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LAW REFERENCES AND DEFINITIONS
Law and Procedure
In a representative government, government offices are a public trust. This means that all government officials are bound by oath to perform their official duties for the people they represent. This includes all courts and judges. Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure is one the references used to create a uniformed process of performance of all officials. Not following these rules is a violation of their office and oaths.
They must perform their obligations or suffer penalties. Examples of the most common abuses:
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§ 241. Conspiracy against rights
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§ 242. Deprivation of rights under color of law
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§ 1581. Peonage; obstructing enforcement
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§ 1621. Perjury generally
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§ 1622. Subornation of perjury
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§ 1983. Civil action for deprivation of rights
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§ 1985. Conspiracy to interfere with civil rights
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§ 1986. Action for neglect to prevent
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§ 1994. Peonage abolished
Definitions
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