Origins: Pre– and Post–Civil War Shift

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What if the most important contract of your life was one you never read, never signed… and never even knew existed?



In this episode, I sit down with Michael Joseph, Phil Mederi, and Daniel Menz from the Sacred Honor Educational Fellowship to break down the hidden world of commerce, jurisdiction, and private vs public status, the stuff that quietly shapes your daily life.

Most people move through life assuming they’re “free,” but the real structure sits underneath, in the language, the commerce system, and the contracts that define your status. Once you understand how the system actually works, you start to see why the trap is subtle… and why the exit requires clarity, not chaos.

If you’re exploring status correction, common law, the private domain, or how the corporate system actually operates, this conversation will give you a framework that finally makes sense.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:05:05] Pre-Civil War America: gold-backed money, no income tax, permits, or licenses

[00:07:39] People vs. persons: Bill of Rights language vs. 14th Amendment terminology

[00:11:41] 1913 Federal Reserve, 1917 Trading with the Enemy Act, wartime powers

[00:12:01] 1933 Emergency Relief Act: US citizens made debtors backing the Fed

[00:17:52] The original Republic still exists; Americans choose federal or pre-Civil War state citizenship

[00:20:34] “State national” has no legal basis

[00:35:37] Contracts can’t remove unalienable rights without consent

[00:42:31] People are controlled by ignorance, not force

[00:50:03] Birth certificate bond: future labor as collateral

[00:53:52] Legal tender includes bills of exchange, rarely taught

[01:01:39] Public vs. private: US citizens as debtors vs. living men and women as credit

[01:06:11] The US uniquely allows multiple ways to renegotiate with the corporate fiction

[01:10:31] The Trifecta: church, trust, and private clubs

[01:12:39] Status correction starts with an affidavit to the Secretary of State

[01:16:16] Passport oath: US citizen or non-citizen national unless adding an explanatory statement

[01:34:57] Allodial land: true freehold without taxes or encumbrances

[01:54:30] Post-1933 concurrent equity vs. pre-1933 exclusive equity

[02:06:29] Law of offer: offeror carries liability

[02:14:12] Secured vs. unsecured debt in equity

[02:22:50] Supreme Court equity filing against 300 elites

[02:23:52] Plausible deniability via obscure church tax exemption

Resources Mentioned:

Movie: Breaking The Spell (available to members only - join here) 

The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin | Book

Ep 193 The Hidden Ledger: Taxes, Debt, & Restoration Of The Living with Govinda Tidball | Spotify or Apple

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