By: Gary D. Barnett
“Still another of the frauds of these men is, that they are now establishing, and that the war was designed to establish, “a government of consent.” The only idea they have ever manifested as to what is a government of consent, is this—that it is one to which everybody must consent, or be shot. This idea was the dominant one on which the war was carried on; and it is the dominant one, now that we have got what is called “peace.”
~ Lysander Spooner, No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority
To believe or support any document that is claimed to be a contract agreed upon by all, and in perpetuity, without a single signature by any held to its decrees, represented by only a few criminal rulers, ‘interpreted’ by only nine appointed criminal ‘supreme’ court judges, and enforced at the point of a gun, is not only ignorant, arrogant, and asinine, it is completely insane. But in this nation-state 235 years ago, a few rich mercantilists and corrupt politicians falsely referred to as the ‘founders,’ in the dark of night, behind locked and closed doors, in total secrecy, drafted what is referred to as ‘The Constitution,’ and claimed it bound every single individual in the country, and would be binding on every single individual born thereafter. What nonsense is this?
No man, and no group of men called government, have any right whatsoever to rule over any other man on earth. To assume such a position, whether this rule be consented to by any minority or majority, or unlawfully ‘designated’ to any so-called ‘representative, is illegitimate and immoral, and is the epitome of evil. This is without question, and those who would attempt to refute this truth, are not to be trusted. All power of one over another is criminal, therefore the delegation of such power is also criminal. This should bring forth the assumption that all those who participate in this unauthorized government, all those who support this system, and all those who vote to sustain this system, are behaving in a criminal manner. As should be obvious at this juncture, we live in a criminal country.
Unfortunately, every country on earth has some form of government, or governing structure, and all are illegitimate. Although some places are better than others, none are truly free, so this makes it virtually impossible to use your feet to seek real freedom, as none exists in its natural form in this world. How did man get to this place? How did man not see the error in rule, and squash it at the beginning? How did man over thousands of years of rule not understand that rule is the essence of slavery?
Could any government be legitimate? I would say no, but optimistically speaking, there is always the possibility. A legitimate government could theoretically (never in reality) exist, but with a very strict set of parameters. It would have to be completely voluntary by all participants, it could have no power whatsoever to make ‘laws’ or mandates or delegate any power, it could only protect the natural rights of man without any manner of aggression, it could have no power to tax (steal), it could not regulate or restrict anyone from any activity that did not harm the natural rights of others, and none could be bound by it should they decide to leave the system. This seems simple enough to me, but it has never once been tried; this likely due to the fact that no criminal politician would have any interest whatsoever in not having power over others. This is a realization that should be embraced…….
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