Re: Naturopathic Rights were included when America was founded

And now an expert on Texas too?

I suggest you do a bit of reading in cases of law - or consult someone who is able to do so.  British common law that is not on the books anywhere in the United States has been used over and over again in court cases all the way from the state to the higher court level.  It is, in fact, the foundation that has governed our nation's system of law from the very beginning dating back to the original 13 British colonies.

What the "key phrase" refers to specifically is ALL British Common law plus the laws put on the books by the colonial legislature.  That body of laws, ALL British Common law plus laws enacted by the colonial legislatures, and later the state legislatures, makes up the body of state law in every state in the United States except Lousiana, where it is Napoleanic Law plus state enacted law.

Were your assertation true, it would overturn two and a quarter centuries of New York state law and court cases - as well as those of the United State itself and every other state therein - excluding Lousiana.

I will grant you that using the Herbalist's Charter in a court today would create it's share of chuckles.  When the mirth subsided however, it could very well be used to establish original intent by our founders and, subsequent laws not withstanding, could be asserted as a guiding principal worth serious consideration:  namely that we were intended to have access to treatments outside those purveyed by mainstream doctors.  Wisdom and rights that have been valid through all these years and, imho, still hold true no matter how much they have been trampled by the those whose self-serving greed outweighs their compassion for mankind.

Entertaining?  Yes, knowledge and learning are always entertaining.  I highly recommend it to you.

DQ

BTW - Here is an added bonus: The Republic of Texas idea is pretty much a myth based on the idea that Texas had an escape clause written into the treaty that was signed which made Texas a state.  However, the federal income tax is actually not a legal tax.