30-04-2009, 01:05 PM
I don't doubt that there are people involved in this and other events seeking to make money, and it certainly takes money to rent halls and pay for PA systems, insurance, transportation etc. I don't doubt that some people will be attracted to this if they think they don't have to pay any taxes and some government costs. It seems the same with some of the Libertarian politics followers which is fashionable in some places now. I have no problem with an organising centre for our society to plan and deliver infrastructure and universal services and I have no problem in paying taxes to provide them for all. But what is happening here? I am not sure how the legal system is set up in the US since they broke with the British monarchy some time ago. But Britain (and to a lesser extent Australia) is still very feudal in many respects. Perhaps now a blend of feudal and corporate. I had no idea that the institutions spoken about could possibly be companies or corporations. Nor, do I think it would even occur to most people. These are 'public' institutions but on the face of it they could be bought and sold perhaps go bankrupt and be foreclosed. The distinction between the law of the land and the law of the sea is very interesting - the 'dock' for the accused. For me it is the existence of it in plain sight but totally unknown (by most and including those that work with in it) that I find amazing. I think John Harris experienced the same incredulity when it was made apparent to him and he wants to reassert his natural rights and for others to at least think about it.
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.

