I presume that this interpretation of law arises from what it says in the Declaration of Independence--that the government derives its authority from the CONSENT of the governed. I believe that, and apparently so do the people who run the government for their own benefit. Now, please explain how we grant consent to their government to do as it wishes with us? What happens in a court that satisfies their need for your consent? How does one grant them jurisdiction over ones self? That is not apparent to me. Can I just say that I do not consent to their jurisdiction, and claim that I am not a citizen of their 'state'? For an anarchist, this is where the rubber meets the road. Do tell all the ways we grant consent, so we can avoid doing so. Without the risk of going to jail. It (government) is entirely based on force. Why then do they need my 'consent'? Is that the fundamental principle of law? Hatha