From the Mind of Abouna: TUESDAY LESSONS IN CIVICS & THE CONSTITUTION

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The Flag and the Law:

Last Tuesday, you will remember that I ran a little test showing a number of flags and I asked you to tell me how many United States flags you saw. Those of you who took the test answered correctly when you said that there were “three” United States of America flags (see the picture). Today I am going to explain why you are correct and what the gold/yellow fringed flag represents.

Gold Fringed Flag:

The flags that grace the courtrooms of our State courts and of the Federal courts of the United States have gold or yellow fringes. That is your WARNING that you are entering into a foreign enclave, the same as if you were stepping into a foreign embassy and that you will be under the jurisdiction of that flag.

You may think that when you are in a court room, here in the United States, that you are covered under the Constitution and the laws of this country, WRONG! The flag with the gold or yellow fringe represents no constitution, no laws, and no rules of court, and is not recognized by any nation on the earth, and is foreign to you and the United States of America.

Gold Fringe on the Military Flag:

Martial Law Flag: “Pursuant to 4 U.S.C. chapter 1 §§ 1, 2, & 3; Executive Order 10834, August 21, 1959; 24 F.R. 6865; a military flag is a flag that resembles the regular flag of the United States, except that it has a yellow or gold fringe border on three sides. The President of the United States designates this deviation from the regular flag by executive order, and in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the military. The placing of the fringe on the national flag, the dimensions of the flag and the arrangement of the stars in the union are matters of detail not controlled by statute, but are within the discretion of the President as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy.” 34 Ops. Atty. Gen. 83.

By Executive Order No. 10834, signed on August 21, 1959 by President Dwight Eisenhower, and printed in the Federal Register at 24 F.R. 6865, pursuant to law, stated that: “A military flag is a flag that resembles the regular flag of the United States, except that it has a yellow fringe border on three sides.”

The Law of the Flag:

The Law of the Flag is an International Law, recognized by every nation on earth. It is defined as:

“… a rule to the effect that a vessel is a part of the territory of the nation whose flag she flies. The term is used to designate the RIGHTS under which a ship owner, who sends his vessels into a foreign port, gives notice by his flag to all who enter into contracts with the ship master that he intends the Law of that Flag to regulate those contracts, and that they must either submit to its operation or not contract with him or his agent at all.” Ref.: Ruhstrat v. People, 57 N.E. 41.

By the doctrine of “four cornering” the flag establishes the law of the country it represents. For example, the embassies of foreign countries, in Washington D.C., are “four cornered” by walls or fencing, creating an “enclave.” Within the boundaries of the “enclave” of the foreign embassy, the flag of that foreign country establishes the jurisdiction and law of that foreign country, which will be enforced by the Law of the Flag and international treaty. Therefore, if you enter an embassy, you will be subject to the laws of that country, just as if you board a ship flying a foreign flag, you will be subject to the laws of that flag, enforceable by the “master of the ship,” (Captain), by the law of the flag.

When you enter a courtroom displaying a gold or yellow fringed flag, you have just entered into a foreign country, and you better have you passport handy, because you may not becoming back to the land of the free for a very long time. The judge sitting under a gold or yellow fringed flag becomes the “captain” or the “master” of that ship or enclave and he has absolute power to he rules as he goes along. That gold or yellow fringe flag is a warning to you that you are leaving your constitutionally secured RIGHTS on the floor outside the door to that courtroom.

It is for this reason why so many judges are appointed, and not elected by the people. The Federal judges are appointed by the President, the national military commander in chief. The State judges are appointed by the Governors, the state military commanders. The judges are appointed because the courts are military courts and civilians do not “elect” military officers.

The gold-fringed flag only stands inside military courts that sit in summary court martial proceedings against civilians and such courts are governed in part by local rules, but more especially by “The Manual of Courts Martial”, U.S., 1994 Ed., at Art. 99, (c)(1)(b), pg. IV-34, PIN 030567-0000, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. The details of the crimes that civilians can commit, that are classed as ‘Acts of War,’ cover 125 pages in the Manual of Courts Martial.

Under Article IV, section 3, of the Constitution for the United States of America, no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State. So how come the judges of the State and Federal courts been allowed to erect foreign enclaves within our public courthouses under a foreign flag with the yellow or gold fringe upon the soil of your state? You SHOULD understand that the gold or yellow fringed flag signifies that you are under the rules and regulations of the military force that is flying that flag.

Next week I will get into what all of this means to you and I concerning our legal rights and freedoms.