A PROPOSAL
by Dan O’Brien
(Jun. 3, 2011) — This County Stronghold article, one of a series, suggests means by which to institute a countywide jural1 organization to secure and protect the unalienable rights of its people.
People of [County]
We the People of [Named county, State], having found the judicial systems available for our use to be highly inadequate in the lawful protection of our Rights, and in respect of the self-evident truths “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness, that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,” do hereby institute a local jural society2 for the purpose of securing and protecting those rights; to be known by the name People of [County], and to exist for the benefit of all natural people who represent themselves to be of this county.
The People of [County] is a self-help organization powered by volunteers to provide informed guidance for the People in respect of their need to navigate the myriad demands of government. Specifically, this organization positions itself as a buffer between people of the county who are its intended Users and the existing legal system(s), so as to provide:
- The formal establishment of a Common Law3 jurisdiction, and the operation of its institutions and their educational programs;
- A pool of fully qualified and informed candidate jurors to populate Petit and Grand juries;
- Solicitation of individuals who currently suffer complaints against the de facto county judicial system, and could use the help;
- Security, protection and confidentiality of User provided information;
- Formal documentation and recordkeeping of User complaints;
- Formal hearings on the complaint of each User, or class of User, giving particular regard to the indicated jurisdiction in the nature of complaint and the specific remedies that may apply;
- Research to find legal precedent with regard to settlement of the complaint, otherwise to construct lawful argument for settlement.
- Proposed action to eliminate from the judicial system the object that gives rise to the complaint:
Also to provide means to quiet all acts of Government that may be injurious to the unalienable rights of the People, by proposing:
- Nullification of unconstitutional laws
- Repeal of repugnant and unconscionable laws
- Modification of law that promotes government conflict with natural rights
- Use of traditional voluntary and charitable means to obviate need of present day government oversight or involvement
All acts of this jural organization are to be recorded and archived in a form suitable for reference to those wishing to perform similar services for their county.
Notes
1 Jural. … organized upon the basis of a fundamental law, and existing for the recognition and protection of rights.” – Black’s Law 5th Ed, page 764.
2 Jural society. ‘”The term jural society is used as the synonym of “state” or “organized political community.”‘ – Black’s Law 5th Ed, page 764.
3 Common law. As distinguished from law created by the enactment of legislatures, the common law comprises the body of those principles and rules of action, relating to the government and security of persons and property, which derive their authority solely from usages and customs of immemorial antiquity, or from the judgments and decrees of the courts recognizing, affirming, and enforcing such usages and customs; and, in this sense, particularly the ancient unwritten law of England. – Black’s Law 5th Ed., pp 250-251