_{* Disclaimer/ Advocation for Inner Authority: We in the Asheville Assembly are learning as we go/grow. We are willing to boldly stand in our individual and collective inner authority, and to course correct as we learn more. We have gleaned information from many sources; we have found resonance with a lot of it, and not all of it. We are not directly affiliated with, nor do we endorse, any group, organization, or information listed below. We add them here because each offers something we find valuable. Please take what resonates, and leave the rest. Our goal is to harmonize, not to homogenize.}

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Glossary of Terms

de jure: by right, of right, by law;
describes practices that are lawfully recognized, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality
de facto: in fact, in deed, actually;
describes practices that exist in reality, even though they are not lawfully sanctioned

lawful: rightful; refers to the substance of law and emphasizes the ethical content of law;
based on internal authority, self-responsibility, justice, reason, broad principles (maxims of law), and common sense;
common law, natural law, ecclesiastical law
legal: refers to the form of law and emphasizes the technical aspects of law;
based on external authority, fixed rules and regulations;
statutory law, maritime law, commercial law

lawful hierarchy of power in a de jure constitutional republic: a hierarchy where at each level, the creator governs the creation, and never the other way around;
from top to bottom:
1. Creator/God
2. We the People
3. common law
4. constitution
5. government
6. public servants
7. statutory law
8. corporations
governments are a creation of, and therefore exist in service to, We the People, with no lawful authority to rule over living men and women

jurisdiction: the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law;
the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised;
to speak or say the law (“juris” = of law, “diction” = to speak);
the words we speak impact our placement and authority within bodies of law;

maxim of law: an established principle or proposition; a principle of law universally admitted; a broad & comprehensive principle based on justice, reason and common sense; a brief statement of self-evident truth

(more definitions coming soon)