🧾 AFFIDAVIT (NOTARIZATION-READY)
Affidavit of Ted Hayes
State of California
County of ___________________
I, Ted Hayes, also known as Mr. Citizen Patriot, Guardian of the Republic, being duly sworn, hereby declare under penalty of perjury as follows:
1. Identity and Capacity
I am a United States citizen residing in Los Angeles, California. I am a longtime civil rights activist with over four decades of direct engagement on issues of homelessness, constitutional rights, and the condition of historically marginalised communities in the United States.
2. Personal Knowledge and Lived Experience
I have lived and worked among the homeless population of Los Angeles for over twenty (20) years, including extended periods residing directly within those communities. My knowledge is based not only on study, but on sustained, firsthand experience observing the real-world consequences of federal, state, and judicial actions affecting vulnerable populations.
3. Study of Foundational Law
Through decades of independent study, I have examined the historical and legal foundations of United States citizenship, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
It is my informed and sincerely held position that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was enacted as a targeted remedial statute, designed to secure the civil and legal identity of formerly enslaved persons, and that the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted to constitutionalise and protect that remedial framework.
4. Statement on Constitutional Drift
It is my sworn belief that over time, judicial interpretation—including decisions such as United States v. Wong Kim Ark—has contributed to a departure from the original legislative intent underlying federal citizenship as established in 1866.
This departure, which I describe as constitutional drift, has produced consequences affecting both the clarity of citizenship law and the lived condition of those who were the intended beneficiaries of that original remedial framework.
5. Public Interest and Purpose
I submit this affidavit in support of a formal communication directed to the Supreme Court of the United States, for the purpose of:
- Providing sworn context grounded in lived experience
- Affirming the seriousness and sincerity of my petition
- Contributing to the broader public and constitutional dialogue concerning the meaning and application of federal citizenship
6. Declaration
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America and the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
Executed on this ___ day of __________, 2026
at _______________________________ (City, State)
Signature: _______________________________
Ted Hayes
🖊️ NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT BLOCK (CALIFORNIA)
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State of California
County of ___________________
On __________________ before me, __________________________________ (Notary Public), personally appeared Ted Hayes, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: _______________________________
Notary Public
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