Why I’m taking leave of my Census: a privacy expert’s ...



Radio Show NotesOverview8.00 - 8.05 - Welcome to the show8.05 - 8.15 - Intro and e-mails8.20 - 8.25 - 2 songs8.25 - 8.45 – Discussions with Darryl8.45 - 8.50 - 2 songs8.50 - 9.00 - Answer questions 9.00 - 9.20 - Discussions with Darryl9.20 - 9.25- 2 songs9.25 - 9.35 – Discuss products and services9.35 - 9.40 - 1 song9.40 - 9.55 – ASF, Facebook group, mention websites, CLRG, donations etc.9.55 - 10.00 - 1 SongTotal - 2 hoursGood evening everyone and welcome to the Know Your Rights show streaming live on the internet on RAT FM. Our show is now proudly sponsored by WebGate IT Solutions - stretching your IT dollar further. If you are looking for any IT experts please contact the guys at .au As always, my name is Mike and I'm joined again this week by Darryl.(Introduce Darryl - say Hi)As I explain at the start of every show, I have been working with the guys at Aussie Speeding Fines for a number of years now, promoting the excellent work that they do informing and educating the motoring public about their rights. And, in conjunction with a number of different groups, we formed the Know Your Rights group just over 2 years ago and we are committed to finding new ways to wake people up to the truth in regards to what is really going on in the world. We would especially like to thank John, who runs RAT FM for this great opportunity to do these broadcasts over his digital radio network.For those of you keeping track, this is now our 85th broadcast and we would like to welcome any new listeners to the show and also extend a very warm welcome back all our regular listeners as well. I’d like to do a special shout out to Mike, who has helped us enormously over the past few days to get the new look website up and running. We will cover some of those important new changes a little later in tonight’s show.And, for those of you who are new to our show and our website, you will find a list of all of our previous broadcasts on our Radio Show page – - and you can access the first 10 of those podcasts completely free of charge.Those podcasts include discussions on a wide range of topics and interviews with many different people from around the country. We cover topics like: unjust and unlawful traffic fines, the ultimate banking fraud, why personal tax is voluntary and the fact that the ATO is not a legal entity. We also deal with the strawman concept, as well as the importance of the Commonwealth Constitution. So there's lots of great information up on-line now for all listeners – new and old alike - to refer to in case you have missed anything or want a refresh on a topic we have previously covered.Darryl asks - "So Mike, just remind our listeners again what the purpose of these broadcasts is all about".As always, the point of these broadcasts is to inform and educate people about the truth and about their rights. It still amazes and concerns me how many people are still brainwashed by the government propaganda about things like speeding fines - "Speed Kills" and "Every K over is a killer", people who still don't see that 9/11 or 7/7 were inside jobs or those that still don’t understand the fraud that is perpetrated by the banking elite every day. And, once people do get their head around some of those basic truths, we want to give people strategies and techniques for taking action against these injustices and helping to set things right again.So, in order to achieve that outcome, we do these broadcasts every week on a Tuesday night between 8 and 10pm (AEST) and we would love to receive listener's feedback and any questions they may have or suggestions for topics they would like us to cover via e-mail at knowyourrights@ or feel free to sms us at 0412 711 755 or call us on (03) 9017 5093.I’m going to kick this week’s show off with a couple of e-mails and news articles that our members and listeners have sent through because, as always, they highlight some important points that I’m sure will be of interest to everyone tuning in.Read out e-mails So, there’s some food for thought as we go into our first break and, as always, we welcome your feedback and comments on those e-mails during the course of our upcoming break. When we come back from our break, we will be talking more about the upcoming Census, as we’re still getting a lot of enquiries about that, and Darryl will be talking about some more old laws that he has come across that will be of great benefit to those of you listening in. So, as always, if you have any friends or family members that may not have tuned in yet, jump on the phone or post a message on Facebook, send them a quick text message or an e-mail and remind them that our show is on live, right now, in case they forgot. Tell them to go to our website and click the Radio Show tab and listen in - or they can even listen on their mobile device now via Tune In as well. We're going to play a couple of songs now to give you a chance to do that and we’ll be back with you shortly.Play 2 songsDiscussions with Darryl about the upcoming Census.Play 2 songsFurther discussions with Darryl about old laws.Play 2 songsWe have covered a lot of information in this show once again but, obviously, we can’t cover everything. So, if you have enjoyed what you have heard tonight, we would encourage you to look into some of the various products and services that we have available now, specifically for people who want to learn more and take their knowledge and understanding of these topics to the next level. Most listeners are now well aware of our Members area - which gives people the opportunity of downloading our fully edited podcasts, with all the music removed, just a few days after each show goes to air. Those Members also get access to a copy of our comprehensive shows notes for each broadcast as well. We believe that Members get great value for the small investment they make each month but we have noticed that some Members have recently cancelled their Membership payments so we want to make it clear that anyone who has done that will be completely removed from our system as we move over the new system in the next week or so and they will no longer be able to access all of that important information or those podcasts, which will be moved once again.And, as I’ve mentioned on our past few shows, those same Members do now get the added bonus of now being the only ones able to access the wealth of information that we have available on our Court Cases page and they are also now the only ones that are able to access the majority of our podcasts on-line. Now, speaking of the Member’s area, we have now integrated the Members area into our main Know Your Rights website so there’s no need to change sites, log in multiple times and try and remember tricky usernames and passwords. Instead, everything is now accessible via the Membership Account tab on our website and, when you sign up, you get to choose your own Username and Password and you just log in once and you can access all of our Radio Members content.So, the first we would ask is that if anyone is joining up as a new Member – which we hope many of you listening will - we would ask that you please sign up by selecting the Membership levels dropdown from that Membership Account tab and following the steps to sign up for your Radio Show Membership. That will automatically add you to our new Members area and there will be nothing further you have to do as we move forward with further upgrades and changes.Now, for those of you who are existing Members, the process of transferring you over to the new system is, unfortunately, going to be a little bit messier as we need to contact you all individually, as your next renewal is coming up and get you to transfer over to the new system at that time, to ensure a seamless transition before we remove the existing Members area. 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Those CDs are still the same price as the old podcast CDs and each CD has 20 podcasts and costs just $19.95 so you are paying less than $1 per podcast which, considering all the editing has been done and it’s already been placed on a CD for you, is an absolute bargain! And, if you buy the new 4 CD pack, with all 80 podcasts on it, that is less than $70, which works out to less than 60 cents per hour for information that most lawyers and financial planners, who charge hundreds of dollars per hour, don’t even know! 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Those podcast CDs are available via the link near the top of our Radio Show page. .au/radio-show/ and you can also find them in our new “Shop” tab as well.In addition to those podcast CD's, we do have a number of other new products and services that we provide and you can find those on our new Products page - .au/products/ and, again in our new “Shop” page.So, first up, we have a CD entitled "The Almanac of Evil", this CD contains a 159 page pdf that details The Vatican's misbehaviour throughout history and how they've brought private law into being and how they control us with their evil empire. This great read is available for just $25.Next, we have a full copy of the Annotated Quick and Garran Commonwealth Constitution also on a CD. Now, what makes this CD so unique is that it actually contains a fully indexed version of the 1008 pages of the standard Quick and Garran Constitution. 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So, if you would like to find out more about that, please go to .au or see the link at the bottom of our Products page.And, most importantly, I want to quickly remind everyone that we do have our 87 page Know Your Rights e-book available now. Our new Know Your Rights e-book, which is entitled, “The essential step-by-step manual for understanding and exercising your rights”, is by far and wide the most comprehensive collection of information that we have ever come across in a single publication and it covers essential topics such as: the banking fraud, the importance of the Commonwealth Constitution, the truth about the ATO and personal tax, the Strawman concept and how to separate yourself from the “person”, how to successfully challenge fines as well as the new mandatory vaccinations laws and much more.And, despite being so incredibly comprehensive, it is also set out in a way that is simple to follow, logical and leads you through from more basic, entry level information, right through to the more advanced information and strategies that are included.Obviously, there is simply no way that we could encompass everything that Darryl and I have been studying over the past 15 years or so but, what we have done, is fill a book with all the essential information to get you started, as well as showing you exactly where to look, and telling you exactly what to look for, so that you can continue your journey of learning about your rights.And, to that end, our e-book includes some 80 links to additional videos and websites that you can go to, to further your education and we also provides link to some 40 different court cases that we know people are going to find incredibly valuable.We had a couple of people ask us if there was a digital version available and, as you can see from the numerous changes we have now made to our website, that is very close to being available now and we will let definitely let everyone know when it is ready to go.Again, we want to remind those who ordered the pre-release version that we haven’t forgotten about you, you will be getting your final digital version as soon as we’ve finalised the last few sections of our new website update. We know this has been dragging on for a while but, anyone who has had anything to do with website integration, and especially shopping carts and affiliate programs and membership areas all working together, will understand what a huge job this has been.I spent the entire weekend again working on this and another 6 hours yesterday and we are just trying to sort out a few last minute integration issues but, once, they’re solved, the new site, including the new digital e-book, will be available. So, please be aware that there will be some changes over the coming week and not everything will work straight away but we’ll let everyone know when everything is fully functional so just bear with us.I also want to let everyone know that, as result of a multitude of e-mails and a lot of effort from key supporters in QLD and NSW, we are still looking to start running our live events again, at least in those States. We unfortunately found out that the 1st and 2nd of October that we had locked in for our QLD events coincides with the AFL and NRL Grand Finals and, given that one of our goals is to get through to the footy-transfixed Aussies of this country, that obviously wasn’t going to work so we’re just trying to lock something in for the following week instead and we will let everyone know as soon as we are 100% locked in regarding those events.We are still trying desperately to connect with our contact in Sydney to try and find suitable dates and a venue there and, as soon as we have something in place, we will definitely let everyone know. In the meantime, we really need people to let us know that they are interested in us holding these live events so, if you haven’t yet done so, please be sure to fill in the registration of interest form that you will now find conveniently on the right hand side of any of our web pages – you can also sign up to receive our regular e-mail updates from the other form in the same place.And, as I mentioned on last week’s show, if we get enough interest, we are looking at running another major, end-of-year event in Melbourne somewhere around mid to late November so keep an eye out for that event too. As I also mentioned on last week’s show, we will be running an early bird discount for people who book their tickets to those live events as soon as they are released and the next thing that I will be working on with regards to the website is implementing our affiliate program, which will mean that people can actually earn a sizeable commission by referring people to our live events or our e-book.Anyway, back to our existing book for a moment - in the meantime, we do have professionally printed and bound versions of our e-book instead and you can order those from our new web page - entitled “Our E-Book”, – where people can find out exactly what topics the book covers and order their hard copy book and, once we make enough sales of the book, we will then use those funds to pay for the digital distribution system and then we will release the digital version.Now, in case you’re wondering, how you are going to be able to access those 80 links and 40 court cases if you have a hard copy version, we have gone to painstaking lengths to actually include not only a copy of each and every link from the e-book itself but also a copy of the web pages and documents that those links go to, as well as the 40 court cases. So, just like the ASF book, you get a CD with the hard copy and that CD has everything that you need on it, including the letters that we recommend writing to the banks, Centrelink etc. regarding mandatory vaccinations, letters to your local MP about local councils and rates, and the like.So, the reality is that the hard copy is actually much better than the digital option anyway because you can read it anywhere and you don’t need access to the internet at all but, as I just mentioned, we will have a digital option available very soon for those who specifically like to read things on-screen – please be aware that it will have some limitations though, specifically, it will only work on a PC running Windows or a Mac that has a Windows environment. Again, the hard copy really is the best option.We have a few copies left from our latest run of books from our printers so, if you want to ensure that you get a copy, please be sure to go to our new E-Book page - - and place your order for your copy and we will get that out to you ASAP by Express Post. We also have some of the testimonials that we received from people who ordered the pre-release version as well, which you might like to have a read through so that you can see what others think of it.And, speaking of e-book, I have been asked to announce the imminent pre-release of the new Bank Secrets Revealed book. It seems to be a week for finishing off things that have been going on in the background for many months now so it’s a very exciting time for people to inform and educate themselves about their rights and about the truth.Darryl and I have both seen the new Bank Secrets book and it is a fantastic read. They are going to make the pre-release version available for order very soon, but only for a limited number of people and only for a short time. They will then get the feedback from those people and create the final release and we look forward to that coming out at some point in the not-too-distant future. So, if you are interested in their new e-book, be sure to check out their website – .au - and register your interest via the form at the bottom of their Home page and they will be in contact with you once the pre-release version is available.Play 1 songOkay, so we do need to wind things up now and we would like to take this opportunity to remind people that there are many very simple things that people can do that cost little or no money and take up very little time as well.The Local Government Class Action website is now down and will be for another week or so as we try and sort out why the domain name was not renewed by CLRA, who have now made things very difficult, and expensive for us. We will get back to you and let you know how things develop in that regard over the next week or so. In the meantime, you can still go to our Local Government page and download the flyer relevant to your State and send it off with the cover letter that you can also download from that page to your local MP and see if they can answer those few simple questions.I want to remind everyone that we do now have our new Facebook group up and running – just search for Know Your Rights Facebook group and it will come up – you won’t be able to see the old group unless you are already a member, but we are asking everyone to slowly but surely transfer over to the new group because new people can’t find the old group anymore – since it was incorrectly set to ‘secret’ – and we want to get back on track to building the new group up to that target of 20,000 people.We have actually only had the new group up and running for a week or so and, already, about 1,000 people have transferred over which is great news. If you haven’t done that yet, though, please be sure to do so and, of course, urge everyone you know to join up as a member of the new group.A couple of our Members have mentioned about transferring all of the files over from the old group to the new so if someone knows how to do that quickly and easily, please get in touch with me and let me know, otherwise, we will have to leave it up to the individual members who uploaded those files to the old group, to please upload them to the new group as well.In addition to joining the KYR and ASF Facebook groups, please also be sure to contact the guys at Aussie Speeding Fines and ask them to send you out some cards and stickers and help them spread the word too and remember that we now have our own bumper stickers and business cards available for the Know Your Rights group and all you have to do is email us your postal address and we’ll send them out for you.Then, if you want to do even more, order your copy of the Aussie Speeding Fines e-book, watch the Strawman videos and research that concept on-line and speak to the guys at Operate in the Private about setting up a private foundation. The guys at Aussie Speeding Fines have asked me to quickly mention their affiliate program again. So, just very quickly, if you go to their website you will find an affiliate link and if you join their affiliate program you can actually earn a full 33% commission on every single member that you refer to them.So, if you joined up as an e-book member and then referred just three people who, in turn, also joined up as e-book members, then your e-book membership would, essentially, be free. This is a really great way to help out your fellow motorists, by directing them towards information that is going to educate and inform them about their rights and also earn a great little income on the side.If anyone has a large database or a website that gets a lot of hits then this is a great opportunity to help them spread the word and make some serious cash as well. 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Now, we haven’t even mentioned donations for a while and surprise, surprise, we haven’t received any so we might have to start mentioning those again and remind people that these shows don’t write themselves, Facebook groups don’t get started and run themselves and websites don’t get updated and redeveloped by themselves!For those of you who want to help us even more, and yourselves in the process, why not consider becoming a sponsor of our show or provide prizes that we could give away to our listeners. If you would like to do that, please contact us and, those who like to get involved with RAT FM as a whole, please e-mail John directly at sponsorship@ so he can fill you in on the finer details.We'd like to remind everyone listening that our goal here with these broadcasts is to inform and educate people as to what is really going on in the world and to help people to really "wake up" to the truth that is all around them that they are either blinded or conditioned from seeing.One of the great sites that we have found recently is the Wake up the Sheep website which can be found at They have a number of important stories from around the globe that we simply do not hear about here through our local media and many of them cover topics that people here really should be aware of.One of the challenges that we have is that everyone is at different levels in regards to how "awake" they are or, once they are truly awake, how much they actually know about a particular topic.So, the Know Your Rights Group was put together to create a one-stop website for people to come to regarding some of the most popular topics and we are looking to expand the amount of basic, introductory information that we have on that website and then, once people have their heads around those various topics, they can then go onto dedicated websites such as Aussie Speeding Fines, CLRG and the soon to be developed Bank Secrets Revealed sites to find our more specific detailed information about these various topics.Also, we are slowly but surely building up a regular base of listeners for the Know Your Rights show and we will be doing more research and hopefully talking to some new people about all kinds of topics that concern our freedoms and Constitutional rights so be sure to block off your Tuesday nights between 8 and 10pm and, if you can't listen in live for some reason, be sure to check for our podcasts so you can listen in to all your favourite parts of the show. 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Also, if anyone has any related events, meetings, rallies, seminars or anything like that, please let us know here at RAT FM or via the Know Your Rights Group website and we will gladly promote any relevant events during our show and even get you live on air to discuss them. We're going to finish off tonight by reminding everyone that, as always, nothing in this broadcast is to be considered as legal or financial advice and we recommend that listeners do their own, independent research into all of the topics we discussed and we recommend websites such as:.au .au And finally, just before we go, don't forget to listen in to the other great shows that RATFM now has on air.From 8pm til 10pm on Thursday for the heavy metal show, The Disaster Zone, with the General and Dr Death. There are also a wide variety of other shows being played throughout the day and evening now on RAT FM so be sure to tune in at different times to find some more shows that you enjoy.Thanks and we will speak to you all next Tuesday night.Sign Off.Why I’m taking leave of my Census: a privacy expert’s reluctant boycottAugust 6, 2016, Anna JohnstonDear Magistrate,In case the ABS is prosecuting me for non-completion of this year’s Census, I thought I should explain to you my reasons why I have decided that a boycott is the only moral position I can take.The short version is this:? Yes to a national snapshot.? No to detailed data-linking on individuals.? That’s not what a census is for.I have wrestled with what my personal position should be.? I am normally a fan of the Census.? It has an important role to play in how we as a people are governed.? As a former public servant with a policy and research background, I believe in evidence-based policy decisions.? As a parent and a citizen, I want good quality data to help governments decide where to build the next school or hospital, or how to best direct aged care funding, or tackle indigenous disadvantage.But as a former Deputy Privacy Commissioner, and a privacy consultant for the past 12 years, I can also see the privacy risks in what the ABS is doing.Months ago I wrote an explanation of all the privacy risks caused by the ABS’s decision to keep and use name and address information for data-linking, in the hope that reason would prevail.? I was assuming that public and political pressure would force the ABS to drop the proposal (as they did in 2006 when I was Chair of the Australian Privacy Foundation and we spoke up about it).? Lots of people (as well as one penguin, the marvellous Brenda, the Civil Disobedience Penguin), are now coming to realise the risks and speak out against them, but right now, just a few days out, it looks like the ABS is pushing ahead regardless.There are those who say that we shouldn’t boycott the Census because it is too important.? To them I say: ?Bollocks.? (If you pardon my language, Your Worship.)? We know where that ‘too big to fail’ argument leads: to more arrogance, more heavy-handed treatment of citizens, more privacy invasions.And there are the demographers who say the Census data should be linked to other health records like PBS prescription records, because if we as patients were asked for our identifiable health data directly, we would refuse to answer.? To them I say:? Hello, THAT’S THE POINT!? It’s my health information, not yours.? You should ask me nicely, and persuade me about your public interest research purpose, if you want access to my identifiable health records.? Maybe then I will say yes.? But going behind people’s backs because they would refuse their consent if asked is not what the National Health & Medical Research Council’s National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research is about.This morning I suddenly realised: the ABS is behaving like a very, very bad boyfriend.? He keeps on breaking promises, pushing boundaries and disappointing you, but you forgive him each time.? You don’t want to call him out in case then he gets angry and dumps you.? So you just put up with it, and grumble over drinks to your girlfriends.And this bad boyfriend keeps saying these reassuring things, like “oh we’ll only keep the data for four years”, and “the names and addresses are in a separate database”.? To that I say: ?Nice try, but that’s a red herring.Although there are certainly heightened privacy and security risks of accidental loss or malicious misuse with storing names and addresses, the deliberate privacy invasion starts with the use of that data to create a Statistical Linkage Key (SLK) for each individual, to use in linking data from other sources.? Please don’t believe that SLKs offer anonymity. ?SLKs are easy to generate, with the same standard used across multiple datasets.? That’s the whole point: so that you can link data about a particular individual.? For example, Malcolm Turnbull would be known by the SLK URBAL241019541 in the type of datasets the ABS wants to match Census data against, including mental health services (yes, mental health!) and other health records, disability services records, early childhood records, community services records, as well as data about housing assistance and homelessness.Anyone with access to these types of health and human services datasets can search for individuals by generating and searching against their SLK.? All you need to know is their first and last names, gender and date of birth.? Scott Morrison is ORICO130519681.? Kylie Minogue is INGYL280519682.? Deltra Goodrem is OOREL091119842.? Now tell me that privacy will be absolutely protected if Census data is coded and linked using an SLK as well.Never mind four years; the ABS could destroy all the actual name and address data after only four days or four seconds – but if they have already used it to generate an SLK for each individual Census record, the privacy damage has been done.(Oh, and that line about how “we’ve never had a privacy breach with Census data”?? To that I say: ?Great!? Let’s keep it that way!? DON’T COLLECT NAMES.)So I say no.? No.? I am not putting up with that bad boyfriend any longer.? I believe in the importance of the Census, which is why I am so damn pissed off (sorry again Your Worship) that the ABS is being such a bad boyfriend to the Australian people: trashing not only our privacy, but the value of our data too.? It’s time to break up with them.I have come to this decision with a heavy heart.? I am normally a law-abiding citizen.? Plus, I don’t really fancy facing a $180 fine for every day that I refuse to comply with a direction to complete the Census, with no cap on the number of days.? (Seriously, what kind of heavy-handed law is that?? Are you really going to keep hitting me with daily fines for the rest of my life, Your Worship?)I know that I could give the ABS misinformation instead.? Say my name is Boaty McBoatface and that I am a 97 year old man living with 8 wives, that I have 14 cars, my language at home is Gibberish and that my religion is Jedi.? Giving misinformation is a common, rational response by about three in ten people who want to protect their privacy when faced with the collection of personal data they have no choice about.? Of course, that is also a crime in relation to the Census, but at least that one maxes out at an $1,800 fine.But I won’t do that, because I do believe in the integrity of the census data.? I don’t want people to have to give misinformation in order to protect themselves.? We shouldn’t be placed in that position.The definition of ‘census’ is “an official count”.? I actually want to stand up and be counted.? But only counted; not named or profiled or data-matched or data-linked, or anything else.? The privacy risks of doing anything else are just too great.I have thought about just refusing to provide my name.? But even if I don’t give my name, if the ABS is determined to link my Census data with other datasets, there would be enough other information in my Census answers (sex, age, home address, previous home address, work address) to let them proceed regardless.? It won’t be enough to protect my privacy.So until the ABS reverses its decision to match Census data about individuals with other datasets about individuals, I am not going to answer the Census questions at all.I am sorry, Your Worship.? I don’t like being forced to choose, because I believe Australians deserve to have both good quality statistical data for government decision-making, AND their privacy respected.? But on Tuesday night, I will choose privacy.The Census should be a national snapshot, not a tool for detailed data-linking on every individual.? Now convict and fine me if you disagree.Yours sincerely,Anna JohnstonDarryl's Notes“…Judges who become involved in enforcement of mere statutes (civil and criminal in nature and otherwise), act as mere” clerks” of the involved agency…” K.C.Davis, ADMIN. LAW. Chap. 1(CTP. West’s 1965 Edition).“A judge ceases to sit as a judicial officer because the governing principle of administrative law provides that courts are prohibited from substituting their evidence, testimony, record, arguments and rationale for that of the agency. Additionally, courts are prohibited from their substituting their judgements for that of the agency.”? AISI v US , 568 F2d, 284.“It is the accepted rule, not only in State courts , but, of the Federal courts as well, that when a judge is enforcing administrative law they are described as mere extensions of the administrative agency for superior reviewing purposes ‘ as a ministerial clerk for an agency…” 30 Cal 596; 167 Cal 762. [emphasis added]“IMPOSTORS, religious. Those who falsely pretend an extraordinary commission from heaven; or terrify and abuse the people with false denunciations and judgements. They are punishable by the temporal courts with fine, imprisonment, and infamous corporal punishment. 1 Hawk. P.C.c.5.” Tomlins Law Dictionary, 1835, Volume 1, [emphasis added]“Impostors also spelled imposters, one who pretends to be someone else to deceive others, esp. to receive the benefits of a negotiable instrument.? Blacks Law Dictionary Eighth edition page 2210SELLING JUSTICE“To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay right or justice” Chapter 40 Magna Carta (1215)“Both in Roman and English law there are certain obligations which were not in truth contractual, but which the law treats as IF they were. They are contractual in law, but not in fact, being the subject- matter of a fictitious ?extension of the sphere of contract to cover obligations which do not in reality fall within it.” Salmond, Salmond on jurisprudence, page 642 (9th edition, 1937, Sweet and Maxwell, Ltd England).“Constructive / quasi contracts are based solely upon a legal fiction or fiction of law.” Hill v Waxberg 237 F.2d 936.“It is a well settled rule of law that he who seeks benefit of a contract must also assume burdens.” Higgins v Monckton (1938), 28 C.A. 2d. 723, 83 P.2d 516. “Voluntary acceptance of benefit of transaction is equivalent to consent to all obligations arising from it, so far as facts are known, or ought to be known, to person accepting.” Northern Assurance Co. v. Stout(1911), 16C.A.548,117P.617.“A quasi contractual action presupposes acceptance and retention of a benefit by one party with full appreciation of the facts, under circumstances making it inequitable for him to retain the benefit without payment of its reasonable value.” Major- Blakenley Co. v Jenkins (1953), 121 C.A. 2d 325, 263 P2d 655, hear den.; Townsend Pierson, Inc. v Holly-Coleman Co. (1960), 178 C.A.2d 373, 2 Cal. Rptr. 812.“Constructive/ quasi contracts include obligations founded on statutory duties.” Donovan v Kansa City, 175 S.W. 2d 874; In Re United Burton Co. , 140F. 495, 502.An Excise tax is a privilege tax.“An” excise tax” is often used as synonymous with “privilege” or “license tax” Black’s Law Dictionary 4th Edition Page 672Court filing fee is an excise tax- first they convert your right to file a lawsuit into a privilege, and then they excise tax it for the implied license.Speeding tickets are an excise tax- first they convert your right to travel into a privilege, and then they excise tax you for the privilege of travelling over the imposed speed limit.Customs duties are an excise tax- first they convert your right to travel, then they excise tax you for the privilege of bringing your property into their Corporation.?????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????? A tax imposed on the manufacture, sale, or use of goods,(such as a cigarette tax), or an occupation or activity(such as a license). Blacks 8th edition2.“The requirement of payment for such licenses is only a mode of imposing taxes on the licensed business, and the prohibition, under penalties, against carrying on the business without license is only a mode of enforcing the payment of such taxes.? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????? 5. The recognition by the act of Congress of the power and right of the State to tax, control, or regulate any business carried on within its limits is entirely consistent with an intention on the part of Congress to tax such business for National purposes.” License Tax Cases 72 U.S.(5 Wall.) 462 1866. ................
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