The Government Hoax

The Government=20 Hoax

by Marc=20 Stevens

The government hoax is probably the oldest, most = pervasive=20 and stubborn of hoaxes. It=92s the belief in non-existent "states" = and=20 "nations," and that "government" is both legitimate and necessary. = In the=20 geographic area of the North American continent commonly referred = to as=20 the "United States," it=92s claimed only "government" can provide = the=20 service of protecting "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of = Happiness." This=20 is nonsense if only for the reason "government" has no duty to = protect=20 anyone and their property.

Another reason is: No service or product = should be=20 provided at the barrel of a gun. It=92s that simple. There = are no=20 exceptions unless one believes people have no rights. If one = believes=20 people have no rights, then "government" is not "necessary" to = "protect"=20 what doesn=92t exist. If you believe people have rights, then you = don=92t=20 "protect" them without their freely given consent. Also, = protection is not=20 submission to the violent, unaccountable control of another, nor = is=20 violent domination a legitimate method of doing business. Would = you hire=20 people who don=92t acknowledge you have property, to protect your = property?=20 I wouldn't:

"The ultimate ownership of all property is in the = State;=20 individual so-called "ownership" is only by virtue of Government, = i.e.,=20 law, amounting to mere user; and that use must be in accordance = with law=20 and subordinate to the necessities of the State." Senate = Resolution=20 #62, April 1933.

What exactly is "government?" Have you ever seen a=20 "government"? While there are varying degrees, "government" is one = man=20 violently controlling the life and property of another man. In = some places=20 this violent control is "decreed" to be for the latter=92s "own = good" and=20 "protection" and hailed as the "best system in the world." Because = it=92s=20 based on violence, there= =20 are no "states" or "nations," "states" being "voluntary = associations."=20 You may recognize that violent control over a man=92s life and = property is=20 what we like to call . . . slavery. Slavery is a = form of=20 "government," and in most cases, if not all, synonymous with = "government."=20 Govern means control, not protection. Have you ever noticed the = word=20 "protect" is mysteriously not included in any definitions of=20 govern?

"govern - To direct and control; to = regulate; to=20 influence; to restrain; to manage. State v Ream, 16 Neb 681, 683." = Ballentine=92s Law Dictionary, page 530.

In "democracies" and so-called "democratic = republics," slaves=20 are given the false choice of choosing new masters. The old = plantations=20 can be seen as "political subdivisions" such as "cities," only = smaller:=20 "nations" have "presidents," "states" have "governors," "counties" = have=20 "commissioners," "cities" have "mayors" and plantations have=20 masters.

"Government" is a group of men and women providing = the=20 service of protecting "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" = at the=20 barrel of a gun. We have no choice in accepting and paying for = their=20 wonderful services. Their services are so valuable we=92re = compelled to=20 accept and pay for them. And non-political libertarians and = voluntaryists=20 are the extremists?

To keep this short, I=92ll use statements from = politicians=20 themselves, i.e., their sacred "law" that=92s worshipped, revered = and most=20 importantly, feared. Compare the following:

"tax. A forced burden, charge, exaction, = imposition or=20 contribution assessed in accordance with some reasonable rule of=20 apportionment by authority of a sovereign state upon the persons = or=20 property within its jurisdiction to provide for public revenue for = the=20 support of the government, the administration of the law, or the = payment=20 of public expenses. 51 AmJ1st Tax =A7 3." Ballentine=92s Law=20 Dictionary, page 1255.

"The organized use of threats, coercion, = intimidation, and=20 violence to compel the payment for actual or alleged services of = arbitrary=20 or excessive charges under the guise of membership dues, = protection fees,=20 royalties, or service rates. United States v McGlone (DC Pa) 19 F = Supp=20 285, 286." Ballentine=92s Law Dictionary, page = 1051.

The first is a "kinder, gentler" way of describing = the=20 second. Both are accurate descriptions of how men and women = pretending to=20 be "government" operate. I like the second one because it=92s = actually the=20 definition of "racketeer."

The government hoax is that "government," a racket, = is=20 legitimate and necessary. That=92s absurd. Maybe if you believe a = service=20 should be provided at the barrel of a gun, then yes, you=92d think = "government" is legitimate and necessary.

The government hoax is exposed with nothing more = than=20 no service or product should to be provided at the barrel of = a=20 gun. If the service men and women doing business as a = pretended=20 "state" is so valuable, then people will voluntarily accept and = pay for=20 it.

Some attack this saying, "What=92s the = alternative?!" That=92s=20 easy:

Anything done under the guise of consent can be = done by=20 consent.

Men and women pretending to be "government" only = have to do=20 one thing different (here=92s the "radical" "extremist" part): = provide=20 their services on a voluntary basis like everybody=20 else.

May 4,=20 2004

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Marc = Stevens is=20 the author of Adventures In Legal Land, the controversial = and=20 humorous new book that exposes the government hoax. = He=20 can be reached at http://www.adventuresinleg= alland.com/.=20

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