Institutionalizing Lawlessness: Systematically Subverting Markets

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader gives the closing talk at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018
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[@jimboy659]

Ralph Nader --- "American Hero"

[@mehjones8008]

Ralph Nader is amazing. Anyone else would have thrown up their hands years ago; and most have.

[@Rompelstaump]

throw ur hands up? is that ur response to the systematic destruction of American Democracy?

[@mehjones8008]

@@Rompelstaump do you suffer from a reading comprehension problem or just trolling? If it's the former, read it again, you poor dear

[@Rompelstaump]

@@mehjones8008 - what have you done to help? how are you fighting this rediculous corporate greed and political corruption?

[@mehjones8008]

@@Rompelstaump I appreciate your sincere question. I have gone around making lots of comments on YT; ie, not a goddam thing. And you? Can you be that honest? Got any brilliant ideas?

[@potshot11]

When was there ever a democracy in "America" to destroy? In the genocide of the Natives? Slavery? Corporate totalitarianism? @@Rompelstaump

[@billiamc1969]

Mr Nader is an American HERO!!!!

[@syndicat4847]

This was a great series of videos.

[@potshot11]

Agreed Syndicat. Great job Real News and Ralph Nader. The latter redundant. The former too.

[@downtourth]

RALPH SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT!

[@sataniccommunist9045]

I voted for him.

[@LabGoats]

@@sataniccommunist9045 awesome. I was too young to and knew nothing of the politics, but I certainly would now. Ralph Nader is a hero of the working class and (I hate this word) "consumer" advocacy.

[@bundleofperceptions1397]

I agree. All the fools who voted for Slick Willy over Ralph Nader should be ashamed of themselves. People always believe they know better than everyone else, yet we keep voting for the deplorables who cater to the corporations and wealthy elite. Of course, the only reason Ralph is alive today is because he wasn't elected president.

[@dancooper5714]

America flunked its political IQ test.

[@AlongtheFarClimbDown843]

President of what? Diaper sales?

[@beamsetter5035]

Could you imagine a Bernie/ Nader 2020 ticket

[@timwcronin]

Ten years ago. ID politics is way too present for such a ticket today I fear.

[@2906justblaze]

Ralph should be the head of the DOJ.

[@Kinkle_Z]

Phew! What an incredible presentation!

[@sataniccommunist9045]

a great man.

[@damunar]

Ralph is a truth teller! Something this society truly lacks! I'm with Ralph Nader!

[@americanfreedomfarm1939]

Ralph is an American Jewell !!!

[@martybartfast]

People like RN will never be in power. Those in power will see to it.

[@timmoss5756]

WTF is going on with this country

[@johndoe-io8fh]

It is called a trillion dollar military...corrupt politicians, soulless CEO's and apathetic Americans!

[@flossietube2065]

@philps,your absolutely right!

[@flossietube2065]

@@johndoe-io8fh ,agreed!

[@potshot11]

tim moss. It tells you something about the character of the America US people that at Nader's best showing in 2000 he pulled 2.3% of the vote. Couldn't even pull the 5% he was aiming for to get the Greens federal matching funds.

[@rd264]

ralph and many others like him make clear what the heck is happening.

[@jtulley2839]

Can't believe he is still out there kicking it !Grew up in California in the70's , what an incredible human being !

[@timmoss5756]

Listening to this gets me furious

[@mehjones8008]

I feel the same. Better to know, though, huh?

[@flash_flood_area]

Nauseating

[@Rompelstaump]

what are u turds gonna do about it?

[@mehjones8008]

@@Rompelstaump you go first! What are YOU turd gonna do about it?

[@cathjj840]

That's good. Anger is the motor for action in our species. So cultivate it, channel it and get a move on!

[@placerdemaio]

Mafias and cartels, thats is the reason that we need something more than free market, and democracy, because thats not enough.

[@segaroh]

corporations are NOT mafias and cartels

[@randypederson6271]

@@segaroh No they're not because in the mafia or any cartel you would pay for your mistakes with your life. Maybe having the Mob in charge of the govt. would make it better, it sure can't get worse....

[@jeffsartadventure3634]

The biggest corporations most certainly are mafia,as are most of the governments. They're indistinguishable at this point. And insiders who goof up do pay with their lives,ask Jamal Khashoggi.

[@mehjones8008]

@@ashamedofcanadiansastoundi2962 except that US cops will not stop at teargas. Google some articles on how they brutalized the Occupy kids(et al)--e.g., in L.A. after the brutality in the arrests,, they denied diabetics their insulin and athmatics their inhalers in transport and in jail. On one bus of detainees, they put one young woman in a small cage and she was terrified--perhaps claustrophobic. But they did not respond to her extreme anxiety, just kept her in there...

[@placerdemaio]

@@segaroh Ok stop me, my group start to buy the majority of the stock of many corporations, let me see, google for once, banking, media etc.. ok stop me, can you ? the innocence... camone. If any group does have in their hand, some influence or control in banking, media, lobbying, think tank, this same group achieved a power grater than the state it self.

[@brrrrrrraseed]

Thanks for posting all these. Fantastic.

[@Redneckonomics]

Great info!

[@drakekoefoed1642]

You don't make money suing crooks because the judges protect them. I tried suing, among others, a notoriously crooked car dealer. The judge found that my client did not sustain an ascertainable loss losing a working car. That dealer lost his license later when the AG went after him but he got a license in another state.

[@samlair3342]

I voted for him every time he ran and a few times as a write in vote when he didn’t.

[@cynthiaallen9225]

This is excellent.

[@jgalt308]

Hey Ralph, take your time....... Consequently, a new colorable jurisdiction, called a statutory jurisdiction, had to be created to enforce the contracts. Soon the term colorable contract was changed to the term commercial agreement to fit circumstances of the new statutory jurisdiction, which is legislative, rather than judicial, in nature. This jurisdiction enforces commercial agreements upon implied consent, rather than full knowledge, as it is with the enforcement of contracts under the Common Law. All of our courts today sit as legislative Tribunals, and the so- called "statutes" of legislative bodies being enforced in these Legislative Tribunals are not "statutes" passed by the legislative branch of our three-branch Republic, but as "commercial obligations" to the Federal United States for anyone in the Federal United States or in the Continental United States who has used the equitable currency of the Federal United States and who has accepted the "benefit," or "privilege," of discharging his debts with the limited liability "benefit" offered to him by the Federal United States ... EXCEPT those who availed themselves of the remedy within this commercial system of law, which remedy is today found in Book 1 of the Uniform Commercial Code at Section 207. When used in conjunction with one's signature, a stamp stating "Without Prejudice U.C.C. 1-207" is sufficient to indicate to the magistrate of any of our present Legislative Tribunals (called "courts") that the signer of the document has reserved his Common Law right. He is not to be bound to the statute, or commercial obligation, of any commercial agreement that he did not enter knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally, as would be the case in any Common Law contract. Furthermore, pursuant to U.C.C. 1-103, the statute, being enforced as a commercial obligation of a commercial agreement, must now be construed in harmony with the old Common Law of America, where the tribunal/court must rule that the statute does not apply to the individual who is wise enough and informed enough to exercise the remedy provided in this new system of law. He retains his former status in the Republic and fully enjoys his unalienable rights, guaranteed to him by the Constitution of the Republic, while those about him "curse the darkness" of Commercial Law government, lacking the truth needed to free themselves from a slave status under the Federal United States, even while inhabiting territory foreign to its territorial venue. # # # ADDENDUM U.C.C. 1-207:4 Sufficiency of reservation. Any expression indicating any intention to preserve rights is sufficient, such as "without prejudice," "under protest," "under reservation," or "with reservation of all our rights." The Code states an "explicit" reservation must be made. "Explicit" undoubtedly is used in place of "express" to indicate that the reservation must not only be "express" but it must also be "clear" that such a reservation was intended. The term "explicit" as used in U.C.C. 1-207 means "that which is so clearly stated or distinctively set forth that there is no doubt as to its meaning." ... U.C.C. 1-207:7 Effect of reservation of rights. The making of a valid reservation of rights preserves whatever rights the person then possesses and prevents the loss of such right by application of concepts of waiver or estoppel .... U.C.C. 1-207:9 Failure to make reservation. When a waivable right or claim is involved, the failure to make a reservation thereof causes a loss of the right and bars its assertion at a later date .... U.C.C. 1-103:6 Common law. The Code is "Complementary" to the common law which remains in force except where displaced by the Code .... A statute should be construed in harmony with the common law unless there is a clear legislative intent to abrogate the common law. ... "The Code cannot be read to preclude a common law action." EXAMPLE Your Honor, my use of "Without Prejudice UCC 1-207" above my signature on this document indicates that I have exercised the "Remedy" provided for me in the Uniform Commercial Code in Book 1 at Section 207, whereby I may reserve my Common Law right not to be compelled to perform under any contract, or agreement, that I have not entered into knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally. And, that reservation serves notice upon all administrative agencies of government -- national, state and local -- that I do not, and will not, accept the liability associated with the "compelled" benefit of any unrevealed commercial agreement. P.S. These "statutes' have been moved to UCC 1-308.....

[@drakekoefoed1642]

We know what is wrong but most of us don't know how they do it to us. But we don't seem to have anything we can do. They are fixing elections, so we may not even be able to vote them out if we had anyone to vote for who could do anything if they got in.

[@Gunni1972]

License agreements instead of contracts, so they can change the rules whenever they want, and You can't sue them for that. You cannot "buy" software anymore, you just acquire a license key.

[@w.s.soapcompany94]

So your saying we should buy stocks in companies that make and maintain ankle monitors?

[@bbolin711]

Greed is a disease spreading rapiently

[@SuperNhodge]

An even better place to start is the courtrooms. Learn your due processes of law and your constitutional rights. Then take to the courts as a reporter but when you report point out where the judge defense attorney and prosecutor are colluding against the defendant it won't take long for you to see it. It's all they do all day everyday and people just accept it being ruled over with tyrannical impunity being coerced into testifying against themselves. The criminals have taken the courts they're wearing robes and passing down verdicts with complete impunity provided them by a complacent populace.

[@KaineTremaine]

Epic

[@terriej123]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@nugrid1117]

Right-Left Alliance for Democracy

[@aowatson1]

Why exempt government lawyers from the same aspersions? I'm sure there are little instructions on government criminality even though history is ride with it and American jurisprudence refers often to trialing Kings exemption (s).

[@rd264]

law schools are largely fancy trade schools for smart alecks. Rutgers Newark Law '88.

[@deckchaironthetitanic]

The only living *real* progressive -- the only living lawyer who's not a shyster.