Like any cult, a "Bar Association" is individual men and women. Cults always have leaders; the leaders of the “Bar” cult are “Supreme” and make the “rules” which cult members must follow or suffer punishment that includes getting ex-communicated (ex communicato or “disbarred”) from the cult. These “Supreme” leaders wear black robes, the symbolic meanings of which are kept secret to people outside the cult. When outsiders ask what the symbolism is of the black robe, the response is usually laughter, with suggestions the question is silly. Unlike the “Bar” cult, there is no symbolic clothing required to question the legitimacy of government.

There is no compulsory “Association” one must join to question the legitimacy of government and taxes as there is with the “Bar” cult. Members of the cult must pay the “Supreme” leaders offerings, euphemistically called “dues.” If the cult member does not pay his “dues,” then he is severely punished. Other cult members, lower in the hierarchy than the “Supreme” leaders, usually only “superior,” will not permit the cult member to continue working to earn a living.

Cult students must spend tens of thousands of dollars to be taught how to think like a member of the cult. These so-called “schools” must be approved by the “Supreme” leaders or the “education” (regardless of the quality) is not “recognized” by the cult.

The indoctrination of cult students must be strictly controlled and not influenced by outsiders. The “Supreme” leaders ensure no one outside the cult is permitted to teach the cult students. Outsiders are dealt with harshly.

Cult members believe outsiders should be caged for “practicing” the “craft” of the cult. While most people outside the cult believe caging people for writing is extreme and unwarranted, cult members are taught that it is necessary; they are encouraged to report outsiders to the “Supreme” leaders so punishment may be dealt.

Once the “education” is completed, the cult students are taken into a special room where only cult members are permitted to “practice” their “craft.” The cult student must participate in an initiation ritual or “ceremony” wherein they raise their arms in unison and chant an “oath” together. In addition, each new cult member must also sign a “loyalty oath.”

As cult members progress and become “honorable,” they are permitted to wear black robes to distinguish them from ordinary cult members. Cult members wearing the symbolic black robes require all, cult members and outsiders alike, to stand and remain standing when they enter the special room where they “practice” their “craft.” Only after the cult member has taken his seat may everyone sit down. All are also required to stand, and remain standing when the black-robed cult member stands and leaves the special room.

The black-robed cult member also, for secret symbolic reasons, always sits several feet above the floor. I have not been able to determine the symbolic meaning of black-robed cult members sitting higher than everyone else.

One of the extraordinary powers the black-robed cult members have in the special room where all rise at their arrival and exit, is a God-like power to influence men with guns and badges. Cult members without the black robe cannot order men with guns to cage people who ask them questions. But “honorable” cult members do have men with guns who impulsively carry out their orders without exercising any discretion. When a cult member with a black robe is asked a question he or she does not like, he or she may order men with guns to toss the offender into a cage. Cult members, who, themselves, may be subject to this same treatment, do not seem to have an objection to such violence.

Facts and arguments, regardless of the merits, do not exist if presented by an outsider, known as pro se. Cult members pretend anything presented by an outsider does not really exist; only cult members in “good standing” with the “Supreme” leaders may present facts or argument.

Truth for the cult is dictated by the “Supreme” leaders. Cult members spend years researching and memorizing the sayings or “rulings” of their dead “Supreme” leaders. Whenever there’s an issue, their first thought is to see what their dead “Supreme” leaders have said. To the cult, a principal or tenet exists only when a “Supreme” leader declares it so.

This cult uses its own language, which of course is dictated by the “Supreme” leaders. To this cult, the word “person” may mean two people or even a “city.” And just like witches and warlocks, the “Bar” cult is very fond of using Latin words and phrases such as “reductio ad absurdum” in their “craft.” Perhaps “reductio ad absurdum” is the chant used to drive Dementors away.

In their applications for writs or “relief”, known simply as Motions, cult members do not request the “honorable” black-robed cult member for specific relief. Rather, cult members pray to each other, or offer a “prayer” for relief to black-robed cult member.^[1]  Some cults still offer a “prayer” to their “Lord” as the cult member is referred to as “Lord” or “Lord High Chancellor.”       

This cult enjoys a monopoly over their “craft,” that is, assisting people in various situations (for example, real estate transactions and planning, contract negotiations, business structuring and court cases). The “craft” consists of mostly writing and speaking. This monopoly is not due to the market freely choosing to contract and pay for their services; it’s a coercive monopoly. This cult does not believe their “customers” should have any choice in whom they have assist them – only cult members. This cult uses aggression, not bringing superior services to the market, to defeat competitors (non-cult members).

The “Bar” cult employs violence and threats of violence to outsiders and excommunicated cult members who dare “infringe” on the cult’s monopoly. This extends to caging a man who does nothing more than quietly voicing an opinion.^[2]  Although the cult routinely threatens people, stating they need a “license to practice law issued by the state government,” do not ask a cult member to display his “license to practice law” when in their special room, a “court.” The “honorable” cult member will have men with guns throw you out of the building or, perhaps, into a cage.