OPCA adherents often search for a restrictive meaning in the word "includes", attempting to limit it to a particular stated example. This seems to originate in the Latin maxim "Expressio unius est exclusio alterius" meaning "expression of one thing is the exclusion of another". This can be seen in Black’s Law Dictionary (6th edition at … Continue reading The word ‘Includes’
Tag: Legalese
Everything is a contract
“If man were to live in a state of nature, unconnected with other individuals, there would be no occasion for any other laws, than the law of nature, and the law of God. Neither could any other law possibly exist: for a law always supposes some superior who is to make it; and in a … Continue reading Everything is a contract
The Foisted Unilateral Agreement
According to OPCA theory, a notarized document, sworn affidavit, notice of understanding intent and claim of right or other paperwork that is served by the offeror, becomes a valid contract or agreement of the parties after the expiry of an allotted time period. It is claimed that the terms are accepted by acquiescence, due to […]
The Driving v Travelling conundrum
The term "Driving" is understood as a "Commercial activity" to OPCA theorists - Instead of admitting to "Driving" (as described in the statute) they prefer to practice the "Common law right" to "Travel" in their "Private Automobiles" on "The Kings Highway". There is a great conundrum here, they cannot have a valid licence or registration, … Continue reading The Driving v Travelling conundrum
Registration: Ownership and Title
OPCA theory teaches that registering a vehicle with the state voids private ownership, transfers this to the state via the registration process, and therefore binds the operator to traffic regulation. It is theorised that one can "travel" with a vehicle as private property, but cannot do this with state property after registration. It is claimed … Continue reading Registration: Ownership and Title
Dax Coxon
News: "Gold Coast Pirates of the Caribbean actor says he will drive unlicensed again despite conviction": Gold Coast Pirates of the Caribbean actor says he will drive unlicensed again despite conviction. Dax Coxon, whose online profile says he starred alongside Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales, filmed on … Continue reading Dax Coxon
Sam Jones
Sam Jones operates the Corporate Australia website. There are countless articles on his website relating to the "strawman" and "common law" myths, with an added twist of the "corporate government" myth to incite an emotional response from the reader, to "fire them up" about how truly terrible it is that we are living under occupation by a … Continue reading Sam Jones
Van den Hoorn v Ellis [2010] QDC 451
In Van den Hoorn v Ellis [2010] QDC 451 the appellant contended he was the “owner of the created fictions known as JOHAN HENDRICK VAN DEN HOORN and JOHN HENRY VAN DEN HOORN, being created fictions fraudulently owned and controlled by legal fictions” which included “australia inc” and “queensland inc”, as well as “queensland transport inc” … Continue reading Van den Hoorn v Ellis [2010] QDC 451
Governed under the Flora and Fauna Act
There are several misunderstandings regarding the effect of the national vote on the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal People) more commonly known today as simply the 1967 referendum. At the time, Australian voters had backed only four of 24 constitutional referendums in all the years since Federation in 1901. This one passed with more than 90 per … Continue reading Governed under the Flora and Fauna Act
Santos Bonacci
Santos Bonacci, a self-styled “Astro-theologist” from Berwick Victoria, ran a Facebook page titled "Universal Truth School" spruiking what he calls 'Syncretism' - "bringing together all the fields of knowledge and wisdom and showing the interrelatedness of all things". A very talented classical guitarist, he was once a fixture on the Melbourne busking scene, and with … Continue reading Santos Bonacci
Mark McMurtrie
A burgeoning faction of Freemen have been targeting Indigenous audiences in Australia. A taste of the subculture can be gleaned online, in groups such as the Tribal Sovereign Parliament of Gondwana Land, the Original Sovereign Tribal Federation (OSTF) and the Original Sovereign Confederation. The last of these repeats the now-familiar admiralty law myth on its Facebook … Continue reading Mark McMurtrie
Early OPCA Influence in Australia
Throughout the 2000s, OPCA concepts became increasingly cross-contaminated. Foreign concepts and legislation, such as A4V and the Uniform Commercial Code became common features in OPCA legal proceedings in the Commonwealth, sometimes alone and sometimes in combination with domestic concepts. This borrowing is obvious in different movements, for example, the double or split person concept and … Continue reading Early OPCA Influence in Australia
The legal and lawful conundrum
OPCA theorists insist that the term "legal" describes legislation, (though it is something that is unenforceable except by individual "consent" via contract, otherwise known as "joinder") whereas "lawful" denotes the "real law", which the theorist holds as "the common law". The theory is that "lawful" protects one’s fundamental rights whereas "legal" attempts to "contract away" those … Continue reading The legal and lawful conundrum
I don’t stand under that law!
A popular myth with OPCA adherents is the "stand under" phobia, when replying to an officer's question: "do you understand?" The OPCA interpretation is that answering "YES" would create joinder in contract with the officer. The concept also implies that only if one individually "consents" to legislation, it then becomes enforceable, so they emphatically and frantically want … Continue reading I don’t stand under that law!
Interpreting legalese
Unusually, non-American OPCA adherents revere the U.S.-centric Black’s Law Dictionary, obsessively mining it for obscure Latin phrases scarcely used in modern courtrooms. Although very popular in OPCA circles, "Blacks Law Dictionary" cannot be used to interpret the meanings of Australian legal terms, and is therefore invalid in any Australian court. Law dictionaries are not often … Continue reading Interpreting legalese
The Romley Stewart Deception, by Justinian
The Justinian Deception by Romley Stewart Stover is a captivating work of fiction. I say fiction because that is all it is, a conspiratorial bedtime story about a world ruled by Rome through the secret use of grammar. There are no references cited that establish his story line as fact, only a couple of cherry-picked … Continue reading The Romley Stewart Deception, by Justinian
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