Civil Flag of Peace
If The Civil Flag of Peace Were a Tree, It Would Have Some Deep Roots
A thesis of facts with credible citations.
Today's Civil Peace Flag which pre-dates the current U.S.Code Title 4[xi], flag, also known as “Old Glory” (Figure 7), has a complicated historical origin much like the deep roots of an old oak tree. In the beginning, a group of patriots called, “the Sons of Liberty”, who—incidentally—were the masterminds[i] of the Boston Tea Party and included many of the nation’s forefathers, protested against the unfair British taxation laws and identified their intentions… with a unique flag.
This flag consisted of nine vertical red and white stripes. That flag is now the inspiration for the current day Civil Flag of Peace. The Sons of Liberty raised their flag in Boston to communicate to the locals about future meetings to be held—near the flag. They additionally used flyers as seen in Figure 1.
Give me liberty, or give me death!
The Stamp Act Congress met in New York in 1765[ii]. This meeting led nine colonies to declare that the English Crown had no right to tax Americans who lacked representation in British Parliament. The original nine vertical red and white stripes on the flag of the Sons of Liberty (Figure 2) represented these colonies as well as the intention of the patriots behind them. The flag soon earned the nickname "Rebellious Stripes." (Figure 3)
Eventually, the British made a law banning this vertically striped flag due to the unrest it caused the British.
Over time, the number of stripes on the flag increased to 13. This change was made to represent the united resistance of the 13 colonies involved in the ratification of the united States Constitution by We The People.
The Founding Father of the Coast Guard
On the 4th of August, 1790, with the lead of the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, the united States Congress created the constitutional based Revenue-Marine. This civil operation functioned under the authority of the Department of the united States Treasury[iii]. The Revenue Cutters’ (Figure 4) of the Revenue-Marine primary function was to subdue smuggling and to enforce the collection of the Revenue Act[iv].
In admiralty law, also known as commercial law, a vessel’s flag is also known as an ensign. All vessels are registered and often incorporated in the nation of its origin. An ensign identifies a vessel’s national jurisdiction and its character (intention). Corporations and their commerce operate under commercial law.
The initial ensign used on the civilian operated Revenue Cutters originally had 13 vertical red and white stripes and an added insignia where the current white union and blue stars lie. The ensign (flag), was designed in 1799 by Oliver Wolcott Jr. the Secretary of the Treasury under John Adams[v][vi] and, it helped to visually distinguish the vessels as civilian versus those of the military. This distinction was also found at customs houses. See Figure 5
The District of Columbia was incorporated in 1871. At the end of the Civil war, congress reconvened and passed what was called the United States Reorganization Act of 1871, also known as “The Act to provide a government services corporation for the District of Columbia.” The corporation was enacted on February 21, 1871[vii][viii].
All government entities are now commercial contracting corporations of some type, complete with a Tax Identification Number (TIN), and a full Dunn and Bradstreet (DUNS)[xii] credit report. The act of 31 July 1894 (28 Stat. 171), renamed “The Revenue Cutter Service to the Coast Guard”, which is a subsidiary corporation of the United States, which is also listed on the Dunn and Bradstreet as a privately held corporation. Since then, the flag has been through a multitude of updates which include the number of stripes. (Figure 6)
The War Flag Belongs to the Corporation, Not to We The People
The present-day flag represents the incorporated government of the United States, and was authorized by its controlling Chief Executive Officer, Dwight D. Eisenhower. This flag is often referred to as ‘Old Glory’ or the ‘War Flag’ by We The People. This is the war ensign that flew over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on December 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. This same ensign (flag) was raised again on December 8th when war was declared on Japan, and again, three days later at the time of the declaration of war against Germany and Italy.
The war flag, as shown in Figure 8, is appointed as the official flag of the Incorporated United States as dictated by U.S. Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Part 3 / Sections 31-33[ix]. The intent behind this ensign is war, not peace.
The following is an excerpt of the three aforesaid sections:
Sec. 31. The flag prescribed by Executive Order No. 10798 of January 3, 1959, shall be the official flag of the United States until July 4, 1960, and on that date the flag prescribed by Part I of this order shall become the official flag of the United States; but this section shall neither derogate from section 24 or section 25 of this order nor preclude the procurement, for executive agencies, of flags provided for by or pursuant to this order at any time after the date of this order.
Sec. 32. As used in this order, the term "executive agencies" means the executive departments and independent establishments in the executive branch of the Government, including wholly-owned Government corporations.[*]
Sec. 33. Executive Order No. 10798 of January 3, 1959, is hereby revoked.
Signed, Dwight D. Eisenhower
With the 50th star came the new design and arrangement of the stars in the union, a requirement met by Executive Order No. 10834, issued August 21, 1959. To conform with this, a national banner with 50 stars became the official flag of the United States (Figure 8). The flag was raised for the first time at 12:01 a.m. on July 4, 1960, at the Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland.
We The People Have Spoken
"Customary Law is What the People Say it is" — H.L.A. Hart
The Civil Flag of Peace with thirteen vertical stripes of red and white, a white union and fifty blue stars has never existed prior to the induction of Hawaii into the Union on March 12, 1959. However, patriots who consider themselves part of We The People in this modern united States of America chose to create a flag that has 13 vertical stripes and 50 blue stars on a white union: One star for each Sovereign State of the Union of the united States of America! See Figure 9.
The American people have the right to display the Civil Flag of Peace in any manner they choose, including on their private property, their automobiles, and in public spaces. The Civil Flag of Peace is a symbol of our Freedom, our Sovereignty, and our Independence as a nation. It is a reminder of the Constitution, our heritage, our history, and our fundamental principles of Justice, Equality, and individual Liberty.
The Civil Flag of Peace has deep roots in American history, and it represents the true peaceful spirit of our Constitutional Republic. While the War Flag may be the official flag of the corporate government, it does not represent the will of the American people.
The civilian flag is a way of reminding Americans, as well as our leaders, that every man and woman is free and that we are all endowed natural rights by our Creator that include the right to Life, Liberty and the opportunity to pursue Happiness. The Civil Flag is a symbol of our desire to return America to the dreams upon which she was founded!
Customary Law
In closing, customary Law[x] deals with established long-term patterns of behavior that can be objectively verified within a particular social setting. A claim can be carried out in defense of "what has always been done and accepted by law."
In a nutshell, the recognition of the Civil Flag of Peace—by a select group of people within the Republic of the united States of America—gives it validity and authorization as the official flag of We The People through Customary Law. The Civil Flag of Peace is the American People’s flag by common law and not by statutes or policies.
The more flags that fly give more strength to the Representation of We The People and the intent behind this ensign. Stake your intent by knowing your Status, Standing and Jurisdiction.
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Image Captions
Figure 1: https://ancientnc.web.unc.edu/colonial-heritage/by-time/american-revolution-1763-1789/
Figure 2: Sons of Liberty Flag, July, 1936, National Geographic
Figure 3: The nine striped “Rebellious Stripes” flag
Figure 4: U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear, circa 1890, on patrol off Alaska. Painting by James A. Mitchell, III
Figure 5: The Revenue Cutter ensign before becoming absorbed by the incorporated Coast Guard
Figure 6: The CBP ensign being raised at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.
Figure 7: The traditional 50 star American “War” flag
Figure 8: Design schematic from USC Title 4
Figure 9: The 13 stripe Civil Peace Flag courtesy of https://rumble.com/v1qfhk8-embroidered-civil-peace-flags.html
Figure 10: Blackstone, Sir. Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, vol. 1. J. B. Lippincott, 1753. Online Library of Liberty, https://oll.libertyfund.org/title/sharswood-commentaries-on-the-laws-of-england-in-four-books-vol-1
* Special Note: Only a Natural Person, Living Being, Living Soul, a.k.a. ‘People’, may create laws which in turn can create a corporation(s). A corporation uses contract law to create subsidiary corporations. Only through natural law (Trusts) can a Natural Person, also lawfully referred to as a People in the Constitution of the united States of America, control a corporation from the private. An artificial Person or Citizen is a corporation in itself and therefore can create and delegate within a corporation(s) without a trust between the two entities.
Blackstone gave the following definition of legal persons: “Persons also are divided by the law into either natural persons, or artificial. Natural persons are such as the God of nature formed us; artificial are such as are created and devised by human laws for the purposes of society and government, which are called corporations or bodies politic." - Blackstone, Sir. Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, vol. 1. J. B. Lippincott, 1753. Online Library of Liberty, https://oll.libertyfund.org/title/sharswood-commentaries-on-the-laws-of-england-in-four-books-vol-1 (Paragraph 305 of 7344)
References
[i] Sons of Liberty’s most prolific members:
Samuel Adams: As a Founding Father of the united States, this man was a very important leader during the American Revolution, especially in Boston. He was skilled at using people's anger towards the British government's taxation laws to bring about positive change. His contribution to the start of the American War of Independence was crucial and was second to none.
Paul Revere: Paul was most noted for his horseback ride to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fifty miles north of Boston, to warn the locals there of an impending British seizure. On April 18th, 1775, Revere made the most famous ride of his life, to Lexington, to warn patriot leaders who were in hiding there.
John Hancock: John Hancock was an important figure in the American Revolution. He was a merchant, statesman, and one of the Founding Fathers of the united States. He led the Second Continental Congress and was later elected as the first and third Governor of Massachusetts.
John Adams: A Founding Father of the united States who played a significant role in the American Revolution. He was a statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and writer. He became the second president of the united States and served from 1797 to 1801.
Patrick Henry: A famous American attorney, politician, and planter. He was a Founding Father who gave a famous speech to the Second Virginia Convention where he said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" He served as the first and sixth Governor of Virginia after it became a state, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.
Benjamin Rush: An important American during the revolutionary period. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the united States and signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a leader in Philadelphia where he worked as a doctor, politician, and social reformer. He also started Dickinson College and was known for his humanitarian work.
Links
[iii]https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=070-04-04&category=uscg-history
[iv]https://www.history.uscg.mil/home/history-program/
[v]https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetails.php?CollectionItem_ID=437
[vi]https://www.cbp.gov/about/history/timeline/timeline-date/1799
[viii]https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/3002#15
[x]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customary_law
[xi]https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title4
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