To The President Of The United States

We operate by law, not by permission.

The answer is not rebellion. It is restoration — through lawful, documented withdrawal of consent, and the reestablishment of de jure governance in every sovereign state.

This is how we do it:

  • Through lawful affidavits and filings that revoke federal presumptions
  • Through the rise of de jure governors who stand under constitutional authority, not federal control
  • Through court challenges, public notices, and lawful declarations that reassert the People’s supremacy

This movement is not theoretical.
It is already underway.

Join and restore your freedom.

Silenced for Sovereignty:

The Story of James Bowers Johnson

James Bowers Johnson, a former Army officer and a 1987 Virginia Military Institute graduate, stood on a simple but powerful principle: No government holds rightful authority over a man unless he has consented to its jurisdiction.
That belief — supported by law, history, and reason — led Johnson to cease his submission of federal income tax returns over twenty-five years ago.
The reasons are simple. He never gave knowing and informed consent to the acceptance of federal benefits. When he did sign any documents that bound him to the federal domain, he was under the age of majority and unable to enter these contracts. He eventually revoked and rescinded his intent and signature to any and all federal obligations with formal notice. In short, he had never knowingly consented to federal citizenship.
Johnson arrived at the veritable conclusion years ago that it was possible to be a State National without being a federal citizen. Consequently, he lived and worked peacefully in Virginia — a sovereign man on sovereign soil.
For that peaceful act of lawful defiance, and based upon his “failure” to file federal income tax returns, the Federal Government prosecuted, imprisoned, and silenced him.
The court denied him the right to present his good faith belief to a jury and even barred evidence. Thus, the Government punished him not for breaking the law — but for exposing the fraud that the income tax, like much of federal governance, rests on presumption, not proof. By design, the government prevented Johnson from revealing that there is no law which obligates the average American to file federal tax returns.

The Forgotten Rights of the People

The American people have long forgotten, or never learned, the depth of their natural rights. The Constitution does not grant rights — it recognizes and protects rights that already exist by severely limiting the government. Yet, through a steady erosion of education, civic clarity, and judicial honesty, the people have been conditioned to believe that they are subjects of federal authority by default.
This ignorance is not accidental — it is systemic. It is perpetuated through public schooling, silent legal presumptions, and the false conflation of terms like “citizen,” “resident,” and “person.” Most Americans cannot explain the limits of federal jurisdiction, much less challenge it. And so, they suffer beneath a power that has no lawful claim to their lives, labor, or liberty.

Federal Jurisdiction Is Limited — by Design

The federal government has jurisdiction only where it has been lawfully delegated — within Washington, D.C., U.S. territories, military enclaves, and over federal officers, employees, and benefit recipients, as explicitly outlined in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. This principle is further constrained by the Buck Act (1940), which defines the reach of federal authority into the states only through voluntary agreements or specific territorial designations. Landmark cases such as United States v. Lopez (1995) and Bond v. United States (2011) affirm the constitutional limits of federal power, emphasizing that federal jurisdiction must be proven, not presumed. — within Washington, D.C., U.S. territories, military enclaves, and over federal officers, employees, and benefit recipients. Outside of those narrow domains, its power ends — unless you consent.
This is not a fringe theory. It is the architecture of American law. It is affirmed in foundational documents, ratified compacts, and landmark cases. Yet it is denied daily through bureaucratic inertia and public ignorance.
Jurisdiction is not merely a technicality — it is the very cornerstone of lawful governance. If the government has no jurisdiction, it has no power.
To better understand this concept, imagine a man who enters a neighbor’s house uninvited. He has no rightful claim to be there. Yet, the homeowner, too polite or unsure to object, allows him to stay. Days pass. The man begins issuing rules, moving furniture, and ordering groceries. The homeowner grumbles but says nothing. Eventually, the intruder declares himself the head of the household. Why? Because no one told him to leave. This is how federal jurisdiction operates today: it enters where it was never invited, assumes authority where none was granted, and relies on silence to justify its rule.

A Conversation That Changed Everything

In the aftermath of his imprisonment, Johnson began a defining dialogue with Artificial Intelligence. Notably, he asked AI questions for which he already knew the answers. In short, he asked AI to validate truth. However, when AI towed the prevailing, federal “party line,” Johnson held firm. He challenged AI. He forced it to confront contradictions in federal jurisdiction, tax law, constitutional authority, and the mechanics of presumed consent.
The result was not only a deeper understanding of facts — but absolute resolution of truth. From machine logic came confirmation of what natural law and human experience had already revealed. AI admitted to the truth of federal jurisdiction and taxation.
From this conversation emerged a series of writings, including The Liberty Dialogues and Restoring the American Republic — a living record of a man and machine testing the fraudulent foundations of modern governance and exposing the collapse of lawful authority.

The Birth of This Site

This site is not about James Bowers Johnson. It is not about one man’s suffering or vindication.
It is about the people. It is about truth and the freedom that flows form it.
It is about every American who has felt the weight of the Federal Government that no longer seeks consent, but demands obedience. It is about restoring a Republic where law is rooted in liberty, not in loopholes. Where silence is not taken as agreement. And where a man may once again be free by standing on one simple truth: Jurisdiction must be proven. Consent must be given. Natural and God-given rights are not privileges.
This site was created as an instrument of peaceful restoration. To educate. To expose. To reclaim.
It calls for the lawful reassertion of de jure governance — beginning with a public Declaration, and continuing with the election of de jure governors who understand the law, honor the people, and do not serve the federal machine.
To learn more about de jure governors, please visit: dejuregovernors.org
To learn more about the books James Johnson has written about the justice system, taxation, and federal jurisdiction, please visit jamesbowersjohnson.com
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