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The Bill of Rights - Amendment VII
Posted Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at 3:52 PM<< Previous | Read comments | Respond | Email link | Next >>
"In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."
Ok, I don't think the $25 rule still applies, but basically this Amendment simply affords for a jury trial in civil cases of significant value. I'm pretty sure that $25 isn't considered a "significant value" anymore. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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The U.S. Constitution states $25 so it is locked in at $25. That is a right guaranteed to the people so it can NOT be changed or taken away like the State Legislators did in TN to the TN State Constitution -
"Article VI, Section 14. No fine shall be laid on any citizen of this state that shall exceed fifty dollars, unless it shall be assessed by a jury of his peers, who shall assess the fine at the time they find the fact, if they think the fine should be more than fifty dollars."
There are newer laws (defacto laws) which claim the value must exceed thousands of dollars before you can demand a common law court hearing. A common law court is the only court that recognized the supreme law of the land and guarantees you due process ofthe law. Any other court only provides you with equal protection of the law and civil rights, but not constitutional rights.
These newer laws are contrary to the constitution so they are null and void to a sovereign Citizen. Federal citizens can't get common law justice in a common law court. Constitutional rights can not be claimed by an attorney nor a solicitor -
"Rights MUST be CLAIMED IN PERSON. They may not be claimed by an Attorney or Solicitor. They are valid ONLY when insisted upon by a Belligerent Claimant in Person."
U.S. v Johnson
Think about it... a case where the controversy is $25 or more you can demand a common law court hears the case. This means that the lower courts we go into today would not have the jurisdiction to hold you over for trial. BUT... YOU MUST KNOW YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS and YOU MUST be a Citizen born in one of the 50 states! No one is going to take you to a common law court because the law is different from the laws they are use to and they don't have jurisdiction over a soveriegn. A soveriegn can not be sued in his own court without his concent.
I'll stop here so no one gets in trouble when they go to court.