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laws change, try to keep up
DiM's fetish for the first Judiciary Act, which was passed by Congress in 1789, notwithstanding, a simple word search of the current United States Code shows only two instances of the word "suitors" appearing at all.
From title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure:
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28 USC § 1333. Admiralty, maritime and prize cases
PART IV - JURISDICTION AND VENUE
The district courts shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of:
(1) Any civil case of admiralty or maritime jurisdiction, saving to suitors in all cases all other remedies to which they are otherwise entitled.
(2) Any prize brought into the United States and all proceedings for the condemnation of property taken as prize.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 931; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec. 79, 63 Stat. 101.)
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And from Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters:
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33 USC § 2751. Savings provision
SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Cross-references
A reference to a law replaced by this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of this Act.
(b) Continuation of regulations
An order, rule, or regulation in effect under a law replaced by this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provision of this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded.
(c) Rule of construction
An inference of legislative construction shall not be drawn by reason of the caption or catch line of a provision enacted by this Act.
(d) Actions and rights
Nothing in this Act shall apply to any rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before August 18, 1990, except as provided by this section, and shall be adjudicated pursuant to the law applicable on the date prior to August 18, 1990.
(e) Admiralty and maritime law
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act does not affect -
(1) admiralty and maritime law; or
(2) the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States with respect to civil actions under admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, saving to suitors in all cases all other remedies to which they are otherwise entitled.
(Pub. L. 101-380, title VI, Sec. 6001, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 554.)
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Laws change. It's important to keep up with the times.
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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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