Overview of Legal Status

in the united States of America

Sovereignty

Make no mistake about it. In international law, sovereignty is of paramount importance and is the ultimate question in determining the survival of a nation. The acid test of sovereignty is: Can this sovereign defend its territory against all other sovereigns of the planet, and/or defend against all domestic pretenders to the throne?

Not all nations are sovereign. For example, the nation of Switzerland is not a sovereign nation, but rather a suzerain nation, meaning it exists only by permission of known and legally recognized sovereigns. Likewise, Vatican city, Canada, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the 387 indian nations domiciled in the United States are suzerain nations.

In the united States of America, the Sovereignty is held by the people (not the "persons").

The Great Pretender

In the united States of America, a domestic pretender to the throne (albeit, most likely controlled by both foreign and domestic interests), called the United States Corporation is pretending to hold the sovereignty, and very much wants you to believe that it is the sovereign by right. In turn, the corporate state governments make a claim to hold the sovereignty in each of their individual political arenas.

Don't You Believe A Word Of It

In no manner whatsoever, does the government of the united States of America or of the several States, or the domestic pretenders thereto hold any interest in the sovereignty.

Never have!        Never will!

End of Statement!

Where Did the Sovereignty Come From?

Very clearly, the sovereignty in this nation was devolved on the "people" by King George the 3rd in the Treaty of Peace of 1783. Refer to the Chronology of Sovereignty chart for an overview of the origins of sovereign succession that came to the American people.

You will see that the sovereignty now held in joint tenancy by the people has its roots in the Bible. Whatever your personal views on the nature of the Bible may be, whether you believe the Bible is the Word of God or just a story told to explain metaphysical principles relating to the meaning of life and the proper relations of man to man and man to the Creator, the sovereignty of the American people nevertheless derives from that source.

Please be advised that this discussion and this topic is not intended to be religious in nature and does not rely on religion or any interpretation of any religion for its validity.

So Who are the "people"?

The "people" are those free inhabitants of each of the several States, (paupers, vagabonds and fugitives from justice excepted) who were living in this country prior to the Constitution in 1787, and their "posterity". Added to that group are African Americans of slave descent. There are but two other avenues to become a holder of a joint tenancy interest in the sovereignty of the united States of America - by marriage or by adoption.

And Then Who are the "persons"?

The persons are all those who arrived in this country after the Constitution for the united States of America of 1787. They are defined in Article 1, Section 9, Clause 1 of the Constitution and they came to America in two separate and distinct classes.

1. Migrating or immigrating "persons", and
2. "persons" imported for the purpose of re-sale on the then American slave market. Today, the descendents of this class are people on equal footing with all the other people

What About Citizenship?

The definitions and effects of citizenship have changed over time in this country. Prior to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, primary citizenship for both people and persons resided with the several States and only the people could be citizens of the united States of America, as national citizenship was not available to persons.

After the 14th Amendment, primary citizenship for the people remains the same, but primary citizenship for persons resides at the national level, with state citizenship being secondary. The exception is that those persons who were state citizens prior to the 14th Amendment and who did not expatriate from the State to the United States under the Expatriation Act of 1868 (passed the day before the 14th Amendment) are still State Citizens and not federal citizens, and are not liable for the national debt. What a relief!

Effect of Legal Status

Legal status determines your rights, duties, capacities, incapacities, privileges and immunities assigned to your particular "legal person" by operation of law. Having once stepped into the "legal person", you become both entitled and bound to those rights and duties.

These are the political rules that were set in stone by the "people" at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, noting that "legal status" and "citizenship" are not necessarily the same.

Duties of the Sovereign People

The job of being king is never easy. The king has duties to perform and in this country the sovereign people are no exception.

The people have the duty to preserve the form of government which they adopted, since they (being citizens of the several states) have guaranteed to the people of the united States of America, a Republican form of government in the several states.

The people have the duty to hold their sworn public servants to their oath of office. Having delegated the duties of the King to "persons" under the incorporeal "persons" (governments), one of the only duties left to "we the people" was to hold our servants strictly accountable to the rights, duties, capacities, incapacities, privileges and immunities assigned to their various offices by operations of law. The premise is most eloquently stated by the framers of the 1849 California constitution in their open letter to "we the people" of California, when they said:

"A free people, in the enjoyment of an elective government, capable of securing their civil, religious and political rights, may rest assured these inestimable privileges can never be wrested from them, so long as they keep a watchful eye on the operations of their government, and hold to strict accountability, those to whom power is delegated".

The time is long past when it is incumbent upon the people to "keep a watchful eye" on their public servants. The people have a duty to protect the lives, liberty and property of everyone in this great nation, including those of the "persons".