Understanding the true nature of modern courts is essential for protecting your rights and navigating the commercial landscape. Since 1933, courts have operated as commercial entities within a trust framework, fundamentally altering their jurisdiction and purpose. This guide challenges conventional assumptions about courts, revealing their role as merchant-banks and offering practical strategies for living individuals to avoid their jurisdiction and handle legal matters effectively.Key Insights About Modern Courts
- Courts as Commercial Entities
Modern courts function as merchant-banks, operating under statutory jurisdiction rooted in commerce, not common law. They manage financial instruments, such as bonds and negotiable instruments, rather than adjudicating matters for living beings. This stems from the trust framework established by HJR 192 (June 5, 1933), which shifted all legal proceedings to a commercial basis. - No Jurisdiction Over Living Beings
Statutory courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over natural, living individuals. Only legal entities (e.g., corporations or “strawman” personas) fall under their authority. When a living person enters a court, they are presumed to represent a legal fiction, inadvertently contracting into the court’s jurisdiction. By maintaining your private jurisdiction, you can challenge this presumption. - Admiralty and Military Jurisdiction
Courts operate under admiralty law, a commercial and military framework designed for corporations, not individuals. Entering a court as a living person is considered trespassing in this jurisdiction, automatically placing you in contempt unless you assert your private status correctly. - The Role of Court Actors
- Judges: Act as administrators for the state, often representing the plaintiff’s interests, not impartial justice.
- Attorneys: Operate as foreign agents (e.g., BAR members), lacking authority in true Article III courts, which are rare or nonexistent today.
- Court Officers: Bailiffs, sheriffs, and police function as commercial enforcers, protecting corporate interests rather than serving as peacekeepers.
- The Illusion of Statutory Jurisdiction
Statutory jurisdiction, claimed by modern courts, is not explicitly defined in foundational documents like the U.S. Constitution. Without lawful money or a functioning constitution in commercial courts, legal proceedings are reduced to financial transactions, managing bonds and debts rather than upholding rights.
- Challenge Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Upon receiving a presentment (e.g., an indictment or charging instrument), immediately challenge the court’s subject matter jurisdiction over you as a natural person. Demand proof of jurisdiction on the record, as courts lack authority over living beings unless you contract into their system through inaction or agreement. - Handle Presentments as Negotiable Instruments
Treat any court document as a commercial offer, not a mandate. Use strategies like the Accepted for Value (AFV) process to endorse and return the instrument, authorizing the discharge of the alleged debt under trust law principles. This prevents the court from assuming jurisdiction over you. - Maintain Private Jurisdiction
Assert your status as a living individual with inherent rights, distinct from the legal fiction (e.g., your all-caps “strawman” name). File documents like a UCC-1 Financing Statement or a Notice of Status to establish your private jurisdiction and prevent courts from presuming authority. - Stay in Honor and Peace
Engage with courts respectfully and lawfully, avoiding actions that could be interpreted as consent to their jurisdiction (e.g., hiring an attorney or appearing in person). Use written correspondence and notarized affidavits to assert your position while remaining in honor. - Expose Procedural Errors
Courts rely on procedural trickery to secure jurisdiction. By researching court rules (e.g., Rules of Civil Procedure) and trust law, you can identify and challenge errors, such as lack of standing or improper notification, to halt proceedings.