Many people -- such as judges, lawyers, sheriffs, police, city officials, IRS agents, etc. -- claim that they have authority to order you to do as they demand. But, do they actually have this Authority? In some cases they do, in many other cases they do not.
As to the alleged authority of judges, CITIZENS has frequently informed its members that a judge may not have the authority to hear and rule as he/she does. There are many reported cases that support this statement.
There have been at least five separate situations in which CITIZENS' members were involved, where courts ruled that the trial judge did not have the lawful authority to make the ruling he made. This type of ruling could apply to your own situation, if you properly challenged the alleged authority of the judge. If the judge does not have judicial authority to hear and rule on a matter, the court is considered coram non judice, and the judge is a trespasser of the law and, under the law, is acting as an imposter. The judge is therefore acting unlawfully. Under U.S. Supreme Court decisions, the judge would be acting in treason to the Constitution.
As to policemen, the Illinois Supreme Court has held that, under certain circumstances, they could be sued personally for what they did not do. In the past, under certain circumstances, they could be sued personally only for what they did. Police and sheriffs now should question their own authority when they act, or when they do not act, to prevent their being personally sued. You should also properly question their authority.
Prosecutors and court reporters, who in the past believed that they had immunity from lawsuits, now, in certain circumstances, have had their immunity striped from them.
Obey people with actual Authority, but they should first prove that
they have actual Authority. Question "purported" Authority.
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Created 1994 Last updated June 18, 1999