"Recording a document in a public arena accomplishes the task of giving notice to all so that none can claim ignorance."

Ignorance is only self defeating. Who thinks the IRS combs public records before stepping on any toes? The rights of the people are at the state level, and not found within the house of mirrors known as the United States Code. Though the code, IMO, is vetted and written correctly, it is written intentionally to mislead and confuse. Notarized, confirms the date and the who and the what, and makes the document much better suited as evidence. Personally, I am not a fan of trying to comprehend their BS code. Our rights are inalienable, and no code or statute has any authority to make them alienable or infringe upon them.