Understanding the Straw Man and Capitis Diminutio Maxima

Category: Legal Sovereignty & Trust Law
Last Updated: July 2025
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Overview

This article explores the foundational legal concepts of the "Straw Man" and Capitis Diminutio Maxima, their relevance in the context of Divine Law Trusts, and how these doctrines empower private individuals to reclaim their lawful sovereignty under God, not governments.

We also recommend SEDM.org as a valuable resource for deeper study into self-governance and freedom under Divine Law.

What Is the "Straw Man"?

The "Straw Man" is a legal fiction—an artificial corporate entity created by the state to interact with commercial law and public statutes. It is most often represented in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, such as JOHN DOE rather than John Doe.

Legal Definition (Black's Law Dictionary, 5th Edition):

Straw Man – A third party used in some transactions as a nominee or to conceal the identity of the principal. A person who acts as a front or in name only for another.

In sovereignty discussions, this refers to the corporate version of you, created at birth through a certificate, tracked by a Social Security number, and subject to statutes, taxes, licenses, and government jurisdiction.

The living man or woman, by contrast, is the beneficiary of the trust, made in the image of God, and holds inherent rights under Divine Law.

Capitis Diminutio Maxima

Capitis Diminutio Maxima is a Latin term used in Roman law that refers to the loss of civil status and reduction to slave or chattel status.

Definition (Black’s Law Dictionary, 4th Edition):

Capitis Diminutio Maxima – The maximum loss of status. This occurred when a man lost his liberty, citizenship, and family rights. He became a slave. His legal personality was erased.

In modern terms, signing into contracts, licenses, or tax obligations as the Straw Man is seen as voluntarily assuming the diminished status, often unknowingly.

The usage of your legal name in all caps, particularly on:

• Driver's licenses

• Passports

• IRS filings

• Court documents

...may imply that you are acting as the Straw Man, and thereby consenting to the jurisdiction of statutory law, including taxation and civil penalties.

Biblical and Sovereign Implications

"Swear not at all... But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." — Matthew 5:34–37

Under Divine Law, no man or institution has rightful dominion over another. Government-created legal fictions cannot own or control souls created by God.

By operating under a Divine Law Trust, you reestablish your true identity:

• As trustee and beneficiary of your estate

• As a living man/woman with unalienable rights

• As non-citizen and non-person under federal jurisdiction (See 8 U.S.C. §1101(a)(21)(B))

How US Capital Private Bank Protects Your Sovereignty

Through our Divine Law Trust framework, US Capital Private Bank:

• Rejects capitis diminutio contracts in favor of private status declarations

• Facilitates trust-based protection of your legal estate and natural assets

• Allows you to bank, transact, and build without surrendering sovereignty to the Straw Man model

Further Study

• SEDM.org – Sovereignty Education and Defense Ministry: http://sedm.org

• Treatise on Government by Joel Tiffany (1867): Link

• Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43 (1906) – Natural person rights versus state-created entities

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