Is it really? Our system of laws evolved from the English system of laws. The land belonged to the king. The favored few were given certain interests in the land such as inheritance, all at the whim of the king. Can I declare my little quarter acre the state of Me and open a bar and grill and cat house? After all it's my land - no LEOs allowed.
OK, that's absurd. But just what powers are conferred by "ownership?" And by whom?
