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Bar Associations Are Cults by Marc Stevens
"Good
point. And didn't we once
have a thread on tax protesting as a cult?" Given
the overall condescending attitude Mr. Evans displays towards anyone
who questions the legitimacy of government, especially taxes, it’s
clear he used the word “cult” to ridicule.
Let’s look at the irony of a member of a “Bar
Association” referring to people who don’t believe the taking of
property by force (“taxation”) is legitimate as a cult. Like
any cult, a "Bar Association" is individual men and women.
Cults always have leaders; the leaders of the “Bar” cult
are “Supreme” and make the “rules” which cult members must
follow or suffer punishment that includes getting excommunicated (excommunicato or “disbarred”) from the cult.
These “Supreme” leaders wear black robes, the symbolic
meanings of which are kept secret to people outside the cult.
When outsiders ask what the symbolism is of the black robe, the
response is usually laughter, with suggestions the question is silly.
Unlike the “Bar” cult, there is no symbolic clothing
required to question the legitimacy of government. There
is no compulsory “Association” one must join to question the
legitimacy of government and taxes as there is with the “Bar”
cult. Members of the cult
must pay the “Supreme” leaders offerings, euphemistically called
“dues.” If the cult
member does not pay his “dues,” then he is severely punished.
Other cult members, lower in the hierarchy than the
“Supreme” leaders, usually only “superior,” will not permit
the cult member to continue working to earn a living. Wanna-be
cultists must spend tens of thousands of dollars to be “taught how
to think like a” member of the cult.
These so-called “schools” must be approved by the
“Supreme” leaders or the “education” (regardless of the
quality) is not “recognized” by the cult.
The
indoctrination of wanna-be cult members must be strictly controlled
and not influenced by outsiders. The
“Supreme” leaders ensure no one outside the cult is permitted to
teach the wanna-be cult members. Outsiders
are dealt with harshly. Cult
members believe outsiders should be caged for “practicing” the
“craft” of the cult. While
most people outside the cult believe caging people for writing is
extreme and unwarranted, cult members are taught it’s necessary and
are encouraged to report outsiders to the “Supreme” leaders so
punishment may be dealt. Once
the “education” is completed, the wanna-be cult members are taken
into a special room where only cult members are permitted to
“practice” their “craft.”
The wanna-be cultists must participate in an initiation ritual
or “ceremony” wherein they raise their arms in unison and chant an
“oath” together. The
chant not being sufficient, each new cult member must also sign a
“loyalty oath.” As
cult members progress and become “honorable,” they are permitted
to wear black robes to distinguish them from ordinary cult members.
Cult members wearing the symbolic black robes require all, cult
members and outsiders alike, to stand and remain standing when they
enter the special room where they “practice” their “craft.”
Only after the cult member has taken his seat may everyone sit
down. All are also
required to stand, and remain standing when the black-robed cult
member stands and leaves the special room.
The reasons why remain hidden.
The
black-robed cult member also, for secret symbolic reasons, always sits
several feet off the floor. I
have not been able to determine the symbolic meaning of black-robed
cult members sitting higher than everyone else.
One
of the extraordinary powers the black-robed cult members have in the
special room where all rise at their arrival and exit, is a god-like
power to influence men with guns and badges.
Cult members without the black robe cannot order men with guns
to cage people who ask them questions.
But “honorable” cult members do have men with guns who
impulsively carry out their orders without exercising any discretion.
Ask a cult member with a black robe a question he doesn’t
like and he’ll order men with guns to toss you in a cage.
Cult members do not seem to have a problem with such violence. Facts
and arguments, regardless of the merits, do not exist if presented by
an outsider. An example is
People ex rel. Dept. of Public Works v. Malone, 232 Cal.App.2d
531, 537. Cult members
pretend anything presented by an outsider does not really exist; only
cult members in “good standing” with the “Supreme” leaders may
present facts. Truth
for the cult is dictated by the “Supreme” leaders.
Cult members spend years researching and memorizing the sayings
or “rulings” of their dead “Supreme” leaders.
Whenever there’s an issue, their first thought is to see what
their dead “Supreme” leaders have said.
To the cult, there is no principal or tenet unless a
“Supreme” leader declares it so.
The cult uses the word “precedent” to explain why the
principal or “rule” does not exist. This
cult uses its own language, which of course is dictated by the
“Supreme” leaders. To
this cult, the word “person” may mean two
people or even a “city.” And
just like witches and warlocks (demonstrated in the Harry Potter
series), the “Bar” cult is very fond of using Latin words and
phrases such as “reductio ad absurdum” and “pro se” in their
“craft.” I think
“reductio ad absurdum” is the chant used to drive Dementors
away. In
their paperwork, they do not request the “honorable” black-robed
cult member for specific relief; no, cult members pray
to each other, or offer a “prayer”
for relief to black-robed cult member.
Some cults still offer a “prayer” to their “Lord” as
the cult member is referred to as “Lord” or “Lord High
Chancellor.” “prayer…That
part of a pleading which designates and asks for the relief sought by
the party.” Ballentine’s
Law Dictionary, page 974. This
cult enjoys a monopoly over their “craft,” that is, assisting
people in various situations i.e., real estate transactions and
planning, contract negotiations, business structuring and court cases.
The “craft” consists of mostly writing and speaking.
This monopoly is not due to the market freely choosing to
contract and pay for their services; it’s a coercive monopoly.
This cult does not believe their “customers” should have
any choice in whom they have assist them – only cult members.
This cult uses aggression, not bringing superior services to
the market, to defeat competitors (non-cult members).
The “Bar” cult is constantly employing violence and threats
of violence to outsiders and excommunicated cult members who dare
“infringe” on the cult’s monopoly.
Their extreme views extend to caging a man who does nothing
more than quietly voicing an opinion.
An example from The
“Bar” cult believes providing an excellent service to a customer
on a purely voluntary basis is a heinous crime.
Also take notice that guilt has already been pronounced. This
cult routinely threatens people stating they need a “license to
practice law issued by the state government” when in reality there
is no “license to practice law issued by the state government.”
And don’t ask a cult member to display his “license to
practice law” when in their special room, a “court.”
The “honorable” cult member will have men with guns throw
you out of the building, if not into a cage.
What logic – only outsiders are “required to have a
“license to practice law issued by the state government.” While
I may not agree with the legal interpretations of people called “tax
protestors” or “tax resistors,” for a member of a “Bar
Association” to characterize them as a “cult” does little more
than demonstrate close-mindedness and an impenetrable bias.
Yes, bias. All
members of this cult are government and have an economic interest in
making sure most people continue believing government is legitimate.
Without government, they would lose their monopoly, and the
thought of people freely choosing who will assist them must fill them
with horror. That is the
primary reason why they “summarily” dismiss anything questioning
the legitimacy of government regardless of the merits.
It conflicts with their model of the world and they cannot
accept anything to the contrary. Some
refuse to accept they are government.
Let the evidence speak for itself (note:
as an outsider of the cult, I must be taking everything out of
context, also, there is no need to look at the evidence if you have
already made up your mind the conclusion is “absurd”, always look
at the conclusion first, never examine the supporting facts).
From
the From
North Carolina:
“0.1 Preamble: A Lawyer's Responsibilities [1] A lawyer, as a member
of the legal profession, is a representative of clients, an officer of
the legal system, and a public citizen having special responsibility
for the quality of justice.” New York: “NYSBA Committee on Legal Education & Admission to the Bar to continue its Law Student Legal Ethics Award program to encourage scholarship and service relating to the lawyers’ role as a representative of clients and officer of the legal system and public citizen having special responsibility for the quality of justice.” From
“Counsel
failed to carry out his professional responsibilities as an officer of
the court. An attorney in
a civil case is not a hired gun required to carry out every direction
given by the client. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6068, subd. (c).)…
Under such circumstances, the high ethical and professional standards
of a member of the bar and an officer of the court require the
attorney…” From
Cult
members will say this is all “frivolous” and deny they have any
pro-government bias, and why should they admit any?
After all, I am an outsider.
I have not been “educated” at cult approved “schools,”
have not participated in the cult’s rituals, have not sworn their
cult’s “loyalty oath,” nor do I give offerings called “dues”
to their cult leaders. Nothing
I have presented above could have any merit, just ask a cult member
and he/she will tell you. Facts
mean nothing and prove even less when not offered by a member of the
“Bar” cult. Call
“tax protestors” a cult if you like, but keep in mind that unlike
the “Bar” cults, there is no compulsory “Association,” no
compulsory offerings, no compulsory approved “schools,” no bizarre
initiation rituals, no compulsory chants (“oaths”), no symbolic
robes or “Supreme” leaders, no god-like power over men with guns
and badges, and no special language.
Most important, don’t forget the “Bar” cult offers prayers to each other.
Marc
Stevens is the author of Adventures in
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