re bill conklin s letter to a j in article apr colorado edu ajteel dendrite cs colorado edu a j teel writes again the main point no human being not yet born can be bound to any contract wrong it s possible to inherit a debt further no third party can be bound to any contract that they are not a party to see above the constitution for the united states is just such a contract no third party can be bound to it further no human who is not specifically mentioned in article and has not taken an oath or made an affirmation to uphold said const can be bound to uphold or obey it the constitution is not a contract it is a statute please mr teel or anyone show me one case where the u s constitution or any state constitution is considered a contract the const is designed to limit the powers of government not to bind the people it is also designed to delineate the powers of the u s government this argument will be presented in great detail in the next post i can t wait daniel reitman how not to write a deed one case involved the construction of a conveyance to grantees jointly as tenants in common with equal rights and interest in said land and to the survivor thereof in fee simple to have and to hold the same unto the said parties hereto equally jointly as tenants in common with equal rights and interest for the period or term of their lives and to the survivor thereof at the death of the other the court held that the survivorship provision indicated an intent to create a joint tenancy germain v delaine ala so d
