The Core Principles That Underlie Status Correction

The Foundational Doctrines Behind Restoring One’s Proper Political, Civil, and Commercial Standing

Status correction is not a trend, a form, or a slogan—it is a legal, political, and commercial reclassification of the individual’s relationship to the government, the public, and the system of civil law.

It rests on deep, well-established legal principles recognized by the Supreme Court, Title 8 U.S.C., the Law of Nations, constitutional jurisprudence, and the very structure of American federalism.

Below are the foundational principles.

1. The Distinction Between Political Status and Civil Status

Nationality vs. Domicile

The Supreme Court in Wong Kim Ark makes it clear:

• Political status (nationality) = allegiance

• Civil / statutory status (citizenship) = domicile Political status is a birthright.

United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649, 655–66, 18 S.Ct. 456 (1898) (quoting Udny v. Udny, L.R. 1 H.L. Sc. 441 (1869))

What the Court Said (Key Passage)

“The law… ascribes to each individual at his birth two distinct legal states or conditions — one by virtue of which he becomes the subject (national) of some particular country… which may be called his political status; another by virtue of which he has ascribed to him the character of a citizen of some particular country… which latter character is the civil status or condition of the individual, and may be quite different from his political status.”

The Court further explained:

• Political status (nationality) depends on allegiance.

• Civil / municipal status (citizenship) depends on domicile.

• The two are independent and can be different.

This is exactly where the principle originates:

Political status = nationality = allegiance (birthright)

Civil status = citizenship = domicile (voluntary/contractual)

Civil status arises from contracts, domicile choices, and statutory classifications.

Constitution Status correction restores the political status you were born with and removes incorrect civil presumptions created through forms, registrations, and contracts.

2. The Right to Define One’s Own Civil Status

You have an exclusive constitutional right to declare:

• who you are,

• what jurisdiction you operate in,

• what contracts you accept or decline,

• and what political body you owe allegiance to.

This right is recognized in:

• The right to contract (Art. I, Sec. 10)

• The right to associate / not associate (1st Amendment)

• The right against involuntary servitude (13th Amendment)

• 28 U.S.C. §1603(b)(3) (sovereign immunity principles)

Status correction is the exercise of self-definition, rather than accepting government-presumed definitions.

3. The Principle of Voluntary Association With Government

All civil franchises—including:

• Social Security,

• Employment classifications,

• Taxpayer status,

• Federal benefits,

• “U.S. citizen” statutory class—

are voluntary contractual relationships under American law.

The government cannot force you into a franchise without:

• consent,

• benefit,

• or voluntary participation.

Status correction restores the boundary between voluntary civil participation and inherent political birthright.

4. The Domicile Principle

Civil jurisdiction flows from where you are domiciled, not where you are born.

• Born in a state of the Union = constitutional protection

• Domiciled in federal territory = statutory jurisdiction

If you unknowingly or incorrectly claim a federal domicile, the government:

• presumes federal civil jurisdiction,

• classifies you as a statutory U.S. citizen,

• applies federal civil statutes to you,

• and treats you as a “person” or “individual” (Title 26 definitions).

Status correction reestablishes your state-of-the-Union domicile, removing the presumption of federal civil jurisdiction.

5. The Principle of Allegiance vs. Citizenship

22 U.S.C. §212:

Passports are issued based on allegiance, not statutory citizenship.

This is critical.

You can owe allegiance to the nation without being a statutory “citizen” under 8 U.S.C. §1401.

• Allegiance = political

• Citizenship = statutory / municipal

Status correction clarifies this distinction so your paperwork does not accidentally create false citizenship claims.

6. The Prohibition Against Forced Political Identity

The Constitution forbids the government from:

• forcing political identity,

• compelling you to adopt statutory classifications,

• coercing you into civil statuses under threat.

Anything else would violate:

• 1st Amendment (forced association),

• 5th Amendment (due process),

• 13th Amendment (involuntary servitude),

• Natural rights doctrine.

Thus, status correction is the remedy against forced federal identities created by assumption or misclassification.

7. The Principle of Notice and Opportunity to Rebut Presumptions

Government operates on presumptions.

If you do not rebut them, they stand.

Status correction requires:

• Notice

• Rebuttal

• Declaration

• Recording

• Evidence

• Publication

This aligns with:

• Commercial law,

• Equity,

• Due process,

• Administrative remedy principles.

Status correction dismantles false presumptions:

• federal domicile,

• taxpayer status,

• corporate “person” status,

• statutory citizenship.

8. The Law of Nations: Citizenship Is a Matter of Political Community

Vattel and the Law of Nations (adopted into Supreme Court reasoning) establish that:

• Nations determine their own members.

• Individuals determine their own allegiance.

• Citizenship arises from natural political connection, not government paperwork.

Status correction restores natural membership in your state nation, rather than federal municipal citizenship.

9. The Principle of Limiting Government to Its Proper Jurisdiction

The Founders created:

• Two systems of law (state/common vs federal/municipal),

• Two political jurisdictions,

• Two types of citizenship.

Statutory U.S. citizens are subject to:

• federal civil statutes

• federal agencies

• federal benefits

• federal liabilities

Constitutional nationals are subject only to:

• constitutional law

• state common law

• the political jurisdiction of the Union

Status correction reinstalls the original constitutional hierarchy.

10. The Commercial Principle: All Government Interaction Is Contractual

Everything government does—from taxes to licenses to benefits—is implemented through:

• presumed contracts,

• registration,

• applications,

• opt-ins,

• statutory “personhood.”

Correcting your status removes you from:

• federal franchises

• federal employment presumption

• “trade or business” tax presumptions

• municipal personhood under Title 26 & 8

It restores your standing as a private American.

11. The Principle of Separation From Federal Corporate Entities

The United States (federal government) operates as:

• a municipal corporation (28 U.S.C. §3002(15)),

• with its own citizens,

• its own civil codes,

• its own internal revenue system.

Status correction separates you from the federal corporation’s citizen class, restoring your position as one of:

“The people of the several states…” —Preamble; 10th Amendment structure

Summary: The 11 Core Principles of Status Correction

1. Political status ≠ civil/statutory status

2. Right to self-declare civil identity

3. Government association is voluntary

4. Domicile determines civil jurisdiction

5. Allegiance does not require statutory citizenship

6. Government cannot impose identity

7. Presumptions must be rebutted

8. Law of Nations governs nationality

9. Federal jurisdiction is limited

10. Government interaction is contractual

11. Federal corporate citizenship is separate from state nationality