Legal Fictions - a Truthful Understanding

This video is for February 27. Welcome to yestohellwith.com. This series is about legal fictions. And once you understand this legal mechanism, it will become clear why creating a Statement of Understanding is important. Let’s examine why many people misunderstand the doctrine of legal fictions.Because if you misunderstand this, you will fight the wrong battle.And if you fight the wrong battle, you will lose—even while believing you are right.1) What a Legal Fiction Is A legal fiction is a tool of law that says:“For purposes of this proceeding, we will treat X as if it were true.”Not because it is true in nature.Not because it is true in God’s law.Not because it is scientifically true.But because it is administratively functional inside a legal forum.A legal fiction is not primarily a lie.It is a construct—a model—used to make an institution operate.And this matters:A fiction is not an attack on your humanity.It is a classification tool within a system.2) Why Legal Fictions Were Invented (The Real Reason)Historically, legal systems run into a problem:Life is too complex to administer if every case requires full metaphysical proof.So law creates operational shortcuts.Legal fictions:simplify adjudicationallow rules to be applied consistentlymake institutions predictablecreate categories that can be processedWithout fictions, modern administration collapses.Now—here’s the Liberty Dialogues point:When a system begins to govern primarily by classification, it becomes a system of effect.Not because “law disappears,” but because law becomes procedural machinery.3) A Dated History (Where This Comes From)Legal fictions are not new.They appear in early legal traditions, including Roman law, and they become especially developed in English common law.In older periods, courts had rigid forms—rigid writs—limited procedural access.So fictions helped courts reach outcomes deemed “just” within the constraints of the time. Over centuries, this became a normal part of legal reasoning.So when someone says:“This is new. This is a scam.”No.This is old.This is foundational.And that’s why it is powerful.4) Examples People Already Accept (Even If They Don’t Realize It)Let’s list fictions that almost everyone accepts without thinking:A corporation is treated as a “person” for rights and dutiesAn “estate” can own property though it’s not a living man or woman“Constructive notice” treats you as knowing something you never read“Constructive possession” treats you as possessing something not on your body“Agency” can bind you through another’s acts“Imputation” attributes knowledge or intent across rolesThese are not spiritual statements.These are operational statements inside venues.5) The LD Core Distinction: Two PlanesHere is the single most important teaching point:There are two planes operating at once.Plane A: Natural RealityYou are real.You are alive.You have natural rights.You are not paper.Plane B: Legal Forum RealityIn a court or administrative venue, the system must decide:What category applies?What rule applies?Who bears the burden?What remedy follows? Tomorrow we will finish this series. And as always, may truth reign supreme.

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