I was just asked if I would help co-facilitate a workshop about sovereignty, how to sue police and opening private bank accounts. I declined due to the violence associated with such a workshop and felt moved to explain why I turned down this 'opportunity' that was presented to me.
While people are searching for freedom, they are getting caught up in the subtle differences between peace and war. If we don't start acknowledging these differences, workshops like these will continue to do harm and cause all kinds of confusion in the freedom movement.
War and Peace - Staff Sgt. Jamal Sutter [Public domain]
Before I get into the specific issues, let us clarify some common misunderstandings. Common Law is not a law form for the free. Common Law started in England in 1066 after the Norman conquests. Common Law is laws for the commoner, the feudal serf, the Kings subjects while the Magna Carta is for the lords and barons. Feudalism started in England with the work of William the Conqueror and the Laws of England has since spread around the world.
William Blackstone wrote the Commentaries on the Laws of England between 1765 - 1770 to help the King's subjects remember their rights when it came to their relationship with each other and the King. Common Law is nothing more than a set of principles that came out of the Kings courts over hundreds upon hundreds of years. Common Law is not the law form for sovereigns and as such, if people use these law forms for their sovereignty, they will be identified as 'Sovereign Citizens' and mocked as they have no idea who they are or what they are doing. You cannot be sovereign and a citizen at the same time.
This is reinforced by a book that was published in 1816 called 'A Treatise on Copyhold' written by Charles Watkins. In that book he outlines how feudalism works and if we compare it to modern day 'Canada', 'USA', or most other common law jurisdictions on this planet, we will find a lot of similarities.
Common Law = Feudalism.
I'm sorry if that pisses off a lot of people, but the truth must be expressed if we want to be free. If we use Common Law with the premise of being peaceful, then that too is very misleading and uninformed. Some people feel that using the courts to hold others accountable for their actions is somehow a peaceful action. Not only is it not peaceful, but it is filled with violence and does nothing but perpetuate the war that has been raging on this planet for thousands of years.
The King, within his feudal empire, is directly responsible for the executive branch of his government. That executive branch is the military, the very branch responsible for conquest, law and order. It is the war machine that keeps the serfs in line. To help him keep his feudal serfs obedient and in line, he created courts. One court is responsible for the judicial branch of government and the other court is responsible for the administrative branch of government while he governs directly through the third court, the executive branch.
The King's courts are ONLY for his subjects and land as that is the only thing he has jurisdiction over. For a sovereign to enter the Kings court would require that the sovereign petition the King for a ruling. But a petition is to beg and sovereigns don't beg or surrender to another sovereign. So why would any sovereign use the court system of the King to resolve disputes? This type of behaviour demonstrates a lack of sovereignty, knowledge or wisdom and does nothing but turn a sovereign into a subject of the King, a citizen, a feudal serf.
The Kings courts have special powers. They have a monopoly on force, or rather the King holds that monopoly. So if the King's Courts rule against a subject and that individual does not obey, the Court will then order the King's army to enforce the courts ruling. People somehow think that courts are peaceful places to resolve disputes but they are not. Courts use coercion, threats, order and even violence to ensure obedience is observed. This is not a peaceful, non-violent way to resolve issues between people.
The King is at war and his whole entire empire is dedicated to protecting his conquests, empires and keeping his feudal serfs obedient and productive. Suing others is surrendering our sovereignty in order to beg the Kings court to use it's monopoly on force and coercion to force somebody else to pay up, go to jail or change their behaviours. This is revenge, violence and war. No peace can come from this, no matter how peacefully one approaches the situation.
The court room is a battle field. When one enters the battle field you surrender your position of peace and loose your sovereignty. People who use the courts and law forms of another sovereign are confused, misinformed and at war with that sovereign. That is why the term 'sovereign citizens' is used so much in the news and why it is an oxymoron!
If we want to be free and sovereign, then we must abandon our feudal serfdom, the kings courts, law forms, benefits and privileges. We must walk away from the battle field and declare peace! We are also dedicated to maintaining that peace, even if another sovereign or his/her serfs attack us. So what law forms govern sovereignty?
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Matthew 22:37
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matthew 22:39
In order to fulfill these, we must heal and love ourselves so that we can express that love with our neighbour and with Creator. When we go through that healing process, peace becomes paramount. So how do we resolve disputes without going to war?
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. - Matthew 5:25
Yes, that means not picking a fight. It also does not mean that we just roll over and let people walk all over us. This is where we agree with our adversary in order to ensure there is no dispute. If there is a dispute, then they have grounds to attempt to drag you into the Kings Courts. We want to avoid courts as the risks are clear. Instead we agree and place the burden of proof on our adversary by placing conditions on our agreement (conditional acceptance). That is why it is critical that we make no claims against others, hence the burden of proof be placed on us.
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. - Matthew 5:39
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have [thy] cloke also. - Matthew 5:40
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. - Matthew 5:41
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. - Matthew 5:42
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. - Matthew 5:43
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; - Matthew 4:44
We should not be suing others if they do harm to us, especially those who engage in direct violence That is war! Peace demands that we avoid court at all costs and instead love them, pray for them and approach their healing from a spiritual point of view. I've written about this in the past where I took this approach with the neighbours who were at war with us. They invaded our land, trespass, engaged in violence, trampled our medicine, disrespected our way of life and refused to learn our ways. Instead of going to war against them, we tried loving them, putting down tobacco, praying and being patient. They are now leaving and we have witnessed a significant shift in their energy. Their war is over and peace remains.
If people continue to stand and sue others for their actions, that level of violence only keeps the war moving forward. I have a term for these types of actions and it is called revenge!
If we have a dispute with our neighbour, there is a specific approach that we were told to use that would maintain our sovereignty, peace and freedom.
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. - Matthew 18:15
But if he will not hear [thee, then] take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. - Matthew 18:16
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. - Matthew 18:17
These protocols are very specific, but in the end, we are NOT to engage in violence or force against our brothers and sisters. If we cannot reach them then we are to walk away. To be clear, the church is not the brick and mortar institutions of organized religion. The church in this context is our brothers and sisters in our community coming out into a public place to deliberate. That deliberation is like a court, however there is no coercion, violence or force is applied, so it is not a court but rather a church. This is to allow others to opportunity to obtain help resolving the dispute in the event that the sovereigns failed in their efforts prior to this point. In the end, if the dispute cannot be resolved, walk away!!!
There is a monumental difference between people fighting for freedom by using Common Law or other man made law forms and those who peace for freedom using Spiritual Law!!!
I wrote a whole book on this topic called 'Graduating Life with Honours'. If people are genuinely interested in peace, freedom and prosperity in their lives, then feel free to download it from our store front. It can also be found for free on my blog if you don't want to cover the small fee.
If you run into anybody offering classes or workshops discussing the topic of sovereignty and they are engaging in the King's courts to do it, then run away! These people are confused and will mislead you. Revenge and punishment is not peaceful. Holding people accountable within the King's courts is not peaceful! Sovereignty demands that we honour and respect the freedom and sovereignty of everyone else. People justify their acts of war under the guise that they are holding others accountable for their actions and behaviours.
These are lies that we tell ourselves to justify our continued participation in the war. I pray for their healing and I forgive them for their violent actions.
I suspect these principles are so challenging for people to wrap their heads around because we have all been colonized for a thousand years. We all must work through our trauma and find that peace and love within ourselves so that we can express it in all our relationships.
There is indeed a fine line between peace and war. It is up to each individual on this planet to end the war and step into the domain of peace. That road requires a tremendous amount of healing, learning, growing and walking the path despite the war raging around us. We must find that peace as our spiritual growth depends on it. No excuses. No justifications.
