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deprived of his property without due process of law as if the contract were impounded, or the value it

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represents were in terms wholly or partially confiscated.

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[Sinking Fund Cases, 99 U.S. 700 (1878)]

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Examples of statutory franchise statuses we cannot be compelled to accept or assume the obligations of absent consent 4 include: 5

1. “taxpayer” or “employer” under the Internal Revenue Code, Subtitle A “trade or business” franchise. 6 2. “spouse” under the family code of your state. 7 3. “driver” under the vehicle code of your state. 8 4. “citizen” or “resident” under the civil statutory law of your state. 9 Because we have an unalienable right of freedom from compelled association under the First Amendment and a right NOT 10 to be compelled to contract with any government, then it stands to reason that NO ONE can either associate a status with 11 you that you do not expressly consent to or impose the obligations of any legal status upon you without your express 12 consent in some form. The minute they either threaten you to declare any status on a government form you don’t consent 13 to or instigate any kind of coercion or intimidation in connecting you with a specific statutory civil status is the minute that 14 they are: 15 1. Tampering with a witness in criminal violation of 18 U.S.C. §1512, because all government forms signed under 16 penalty of perjury constitute the testimony of a witness. 17 2. Violating constitutional rights, if they are acting as an officer of any government such as a statutory “withholding 18 agent” under 26 U.S.C. §7701(a)(16). 19 3. Engaging in a constitutional tort. 20 4. Compelling you to contract. 21 5. Engaging in identity theft, by using your identity for commercial purposes without your express consent. 22

When people exercise their sovereign right to contract, they usually reduce their agreement to a writing signed by the 23 parties to the agreement. The presence of their signature on the contract constitutes “prima facie evidence” of their consent. 24

“ Prima facie . Lat. At first sight; on the first appearance; on the face of it; so far as can be judged from the first disclosure; presumably; a fact presumed to be true unless disproved by some evidence to the contrary. State ex rel. Herbert v. Whims, 68 Ohio App. 39, 28 N.E.2d. 596, 599, 22 O.O. 110. See also Presumption”

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Every contract usually includes a “Definitions” section at the beginning identifying the meaning of every important “term” 29 used in the agreement itself so as to associate the parties with a specific status and standing, and to leave no room for doubt 30 or misunderstanding about the significance of the rights conveyed by the contract or agreement. Contracts that do not 31 include such a definitions section: 32 1. Increase the likelihood of litigation caused by misunderstandings about the meaning of the contract. 33 2. Are more difficult and costly to enforce in court because they encourage unnecessary litigation. 34 3. Are more likely to be dismissed by judges because the contract itself is effectively “void for vagueness”. 35 4. Convey undue discretion to the fact finders during litigation, whether it be the judge or the jury. 36 5. Encourage corrupt government officials with a conflict of interest to abuse their discretion to benefit either themselves 37 personally or the agency they work for. 38 6. Turn a society of law into a society of men. Anything that conveys discretion to any man to interpret meaning or 39 significance turns disputes into “political” rather than “legal” questions. 40 7. “Politicize the court” and violate the separation of powers doctrine by encouraging judges and courts to act in a 41 political capacity rather than a legal capacity. Only the Executive and Legislative Branches can lawfully act in a 42 political capacity. Everything courts do must be expressly spelled out in the law itself. 43

The parties who create the contract, in turn, are the only ones who can lawfully define the meaning of all “terms” in the 44 contract. This fact is exhaustively established in the following memorandum of law: 45

Your Exclusive Right to Declare or Establish Your Civil Status , Form #13.008 http://sedm.org/Forms/FormIndex.htm

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Copyright Sovereignty Education and Defense Ministry, http://sedm.org Form 05.003, Rev. 7-23-2013

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