PIML 96051109 / Forwarded to Patriot Information Mailing List: Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 09:12:20 -0700 From: atra@ix.netcom.com (William Alcorn ) Subject: Fwd: SF: ADL & Common Law Courts To: butterb@sagenet.net ---- Begin Forwarded Message From: michael@nile.com (Michael) Date: Sat, 4 May 96 13:51:57 MDT Subject: SF: ADL & Common Law Courts Organization: NileNet Limited ADL WRITES LEGISLATION? The Dallas Morning News, May 3, 1996 in an article "Waging 'Legal War,' Common-law courts tangle judicial system in Texas, other states," staff writer Thomas G. Watts weaves an interesting story about common law courts in America. In Texas all the MAIN players are involved in putting down these courts. "On Thursday, Attorney General Dan Morales issued a legal opinion that district and county clerks should refuse any document from common-law courts. The common-law courts of the Republic of Texas or any other similar body have no legal existance, except in the minds of the partisans of these movements, No one is above the law." Perhaps the most interesting part of this front page article deals with the Anti-Defamation League. "Last week, the Anti-Defamation League proposed model legislation that states could enact to specifically counter common-law courts. These bogus courts use legal-sounding language and official-looking documents to charge government officials with treason and other crimes, to file phony liens against both public officials and ordinary citizens and harass and threaten legitimate judicial and law enforcement personnell, said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL national Director. Our goal is to fill in the cracks where existing laws may not penetrate, he said." Texas legislators are lining up to adopt the ADL's position. ------------------------------------------------------------------------* Patriot Information Mailing List * A service to help inform those who have an active interest in * returning our federal and state governments to limited, * constitutional government * Send messages for consideration and possible posting to * butterb@sagenet.net (Bill Utterback). * To subscribe or unsubscribe, send message with subject line * "subscribe patriot" or "unsubscribe patriot" * Forwarded messages sent on this mailing list are NOT verified. * See World's Smallest Political Quiz: www.self-gov.org/quiz.html * Libertarian is to LIBERTY as librarian is to library (DePena) * PIML grants permission to copy and repost this message * in its entirety with headers and trailers left intact.