How the Public Trust Actually Functions (Using Trust Law)

1. The Public Trust (The Structure)

The so-called “United States,” states, municipalities, and agencies operate like large-scale public trusts.

• Assets: land, infrastructure, resources, revenue streams, labor

• Purpose: public administration, commerce, regulation

• Operating law: statutory & administrative (not common law)

You are not an owner of this trust.

2. Who Is the Settlor / Grantor?

Originally:

• The people (collectively) acted as the grantors

• Authority was delegated, not surrendered

Over time:

• Consent became presumed

• Participation became automatic

• The trust stopped acting like a fiduciary and started acting like an owner

That’s the drift.

3. Government Agencies = Trustees

Agencies function as trustees, not sovereign owners.

Examples of trustee behavior:

• They administer assets they do not own

• They follow internal rules (codes, regulations)

• They owe duties (even if poorly enforced)

• They operate within delegated authority

Just like a trustee:

• They can only act within the trust instrument

• They cannot lawfully exceed scope

• They are liable for ultra vires acts (outside authority)

When agencies overreach, they are acting as bad trustees, not gods.

4. Courts = Trust Enforcers (Not Protectors)

Courts function like:

• Administrative trust enforcement bodies

• Arbitration forums inside the trust system

Important distinction:

• Courts presume you are participating in the trust

• They enforce trust rules against participants

• They do not automatically protect beneficiaries

If you don’t challenge standing, capacity, or jurisdiction, the court assumes:

“You consented to this trust relationship.”

5. The Public = Beneficiaries (With Limits)

This is where people get misled.

Being a “citizen” or “resident” functions like being a beneficiary of the public trust.

That means:

• You may receive benefits

• You may access services

• You may be regulated

• You may be conditioned

But it does not mean:

• You control the trust

• You can demand distributions

• You can override trustees

• You own the assets

Just like a discretionary trust:

• Benefits are conditional

• Access is permission-based

• Noncompliance = loss of benefit

• The trustee decides, not you

That’s why:

• Licenses can be revoked

• Benefits can be terminated

• Accounts can be frozen

• Rights become “privileges”

6. Why Rights Feel Like Privileges

Because in a trust:

• Beneficiaries do not command trustees

• Trustees manage beneficiaries

Unless:

• The trust terms are enforced

• Fiduciary duty is challenged

• Authority is limited by law

Rights don’t disappear — standing does.

7. Why “Being a Beneficiary” Is Weak Power

This mirrors private trusts exactly:

• Beneficiary ≠ control

• Beneficiary ≠ access on demand

• Beneficiary ≠ authority

That’s why wealthy families:

• Avoid beneficiary-only status

• Use protectors, committees, and layered trustees

• Separate benefit from control intentionally

The public system does the opposite — it keeps people only beneficiaries.

8. Private Trusts = Opting Into the Opposite Role

When you create and structure private trusts correctly:

• You move from passive beneficiary → structured authority

• You define terms instead of accepting them

• You operate under private contract, not public permission

• You deal with agencies commercially, not submissively

This is why:

• Trusts interface with government

• They don’t ask government for identity

• They don’t rely on public benefits

• They assert capacity, not entitlement

9. The Real Insight (This Is the Key)

Government power isn’t absolute.
It’s fiduciary power pretending to be ownership.

Most people lose because:

• They act as beneficiaries begging trustees

• Instead of enforcing limits on trustees

• Or operating outside the public trust entirely

Bottom Line (Say This Slowly)

• The public system is a trust

• Agencies are trustees

• Courts enforce participation

• Citizens are discretionary beneficiaries

• Beneficiaries don’t control trusts

• Authority always flows from structure, not titles

Once people understand that, everything else suddenly makes sense:
taxes, licenses, courts, benefits, compliance, and why private structuring changes the game.