GENERAL COUNCIL - BUSINESS MEETING
Temple, Republic of Texas
Friday, August 25, 2000

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Vice President John Hunter. D. A. West gave the invocation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tarrant County Common Law Court will meet on September 2. Gulf Coast Common Law Court will meet when called. Visiting members of the press and first-time visitors were introduced.

Council Secretary Carolyn Hunter read the roll call, and John Hunter announced a quorum. The secretary then read the minutes of the previous meeting. After corrections were requested by members of the Council, Jesse Enloe moved to accept the minutes as corrected. The motion was seconded by D. A. West, and the minutes were accepted unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS

Action on new billboards has not moved, but alternate advertising signs such as taxicabs, buses, etc. are being explored. There was a brief discussion about available funds and funds required for a new round of signs. Donated sign sites are being explored on which to post signs already printed.

NEW BUSINESS

There was no new business.

 D. A. West moved to adjourn from the business meeting, Ed Brannum seconded the motion, and the vote was unanimous to close the business meeting.

 D. A. West's hat was passed for room expenses.

 John Roberts apologized for the meeting he had missed. He discussed the long coastline of the Republic, the many ports along that coast, and the many possibilities for those ports and all the trade that they're capable of. There is so much in the Republic of Texas that can be developed and so much to see.

 Lewis Daniel rose to talk about the Redemption process and the Affidavit of Denial of Corporate Existence. In Amarillo, a man was stopped by a highway patrolman for not having his seatbelt on. He refused to identify himself to the officer, was thrown in jail, and the incident escalated to a Class A criminal case in which the man was in danger of going to prison for two years. A former federal prosecutor was prosecutor for the state in Randall County. Gene Mote had already filed his UCC1, and then gave his affidavit of denial to the judge. The judge told the prosecutor that he could only give two years probation.

Lewis then stated that there will be a meeting on the Oklahoma state capitol steps on September 21. Ms. Sydney Percival has filed a class action suit on behalf of the white farmers who have been foreclosed on by the FHA. This suit follows a class action suit filed by black farmers on the same account, which was won by the farmers. He also announced that a RICO suit is being filed against all the bankers in the country. The basis of the claim is that banks create money when they make so-called "loans".

Ed Brannum discussed a case in Victoria which has gone 2-3 years. The young man involved submitted an affidavit of denial of corporate existence. The JP made a special trip to the jail and wrote a receipt for 14 traffic tickets as paid in full. However, 2 tickets were still outstanding. A Notice of Civil and Criminal Trespass was sent and the driver's record was found to be clear. He then reported that the initiative on the IRS fraud being perpetrated at the county level has been set in motion. All efforts will be made to amicably realign the County officials before it becomes necessary to file criminal charges.

 Jesse Enloe spoke specifically about the Affidavit of Denial of Corporation Existence. There is no government for the United States as originally created by the U.S. Constitution. The same statement applies to the State of Texas. Our "governments" are all corporations. The ADCE is a tool which can be used to stop the legal fictions which constantly come against us. The "law" was written by attorneys, who are also legal fictions. However, in the truly real world, God created living men. One of the Rules of Civil Procedure states that if you are not a corporation, you must so state. That is the purpose of the Affidavit. In the courtroom forum, the following statement is made: "May it please the court and for the record, there is an uncontroverted affidavit on the record, and the evidence is overwhelming. I demand that this case be dismissed because there is no claim upon which relief can be granted." He then read the short verbiage of the Affidavit. The Affidavit is a statement of FACT ONLY. It will be disregarded if it contains anything else. He stated that those who have experienced success with it claim that the affidavit must be HANDWRITTEN, not computer generated, and must be written in RED INK. He suggested that you execute three originals, sign them before a Notary, file one in the County Clerk's office and keep two copies which have been certified as filed by the Clerk. When the occasion arises, send one of the file-stamped copies to the adversary via Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested. The response to your affidavit must be sent to the Notary. Your affidavit should deny the existence of the bar association and the attorney, since they are fictions and represent only other corporate fictions.

 The reason that we lose in court is usually because we say too much. The courts operate on the presumption that we are a surety for the legal fiction. Validation of the presumption exists in voter registration, driver's licenses, Social Security, etc. The Affidavit does not bypass or supersede the UCC1. It appears to have stand-alone value, but should not be combined with any other process.

Jesse also addressed the "opinion" written by the Texas Attorney General about not allowing UCC filings where the debtor and creditor names are the same. NOTE: In filing a UCC1, please express the names of the Debtor and Creditor differently.
 

Vice President John Hunter called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. He then read the announcements. The seminar on "Texas in the End Times" will be given in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area in about 2 weeks. A date will be announced when arrangements are finalized. The common law court schedule was read. He also updated us on the Gulf Coast Common Law Court moot court. A date will be announced quite soon pending final arrangements with Ken Townsend.

 Jesse Enloe talked about Texas history and the reason why we, as the Republic of Texas, are working to regain our sovereignty. All constitutional government exists in name only; it ceased to exist when government was replaced by corporations. This has recently been confirmed publicly by Senator James Traficant on national television. As to Texas, the legality of the "process" which made Texas a "State of the Union" has never been adjudicated. The entire system is, in truth, an illusion, slowly but deliberately created by those who establish fictional entities which pose as the reality, in order to usurp authority over the reality. The existing American system is totally founded on fear, lies, illusion and deception whose sole purpose is to keep people convinced that everything is as it should be. The loss of fear is the beginning of freedom. Knowledge and understanding will eradicate the fear. The power of people is in resistance. Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God. What we want to do with Texas is simple: reestablish freedom for the people. Globalism is not part of our plan. We believe that Texas is a specially blessed place and will be restored as a free nation.

D. A.' West's hat was passed to cover room expenses.

 John Hunter introduced the Council and their Undersecretaries and Managers.

Lewis Daniel talked about the class action discrimination suit filed by black farmers some time back, and the fact that payment on claims began a few months ago. Now the white farmers have filed a class action suit for discrimination because they were not allowed to join in the suit with the black farmers. The second group has allowed the unrepresented black farmers to join with them in the suit. There will be a meeting on the capitol steps in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 21. Ms. Sydney Percival will update the status of the case at this meeting. She is a former Dept of Agriculture employee in Washington, DC. At this event, there will be another announcement made, and that is that a RICO suit will be filed against every lending institution, SBA, FHA, and other lenders in the United States. This announcement will be made in the chambers of the legislature on that same date. Forms to join in the suit are available through D. A. West.

Ed Brannum related the story about the young RT citizen in Victoria who used the Affidavit of Denial of Corporate Existence successfully. He then gave an update on the IRS lien link to County officials. He stated that in Texas, all the crooks are hiding behind the commercial court systems, and our determination is to make the court system serve the people rather than itself.

Lunch Break

 The meeting reconvened at 1 p.m. John Hunter addressed the people of the Republic who wish to see our freedom renewed during their lifetime. The time is soon coming when people will wake up one day and say "enough is enough", and throw away all their permission slips and live as free men.

 Jesse Enloe stated that freedom is God-given, but we must constantly fight to keep it, because there are always those who want to take it away. Your freedom, servitude, property, allegiance, everything you are and you have is the object of great desire by the voracious government which now rules us. He then addressed the nature and technicalities of the Affidavit of Denial of Corporation Existence. The Affidavit states, as a fact, that the corporate entities do not exist in reality. "There is no claim upon which relief can be granted". There is only one way to grant relief upon a claim, and that is through the Uniform Commercial Code. This affidavit is unrelated to the UCC1 process and should not be mixed with it. The text of the Affidavit is attached to and made a part of these minutes. A question and answer period began at this point.

 JesseEnloe commented regarding the Attorney General's UCC1 opinion that filings could be refused if debtor and creditor names are the same. The primary problem exists in Austin, where the computer data input is in all capital letters, both debtor and creditor alike. Therefore, the name of the debtor and creditor on your filing must differ, even if only slightly, by slightly varying the name of one of the parties.

In addition, our thanks go to former Attorney General Dan Morales for enabling us to file charges against IRS agents for all "tax seizures". Complete instructions are available on this process from Ed Brannum. Auditor Coolidge Gerdes announced that $255 had been contributed to help pay room rental expenses.

 The floor was opened for questions and comments, and the meeting was closed at 4 p.m.

 Respectfully submitted,

 Carolyn J. Hunter
Secretary to the Council