While we need some form of rule of law and independent body to appeal to for complaints, there is no question that government is by far the most evil invention ever created by human-kind. When you actually look at how government begins, we can see that they heart of the problem is always greed and power. Today, police can personally just dislike you and find a numerous excuses to charge you with something. They are fighting hard to keep $167,000 that simply just stole from an individual who was never charged with any crime whatsoever. This is outright criminal activity on the part of government and judges are hopelessly corrupt in their judgment for they are appointed by government and expected to do the government’s bidding. My father took a judgeship in a local town when I was a kid. The politicians complained that he did not impose the maximum fine on everyone who appeared in court. He quit because he would not do as they commanded. Guess it was in the genes.
King Solomon was renown for his wisdom yet this story from the Bible illustrates the origin of government and the role of the king. At this point in time, the king was the benevolent father of his country. He was there as the independent judge for private disputes since he did not benefit either way from any decision. There were no fines to be collected which then gives the government incentive to ensure you are guilty. He fulfilled his obligation as king – to be there FOR THE PEOPLE, not against them for his personal exploitation.
Even in ancient Greece, something like murder was never a State crime. To be prosecuted by the State such as Socrates, required theft from the State or offending the gods, which was Socrates’ crime. If someone kill anyone in your family, it became your DUTY to bring a prosecution – not the State. This separation between public and private acts which restrained the State, was also the reason why you would have family feuds largely in Eastern European culture. If someone in my family killed someone in yours, then your family was within its right to retaliate against ANYONE within my family. So the act was not even personally punishable but one family against another. This was the origin of the concept of the feuds.
There was also the ancient practice of “deodand” whereby the object that caused the death of another was donated (forfeited) and sold to pay for the funeral of the victim. Under this doctrine, a chattel (property) involved in the accidental death of a person would be forfeited to the Crown which would then be sold for the prayers of the departed. It was not for the personal benefit of the Crown as is the case today. Our modern governments have usurped the religious power as far as the government gets to seize property, but it no longer has anything to do with its origins. Government has replaced God and the money is simply theirs. Today, civil asset forfeiture is an out crime against the people by a greedy totalitarian state and judges reach back to claim an ancient power torn from its origins to benefit government. There is no longer an accidental death with the proceeds being donated for prayers. This is just grab the money which no longer serves any moral purpose but filling the pockets of government and police pensions.
The United States Supreme Court in J. W. Goldsmith Jr., Grant Co. v. United States, 254 U.S. 505 (1922), noted the origins of government forfeiture power in the historical practice of deodand. The Court cited Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780), in his Commentaries of the Laws of England, who noted that this practice extended back to the times of Ancient Greece. Deodand was abolished in England in 1846 and it is not practiced in the United States yet has been transformed into the government’s right to just seize your property even if you have done NOTHING wrong for it is the object that commits the offense, not you.
The US Supreme Court relies on deodand to justify the confiscation of property to enrich the coffers of government no different than someone who robs you on the street at gun-point. It is the object that is guilty, not the owner under this ancient practice. This is really an example how judges are owned by government and do not defend the constitution or the the people. They can claim someone sold drugs from your home and seize it for the house committed the crime – not you. The constitution means nothing and it is just a scrap of paper as long as we have pretend judges who are appointed by politicians to rule in favor of government. How else do you achieve virtual 99% conviction rates with court appointed lawyers who are experts at losing cases.
Several states’ constitutions in the USA explicitly prohibit deodand or equivalent practices, most often in the context of property left behind by one who commits suicide. These states are Missouri (Art. 1, §30) , New Hampshire (Pt. 2, Art. 89), Tennessee (Art. 1, §12), and Vermont (Ch. II, §65). What is now happening is that throughout Europe, including England, everyone is following the lead of the USA thanks to the Supreme Court that has justified confiscating any property the state desires and you no longer need to be a criminal. Just the mere possession of wealth today is justification from what has become armed robbery. There is no difference from a thug on the street holding a gun to your face and demand all your money and jewelry and a police officer doing the exact same thing. Try leaving Italy with a lot of gold jewelry. They take you aside and weight it. If it is too much in the OPINION of the policeman, say goodbye to your property.
The goldbugs should stop the nonsense about market manipulations and wake up. You will not be able to have gold since storing it in a safe deposit box is now money laundering and if you try to travel with it, well here comes civil asset forfeiture and they do not need to prove anything for it is the gold that commits the crime by its sheer existence. Welcome to the age of the Sovereign Debt Crisis and DEFLATION. If you have been waiting for hyperinflation you will not see that before you die. They are hunting money like a blood sport. This is all about them – not honoring promises. When it comes time to have to honor any unfunded promise, they will simply default. Historically, government always defaults for they are the most evil invention of society.
And people wonder why Trump is soaring in the polls? Hey, we will not change anything with establishment career politicians Democrat or Republican. We are reaching the point of insanity and society will go through the classic control-alt-delete reboot just to survive.
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