Originally posted by LeLeu
I then got a letter from the rego office saying that I could no longer register any
vehicles or renew my drivers licence until I paid the fine for not voting at the
federal election.
You should have responded by notifying them that a driver's license or car registration are both statutes (contracts) anyway, and any contract signed involuntarily or under duress is legally non-binding. I would also have included a clause saying that if whoever received that letter did not reply to it within a period of thirty (30) days, then their silence would be regarded as a legal witness to their acceptance of that fact, and recorded as such.
A Constitution itself is also a contract, (actually a corporate charter; and yes, the government of every country in the Western world, is recognised in America as a corporation) and it is a legal fact that every single individual born within a given territory, who was not a direct signatory of said Constitution at the time of its' signing, is not a party to it. None of us are, in fact, legal parties to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia, unless we have signed specific contracts to that effect. As a result, the only form of authority the Government has, is a monopoly of physical violence; and as mentioned, where contract law (which is more or less the entire basis of their law) is concerned, the use of physical or any other form of coercion, renders a contract null and void.
This also, however, does not mean that we are limited to less than whatever rights were specifically named by that contract. It actually means we have infinitely more. A Constitution can be seen as a government's central contract, and its' guarantee of the fulfillment of the terms, is its' police or standing army.
Do not let them screw you. You do not need to. The entire edifice is built on nothing but legal sophistry and lies. Your being a party to their system is entirely voluntary. If you feel that you are a beneficiary of useful services from them, then that is one thing; but be aware that under the terms of any contract you make with them, they may have the right to persue punitive measures, if you do not uphold what has been agreed as your side of the bargain.
As far as voting is concerned, however, I would also have written to them and asked them to provide proof of claim, that I had a person contractual agreement with them, that I would vote. If they were unable to furnish proof of said claim, they would not have a leg to stand on, and would have no right to fine me.
I repeat; The only basis of their authority is force, and said basis also does not have legal legitimacy.
edit on 27-1-2012 by
petrus4 because: (no reason given)
