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and this means?
What does the history of how notaries public were appointed in Europe have to do with America?
We are required to have a secular government under the Constitution. Allowing the Vatican (or any other religious body) to control the appointment of notaries public would be a violation of the First Amendment.
The laws of the states declare who appoints notaries, and by what means. For example:
Ga. Code 45-17-1.1 "The power to appoint notaries public is vested in the clerks of the superior courts and may be exercised by them at any time."
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We reject Skurdal's argument that he is a "free man" exempt from the laws because he has "no contracts" with either the state or federal governments...No persons in Montana may exempt themselves from any law simply by declaring they do not consent to it applying to them...Accepting Skurdal's assertion of exempt status is an invitation to anarchy. We decline that invitation. - State v. Skurdal, Supreme Court of Montana, 235 Mont. 291, 767 P.2d 304 at 308 (1988).
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