The original Articles of Confederation ratified in 1777 after the Declaration of Independence was signed:

Articles of Confederation, National Archives

…used the following VERY PECULIAR language:

Article I. The Stile of this confederacy shall be, “The United States of America.”

When we go to Dictionary.com and look up the above word “Stile”, we find the following definition applicable at the time it was ratified:

stile

[ stahyl ]

noun

1. a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
2. a turnstile.

So a “stile” is a method to keep animals in check while letting “civilized humans” step over it. And WHERE were these “animals” described in the the Articles?

Article IV. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different states in this union, the free inhabitants of each of these states, paupers, vagabonds and fugitives from Justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several states; and the people of each state shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other state, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same duties, impositions and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively, provided that such restrictions shall not extend so far as to prevent the removal of property imported into any state, to any other State of which the Owner is an inhabitant; provided also that no imposition, duties or restriction shall be laid by any state, on the property of the united states, or either of them.

[Articles of Confederation, Article IV]

It was “paupers and vagabonds” who were the “animals” that were meant to be kept in their stall and not be able to escape! Who were these people?

pauper

noun

pau·​per ˈpȯ-pər 

Synonyms of pauper

1 : a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity

specifically : one who receives aid from funds designated for the poor

paupers on welfare

2 : a very poor person

you’ll end up a pauper on skid row—Robert Bixby

[Merriam Webster’s Dictionary: pauper]

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vagabond

1 of 3

noun

vag·​a·​bond ˈva-gə-ˌbänd 

Synonyms of vagabond

: a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life

especially : VAGRANT, TRAMP

[Merriam Webster’s Dictionary: Vagabond]

After the Constitution was ratified, a new name was invented for these “animals”.

public charge

noun

: one that is supported at public expense
[Merriam Webster’s Dictionary: Public Charge]

Even to this day, Title 8 of the U.S. Code discourages these “animals” from coming to our country:

8 U.S. Code § 1601 – Statements of national policy concerning welfare and immigration

The Congress makes the following statements concerning national policy with respect to welfare and immigration:

(1) Self-sufficiency has been a basic principle of United States immigration law since this country’s earliest immigration statutes.

(2)It continues to be the immigration policy of the United States that—

(A) aliens within the Nation’s borders not depend on public resources to meet their needs, but rather rely on their own capabilities and the resources of their families, their sponsors, and private organizations, and

(B) the availability of public benefits not constitute an incentive for immigration to the United States.

(3) Despite the principle of self-sufficiency, aliens have been applying for and receiving public benefits from Federal, State, and local governments at increasing rates.

(4) Current eligibility rules for public assistance and unenforceable financial support agreements have proved wholly incapable of assuring that individual aliens not burden the public benefits system.

(5) It is a compelling government interest to enact new rules for eligibility and sponsorship agreements in order to assure that aliens be self-reliant in accordance with national immigration policy.

(6) It is a compelling government interest to remove the incentive for illegal immigration provided by the availability of public benefits.

(7) With respect to the State authority to make determinations concerning the eligibility of qualified aliens for public benefits in this chapter, a State that chooses to follow the Federal classification in determining the eligibility of such aliens for public assistance shall be considered to have chosen the least restrictive means available for achieving the compelling governmental interest of assuring that aliens be self-reliant in accordance with national immigration policy.

And WHAT happens when you PERMIT these animals to be supported at public expense, even for short periods? You have to put a number tag on their ear and track their feed like livestock on a farm so that they don’t consume too much! If you don’t, you imperil the fiscal solvency of the state, and ESPECIALLY if these “animals” can vote themselves more “benefits”! See:

1. Social Security: Mark of the Beast, Form #11.407
2. Socialism: The New American Civil Religion, Form #05.016
3. How to Leave the Government Farm, Form #12.020

Now do you know why we put the following warning on the bottom of the opening page of our website?

People of all races, genders, political beliefs, sexual orientations, and nearly all religions are welcome here. All are treated equally under REAL “law”. The only way to remain truly free and equal under the civil law is to avoid seeking government civil services, benefits, property, special or civil status, exemptions, privileges, or special treatment.  All such pursuits of government services or property require individual and lawful consent to a franchise and the surrender of inalienable constitutional rights AND EQUALITY in the process, and should therefore be AVOIDED.  The rights and equality given up are the “cost” of procuring the “benefit” or property from the government, in fact.  Nothing in life is truly “free”.  Anyone who claims that such “benefits” or property should be free and cost them nothing is a thief who wants to use the government as a means to STEAL on his or her behalf. All just rights spring from responsibilities/obligations under the laws of a higher power.  If that higher power is God, you can be truly and objectively free.  If it is government, you are guaranteed to be a slave because they can lawfully set the cost of their property as high as they want as a Merchant under the U.C.C.    If you want it really bad from people with a monopoly, then you will get it REALLY bad. Bend over.  There are NO constitutional limits on the price government can charge for their monopoly services or property.  Those who want no responsibilities can have no real/PRIVATE rights, but only privileges dispensed to wards of the state which are disguised to LOOK like unalienable rights.  Obligations and rights are two sides of the same coin, just like self-ownership and personal responsibility.  For the biblical version of this paragraph, read 1 Sam. 8:10-22.  For the reason God answered Samuel by telling him to allow the people to have a king, read Deut. 28:43-51, which is God’s curse upon those who allow a king above them.  Click Here for a detailed description of the legal, moral, and spiritual consequences of violating this paragraph.

[SEDM Opening Page; http://sedm.org]

More on the PITFALLS of asking for public property/privileges/benefits at:

1. How Scoundrels Corrupted Our Republican Form of Government, Family Guardian Fellowship
   https://famguardian.org/Subjects/Taxes/Evidence/HowScCorruptOurRepubGovt.htm
2. Laws of Property, Form #14.018, Section 5: The Problem with Property In A Nutshell
   https://sedm.org/Forms/14-PropProtection/LawsOfProperty.pdf
3. Government Instituted Slavery Using Franchises, Form #05.030
   https://sedm.org/Forms/05-MemLaw/Franchises.pdf
4. The Government “Benefits” Scam, Form #05.040**
   https://sedm.org/product/the-government-benefits-scam-form-05-040/