A. The mechanism by which trustees hold vacated 1849 Constitutionally provisioned offices in trust; for the benefit of the People of California; for the sole purpose of protecting them, until lawful elections can be held in California state, a republic.

B. Doug made the first lien right claim to the vacated Governor’s seat; and was sworn in as acting Governor Aug 2022

C. To establish the trust, he was required to have key roles filled at the state level; those included Secretary of State, Treasurer, Chief Justice, and Court Clerk; Sheriff was “a nice to have” 
     i. The roles were filled from Nov 2023 – Jan 2024
    ii. The first two seats (acting Secretary of State and Treasurer) were nominated by the acting Governor - under necessity - and Oaths Sealed by the Article III In Itinere justice from San Diego County in Nov & Dec 2023
   iii. Three additional Seats (acting Chief Justice, Court Clerk, and Sheriff) were nominated and determined at the first Board Meeting on January 4, 2024

D. The Trustees are all volunteers who work during the day and volunteer in the republic at night; just like our forefathers

E. With the creation of a Board of Trustees, the elimination of executive decisions (previously made under necessity) was complete; one trustee is no longer able to override other trustees; especially if a trustee is in a state of crisis; the Board’s responsibility is to ensure the trust remains intact, and in honor, should one or more board members act with dishonor or become incapacitated

According to Justice Barbara-Susan's research in 2023:
"The jural societies are something Kirk Pendegrass promotes."

"In California we already have the de jure offices - what most people don't know about California is when it entered the Union, it was through an "admissions" act not an enabling act - it entered as a self standing nation/state which is under the Law of Nations."

Beginning in 2022, a Jural Covenant was signed by those stepping from the public (corporate side) into the private (republic) side of the California state republic. This updated  determination removes the need for a signed and witnessed document.

Welcome to republic, if you choose to participate as a man, a woman, a Californian, you are home!

First Lien Right: By operation of Law (the process is automatic and initiated by The People, as appropriate, and may be seen as a lien or other remedy), is protected and preserved through the Bill of Rights at Article Nine and Article Ten [The Bill is the Law].  The Christian men and women, as the creators and owners of these "public offices", have "first lien right" on these "offices" by operation of law. 

All benefits from the "use" of a man's property adhere to the man and his property and do not pass to another without "lawful" permission for the "use". Any man who uses the property of another, without lawful permission, and gains a personal benefit from that "use" must surrender those benefits upon a verified claim from the owner (the republic).

First Lien Rights mean anyone who "uses" the property ie "offices" without a chain of delegation of duly constituted lawful authority is personally liable for any "abuse, misuse, exploitation, or usurpation" of the property and must either prove lawful title to the "office" or turn over all accounts or benefits obtained, when presented with a verified claim.

Any man or woman who purports to have "use" of the title of "office" and claims to "act in the name of the people" of The United States of America or any derivative or likeness thereof, and cannot prove "lawful" title to that "office, is "personally" liable for any injuries and damages caused, and shall immediately turn over all accounts thereof, and lose access to the office, as well as possible prosecution under a duly convened and lawfully set Grand Jury at Law.

Lawful means within the parameters and scope of permission to act in the name of "the American Protestant Estates" as constituted, established and bound by "bond" and "oath". swear here.

In the summer of 2023 a link to extensive research, on how the California Constitution of 1879 was repealed by ballot, was shared on the California Unslaved Telegram Channel. Below are some excerpts from the Linktr.ee where the research resides.

The A.D. 1879 Constitution for the California republic was repealed on November 8, 1960

Constitutions
The Secretary of State has copies of the A.D. 1849 and A.D. 1879 constitutions for the California republic on their official website.

November 8, A.D. 1960
In the General Election held on November 8, A.D. 1960, the A.D. 1879 constitution of California was repealed by a vote of the people. Proposition 12 on that ballot was ratified and of the many changes that were proposed by that Proposition was to repeal Article XXII Section 12 of the A.D. 1879 constitution.

June 6, A.D. 1972
In the Primary Election held on June 6, A.D. 1972, Proposition 10 on that ballot repealed the entirety of Article XXII.

Article XXII Section 12
Article XXII Section 12 of the A.D. 1879 constitution is where the constitution was given its authority to take effect and be in force on and after the fourth day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine. By repealing this section, the entire A.D. 1879 California constitution was repealed.

Constitution Repealed
Without a date that defines when a constitutional amendment is to take effect, it has no force. Article XXII Section 12 was that section that gave the A.D. 1879 constitution its authority and it can never become obsolete. Without the authority granted by Section 12 of Article XXII, all elected and non-elected state officers lack any authority to hold that office, that all state agencies lack any authority, and that the CALIFORNIA STATE BAR has lost its charter as a public corporation [CONS Article VI Section 9 (1966)].

From the National Constitution Center

Summary:
Emmerich de Vattel (1714-67) was the author of The Law of Nations (1758). Swiss-born Vattel’s most famous work consisted of the application of the law of nature to nations. He understood the law of nature as accessible by human reason, according to which both individuals and political societies are capable of understanding their rights and obligations. Introduced into the American colonies in the 1760s, Vattel’s teachings about international law and sovereignty were not only carefully studied by American statesmen but applied by them in the international arena.

PRELIMINARIES Idea and general Principles of the Law of Nations. Nations being composed of men naturally free and independent, and who, before the establishment of civil societies, lived together in the state of nature,—nations or sovereign states are to be considered as so many free persons living together in the state of nature.

It is a settled point with writers on the natural law, that all men inherit from nature a perfect liberty and independence, of which they cannot be deprived without their own consent. In a state, the individual citizens do not enjoy them fully and absolutely, because they have made a partial surrender of them to the sovereign. But the body of the nation, the state, remains absolutely free and independent with respect to all other men, all other nations, as long as it has not voluntarily submitted to them.

For more information, we encourage you to study at the National Constitution Center

In 2021 Doug wrote to President Trump making the “first claim" to the office of acting Governor due to the vacant position.

Between 2021-2022 Doug visited many Assemblies in California to educate members; and encourage 35 individuals to act in the capacity of Assemblymen and Senators due to the vacant offices there. This was to fulfill the requirements of Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution to seek help to end the domestic violence/insurrection by rouge corporations.

After two years, he was unable to gather enough courageous people to fill those offices and learned from Tim Ortega about the trust by contract nature of the original republic government; and that he could as beneficiary assume the acting trustee position of the office of Governor of the original 1849 republic.

Doug was then sworn in by an acting Article III justice; and became the acting Governor of the California 1849 republic on August 22, 2022. Video of the public swearing in is available here. It is stated by the Article III IN ITINERE Justice; "she has his Oath, has crimped it, and will return it."  Doug has the original and will be sending his Oath and Bond in to be recorded in our new digital system as soon as he is able to.

He fulfilled the requirements of Article IV, Section 4 by filing a Writ of Quo Warranto with the public officials; Gavin Newsom, etc. of the corporate STATE OF CALIFORNIA; who defaulted and proved they were not a legitimate government, or republic form of government, guaranteed by Article IV, Section 4.

Doug then followed up by sending a Writ of Intervention to the Trump Administration and the military, asking for help to end the domestic violence being perpetuated against the people of California, pursuant to Article IV, Section 4.

Doug’s 20-years of law research, perseverance, and gumption were needed for this challenge. This ask was not for the faint of heart. He was the perfect, and only person, who agreed to volunteer, and lay claim to the organic governors office left "unoccupied" for over a century and was waiting for a Californian to claim it.

Doug is currently holding the office of acting Governor in trust until lawful elections can be held. It is his dream, when he steps down from the acting Governor role, to become an Article III Justice and use his knowledge to help others learn how to self-govern and resolve disputes.

Barbara was elected from the Las Vegas court and then transferred to San Diego under the Law of Nations.

She has the court seals; hers are "in itinere" which means she can travel anywhere in America and hold court IN ITINERE. Her Seals contain the following engraved on them proving her to be the acting Justice of; “Our one supreme Court; Justices Court; Republic of the united states of America"

Definition & Legal Meaning Definition & Citations: In eyre; on a journey or circuit. In old English law, the justices initinere (or in eyre) were those who made a circuit through the kingdom once in seven years for the purposes of trying causes. 3 Bl. Comm. 58.In course of transportation; on the way; not delivered to the vendee. In this sense the phrase is equivalent to “in transitu.”

Officers have to remain in good standing to continue holding the acting office open in trust.

In one case, an individual was found to have defrauded members of the republic by contracting for work, receiving payment up front (often $2000 - $4000) and not completing it. The consequences have been grave and include individuals who paid to receive help with their tax opt-out status through the administrative process and were left without it being completed, This resulted in the IRS garnishing their wages. Doug and Barbara are looking for ways to  help victims of the fraud as quickly as possible.

In another case there was also an attempt to try and replace our acting Justice, who has 32-years of experience, with newly sworn in justices in a county. This attempt contradicts the agreement made when the Justice was personally selected by the individual prosecuting their case.  Any attempt to replace the justice should have come before the jury deliberated.

These types of acts take a person out of good standing, when they no longer act in honor, with other members of the republic. Until the Legislature is populated with 35 individuals holding the roles open in trust, it is the duty of the acting Governor to act out of necessity at times. In the future, impeachment is the remedy to remove an officer through a legislative process.

The administrative process can take from 120 days to over a year. In our first court case, those who attended, heard it took over a year of preparation and following the process to be able to prosecute the claim in our court.

As mentioned above:
1) We don't yet have a legislative branch where a motion to impeach could have been filed and the need was immediate.

2) The administrative process is being pursued but due to the length of time it takes to accomplish the 11 steps, acting Governor Hysell took immediate action to remove so no one else in the republic could be harmed.

Had he not acted, it would have been similar to watching a thief go into your neighbors house and steal from them. Should he have turned his back and pretended it didn't happen, while the thief went on to rob the next house?  The community was being stolen from;  quick action was required to stop the theft.

In short, it is lawfully noticing someone that they have wronged you; and attempt to amicably resolve the claim before prosecuting.

There are 11-Steps in the process:
1. Lawful Notification (21 – 30 days)
2. Notice of Fault / Opportunity to Cure and Contest Acceptance (3 days) + Sui Juris Fee Schedule (self-executing contract)
3. Affidavit of Default and Final Judgment / Res Judicata
4. Criminal Complaint – filed with US Attorney (for your District); bond for your Distress and Distraint
5. Tort + True Bill
6. Notice of Fault / Opportunity to Cure
7. Affidavit of Default and Final Judgment + 1st Billing
8. Bill for 3 consecutive months -> Accounts Receivable
9. Place Lien with 2nd Bill and get it record it
10. Non-Judicial Foreclosure (UCC 9-609 through 9-619)
11. Transfer Statement  

The ASN movement was spearheaded by two primary individuals, David-Lester Straight and Bobby Lawrence. They have held seminars throughout America allegedly teaching men and women how to disengage from the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA corporation and become Sovereign Citizens, also known as American State Nationals.

The issue is; their process was flawed. By 2022 ASNs were designated “domestic terrorists” by the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) for the corporate USA. We highly encourage any individual who has changed their status to correct it.

*Updated 12/5/23*
We understand some people are asking about how to correct their status. Doug had previously shared the process during a course last year. Here is the template for correcting your status. We're in this together and everyone should be supporting each other. You send this in with the documents you originally submitted; you are admitting you made a mistake and would like to correct it.