Case #1-03-AP-004610 as of 12-4-03
Oath of Office requires swearing to uphold and defend the Constitution of the U.S., and to their state constitution for other than federal officials. All federal and most state and local elected officials must swear to such an oath. If there is no time limit on their oath, it may be forever. (Documentation is below in excerpts from constitutions.)
Ron Paul, MD, the best person in Congress, wrote a fine essay on his oath of office. You will find it at <http://www.uhuh.com/reports/headsup/hu67.htm#WHATWEWANTTOHEAR,hu67>
Rule of Law. “Stripped of all technicalities, this means that government in all its actions is bound by rules fixed and announced beforehand -- rules which make it possible to foresee with fair certainty how the authority will use its coercive powers in given circumstances and to plan one's individual affairs on the basis of this knowledge.”(Hayek, Road to Serfdom, p 80) (State of the Union 1998, Heads Up #76, 78, 98 and 113).
For further discussion, see Definitions in the Documentation section.
Laws, USC
Most of these laws are covered in Heads Up #86. <http://www.uhuh.com/reports/headsup/hu86.htm#CrimesAgainstThePeople,86>
Posse Comitatus law states that U.S. military forces may not be used against American civilians. (Heads Up #63 and 110) Watch this one for covert changes by Congress and the President.
2 USC 441e prohibits election donations by foreigners.
2 USC 441f prohibits donations in another person's name.
5 USC 706 encourages citizens to take overbearing federal regulatory agents and bureaucrats to court. See “Protecting Our Property Rights” near the end of this thesis for documentation and further discussion.
18 USC 3 makes Accessory after the fact a felony: "Whoever, knowing that an offense against the United States has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact." (Heads Up # 81 and 86)
18 USC 4 makes illegal the Misprision of Felony. This law states: "Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both." (Heads Up # 81 and 86)
18 USC 219 prohibits American public servants from being foreign agents.
18 USC 241 bars conspiracy against rights. See “Protecting Our Property Rights” near the end of this thesis for documentation and further discussion.
18 USC 242 makes it illegal for a government official to deprive rights under Color of Law. "Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, . . . shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both." (Heads Up #83, 84 and 86).
18 USC 600 prohibits rewards to political candidates.
18 USC 602 prohibits federal employee from receiving political donations from federal employees.
18 USC 603 prohibits political donations by federal employees.
18 USC 607 prohibits receiving election donations on federal property.
18 USC 1001 makes lying a crime. Includes fraudulent statements or representations.
18 USC 1510 prohibits obstruction of communication of information by bribery.
18 USC 1956 prohibits financial transactions for illegal activities.
For reference from page 79 m/l of Limited Federal Government <http://www.uhuh.com>
Updated 12-13-03