Termyn8or -> RE: U.S. Act of 1871 ? (4/15/2011 12:11:41 AM)
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Wiki's got it. It has been used a few times here and there successfully but not often. I'm not aware of any resurgence in it's mention lately but it wasn't my turn to watch. If there has been one it is probably because more and more people are viewing the actions of the government as unlawful, in fact even treasonous. In the past people tried to sue using it, against public officials. And of course threw in the conspiracy statute of old because there are more than one. They didn't really get anywhere with it and the tactic is mainly abandonded. All they accomplished is to jam up the courts in some cases. And some held these trials in common law enclaves, but officials sued that way did not respond. They then took to putting civil leins on them, using this act. It worked a couple of times temporarily, but a few things got changed to put a stop to that. It's probably just resurfacing now as the rank and file find themselves more an more disenchanted, even disenfranchised by the governmnet. A new crop, who will probably try it again and find out that is is just not going to work. How to make it work ? Well if someone figured that out things could be shaken up. That is beyond me, maybe RealO wants to give it a try. Fine, have a go at it but there is one problem. There has to be grounds. There is alot to prove, and it has to be public, something very hard to achieve these days. The court may cite the rights of the victims' and defendants' to privacy for cause to keep such a trial private, but they want to keep their own actions private for the most part. I've only met a couple of judges who are honest and do their job, don't ask out of how many. The system is that corrupt now, I don't think persuing this is likely to be effective. T^T
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