It is April 10. Welcome to yestohellwith.com. Today we will begin a video series on oaths and bonds.

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Video 1 — The Promise They Made: Why Public Officials Must Take an Oath

It is April 10th. Welcome to YesToHellWith.com.

Today we begin one of the most important subjects in the Liberty Dialogues.

Most people believe that if a person has a badge, a robe, a title, a business card, or an office, then he automatically has authority. But in the Liberty Dialogues, we do not begin with assumptions. We begin with proof.

The first question is not: what did the official do?

The first question is: by what authority did he do it?

In the Liberty Dialogues, the order is always the same:

Authority. Jurisdiction. Status. Standing. Obligation. Enforcement.

And all of that exists under the umbrella of presumption.

The system wants you to presume that a judge is a judge because he sits on the bench. That a sheriff is a sheriff because he wears a uniform. That a prosecutor is a prosecutor because his name appears on a document.

But that is not proof.

The law has long required many public officials to take an oath of office before they may lawfully exercise authority. Why? Because the oath is the promise. It is the act by which the official publicly declares that he will support and obey the Constitution and the laws.

Without the oath, there is a serious question:

Did the person ever lawfully qualify for the office at all?

The Liberty Dialogues teaches that authority must be proven before it may be presumed.

If an official has no oath, then the foundation of his claimed authority is weakened.

And there is a second issue.

Many officials are not only required to take an oath—they are required to obtain a bond.

The oath is the promise. The bond is the accountability.

The bond is the financial guarantee that if the official acts unlawfully, dishonestly, or outside his authority, there may be a source of recovery.

Think about this.

If a government official can seize your property, arrest you, fine you, tax you, or interfere with your life, should you not have the right to know:

Did he ever take the oath? Did he ever post the bond? Did he ever lawfully qualify?

The Liberty Dialogues does not teach blind defiance. It teaches disciplined inquiry.

Do not argue first. Do not make accusations first.

Instead, ask for the proof.

Where is the oath? Where is the bond? Where is the evidence of lawful authority?

That is where we begin.

And as always, may truth reign supreme.