Missing 13th Amendment To The United States Constitution

Reprinted from the Oregon Observer for April 1997 with permission [Note: See Becraft on the Missing 13th. Forest ] ________________________________________ In 1983 David Dodge and Tom Dunn were searching for evidence of government corruption in public records in a Belfast Library on the coast of Maine. They uncovered probably the most explosive evidence ever uncovered in our history. They uncovered the United States Constitution printed in 1825, which was to prohibit lawyers from serving in Government.

2.) The Amendment had been printed in at least 18 separate publications by 11 different states and territories from 1819 to 1868.

3.) The Amendment was secretly removed from documents by a group of lawyers and bankers. In its place was entered the slave Amendment, which was the 14th amendment, which was changed to the 13th Amendment. All of this occurred during the turmoil of the civil war.

4.) Since the Amendment was not lawfully repealed, it is still the law of the land.

5.) Colorado printed the correct 13th Amendment in 1668. [This probably should read 1868.]

The following is why the Amendment was written and what the meaning is: (Keep in mind we had just fought the Revolutionary War.) The "title of nobility" and words such as "nobility," "honour," "emperor," "king," "esquire" and "prince" normally would lead you, today, to dismiss this Amendment.

The "title of nobility" was prohibited in both Article VI of the Articles of Confederation (1777) and in Article I, Sec. 9 of the Constitution of the United States (1788). Although already prohibited by the Constitution, an additional "title of nobility" amendment was proposed in 1789, again in 1810 and was finally ratified in 1819 (The 13th Amendment to the constitution).

According to the Tennessee laws 1715-1820, Vol. 11, p. 774, in the 1794 Jay Treaty, the United States agreed to pay 600,000 pounds sterling to King George III, as reparations for the American Revolution. The Senate ratified the treaty in secret session and ordered that it not be published. When Benjamin Franklin's grandson published it, Congress was outraged and passed the Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) so Federal judges could prosecute editors and publishers for reporting the truth about the government. We had whipped the British and now our Senators had been bribed to serve the British Monarchy and betray the American people. That is subversion.

The United States Bank had been opposed by the Jeffersonians from the start, but the Federalists (the pro-monarch party) won out in its establishment. The initial capitalization was $10,000,000 with 80% owned by foreign bankers. Since the bank was authorized to lend up to $20,000,000 (double its paid capital) it was a profitable deal for both the government and the bankers, since they could lend and collect interest (usury) on $10,000,000 that did not exist.

The European bankers outfoxed the government and by 1796 the government owed the bank $6,200,000 and was forced to sell its shares. (By 1802, the U S government owned no stock in the United States Bank).

The power and ability of the banks to influence representative government by economic manipulation and outright bribery was exposed in 1811, when it was discovered European banking owned 80% of the bank. Congress refused to renew the bank charter, which led to the withdrawal of $7,000,000 by European investors. This caused a recession and the War of 1812.

There is a book in the Library of Congress Law Library called 2 VA LAW. This reveals the overthrow of the constitutional government by secret agreements engineered by the lawyers. That is one of the reasons for the 13th Amendment.

Seeking to rule the world and destroy the United States, bankers committed many crimes. To escape prosecution bankers hired and formed alliances with the best lawyers and judges money could buy. This alliance originally forged in Europe and Great Britain, spread to the colonies and into the newly formed United States of America.

Despite their criminal foundation, these alliances, forged in Europe, generated wealth and, ultimately, respectability. Like a modern unit of organized crime, English bankers and lawyers wanted to be admired as "legitimate businessmen." As their criminal fortunes grew, so did their usefulness. So the British monarch legitimized these thieves by granting them "titles of nobility."

Historically, the British peerage system referred to knights as "Esquires" and those who bore the knight's shields as "Esquires." As physical violence gave way to civilized means of theft, the pen grew mightier and more profitable. So those bankers and lawyers came to hold "titles of nobility." The most common title was "Esquire" as is used today by lawyers.

In Colonial America, attorneys trained attorneys but most held no "title of nobility" or "honor." There was no requirement that one be a lawyer to hold the position of district attorney, attorney general, or judge. A citizen's "counsel of choice" was not restricted to a lawyer and there was no state or federal bar association. The only organization that certified lawyers was the International Bar Association, chartered by the King of England, head-quartered in London, and closely associated with the international banking system. Lawyers admitted to the IBA received the rank of "Esquire," a "title of nobility."

"Esquire" was the principle title of nobility which the 13th Amendment sought to prohibit, thus prohibiting the holding of office in America by bankers' lawyers with an "Esquire" behind their names who were agents of the monarchy and European bankers.

Article 1, Sect. 9 of the Constitution sought to prohibit the International Bar Association or any other agency from granting titles of nobility. The Constitution was ignored and agents of the monarchy continued to infiltrate and influence the government as in the Jay Treaty and the US Bank charter incidents. Therefore, a "title of nobility" amendment that specified a penalty (loss of citizenship) was proposed in 1789 and again in 1810. The meaning of the amendment is seen in its intent to prohibit persons having titles of nobility and loyalties to foreign governments and bankers from voting, holding public office or using their skills to subvert the government.

The missing amendment is referred to as the "title of nobility" Amendment, but the second prohibition against "honour" (honor), may be more significant.

The archaic definition of "honor," as used in the 13 Amendment, meant anyone obtaining or having an advantage or privilege over another." A contemporary example of "honor" granted to only a few Americans is the privilege of being a judge. Lawyers can be judges and exercise the attendant privileges and powers non-lawyers can not.

By prohibiting "honors" the Amendment prohibits any advantage or privilege that would grant some citizens an unequal opportunity to achieve or exercise political power. The second meaning (intent) of the 13 Amendment is to ensure political equality among all American citizens, by prohibiting anyone, even government officials, from claiming or exercising special privilege or power (an "honor") over other citizens.

For example, anyone who had a specific "immunity" from lawsuits which were not afforded to all citizens, would be enjoying a separate privilege, and "honor" and would therefore forfeit his right to vote or hold public office. Just think of the "immunities" from lawsuits that your judges, lawyers, politicians, and bureaucrats currently enjoy. Or "special interest" legislation your government passes. "Special interests" are simply euphemisms for "special privileges" or Honors.

Without their current personal immunities (honors), your judges and IRS agents would be unable to abuse common citizens without fear of legal liability. Your entire government would have to conduct itself according to the same standards of decency, respect, law, and liability as the rest of the nation. Your government's ability to systematically coerce and abuse the public would be all but eliminated under the 13th Amendment.

Now you know why the bankers and lawyers secretly replaced the 13th amendment. Had they not, you would have the government our founding fathers intended when they passed the 13th Amendment, a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, a government whose members were truly accountable to the people; a government that could not systematically exploit its own people.

The 13th Amendment was ratified as follows: Maryland, Dec. 25, 1810 Tennessee, Nov. 21, 1811

The War of 1812 broke out with England. By the time the war ended in 1614 the British had burned the capitol, the library of congress, and most of the records of the first 38 years of government.

Then Virginia ratified the 13th Amendment on March 10, 1819. This completed the 13 states required to ratify an amendment. (Virginia Legislature Act No. 260, Virginia Archives of Richmond, file, page 299, micro-film). It was published by printing 4,000 copies, triple the usual order, with instructions to send a copy to President James Monroe, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.

Then it was shown as an amendment to the Constitution. The 14th amendment was the slavery amendment. Now the 13th Amendment is missing.

Word spread of the ratification and the following occurred: • Rhode Island and Kentucky published the new Amendment in 1822.

• Maine ordered 10,000 copies of the Constitution with the 13th Amendment for school use in 1824 and again in 1831 for the Census Edition.

• Indiana Revised Laws of 1831 published the 13th article on page 20, Northwestern Territories in 1833.

• Colorado Territory printed the U. S Constitution in its Statutes publication showing the 13th Amendment in 1868.

It's there. Just get into your dusty historical records and you will find that your state had it and now you are being robbed of your God given right to the 13th Amendment. You are now a peasant.

Article XIII of the 13th Amendment "1.) If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain, any title of nobility or honor, or shall, without the consent of congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office or emolument of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince, or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them. "

FR is too important for false information to be posted.

A friend went to federal prison for 4 years after believing the BS these “researchers” sold in book form.

He accepted their claims that the federal income tax was unconstitutional and refused to withhold his employees’ portion of their paychecks for it. After he lost his business, his home, his cars and his family, he ran.

He was caught and spent 48 months in El Reno, all because he accepted the “proof” these clowns claimed in their books. Part of his defense was that he acted in good faith and belief from what he read in the books, but the jury held that as a successful businessman with an MBA and 20 years experience, he should have known better.

The authors refused even testified that they “suspected” their books were BS, and they themselves paid income tax, but claimed their right to publish their BS under the 1st Amendment.

I think you would agree with me that information these scammers is information all FReepers should have, would you not?

FR is too important for false information to be posted.

Lazamataz claims to have an old constitution containing this amendment; why are you calling him a liar?
Moreover, there are many actual texts that corroborate his claim. (The link has photographs of the publications containing the amendment.)

A friend went to federal prison for 4 years after believing the BS these “researchers” sold in book form.

He accepted their claims that the federal income tax was unconstitutional and refused to withhold his employees’ portion of their paychecks for it. After he lost his business, his home, his cars and his family, he ran.

That's not what this is about.

Please, don’t try to start trouble with this “liar” accusation. We have already had way too much of that this political season.

Regarding “dpcuments” found on the Internet, and claims associated with them, I might remind you that there are thousands of phony documents floating around. Remember the “documents” that “proved” Bush 43 fraudulently avoided service in Vietnam?

I’ll bet Dan Rather remembers them very well.

If you will do a little research, you will learn that this scam is nothing new. In fact, it has been around since the 1990s

Of course, if you believe it, you can get “proof” from the two scammers involved. Just send them $39.95 for their book “proving” it... and they will throw in their “proof” that the income tax is unconstitutional, and the Queen of England is really the world’s largest heroin dealer too.

Please, don’t try to start trouble with this “liar” accusation. We have already had way too much of that this political season.

I'm not trying to start trouble; Laz did make the claim that he had one of these copies.

Did you look at the images on the page? At all?
Perhaps I should just put them here:

PA (1818)

PA (1824)

CT (1821)

MA (1816)

VA (1819)

And many more.
Yet, perhaps one of the most persuasive:

The whole thing can be downloaded here.

Did you ever bother to read how and why those documents were created? And more importantly, how they are being used to scam people into buying some BS “research.”

http://www.thirdamendment.com/8SCIDLJ577.pdf

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Titles_of_Nobility_Amendment

http://www.quatloos.com/13th_amendement.htm

http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2014/12/the-case-of-the-missing-13th-amendment-to-the-constitution/

If you’ll fall for these scammers stories, then you’ll fall for anything, or perhaps you are one of them.

End of discussion.

If you’ll fall for these scammers stories, then you’ll fall for anything, or perhaps you are one of them.

I’ve read a bit on both sides of the argument — but none of that matters to what I said, that there is EVIDENCE in support of the claim. Heck, even the PDF you linked admits as much “Well into the second half of the nineteenth century, some textbooks, state compilations of law, and even on one occasion a compilation of law published under the auspices of Congress erroneously included TONA as if ratified.”

I’m NOT saying that they’re PROOF, but that the “missing 13th amendment” crowd does have some EVIDENCE to support its claims. (ie the actual documents.)

The Flat Earth Society claims evidence of their beliefs too.

In every case, there is evidence on both sides. In some cases, such as this, there is a preponderance of evidence on one side. That's why every court has ruled there is no mystery missing 13th amendment.

There are two other issues here as well. Even if it had passed, it would have only forbidden by law what has been a long-standing American practice. We, as Americans, do not formally accept foreign titles.

For example, Norman Schwarzkopf was invested by Queen Elizabeth II as a Knight Commander of the Royal Order of the Bath. That made him Sir Norman in the UK, but of course, he never used the title here.

The supposed 13th Amendment would have made it illegal for an American to accept such a title, BUT ONLY WHEN GIVEN BY A FOREIGN POWER. A lawyer using the term Esquire after his name may be gilding the lily a bit, but the Esquire is not a title given by a foreign power, so there would be no applicability to remove a lawyer's citizenship, as no foreign power, ruler, etc was involved.

Secondly, Esquire is not a title of nobility, at least us sued by American lawyers. it simply means, by convention, that they are a member of the Bar. It has no legal significance. In fact, anyone could put Esquire after their name and there would be no legal prohibition, penalty nor privilege for doing so. (unless they also claimed to be a lawyer if they were not.)

Finally, it very much maters where this all came from. Back in the 1970s through the 1990s, there were a series of widely promoted tax avoidance scams. In each case, for the payment of a few dollars (often a few thousand dollars) scammers would sell you information about a program that would eliminate most or all of your income tax, and in same cases, property taxes too.

The first was the “I'm a minister of my own church, and my home is my manse (residence) my family is my parishioners and salary paid for the upkeep of my home is tax free.” Many people paid the Universal Life Church in Modesto, California $25 to $100 to become “ministers.”

The IRS simply disallowed it. Some people went to jail for promoting it. I remember one was an airline pilot.

The other two big scams were the “Income Tax is Unconstitutional” scam and the “Real 13th Amendment” scam.

Both were promoted by the same two men. The Income Tax is Unconstitutional scam was sold nationwide. The Real 13th Amendment scam was primarily sold to farmers and ranchers who thought they could use to stop lawyers working for banks from foreclosing on their properties.

In every case of redord, both these scams lost in the courts.

The important thing to not forget is that this 13th Amendment thing is nothing new, and was started, not to help Americans, but to sell them “research” so they could avoid paying their taxes or keep property even though they were not paying their mortgage.

With the Internet, the original “research” has been posted many times, often by additional scammers wanting to get someone to give them money fr the “real story.”

It never was an attempt to help people, it was always to make money for the two scammers, and those that have followed them on the Internet.

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