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Admiralty Jurisdiction / Citizens Are Not Vessels

You use 18 USC 9 for the definition, which is: The term “vessel of the United States”, as used in this title, means a vessel belonging in whole or in part to the United States, or any citizen thereof, or any corporation created by or under the laws of the United States, or of any State, Territory, District, or possession thereof.

To learn the meaning of this sentence, you must diagram it. There is a prepositional phrase: “to the” which then has several objects:

1. The first object is “ the United States,”

2. The second is “any citizen thereof,”

3. The third is “any corporation created by or under the laws of the United States,”

4. The fourth is “any corporation created by or under the laws of * * * any State, Territory, District, or possession thereof.”

These 4 subjects modify “vessel”. Thus properly diagramed, a vessel of the United States is defined as:

1. A vessel “belonging in whole or in part to the United States”

2. A vessel “belonging in whole or in part to * * * any citizen thereof,”

3. A vessel “belonging in whole or in part to * * * any corporation created by or under the laws of the United States,”

4. A vessel “belonging in whole or in part to * * * any corporation created by or under the laws of * * * any State, Territory, District, or possession thereof.”

A citizen is not a vessel of the United States. A vessel of the United States is defined as one “belonging in whole or in part to * * * any citizen thereof”.

Please also remember that the admiralty jurisdiction of the United States is the high seas and navigable waters. In England, it is only the high seas.

Larry

TheLawStudyGroup@TogetherWorks.com wrote:

----- Original Message -----

From: tsirgo

To: TheLawStudyGroup@TogetherWorks.com

Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 2:59 AM

Subject: RE: Admiralty jurisdiction

Here’s how I see it:

There is Admiralty Jurisdiction and then again there is the Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States found at TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 1 > § 7

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00000007----000-.html

The key to it all is the definition of the term “vessel”. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00000009----000-.html

TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 1 > § 9

§ 9. Vessel of the United States defined

The term “vessel of the United States”, as used in this title, means a vessel belonging in whole or in part to the United States, or any citizen thereof, or any corporation created by or under the laws of the United States, or of any State, Territory, District, or possession thereof.

Note it does NOT say “or belonging to any citizen thereof”. Thus, if you are a United States Citizen you are subject to the Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States which is different from the conventional use of the term “Admiralty”. Part I of Title 18 defines all the crimes for which a United States citizen may be charged. They are all defined as commercial crimes in Title 18. It is this special class of commercial crimes that constitutes the Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

Here is the list of commercial crimes:

PART I—CRIMES

· CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS

· CHAPTER 2—AIRCRAFT AND MOTOR VEHICLES

· CHAPTER 3—ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND PLANTS

· CHAPTER 5—ARSON

· CHAPTER 7—ASSAULT

· CHAPTER 9—BANKRUPTCY

· CHAPTER 10—BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS

· CHAPTER 11—BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

· CHAPTER 11A—CHILD SUPPORT

· CHAPTER 11B—CHEMICAL WEAPONS

· CHAPTER 12—CIVIL DISORDERS

· CHAPTER 13—CIVIL RIGHTS

· CHAPTER 15—CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

· CHAPTER 17—COINS AND CURRENCY

· CHAPTER 17A—COMMON CARRIER OPERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS

· CHAPTER 18—CONGRESSIONAL, CABINET, AND SUPREME COURT ASSASSINATION, KIDNAPPING, AND ASSAULT

· CHAPTER 19—CONSPIRACY

· CHAPTER 21—CONTEMPTS

· CHAPTER 23—CONTRACTS

· CHAPTER 25—COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY

· CHAPTER 26—CRIMINAL STREET GANGS

· CHAPTER 27—CUSTOMS

· CHAPTER 29—ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

· CHAPTER 31—EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT

· CHAPTER 33—EMBLEMS, INSIGNIA, AND NAMES

· CHAPTER 35—ESCAPE AND RESCUE

· CHAPTER 37—ESPIONAGE AND CENSORSHIP

· CHAPTER 39—EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES

· CHAPTER 40—IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS

· CHAPTER 41—EXTORTION AND THREATS

· CHAPTER 42—EXTORTIONATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS

· CHAPTER 43—FALSE PERSONATION

· CHAPTER 44—FIREARMS

· CHAPTER 45—FOREIGN RELATIONS

· CHAPTER 46—FORFEITURE

· CHAPTER 47—FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS

· CHAPTER 49—FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE

· CHAPTER 50—GAMBLING

· CHAPTER 50A—GENOCIDE

· CHAPTER 51—HOMICIDE

· CHAPTER 53—INDIANS

· CHAPTER 55—KIDNAPPING

· CHAPTER 57—LABOR

· CHAPTER 59—LIQUOR TRAFFIC

· CHAPTER 61—LOTTERIES

· CHAPTER 63—MAIL FRAUD

· CHAPTER 65—MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

· CHAPTER 67—MILITARY AND NAVY

· [CHAPTER 68—REPEALED]

· CHAPTER 69—NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP

· CHAPTER 71—OBSCENITY

· CHAPTER 73—OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

· CHAPTER 74—PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS

· CHAPTER 75—PASSPORTS AND VISAS

· CHAPTER 77—PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

· CHAPTER 79—PERJURY

· CHAPTER 81—PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING

· CHAPTER 83—POSTAL SERVICE

· CHAPTER 84—PRESIDENTIAL AND PRESIDENTIAL STAFF ASSASSINATION, KIDNAPPING, AND ASSAULT

· CHAPTER 85—PRISON-MADE GOODS

· CHAPTER 87—PRISONS

· CHAPTER 88—PRIVACY

· CHAPTER 89—PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

· CHAPTER 90—PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS

· CHAPTER 90A—PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN

· CHAPTER 91—PUBLIC LANDS

· CHAPTER 93—PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

· CHAPTER 95—RACKETEERING

· CHAPTER 96—RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS

· CHAPTER 97—RAILROADS

· [CHAPTER 99—REPEALED]

· CHAPTER 101—RECORDS AND REPORTS

· CHAPTER 102—RIOTS

· CHAPTER 103—ROBBERY AND BURGLARY

· CHAPTER 105—SABOTAGE

· CHAPTER 107—SEAMEN AND STOWAWAYS

· CHAPTER 109—SEARCHES AND SEIZURES

· CHAPTER 109A—SEXUAL ABUSE

· CHAPTER 110—SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN

· CHAPTER 110A—DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING

· CHAPTER 111—SHIPPING

· CHAPTER 113—STOLEN PROPERTY

· CHAPTER 113A—TELEMARKETING FRAUD

· CHAPTER 113B—TERRORISM

· CHAPTER 113C—TORTURE

· CHAPTER 114—TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES

· CHAPTER 115—TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES

· CHAPTER 117—TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND RELATED CRIMES

· CHAPTER 118—WAR CRIMES

· CHAPTER 119—WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND INTERCEPTION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

· CHAPTER 121—STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS

· CHAPTER 123—PROHIBITION ON RELEASE AND USE OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM STATE MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS

From: TheLawStudyGroup@TogetherWorks.com [mailto:TheLawStudyGroup@TogetherWorks.com]

Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:42 PM

To: ItsMe

Subject: Fw: Admiralty jurisdiction

Herein below Larry Becraft has offered a LINK to more than one learned man's perspective of Admiralty Law..... do we hear any others?

So WHAT then is the truth, and what is the clear and absolute evidence that such truth can/will prevail in every courtroom in the land???

Oh learned minds.... what say you?

----- Original Message -----

From: Larry Becraft

To: FREEDOMROX

Cc: Lex_Rex@yahoogroups.com ; LibertyTree@yahoogroups.com ; TheAmericanRepublic@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:45 AM

Subject: Admiralty jurisdiction

Please read this page that discusses admiralty jurisdiction: http://home.hiwaay.net/%7Ebecraft/AdmiraltyJuris.html

The popular works found in the movement alleging "everything is admiralty" are wrong.

Larry Becraft

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