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				~ A Bit About Consent 
 
 
 “Because
				of what appears to be a lawful command on the surface, many
				Citizens, because of their respect for what appears to be law,
				are cunningly COERCED into waiving their rights due to
				ignorance.” --US.
				v. Minker, 350 US 179 at 187 
				 
 
 What
				is CONSENT? 
				 Simply
				put, consent means to allow. Like saying, “O.k. you can
				search my car but you won't find anything." 
 
 Here's
				a real life example: 
				 My
				family and I were traveling across Oklahoma in a Three-cylinder
				Geo Metro. 
				 We
				had stopped to help a turtle that had been struck on 1-40.Goin'
				down the road feelin' bad for this Turtle whose shell was busted
				open, some Roofus Okie Deppity Sherruf pulls us over for two over
				the recommended highway velocity. 
				 He
				said that he was going to just give me a warning but he asked if
				I would step out of the car (what a great bargain!) The
				next thing I know, I'm sitting in his passenger seat explaining
				to him that it is my PATRIOTIC DUTY to refuse his search of our
				DWELLING-HOUSE. 
				 He
				then informed me that where he comes from, refusal is cause for a
				search with a dog. (he must not have come from any of the
				UNITY-STATES of OUR WORLD.) Next,
				he separated me from my wife to see if we had solidarity or
				conflicting stories and then lied to her about the dog signaling
				for drugs. 
				 Over
				our OBJECTION in the 104 degree heat of the Summer, pregnant
				Momma, kids, and a broken turtle on the side of 1-40, this D.S.
				rummaged through half of the contents of our DWELLING-HOUSE
				and finally gave up when he found the unopened package of dried
				henna with Hindi writing all over it and let us go with a written
				warning(confession/evidence of rights violation as far as
				I'm concerned). 
				 Would
				you like it if that happened to you? 
				 
 
 Well,
				that's about what I've got to say about consent. 
 
			
				 Includes 3 new chapters:
Right of Travel  vs. Privelege to Drive
Law of the Land vs. Law of the Sea
A real life case of Kidnapping 
 
 
 
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