 14th Amendment established a public charitable trust, merging citizens with the government as co-trustees and co-beneficiaries. The capitalized name, introduced via birth certificates, formalized this merger, reducing individuals to “civilly dead” entities. Per Porisky, this is Capitis Diminutio Maxima, where the all-capital name (e.g., JOHN DOE) signifies a slave-like status, stripping citizenship and family rights, aligning with the article’s claim that citizens became property of “US Inc.” - Incorporation of US Inc. (1871)
The Legislative Act of 1871 created “US Inc.,” a private corporation under admiralty jurisdiction, with states forming corporate entities (e.g., “STATE OF CALIFORNIA”). The capitalized name became the identifier for individuals within this corporate framework, used to collect taxes for the International Monetary Fund and manage citizens as inventory, as described in both essays. - Federal Reserve and Financial Enslavement (1913)
The Federal Reserve Act surrendered currency control to private bankers, solidifying the U.S. as a fiefdom. The capitalized name, per Porisky, is tied to this system, with Edward Mandell House’s alleged plan to register Americans’ “biological property” via Social Security numbers, linking them to debt obligations under admiralty law. - Social Security and Trust Creation (1935)
The Social Security Act created trusts with all-capitalized names, making individuals co-trustees of a system benefiting the SSA General Trust Fund. This aligns with Porisky’s claim that Social Security numbers are for “inventory control,” mirroring the Amistad’s manifest, and confirms the prior article’s assertion that citizens are pledged as assets in the U.S.’s bankruptcy. - Bretton Woods and State Corporatization (1944–1970)
The 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement quit-claimed US Inc. to the IMF, and by 1970, states became private corporations. The capitalized name, as an admiralty law tool, ensured individuals remained bound to this global financial system, tracked as commercial entities across jurisdictions.
- “There” (1787): Americans were natural persons, sovereign under common law, with unalienable rights to life, liberty, and property. Their names were written in standard case (e.g., John Doe), reflecting their status as free, autonomous individuals.
- “Here” (2005): Americans are legal fictions, identified by all-capitalized names (e.g., JOHN DOE), signifying Capitis Diminutio Maxima—a slave-like status under admiralty law. They are co-trustees and co-beneficiaries of the 14th Amendment’s public charitable trust, owned by US Inc. and its creditors (bankers and elites). Their labor, property, and children are liened, managed as inventory in a bankrupt system, with no standing to assert rights in corporate courts.
- Legal Joinder: The capitalized name creates an implied contract, binding the natural person to the legal fiction via birth certificates and Social Security numbers. This joinder, achieved through trickery, places individuals under admiralty jurisdiction, where they are treated as cargo or inventory, akin to the Amistad Africans.
- Loss of Sovereignty: The all-capital name strips individuals of common law rights, reducing them to commercial entities with no moral or lawful remedy in corporate courts, which operate under the “color of law” rather than constitutional authority.
- Piracy and Kidnapping: Both essays liken this system to piracy, with the Federal Reserve and IRS as “commercial pirates” kidnapping Americans into servitude under admiralty law, a crime under lawful jurisdictions.
- Restoration Potential: Per the prior article, “as a thing is bound, so it is unbound.” Understanding the capitalized name’s role allows individuals to reject implied contracts and reclaim sovereignty by invoking universal or natural law, though specific steps are not detailed.