Introduction....................................................................... 1 

The Posse Comitatus................................................................ 3 

Avoiding Legal Authority........................................................... 5 

"Hidden History" as Justification.................................................. 6 

The Posse and the Common Law....................................................... 9 

The First Wave of the Common Law Movement.......................................... 15 

Decline and Resurgence............................................................. 21 

The Future of Common Law Courts?......................................…………......... 32

Part II: Tactics in the Courtroom....................................................... 35

Subpart 2.1 - Challenging Subject Matter Jurisdiction.............................. 36

A. The Gold-Fringed Flag Issue........................................…....... 36 

B. Typical Responses to the Flag Objection...................…................ 37 

C. Additional Authority................................................…...... 38

Subpart 2.2 - Challenging Personal Jurisdiction.................................... 40

A. The "Sovereign" vs. the "Corporate" Citizen....…........................... 40 

B. Typical Responses to the Personal Jurisdiction Issue.....…................. 41 

C. Additional Authority....................................................... 43

Subpart 2.3 - Demanding Use of "The Common Law".................................... 44

A. Demanding a Strict Interpretation of "Common Law"...…...................... 44 

B. Typical Responses to the Common Law Demand.......…......................... 46

Subpart 2.4 - Significance of "The Bar".............................….............. 47

A. Refusing to Enter the Bar..........................................…....... 47 

B. Typical Responses to the Bar Argument..................…................... 48 

C. Additional Authority............................……………...................... 49

Part III: Disrupting the Operation of the Court..............….......................... 51

Subpart 3.1 -Refusing to Speak/Identify Oneself.................................... 52

A. Refusal to Identify Oneself................................................ 52 

B. Typical Responses to Refusals to Identify.................................. 53

Subpart 3.2 - Silence/Filibuster................................................... 55

A. Party Chooses to Remain Silent or Party Chooses to "Filibuster"............ 55 

B. Typical Responses to Silence/Filibuster.................................... 55 

C. Additional Authority....................................................... 56

Subpart 3.3 - Demanding "Counsel of Choice"........................................ 58

A. Party Requests to be Represented by a Non-Lawyer........................... 58 

B. Responding to Requests to be Represented by a Non-Lawyer................... 58

Subpart 3.4 - Verbal Threats Against the Court..................................... 60

A. Party Makes Verbal Threats Against the Court............................... 60 

B. Responding to Threats Made by Members of the Movement..…….................. 60

Subpart 3.5-Hunger Strikes......................................................... 62

A. Party Begins a Hunger Strike............................................... 62 

B. Responding to a Hunger Strike.............................................. 62

Subpart 3.6 - Attempts to Disqualify the Judge..................................... 64

A. Judicial Disqualification.................................................. 64 

B. Typical Responses to Judicial Disqualification or Recusal.................. 65

Subpart 3.7 - Forms of Pleadings................................................... 67

A. Party Files "Odd" Documents/Uses Antiquated Pleading Forms................. 67 

B. Responding to Unusual Documents............................................ 68

Subpart 3.8 - Refusal to Sign Documents......................…..................... 70

A. Party Refuses to Sign Documents.......................................……... 70 

B. Responding to a Party's Refusal to Sign Documents.............……........... 70

PART IV: Tactics Outside of the Courtroom......................….....….................. 73

Subpart 4.1 - Interactions with the Clerk.....................….................... 74

A. Appearance at Office/Window/Counter of Court Clerk......................... 74 

B. Clerk Responses to Members of the Movement.......………....................... 75

Subpart 4.2 - Actions Against Court Personnel..........................…………........ 77

A. Service of Process/Personal Suits Against Court Personnel.................. 77 

B. Responses to Service of Process/Personal Suits ............................ 77 

C. Additional Authority....................................................... 79

Subpart 4.3 -Threats Against Court Personnel......…….........…..................... 81

A. Threats Against Court Personnel................................………......... 81 

B. Clerk/Personnel Responses..........................................…....... 81

Subpart 4.4 - Violent Actions...................................……................. 83

A. Members of the Movement Become Violent.………................................. 83 

B. Clerk Responses.........................................….................. 83

Part V: Trial Court Performance Standards............................................... 85 

Relationship Between Responses and the TCPS............................................. 89

Appendix A: Resource Guide.............................................................. 95

1. Legislative Responses........................................................... 97 

2. Helpful Websites.......................................…........................ 110 

3. Listserv...........................................................…............ 111

Appendix B: Movement Sources............................................................ 113

1. Movement web pages.........................................….................... 115

Appendix C: Movement Documents.......................................................... 119

1. Tactics.............................................................…….......... 121 

2. Briefs/Filings.................................................................. 147 

3. Movement Manifestos............................................................. 169 

   Manifestos continued (180k in size)

4. Of Note....................................................................……….. 241