Via the erudite pen of Captain Ranty it would seem that at least one Judge is inclined to agree with the freeman argument that it’s out legal fictions created with our birth certificates that are liable for Council tax and the like and not us. The Judge is at the very least uncertain enough to have told a council to go away and prove it’s case, having accepted that if the council can have representation then the legal fiction represented by the birth certificate can also have representation – thus accepting the differentiation between the human person and the legal person.
This has the potential to be quite a game changer, especially as more people follow the same route. I expect we’ll see lots of cases being dropped rather than being taken to court as happened with excessive bank charges – though I suspect this may prove a trickier thing for the powers that be to get out of. Though they may of course just pass a law saying that black is white and hope that no one notices, go read the comments over at CR’s as they explore various ways this may or may not pan out – but right now it’s a really terribly interesting development. Also pop over to Leg Irons for his take on the matter.
Thankee, kind sir, for the linky lerv.
This has got people thinking. I am amazed at the number of people reading this piece.
The trick now is to keep ’em thinking….
CR.
Always a pleasure to link to your stuff good Captain.
That will indeed be a trick, but some of them will and some of them will remember next time and slowly slowly… lets just hope not too slowly