Category: Constitution

  • U.S. Citizenship vs. State Citizenship – The Legal Trap of the 14th Amendment

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson How a Redefined Legal Status Stripped Americans of Their Sovereignty 1. The Citizenship Most Americans Never Consented To When the 14th Amendment was declared ratified in 1868, it introduced a new form of citizenship—“citizen of the United States”—that did not exist in the original Constitution. This change was far more than…

  • The Organic Act of 1871 and the Corporate Government Takeover

    How Congress Quietly Converted a Constitutional Republic Into a Private Municipal Corporation 1. The Silent Coup of 1871 If the 14th Amendment was the bait, the Organic Act of 1871 was the hook. Passed quietly and without national debate, this act transformed the governing structure of Washington, D.C. into a private municipal corporation under the…

  • Turning the 14th Amendment Fraud Into Your Legal Weapon – Part 2

    How to Reclaim Your Status, Challenge Jurisdiction, and Shatter Legal Presumptions 1. Reclaiming What Was Stolen: Status Is Everything The 14th Amendment created a second class of citizenship: “citizens of the United States.” This was not a clarification; it was a reclassification that placed Americans under federal jurisdiction as subjects of a municipal corporation. This…

  • The 14th Amendment Fraud: America’s Greatest Deception – Part 1

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson How a Wartime Scam Rewrote Freedom, Citizenship, and the Constitution 1. The Lie That Changed America Forever The 14th Amendment is hailed in modern law as a pillar of equality and civil rights. Yet few Americans know that it may be the most profound legal fraud in U.S. history. Behind its…

  • Federalist 78: The Judiciary Has No Power Without Consent

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson The Truth About the Judicial Branch That No One Teaches Most Americans assume that courts are almighty—able to hand down binding orders, impose fines, and execute judgments at will. But Alexander Hamilton shattered that myth in Federalist No. 78, where he made it crystal clear: The judiciary possesses “neither FORCE nor…

  • Federalist No. 78 — Power Quotes for Constitutional Defense

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson These are the most critical and quotable excerpts from Federalist No. 78 by Alexander Hamilton, written in 1788. These statements empower any legal motion or public argument rooted in the supremacy of the Constitution, the limitations of judicial power, and the right to reject unlawful statutes. 1. On the limits of…

  • Checklist – How to Lawfully Rebut 14th Amendment Citizenship Presumption

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson For those who interested and want to know, this checklist outlines the exact steps to lawfully and publicly rebut the presumption that you are a 14th Amendment U.S. citizen under federal jurisdiction. Use this as a self-help roadmap to reclaim your political status as a State National and protect yourself from…

  • Why ‘Subject to the Jurisdiction’ Does Not Mean What You Think

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson When the 14th Amendment says, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” it introduces one of the most misunderstood — and most manipulated — legal clauses in American history. Most people assume “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” simply means being within the geographic…

  • The Truth About 14th Amendment Citizenship: Are You Really a U.S. Citizen?

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is often cited as the legal basis for defining who is a U.S. citizen. But what if everything you’ve been told about it is based on selective definitions, misleading presumptions, and hidden contracts? This article exposes the full truth — grounded in case law,…

  • Federalist 78: The Judiciary Has No Power Without Consent

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson When Alexander Hamilton wrote Federalist No. 78 in 1788, he laid out one of the clearest truths ever stated in American law: the judiciary has no force or will — only judgment. That means no judge, no court, and no administrative agency has any real power unless we give it to…

  • First Amendment Violations and How to Fight Back

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson The First Amendment isn’t a polite suggestion — it’s a binding command to government: Do. Not. Touch. our rights to speak, assemble, petition, or practice our beliefs. And yet, across the country, officials trample these rights daily. People get arrested for filming cops. Whistleblowers are silenced. Peaceful protests are broken up.…

  • What Is an Article I Court? And Why You’re Being Tried in One Without Knowing

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson You probably assumed that any judge in a black robe, sitting behind a bench, is a constitutional authority. You thought the courtroom itself was a place where your rights were supreme. But in over 80% of cases, you’re not in a constitutional court at all. You’re in what’s called an Article…

  • Why No Statute Applies Without Consent

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson The government wants you to believe that statutes are law — that they apply to everyone automatically, and that violating them makes you a criminal. But what they’ll never admit in open court is the one truth that dismantles their entire code-based system: No statute applies without your consent. This is…

  • The Right to Disassociate: Why Government Cannot Force You Into Its Corporate Contract

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson The Constitution protects the right to free speech, the right to religion, the right to due process. But there’s one right so powerful and so ignored that it unravels the entire corporate governance structure when properly invoked: The right to disassociate. If you have the right to freely associate with whatever…

  • Excessive Force and Fourth Amendment Violations

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson When law enforcement uses physical violence without legal justification, it isn’t just abuse—it’s a Fourth Amendment violation. Excessive force is one of the clearest and most damaging forms of misconduct under color of law, and courts have consistently ruled that officers who cross the constitutional line can and must be held…

  • The Magistrate Act: How You Were Tricked Into Corporate Court

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson Most Americans walk into court thinking they’re stepping into a legitimate judicial forum. A place where the Constitution rules, justice is blind, and their rights will be honored. But what if I told you that nearly every court proceeding you’ve ever seen or experienced wasn’t a judicial court at all, but…

  • The Grand Jury Trap: Why Prosecution by Information Is Fraud

    By: Joel Stephen Mattson If you’ve been charged with a crime, chances are your case never even saw a Grand Jury. Instead, you were prosecuted by something called an “INFORMATION” — a piece of paper drafted by a prosecutor, rubber-stamped by a judge, and used to haul you into court. Sounds official, doesn’t it? But…

  • Joel Stephen Mattson – Constitutional Analyst

    “We Don’t Beg for Rights. We Enforce Them.” Welcome to the front line of legal warfare. This isn’t a blog. It’s a constitutional armory built for one mission: Expose fraud. Assert rights. Dismantle unlawful authority. Every court case. Every government action. Every so-called law— only holds power if you consent. And we’re here to make…