15x15 White Space gif Image
Back to the Directory of
Essays and Other Writing by the
Keeper of the Light at Pharos
15x15 White Space gif Image
Liberty, Sovereignty, and the Doctrine of Social Contract
This document was most recently revised on Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

5x5 Page Background GIF Image
Abandonment ^ 
Here are a few suggestions for low risk assaults upon the regulatory complex.

5x5 Page Background GIF Image
Anarchy, Monarchy, Malarkey ^ 
There are many ways to view government.  You might think of it as a degenerate form of anarchy.  You might consider it to be a natural consequence of people's unwillingness to solve their own problems.  As it happens, those are both reasonable interpretations.

5x5 Page Background GIF Image
Census ^ 
The Constitution for the United States of America places upon the Congress an obligation to conduct a census.  Does the obligation extend beyond the Congress?  Does it apply to you?

Cancellation of Social Security Number ^ 
On June 13, 1984, I  canceled my Social Security number.  This article is for those of you who don't think that it's possible to cancel a Social Security Number.

Personal Sovereignty ^ 
I originally wrote this little essay in response to a solicitation from National Public Radio for submissions to their revived This I Believe program.  Of course, they never broadcast my submission.  I eventually reformatted it into this essay.

Rescindment of Driver's License
(PDF File)
 ^ 
How many times have you been asked by a traffic cop, out on the road, to show your driver's license so that the cop would know that you're qualified to drive?  How many times have you been asked by someone who wasn't a traffic cop, when you weren't out on the road, to show your driver's license so that you could prove your identity?  How smart do you have to be to figure out that it isn't a driver's license?  It doesn't have anything to do with driving.  They call it a driver's license to deceive people.  It's a government ID card.

The Argument Against Government
As We Know It
Mutuality of consent is a necessary part of any contract.  If a transaction lacks mutuality of consent, then it isn't a contract.  Most likely, it's extortion.

The Constitution, The Government, and
The Doctrine of Social Contract
This essay is an examination of the Constitution for the United States of America, and the government established by that constitution, to determine whether or not they comply with the Doctrine of Social Contract.

The Long And Winding Doctrine:  Social Contract
In this essay, I combined two concepts:  the Doctrine of Social Contract and the corporate nature of constitutional government.  The synthesis of these two ideas results in a new understanding of the legitimate boundaries of lawful government.

5x5 Page Background GIF Image
The Principles of Liberty ^ 
Drug tests, DNA tests, "lie detector" tests, etc., as presently administered, violate the fundamental principles that are the basis of liberty.

15x15 White Space gif Image
15x15 White Space gif Image
Back to the Directory of
Essays and Other Writing by the
Keeper of the Light at Pharos
 ^