Chris Evan
I went to the Registry of Deeds yesterday looking for a public record. Upon inquiring the woman told me that there are only a few counties left in Mass and that Essex was "voted out years ago. It was on the ballot." Out of curiosity, I asked if I wanted to register a valid UCC claim on property other than a deed or real estate, where would I do that and she said they "still accept those." She went further and said "they report to the Secretary of State now". I interpreted that to mean that they are only a corporate subdivision now.
That looks to me as if the bell curve of our rights slipping away is happening and we can't even see it.