Freemen Armageddon’s Prophets of Hate And Terror (Third Edition June 1999) The Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Presentation On Freemen Armageddon’s Prophets of Hate And Terror A Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Lecture June 25, 1999 Pamela B. Loginsky Jeffrey J. Jahns Staff Attorney Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys District & Municipal Court Division 206 10th Avenue S.E. Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Olympia, WA 98501 614 Division Street, MS-35 (360) 753-2175 Port Orchard, WA 98366 [email protected] (360) 337-4982 [email protected] A A BOUT THE UTHORS PAMELA B. LOGINSKY. Pam received her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in 1985 and her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1988. Pam clerked for Judge Robert W. Winsor (Ret.) of the Court of Appeals, Division I before joining the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office in 1988. From 1991 to 1998, Pam was assigned to the appellate unit. Pam is currently splitting her time between her duties at WAPA and the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office. A local Freeman has stated that Pam “is well known to the Constitutional Political Movement due to her…active role in bringing charges against Patriots in various courts.” JEFFREY J. JAHNS. Jeff received his undergraduate degree from the University of Puget Sound in 1978 and his law degree from the University of Puget Sound School of Law in 1981. Jeff was a partner in the law firm of Kindig & Jahns in Tacoma, Washington from 1982 to 1986. He was an associate in the Port Orchard, Washington law firm of Ronald D. Ness & Associates from 1987 to 1994. Since joining the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office on January 1, 1995, Jeff has been the supervising attorney of the District and Bremerton Municipal Court Division, and also heads the appellate unit. C R OPYRIGHT AND EPRODUCTION © 1999 Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. All rights reserved. Permission to reproduce any portion of these materials is granted to prosecutors, courts, law enforcement, auditors, assessors, and any other government agencies, as well as to schools and universities for educational and research purposes, on the condition that the Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is credited. Summary of Contents Summary of Contents..................................................................................................................... ii ........................................................................................................................... Contents. iii ........................................................................................................... Part I Introduction. 3 A New Government At Any Cost...................................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgments............................................................................................................................ 3 ...................................................................................................... Part II Their Theories. 3 Freemen Roots—Economic Crisis................................................................................................... 3 The Conspiracy— A One World Government................................................................................. 3 The Tribulation—2,000 a.d.?.......................................................................................................... 3 The Christian Identity Movement a.k.a. “Christian America,” “Christian Israel,” “Kingdom of God”..................................................................................................................... 3 The Common Law and Its Courts.................................................................................................... 3 Christian Jural Societies— An Interim Government....................................................................... 3 What is Wrong With Our Public Defenders and Prosecutors?...................................................... 3 “Trespassing on My Venue”—The Flag......................................................................................... 3 Money.............................................................................................................................................. 3 A New Banking System.................................................................................................................... 3 What Is A Christian Appellation?................................................................................................... 3 Freemen-Speak—A Reference Chart............................................................................................... 3 So Who is the Enemy?..................................................................................................................... 3 Postscript on Their Theories........................................................................................................... 3 .................................................................................................... Part III Our Responses. 3 What Should Law Enforcement Do?............................................................................................... 3 What Should Jail Personnel Do?.................................................................................................... 3 What Should Auditors/Assessors Do?............................................................................................. 3 Charging Options—How to Fit a Square Peg Into a Round Hole.................................................. 3 Procedural Aspects of Prosecuting Freemen................................................................................. 3 Trial Issues...................................................................................................................................... 3 Infractions....................................................................................................................................... 3 Citizen Complaints.......................................................................................................................... 3 Coping With Freemen Documents.................................................................................................. 3 Clearing Freemen Liens.................................................................................................................. 3 Final Thoughts on Our Responses.................................................................................................. 3 ........................................................................................................................... Appendix. 3 ii Edward F. Shea, WSBA President, Common-law Courts?, WSBN May 1996 (cited at page 2)................... 1 Bringing the Militia to Justice, The Prosecutor, Vol. 30 No. 1, January/February 1996 (page 7)................. 3 Kehoe Republic, Intelligence Report, Issue 92, Fall 1998 (page 9)............................................................... 6 Active Hate Groups in the United States in 1998, Intelligence Report, Issue 93, Winter 1999 (page 11)... 15 Roots of Common Law, Intelligence Report, Issue 90, Spring 1998 (page 17)............................................ 17 Kingdom Identity Ministries, Doctrinal Statement of Beliefs (page 32)...................................................... 21 Declaration of Independence (page 44)........................................................................................................ 24 Dyett v. Turner, 439 P.2d 266 (Utah 1968) (page 47)................................................................................. 25 Department of Corrections Division of Prisons, Force Feeding of Offenders (page 103)........................... 31 Hon. Gregory P. Mohr, How to Deal With Extremist and Fringe Groups (page 126)................................. 34 Russell D. Hauge, Oath of Office (page 142)............................................................................................... 37 Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, Kirtley v. Frost, et. al (page 173).............................................. 38 Sample Forms and Pleadings for Invalidating Liens (page 183).................................................................. 45 Sample Freemen Documents Refusal for Cause Without Dishonor U.C.C. 3-501 on Notification............................................................ 59 Refusal for Cause Without Dishonor U.C.C. 3-501 on Infraction................................................................ 60 Distress Bond to “distress” all funds of the Lewis County Treasury............................................................ 61 Declaration of Independence of David Carroll, Stephenson........................................................................ 62 Affidavit of Publication of Declaration of Independence of David Carroll, Stephenson............................. 66 Notice to Washington Secretary of State revoking all contractual relationships with Natural Citizen......... 68 State Militia Right to Bear Arms, Right to Travel identification, and International Motorist card.............. 71 Common Law Lien against judges and prosecutors for $7,914,100.00........................................................ 73 Claim of Commercial Lien against judge..................................................................................................... 78 UCC-2 Fixture Filing against judge............................................................................................................. 79 Writ of Habeas Corpus removing felony case to Common Law Court........................................................ 80 Common Law Court Criminal Complaint against judges and prosecutors seeking $6,580,000.00.............. 81 Demand for Particulars to police officers (resulting in barratry charge)...................................................... 85 Criminal Complaint for Unlawful Practice of Law against prosecutors....................................................... 91 Demand for Facts requiring answers to interrogatories................................................................................ 93 Demand to Abate Prosecution due to lack of corroboration of police officer.............................................. 96 Certificate of Administrative Judgment by GR 8 Judicial Officer terminating Sovereign’s participation.... 99 Removal of infraction to federal district court based on foreign diversity claim........................................ 103 Declaration returning “improperly” mailed documents.............................................................................. 109 Land Patent................................................................................................................................................. 110 iii Contents Summary of Contents..................................................................................................................... ii ........................................................................................................................... Contents. iii ........................................................................................................... Part I Introduction. 3 A New Government At Any Cost...................................................................................................... 3 Preface to Third Edition......................................................................................................................... 3 Freemen Prosecutions in Kitsap County................................................................................................. 3 Why Care About Freemen?.................................................................................................................... 3 Freemen Actions Nationally—You Better Pay Attention!..................................................................... 3 Acknowledgments............................................................................................................................ 3 ...................................................................................................... Part II Their Theories. 3 Freemen Roots—Economic Crisis................................................................................................... 3 A Synopsis of Their World.................................................................................................................... 3 An Historical Perspective—The 1980’s Farm Crisis............................................................................. 3 The Land................................................................................................................................................ 3 The Posse Comitatus.............................................................................................................................. 3 Gordon Kahl, a Posse Hero.................................................................................................................... 3 The Posse Comitatus in Our World—13 USC § 1385........................................................................... 3 Ruby Ridge, the Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, Waco and Oklahoma City........................................... 3 The Conspiracy— A One World Government................................................................................. 3 One World Government......................................................................................................................... 3 The Bible................................................................................................................................................ 3 The Tribulation—2,000 a.d.?.......................................................................................................... 3 The End of the World............................................................................................................................. 3 The Tribulation and Freemen Recruiting Techniques............................................................................ 3 The Christian Identity Movement a.k.a. “Christian America,” “Christian Israel,” “Kingdom of God”..................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction—America is the Promised Land of Israel.......................................................................... 3 Christian Fundamentalists v. Christian Identity Believers...................................................................... 3 Christian Identity Expansion.................................................................................................................. 3 A History of Christian Identity Theology............................................................................................... 3 Christian Identity Beliefs 101................................................................................................................. 3 Baal Worship and the Phinehas Priesthood............................................................................................ 3 The Washington Monument?................................................................................................................. 3 We the People are not Racists!............................................................................................................... 3 THE TURNER DIARIES............................................................................................................................. 3 Christian Identity Martyrdom................................................................................................................. 3 The Common Law and Its Courts.................................................................................................... 3 iv America On Trial................................................................................................................................... 3 Sovereign Citizens v. 14th Amendment Citizens................................................................................... 3 How to Become a Sovereign.................................................................................................................. 3 What is the Common Law?.................................................................................................................... 3 Overlapping Law—Theirs and Ours...................................................................................................... 3 The Magna Carta.................................................................................................................................... 3 The Declaration of Independence........................................................................................................... 3 The United States Constitution—“We the People …”........................................................................... 3 The “Organic” Constitution.................................................................................................................... 3 Amendments to the Constitution............................................................................................................ 3 The Civil War Amendments—Creation of an Inferior Citizenship........................................................ 3 The 16th Amendment—Income Taxes................................................................................................... 3 Sovereign Rights Over Corporations and States, And the Right to Contract.......................................... 3 The Common Law’s Demise (Erie v. Tompkins (1938)), the UCC, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Admiralty Courts, and Flag Fringe....................................................................................... 3 Public Law vs. Private Law.................................................................................................................... 3 Public Law vs. Private Law—Diversity of Jurisdiction.......................................................................... 3 Non-Violent Freemen Actions................................................................................................................ 3 Violent Freemen Actions—Secret Common Law “Military” Courts..................................................... 3 Ecclesiastical Courts.............................................................................................................................. 3 Compurgation—Medieval Acquittal...................................................................................................... 3 The Third Continental Congress 1996-1997.......................................................................................... 3 Christian Jural Societies— An Interim Government....................................................................... 3 The Only “True” Government................................................................................................................ 3 Jural Societies Must Remain Anonymous.............................................................................................. 3 A Self-Sufficient Government With All Power at the Local Level........................................................ 3 2,000 A.D.—A New Christian Government Now!.................................................................................. 3 What is Wrong With Our Public Defenders and Prosecutors?...................................................... 3 The Freemen “Counselor”...................................................................................................................... 3 A Public Defender’s “Conflict of Interest”?........................................................................................... 3 Bar Association Approval to Practice Law—A “Title of Nobility”?..................................................... 3 The “Missing” 13th Amendment—Lawyers Prohibited From Serving in Government......................... 3 The Prosecutor’s Svengali—Janet Reno?............................................................................................... 3 The International Bar Association.......................................................................................................... 3 “Trespassing on My Venue”—The Flag......................................................................................... 3 Ship in a Harbor..................................................................................................................................... 3 “The American Flag of Peace”............................................................................................................... 3 Flag Fringe—Velcro Anyone?............................................................................................................... 3 Crimes Committed Against Freemen...................................................................................................... 3 Treason—The Ultimate Crime and Punishment..................................................................................... 3 The Protective Shroud of the American Flag of Peace........................................................................... 3 Money.............................................................................................................................................. 3 Corruption of the Constitution—1933.................................................................................................... 3 v The Bank Conservation Act of 1933—The Federal Reserve and Removal From the Gold Standard.... 3 Why Do Green Pieces of Paper Called “Dollars” Have Value?............................................................. 3 A National Bankruptcy—June 5, 1933................................................................................................... 3 The Mark of the Beast—The Future of Money...................................................................................... 3 A New Banking System.................................................................................................................... 3 What Is A Christian Appellation?................................................................................................... 3 Arraignments—Let the Games Begin..................................................................................................... 3 Capitalization Counts—The Mark of the Beast...................................................................................... 3 Capitalization Counts—A Secular Challenge and Our Response........................................................... 3 A Freeman’s Name—Why First Middle, Last?...................................................................................... 3 Capitals Indicate a Corporation?............................................................................................................ 3 Sui Juris.................................................................................................................................................. 3 The Common Law Seal—Your Thumbprint.......................................................................................... 3 Freemen-Speak—A Reference Chart............................................................................................... 3 So Who is the Enemy?..................................................................................................................... 3 Postscript on Their Theories........................................................................................................... 3 .................................................................................................... Part III Our Responses. 3 What Should Law Enforcement Do?............................................................................................... 3 First Contact........................................................................................................................................... 3 The Traffic Stop..................................................................................................................................... 3 Obstructing an Officer—The “Stop and Identify” Statute...................................................................... 3 So You Want to Issue an Infraction?...................................................................................................... 3 OK, I’ll Sign But Only “Under Duress”................................................................................................. 3 Custodial Arrest on Probable Cause Permitted for Certain Traffic Crimes............................................ 3 Criminal Citation and Notice to Appear in Court................................................................................... 3 Officer Safety is Number 1..................................................................................................................... 3 When You are Served with a Freemen Document.................................................................................. 3 A Lien is Recorded, Involuntary Bankruptcy Filed, or Citizen’s Complaint Received.......................... 3 Develop Intelligence and Know Your Freemen..................................................................................... 3 What Should Jail Personnel Do?.................................................................................................... 3 Identification.......................................................................................................................................... 3 Refusal to Leave Cell............................................................................................................................. 3 Non-Lawyer “Sixth Amendment Counsel”............................................................................................. 3 Legal Mail.............................................................................................................................................. 3 Visitation................................................................................................................................................ 3 Hunger Strikes........................................................................................................................................ 3 What Should Auditors/Assessors Do?............................................................................................. 3 Allodial Freeholds and Land Patents...................................................................................................... 3 Non-Statutory Abatement....................................................................................................................... 3 Documents Presented by Individual in Name of Non-Legal Entity........................................................ 3 Referring Questions to Prosecutor’s Office............................................................................................ 3 Oaths of Office and Bonds..................................................................................................................... 3 vi General Suggestions............................................................................................................................... 3 Charging Options—How to Fit a Square Peg Into a Round Hole.................................................. 3 Charging Considerations and Proper Penalties....................................................................................... 3 Available Charges.................................................................................................................................. 3 Barratry.................................................................................................................................................. 3 Intimidating a Public Servant................................................................................................................. 3 Intimidating a Judge............................................................................................................................... 3 Malicious Prosecution............................................................................................................................ 3 False Representation Concerning Title................................................................................................... 3 Unlawful Practice of Law....................................................................................................................... 3 Procedural Aspects of Prosecuting Freemen................................................................................. 3 “I am not the Person on the Docket”—Correct Name............................................................................ 3 “Call Me ‘Sovereign,’ ‘Sir’ or ‘Sire’”—Preferred Honorific................................................................. 3 “I am not a Person but a Human Being”................................................................................................. 3 “I am not a Citizen of Your Jurisdiction”—Jurisdiction Over a Non-Citizen........................................ 3 “I am Here Under Duress”—Involuntary Presence in the Court............................................................ 3 “I have Immunity”—Diplomatic or Sovereign Immunity....................................................................... 3 “Is this an Admiralty Court?”—Fringe on the Flag................................................................................ 3 Refusal to Enter Plea.............................................................................................................................. 3 “Refusal for Cause”—Return of Pleadings............................................................................................ 3 Speedy Trial........................................................................................................................................... 3 Refusal to Sign Promise to Reappear..................................................................................................... 3 Request for a “Bill of Particulars”.......................................................................................................... 3 “The Court has no Jurisdiction Absent a Grand Jury Indictment”.......................................................... 3 The Right to an Attorney........................................................................................................................ 3 Disruptive Behavior of Pro Se Defendant.............................................................................................. 3 “OK, I’ll Take Your Attorney”—Withdrawal of Pro Se Status............................................................. 3 “I Want the Assistance of ‘Counsel’”—Freemen Request for Non-Attorney “Counsel”....................... 3 Hybrid Representation............................................................................................................................ 3 Standby Counsel..................................................................................................................................... 3 “I am in Control”—Attorney as Mouthpiece.......................................................................................... 3 Court-Appointed Attorney’s Request to Withdraw................................................................................ 3 Challenges to the “Legality” of the Prosecutor....................................................................................... 3 Applications for Writs of Quo Warranto................................................................................................ 3 Challenges to the “Legality” of the Judge.............................................................................................. 3 Challenges to the “Legality” of Courtroom Personnel........................................................................... 3 Challenges to the “Legality” of the Revised Code of Washington......................................................... 3 Challenges to the “Legality” of the Jury................................................................................................. 3 Prosecution Violates Freemen’s Constitutional Right to Travel in a “Private Vehicle”......................... 3 “My Religious Beliefs Prevent Me From Getting a Driver’s License”.................................................. 3 Prosecution for Driving While Suspended When Suspension Due to Failure to Pay Tickets is Unconstitutional Imprisonment for a Debt............................................................................................. 3 “I Do Not Trust Your Record—I Want My Own Tape or Video Recording”........................................ 3 vii
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