RE: RESPECT FOR LAW ACT #3
Section 3a of the Respect for Law Act stipulates that "Election officials shall require satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship from any applicant who is registering to vote for the first time as an Oregon voter."
For many years, there has been confusion as to what a U.S. citizen really is, so it seems pointless to vote for this act, until we know what we are voting for.
As an example we may read in Title 26 of the U.S. Code that a U.S. citizen is considered to be an artificial, juridical "person", where "person" is a legal fiction, which allows an individual to act as a separate legal personality or allows a group of natural persons to act as if they were a composite individual. Certain court cases have made it clear, however, that a U.S. citizen is different from a state citizen.
One famous case, U.S. v. Cruikshank [92 U.S. 542] held that "We have in our political system a Government of the United States and a Government of each of the several States. Each one of these governments is distinct from the others, and each has citizens of its own . . ."
The Feyereisen letter of Sept. 10, 1993, states: "[B]ut we find nothing in Reum or in any other case, which requires that a citizen of a state must also be a citizen of the United States . . .[Crosse v. Board of Supervisors of Elections] [221 A.2d 431 (1966)]."
In the case of State v. Fowler [41 La.Ann. 380], they held that "… a person may be a citizen of a particular state and not a citizen of the United States. To hold otherwise would be to deny to the state the highest exercise of its sovereignty."
The state citizens created the states. They are natural people. And then the states ratified the U.S. Constitution, whereby the U.S. government was given certain limited responsibilities, such as protecting the borders. The U.S. Constitution reads that all powers not specifically granted to the Federal government are reserved to the states and to the people.
The Secretary of State’s office has concluded that only U.S. citizens can vote in Oregon. Yet it was the state citizens who founded the state, and if anyone should be able to vote in state elections, it should be state citizens. They said that the Constitution of the State of Oregon, Art. II Sec. 2, requires the electorate to be U.S. citizens. And yes, Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution of Oregon reads "(1) Every citizen of the United States is entitled to vote in all elections . . .[if they have lived here 6 months, etc]" However, the Constitution also includes this important note: "The leadline to section 2 was a part of the measure submitted to the people by initiative petition (Measure No. 13, 1986) and adopted by the people Nov. 4, 1986." Apparently this was changed in 1986.
If it is the law, let the U.S. citizens, whatever those are, vote. That is, if a legal fiction can hold a pencil, let it vote. But don’t deny the vote to the natural people who reside here, who make up the body politic, and who created this state government to serve themselves.
Passage of this act will result in many coming under Federal jurisdiction. Along with Federal jurisdiction will come more Federal programs. This act could eventually obviate the need for city, county and state governments as Federal programs absorb and consolidate state services under the Federal government.
Finally, the Respect for Law Act states in Section 4a that "Prior to issuing, renewing or replacing any driver license, driver permit or identification card, the Department of Transportation shall require the applicant to provide proof of legal presence and a verified Social Security number." If they can’t get a Social Security number, then they have the option of getting approval from Homeland Security.
Social Security has always been optional for the people of Oregon and every other state. People have had a choice whether to accept Federal control over their health care. Now we have an attempt to require everyone to get into Social Security. But the reality is Social Security is broke. They have taken the money and replaced it with a Ponzi scheme. The Federal government is almost $10 trillion in debt, not even counting Social Security and Medicare, and there is just no way the people can cover these massive financial obligations. Look at U.S. Representative Peter deFazio’s web site to see how much you owe just on the Federal debt (as I write this it is roughly $32,000 per person, or $128,000 for a family of four) and see if you can come up with that kind of money. Remember the old saying, "A government that can give you everything will take everything away from you to pay for it."
Vote NO on the Respect for Law Act.