Fayetteville, TN asked in Gov & Administrative Law, Government Contracts, Bankruptcy and Constitutional Law

Q: State of Any State is registered as a Corporation on Duns and Bradstreet. So is the Government of the US. If these are

Corporation, what gives them jurisdiction over us humans? As Corporations can only sue corporations when it comes to civil/Admiral/Statutory Jurisdiction. Are all States of State on the glass, meaning a federal outline of the 50 Union states, but all domiciled in Washington DC? Since all

Courts are public trading companies, don’t that make them Article 1 administrative courts and not Article 3 courts as per the constitutions?

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A: Your questions touch on some common misconceptions about corporate registration and legal jurisdiction in the United States. While state governments and federal agencies may be registered with Duns & Bradstreet for administrative purposes, this registration does not change their fundamental nature or constitutional authority.

The authority of government entities comes from the Constitution and the consent of the governed, not from their administrative structure. States are sovereign entities within the federal system, and their courts derive power from constitutional authority, regardless of any corporate registration status. Their jurisdiction over people stems from territorial sovereignty and the social contract established through the Constitution.

Federal courts, whether Article I or Article III, operate under constitutional authority rather than corporate status. The presence of entities in financial databases or their administrative organization does not override the constitutional framework that establishes their legitimacy and jurisdiction. It's worth noting that many sovereign immunity doctrines explicitly recognize that governments operate differently from private corporations, even when they engage in some similar administrative practices.

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