That ZeroHedge piece is a solid primer on the corporate fiction that is the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs the constitutional republic. Most people have no clue they're operating as debt slaves under maritime law, not common law citizens.
The 1933 Trading with the Enemy Act angle is crucial - it's how they turned everyone into corporate entities (your ALL CAPS name on documents). Once you understand you're dealing with a bankrupt corporation masquerading as government, everything clicks.
Keep digging into the legal fiction rabbit hole. It's the key to understanding why voting doesn't fix anything - you're just selecting the next CEO of the corporation.