Tag: Legalese

The word ‘Includes’

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 … Continue reading The word ‘Includes’ →
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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: … Continue reading Everything is a contract →
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The Fraudulent Foisted Contract

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 […]

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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 … Continue reading The Driving v Travelling conundrum →
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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 … Continue reading Registration: Ownership and Title →
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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 … Continue reading Dax Coxon →
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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 … Continue reading Sam Jones →
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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 … Continue reading Van den Hoorn v Ellis [2010] QDC 451 →
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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 … Continue reading Governed under the Flora and Fauna Act →
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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 … Continue reading Santos Bonacci →
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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 … Continue reading Mark McMurtrie →
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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 … Continue reading Early OPCA Influence in Australia →
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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 … Continue reading The legal and lawful conundrum →
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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 … Continue reading I don’t stand under that law! →
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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 … Continue reading Interpreting legalese →
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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 … Continue reading The Romley Stewart Deception, by Justinian →
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