No Taxation Without Representation in Southern Cameroons

Because if there was never a legal union between Southern Cameroons and La République du Cameroun, then LRC has no authority to tax us, govern us, or impose administration of any kind.

This is not emotion.
This is law.

1. The Core Principle

“No taxation without representation. And since we never elected anyone into a legal union with LRC, they must prove how they obtained the right to tax us, govern us, or enter our territory.”

This statement flips the entire burden of proof back where it belongs: on La République du Cameroun.

We are not claiming LRC.
LRC is claiming us.
So the state claiming authority must show the legal basis for that authority.

2. The Legal Argument: Clear, Simple, Precise

No state on earth can tax a people who are not legally represented in the formation of that state.
This is a universal rule of sovereignty.

For Southern Cameroons, the facts are undeniable:

There was no union treaty.
There was no ratification.
There was no deposition at the UN.
There was no completed Resolution 1608 conference.
There was no transfer of administrative authority to LRC.

Without these elements, LRC has no legal foundation for:

taxing the people of Southern Cameroons
issuing ID cards or passports
collecting money
governing the territory
running elections in the territory
appointing administrators
deploying police or soldiers
making laws for our land

Every action depends on one missing legal act: a treaty of union.

Since no such treaty exists, every one of these actions is illegal under international law.

This means the burden of proof lies fully on LRC.
It is their responsibility to show the legal document that created the relationship they claim.

If they cannot show it, they never had the authority.

3. The Public Message: Short, Sharp, and Unbeatable

“No taxation without representation.
Show us the treaty that gives you the right to tax us.
Show us the agreement that made us part of your country.
Show us the UN approval that transferred administration to you.

If you cannot show it, you do not have it.”

This is clear.
This is strong.
This cannot be debated.

4. What This Forces LRC To Do

This argument traps LRC in a legal corner.

If they claim a union ever happened, they must show:

the treaty
the signatures
the ratification
the UN certificate of deposit
the administrative transfer from the UK

Every government in the world has these documents for any legitimate union.
LRC has none.

Because the union never happened.

If they repeat the line:

“You are part of Cameroon.”

Your response becomes simple and decisive:

“Then show us when we agreed to be taxed, governed, and represented by you. No taxation without representation.”

They cannot show it.
Because it does not exist.

And without it, they have no legal jurisdiction.

Final Message to Our People

We are not fighting for emotion.
We are fighting for legality.
We are standing on the same principle that built every modern democracy:
A people cannot be governed or taxed by a state they never legally joined.

Southern Cameroons never joined LRC.
LRC must prove otherwise.
And they cannot.