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THE REAL WORLD AND THE FICTIONAL WORLD
Jane Quinn Doe
As a court of record using case law, common law proceedings are based on centuries of tradition, custom and precedent. There is an independent magistrate who conducts trials by jury, and counsel is not required to have a license. Individuals “present” themselves and their case. The law is simple to understand and is conveyed in language comprehensible to everyone.
In other words, a person can do anything they choose so long as it is not specifically prohibited from being done due to a prior claim, and, a person must do all the things (s)he is specifically obligated to do as a result of a prior claim (or contract).
Sir Josiah Stamp, President of the Bank of England in the 1920's and the second richest man in Britain at the time said:
Robert H. Hemphill, Credit Manager of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Georgia, said: