The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) codifies due process by requiring notice, opportunity to respond, and a final record before rights or property can be touched. Anchored by the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee that no one shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, the APA reflects both constitutional and statutory safeguards. In commerce and trust law, unrebutted affidavits operate under the same principle: silence equals acquiescence, and the record stands as truth. Attempts to criminalize or intimidate lawful administrative procedure are themselves unlawful, void, and retaliatory.