Chapter 7: Relationships to Governments and the World 7-1 7 RELATIONSHIP TO GOVERNMENTS AND THE WORLD Page 7 RELATIONSHIP TO GOVERNMENTS AND THE WORLD .................................................. 7-1 7.1 Biblical Law: The Foundation of ALL Law ..................................................................................7-3 7.2 Natural Order ....................................................................................................................................7-4 7.3 Rights v. Privileges ..........................................................................................................................7-26 7.3.1 Rights Defined and Explained .......................................................................................................... 7-26 7.3.2 Fundamental Rights: Granted by God and Cannot be Regulated by the Government ...................... 7-30 7.3.3 What is the Difference Between a “Right” and a “Privilege”? ......................................................... 7-32 7.4 Government .....................................................................................................................................7-35 7.4.1 The purpose of government: protection from harm and evil ............................................................ 7-35 7.4.2 How government and God compete to provide “protection” ........................................................... 7-36 7.4.3 The purpose of income taxes: government protection of the assets of the wealthy .......................... 7-39 7.4.4 Government as idolatry/religion ....................................................................................................... 7-40 7.4.5 Socialism is Incompatible with Christianity ..................................................................................... 7-53 7.4.6 Government-instituted slavery using “privileges” ............................................................................ 7-59 7.4.7 Civil Disobedience to Corrupt Governments is a Biblical Mandate ................................................. 7-65 7.4.8 Code of Ethics for Government Service ........................................................................................... 7-79 7.5 Role of Law ......................................................................................................................................7-80 7.6 Role of Politicians and Rulers ........................................................................................................7-83 7.7 Role of Citizens ................................................................................................................................7-84 7.8 The Nature of Property ...................................................................................................................7-86 7.9 Thomas Jefferson on Property Rights and the Foundations of Our Government ....................7-88 7.10 Testaments of Truth ........................................................................................................................7-89 7.11 The Freedom Test ...........................................................................................................................7-90 7.11.1 Are You Free or Do You Just Think You Are? ................................................................................ 7-90 7.11.2 Key to Answers ................................................................................................................................ 7-91 7.11.3 Do you Still Think You are Free? ..................................................................................................... 7-91 7.12 Sources of Government Tyranny and Oppression .......................................................................7-94 7.12.1 Deception: The Religion of SATAN and our government ............................................................... 7-94 7.12.2 Presumption .................................................................................................................................... 7-105 7.12.3 Illegal Acts and Legal Obfuscation ................................................................................................ 7-112 7.12.4 Propaganda and Political Warfare .................................................................................................. 7-115 7.12.5 Willful Ignorance of Public Servants .............................................................................................. 7-119 7.12.6 Compelled Income Taxes on Wages (slavery) ............................................................................... 7-121 7.12.7 Government identifying numbers: Mark of the Beast .................................................................... 7-122 7.12.7.1 Coercion: The Enumeration At Birth Program ................................................................ 7-123 7.12.7.2 Coercion: Denying Benefits for Those who Refuse to Provide Government Identifying Numbers 7-124 7.12.8 Paper Money ................................................................................................................................... 7-126 7.12.8.1 What is Money? ................................................................................................................ 7-126 7.12.8.2 “Separation of Money and State” ..................................................................................... 7-131 7.12.8.3 The Founders Rejected Paper Currency ........................................................................... 7-136 7.12.8.4 War of Independence Fought Over Paper Money ............................................................ 7-138 7.12.8.5 President Thomas Jefferson: Foe of Paper Money ........................................................... 7-140 7.12.8.6 Wealth confiscation through inflation .............................................................................. 7-140 7.12.8.7 The Most Dangerous Man in the Mid South .................................................................... 7-141 7.12.9 The Federal Reserve ....................................................................................................................... 7-147 Family Constitution, version 1.30 Copyright Family Guardian Fellowship http://famguardian.org Chapter 7: Relationships to Governments and the World 7-2 7.12.9.1 The Federal Reserve System Explained ........................................................................... 7-148 7.12.9.2 Lewis v. United States Ruling .......................................................................................... 7-149 7.12.9.3 Federal Reserve Never Audited ........................................................................................ 7-151 7.12.10 Debt ................................................................................................................................................ 7-151 7.12.11 Surrendering Freedoms in the Name of “Government-Induced Crises” ......................................... 7-154 7.12.12 Judicial Tyranny ............................................................................................................................. 7-155 7.12.12.1 Conflict of Interest and Bias of Federal Judges ................................................................ 7-157 7.12.12.2 Sovereign and Official Immunity ..................................................................................... 7-159 7.12.12.3 Cases Tried Without Jury ................................................................................................. 7-161 7.12.12.4 Attorney Licensing ........................................................................................................... 7-162 7.12.12.5 Protective Orders .............................................................................................................. 7-163 7.12.12.6 “Frivolous” Penalties ........................................................................................................ 7-164 7.12.12.7 Fifth Amendment Abuses ................................................................................................. 7-166 7.12.12.8 Nonpublication of Court Rulings ...................................................................................... 7-168 7.12.12.8.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................... 7-168 7.12.12.8.2 Publication Procedures Have Been Changed Unilaterally ................................................................... 7-168 7.12.12.8.3 Publication is Essential to a Legal System Based on Precedent .......................................................... 7-169 7.12.12.8.4 Citizens In A Democracy are Entitled to Consistent Treatment from the Courts ............................... 7-169 7.12.12.8.5 Operational Realities of Non-Publication ............................................................................................ 7-169 7.12.12.8.6 Impact Of Non-Publication Inside the Courts ...................................................................................... 7-170 7.12.12.8.7 Openness ............................................................................................................................................... 7-171 7.12.12.8.8 Constitutional Considerations .............................................................................................................. 7-171 7.12.12.8.9 Opinions Are Necessary, Even in “Insignificant