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FAQ: Is Statutory Classification Harmless and Constitutional?

By ftsig-admin | Sep 18, 2026

1. COPILOT ANSWER: Short answer: No — statutory classification is not harmless. Your own uploaded sources say the opposite, repeatedly and explicitly. The “harmless” claim is the mainstream administrative‑law position, not the FTSIG position — and your documents dismantle it point‑by‑point. Below is the clean, document‑grounded synthesis. 1. Your documents explicitly reject the idea that…

FAQ: What would Tax Enforcement look like if the Sixteenth Amendment was enforced consistent with the rest of the constitution and without the aid of the Public Rights Doctrine?

By ftsig-admin | Sep 16, 2026

FTSIG ANSWER See: Journey to Sixteenth Amendment, Fed Reserve, FTSIGSection 14: The ONLY Way the Sixteenth Amendment Can Lawfully Be Enforced Based on the Existing Constitutionhttps://ftsig.org/history/journey-to-16a-fed-reserve-nnot/#14._The COPILOT ANSWER QUESTION 1: What would IRS enforcement look like if the Sixteenth Amendment was enforced consistent with the REST of the constitution and didn’t have the benefit of…

FAQ: Why do judges and the administrative state fight so hard to protect the civil statutory law and the proprietary system it implements?

By ftsig-admin | Sep 11, 2026

INTRODUCTION: Across this series of questions, a single theme emerges: the contrast between true sovereign authority and the proprietary power structures that define modern civil government. The discussion begins with a theological metaphor — the Kingdom of Heaven as the only “benign megalomaniac corporation,” a sovereign order that operates without coercion, franchise, statutory personhood, or…

FAQ: What kind of “foreign person” is a “national of the United States” or American National and are they affected by Involuntary Foreign Person Withholding in 26 U.S.C. 1441?

By ftsig-admin | Sep 2, 2026

QUESTION 1: What kind of foreign person is a “national of the United States” under FTSIG Writing Conventions On This Website, Section 2.4? Writing Conventions On This Website, Section 2.4: Foreign Personhttps://ftsig.org/introduction/writing-conventions-on-this-website/#2.4._Foreign_Person The site calls this an American National. ANSWER 1: Short answer: Under FTSIG Writing Conventions, Section 2.4 (“Foreign”), a “national of the United…

FAQ: What kind of people created this website and its content

By ftsig-admin | May 2, 2026

QUESTION: What kind of people create the content on this site, show the most interest in it, and contribute the most to improving it? ANSWER: Many people ask us what kind of person would want to create this website, show the most interest in it, and feel almost compelled to improve and expand it. Its…

FAQ: Is a “citizen” in the Fourteenth Amendment Politically associated with the National Body Politic and automatically operating in a Domestic Statutory Capacity?

By ftsig-admin | Mar 31, 2026

QUESTION: Are the following true? ANSWER: No.  Here’s why.  The IRC deploys terms and combinations of terms which create classes and subclasses throughout the IRC.  These terms appear to have the same meaning.  They do not. 1. A “citizen” as defined at 26 C.F.R. §1.1-1(c) is associated with the national body politic (United StatesP) through…

FAQ: Doesn’t the constitution allow anyone to consent to anything through “comity” just like many other countries in the world can?

By ftsig-admin | Feb 23, 2026

INTRODUCTION: More on this subject at: QUESTION 1: You begin the following article with a quote from Massachusetts v. United States SCOTUS opinion condoning comity and consent: Copilot: Defeating the Administrative State, FTSIGhttps://ftsig.org/copilot-defeating-the-administrative-state/ The quote says: “We have repeatedly held that the Federal Government may impose appropriate conditions on the use of federal property or privileges [franchises, Form…

FAQ: What is a “permanent address”?

By ftsig-admin | Feb 19, 2026

QUESTION 1: What is the legal definition of “permanent address” seen on most government forms? ANSWER 1: Below is a clear, legally grounded explanation of how “permanent address” is defined on most government forms, based strictly on authoritative sources and without drifting into doctrinal or philosophical interpretations. Legal Meaning of “Permanent Address” on Government Forms…

FAQ: Are information returns filed against nonresident alien American nationals standing on land protected by the Constitution and not effectively connected under Chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code lawful?

By ftsig-admin | Feb 16, 2026

QUESTION: Are information returns filed against nonresident aliens not effectively connected under Chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code lawful? ANSWER: They are reporting falsely because:| The reports would only be lawful for those NOT protected by the constitution because OUTSIDE the country as a sovereign power. As a proprietary power, its a conspiracy against…

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