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32 Gonz. L. Rev. 593 (1996-1997)
Truth or Consequences: The Jurisprudential Errors of the Militant Far-Right

handle is hein.journals/gonlr32 and id is 601 raw text is: Truth or Consequences: The Jurisprudential Errors of the Militant Far-Right James M. Vach6 Mark Edward DeForrest* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ......................................... 594 II. A STORY .............................................. 595 III. THE ROLE OF TRUTH .................................... 596 IV. THE JURISPRUDENTIAL ERRORS OF THE MILITANT FAR-RIGHT .... 599 A. The Nature and Function of the Common Law ............ 600 1. The Use of the Common Law by Militant Far-Right Groups ................................. 600 2. Countering Extremist Views of the Common Law ....... 602 a. The Actual Nature of the Common Law ............ 602 b. The Common Law and Its Relation to Equity ........ 605 B. The Fourteenth Amendment and the Nature of Citizenship .. 607 1. The Militant Far-Right's Claim Regarding Citizenship ... 607 2. Debunking the Militant Far-Right's View of the Fourteenth Amendment and Citizenship ............... 609 C. The Right to Revolution .............................. 612 1. The Militant Far-Right's Misuse of the Declaration of Independence .................................. 612 2. The Power of the Federal Government to Suppress Rebellion ....................................... 614 D. Private Militia and the Constitution .................... 616 1. The Militant Far-Right's Error ...................... 616 2. The Militia Under the Constitution ................... 616 3. The M ilitia Today ................................ 619 V. CONCLUSION . .......................................... 620 * Professor of Law, Gonzaga University School of Law. J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 1972; B.A., Washington State University, 1969. Professor Vach6 delivered an earlier version of this article at a conference sponsored by the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment in Spokane, WA. ** J.D., Gonzaga University School of Law, 1997; B.A., Western Washington University, 1992.

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