In fact, some journalists have suggested that sovereign citizen belief systems have merged with Q-Anon conspiracy theories, creating crossover between the two conspiracies. [46] See supra notes 2325 and accompanying text. 88-A-1392, 1990 Ohio App. [31], Sovereign citizens are notorious for picking fights with local government and law enforcement. [67] Another approach could be to make the process of filing court documents, including liens, more difficult or expensive. [3] See Joe Pometto, Sovereign Citizens: Deconstructing, Decoding And Deflating The Worlds Most Notorious Anti-Government Movement 813 (2020). [16] Most sovereign citizens are united in their belief that, at some disagreed upon time, the common law legal system set up by the Founding Fathers was replaced by admiralty law. [36] See Mastrony, supra note 10, at 101617; see also Goode, supra note 35. 153, 156 (2019) (explaining how the lack of a unifying Sovereign doctrine makes it difficult for courts to consolidate claims contained in Sovereign filings). That's basically what a sovereign citizen is. Elimination of federal and state income tax. It has been a losing season for self-professed "sovereign citizens" trying to claim that government has no jurisdiction over them. [41] Additionally, specific deterrence likely does not serve as a viable rationale for increased penalties because Sovereign Citizens are often either political radicals or in a financially desperate situation. [29] Instead, they declare themselves citizens of only their state, or in some cases, simply free people living under God. The inability of another person to sue them in court. %PDF-1.5 Also in December, Douglas Baldwin of Del Norte County, Calif., claimed sovereign status and turned a traffic violation into jail time by violating a court order and resisting a peace officer. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The sovereign citizen movement is a loose grouping of litigants, activists, tax protesters, financial scheme promoters and conspiracy theorists, who claim to be answerable only to their. Beane was sentenced to 13 years in prison, 5 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay over $550,000 in restitution. [35] Erica Goode, In Paper War, Flood of Liens is the Weapon, N.Y. Times (Aug. 23, 2013), https://nyti.ms/3xo3a8g; see also Laird, supra note 14. Immunity to statutory, vehicle, and civil law. [49] And some sovereign citizens, although admittedly it is a small fraction, believe that the terrorist attacks on 9/11 were a coordinated attempt to stop information about the fraudulent government from being exposed to the public. [59] See Sovereign Citizen Ideology Increasingly Seeping into QAnon, Anti-Defamation League (Jan. 19, 2022), https://bit.ly/3rhszww. [52] These theories have been rejected soundly, usually being called baseless[53] and frivolous.[54] Theories of sovereign citizens have recently been tried in a new forum: criminal trials of those who participated in the disastrous January 6th insurrection at the United States Capitol. [62] Sovereign Citizens Movement, supra note 13. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. HUMo@#{`Eb(U8TCLrFNl!ev|yXH_jb}bi.Qc$H)lu#mk%xRlk,w}vBS#>E-F1/z`P{4HU'}OxXy]sB=-na1E{MxOZU9n3smJF# a/:qi!Z-lR~ T)O)T`-j"eml4\%\#}@xi*t\pp). 138 0 obj <> endobj %PDF-1.5 % [12] The grossly disparate nature of the two groups practices and world views means that they might as well be (and often actually are) speaking different languages. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. 2 0 obj 156 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[138 44]/Info 137 0 R/Length 94/Prev 282837/Root 139 0 R/Size 182/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream [26] Varying even more are the remedies a sovereign citizen might take to reclaim their corporate shell account, which they refer to as their corporate artificial person or strawman[].[27] They believe that the government only has the authority to exercise jurisdiction over these strawmen, and thus sovereign citizens are not subject to laws, taxes, or the authority of the federal government. [31] See Pometto, supra note 3, at 6786 (discussing the Sovereign citizen toolkit, including buzz words and phrases commonly used at court proceedings). Here's a sampling of other recent sovereign cases: Tax evasion Terry Nichols, one of the perpetrators of the bombing, had used sovereign citizen tactics in court cases and attempted to renounce his citizenship in the years prior to the bombing. A judge loses his patience in the courtroom when a Sovereign Citizen is brought in on multiple charges, in this scene from Season 3, Episode 45.#CourtCamSubscribe for more from Court Cam and other great A\u0026E shows: http://aetv.us/subscribe-aeFind out more about Court Cam and watch full episodes on our site: https://www.aetv.com/shows/court-camStay up to date on all of A\u0026E's premieres at http://aetv.com/schedule.Check out exclusive A\u0026E content: Website - http://www.aetv.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AETV/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aetv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aetv TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aetv From frightening outbursts to furious judges, Court Cam gives viewers an in-depth examination of some of the most stunning and emotional courtroom moments caught on camera. Here Beane and Tucci-Jarraf were found guilty of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and Beane was also convicted on six counts of bank and wire fraud. Map. [44] Sovereign Citizens Movement, supra note 13 (Moorish Sovereigns . Minnesota Law Review [18] See, e.g., Benjamin H. Barton, American (Dis)Trust of the Judiciary, IAALS (Sept. 2019), https://iaals.du.edu/sites/default/files/documents/publications/barton_american_distrust_of_the_judiciary.pdf [https://perma.cc/RE3L-6N6D] (discussing the bipartisan criticisms that have been levied against the legal system and the Supreme Court in particular). [40] See Charles E. Loeser, From Paper Terrorists to Cop Killers; The Sovereign Citizen Threat, 93 N.C. L. Rev. [44] Furthermore, recognized Sovereign leaders have demonstrated a steadfastness to their beliefs, even when it results in personal legal difficulties. The Georgia property theft cases are only the most recent manifestation of a movement that has swelled rapidly in the last two years, affecting most major law enforcement agencies. Civ. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/sovereign-citizen-wayne-kenneth-glew-court-incitement-charge/100882616, Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app, Former minister takes 'absolute responsibility' for Robodebt, admits defending scheme despite knowing it could be unlawful, 'Sickening, callous and brazen': Sydney man dies in hail of bullets in front of 12yo son, Evelyn worked three jobs when she was in her 20s to build up her super. He ended up in jail on contempt of court charges, with his fine increased to $1,052. A reflexive answer to the Sovereign Citizen problem is to rely on old-fashioned, retributive justice in the form of elevated fines or sanctions for contemptuous actions and baseless motions. Since the murder by sovereigns of two West Memphis, Ark., police officers last spring, the movement has drawn more and more attention. [51] These theories are most often used in tax cases, arguing that a sovereign citizen is not subject to taxes by the illegitimate federal government. endstream endobj startxref [24] The sum of these theories purportedly supports the sovereign citizens belief that the United States is not a country, but a corporation, and they, as the citizens who reject their part in this corporation, are not subject to the laws and taxes the corporation sets. I was actually really close friends with this guy in highschool and one of my best friends afterwards before he started going off the deep end. [38] See Richard L. Nygaard, Crime, Pain and Punishment: A Skeptics View, 102 Dickinson L. Rev. 79524, 2019 WL 4511653, at*1 (Nev. Ct. App. Mr Glew, who represented himself in court, told Magistrate Matthew Walton he had been "inundated with calls from several barristers"claiming the police search warrant of his Glenfield property in early February was "a fraud". [16] Mastrony, supra note 10, at 1015, 101721. [36] Additionally, some attorneys have used Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or its state analog as a basis for sanctioning Sovereign Citizens who file meritless paperwork. [48] See Sullivan, supra note 14, at 790. 4 0 obj But that has not been enough to slow the growth of the antigovernment movement. Bauer claims to be a sovereign citizen.[9], The term sovereign citizen is a catch-all phrase referring to several loosely connected groups centered around a similar theme. 3:12-CV-312-TLS, 2012 U.S. Dist. They make a certain amount of noise. [20] This tactic is especially effective in persuading individuals with impending financial difficulties such as rent arrearage or foreclosures, as the dire nature of their situation provides the impetus to search for a magic pill not provided under traditional law. [49] More importantly though, pre-filing injunctions are often akin to closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. The term sovereign citizen refers to an individual who does not agree with a particular law and will find any means of justifying his noncompliance with that law. [25], Admittedly, the explanation above is a vast oversimplification of the beliefs of the sovereign citizen movement. [2] Id. %%EOF During this time, Beane supposedly stumbled upon a YouTube video that was being promoted by Tucci-Jarraf which talked about a secret bank account held by the Federal Reserve, that there was a glitch to access it, and gave instructions on how to use that glitch. [47] See Sullivan, supra note 14, at 801. <> 49 89 Frauditor_Huntress 5 days ago Round 2 Adam Sovereign Citizen stopped by police, officer is hilarious. [29] See Sovereign Citizens Movement, supra note 13. The most troubling thing about SovCits is that they seem to be determined to shoot themselves in the foot. In her testimony, Tucci-Jarraf claimed that most people dont know [whats going on] and that the highest levels do. The total loss to USAA Bank as a result of Beane and Tucci-Jarrafs actions was over $550,000. Sovereign Citizens: a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. According to the FBI, the sovereign citizens movement consists of individuals who are "anti-government extremists who believe that even though they physically reside in this country, they are. The magistrate said he could not make a determination on the jurisdiction the case would be heard in but remanded the matter to May 2 for a mention. [63] See Sovereign Citizens Movement, supra note 13. See Sovereign Citizens Movement, S. Poverty L. [15] The imposition of governmental restrictions led many on the far-right to utilize Sovereign Citizen ideology to justify their anti-mask and anti-vaccine positions, both publicly and in court filings. As mentioned in previous answers, sometimes a case is dismissed for other reasons. The sovereign citizen movement refers to a group of people who see themselves as answerable only to the laws as they interpret them, not as they are written. 'Independent' jurisdictions The prosecutors in the case argued that Beane was an Air Force veteran who had found himself drowning in tens of thousands of dollars in debt. . [45] Sovereign Citizens Movement, supra note 13 (Galactic Sovereigns . [19] See S. Poverty L. R. Civ. [18] Sovereign Citizens Movement, supra note 13. [12] The Southern Poverty Law Center estimates that there are over 300,000 purported sovereign citizens in the United States. [19] Just as many get rich quick schemes or multilevel marketing brands form a trap for the unwary, local Sovereign leaders have seduced new members through the peddling of quick-fix solutions to legal problems. You'd rather not have one in your courtroom. The most viable way to combat paper terrorists seems to be the use of vexatious litigant statutes. Now she believes she's being penalised, Australia looks to press home its advantage with the bat on day two against India, ADF aircraft, personnel to assist evacuation of hundreds from flooded NT remote communities, Rajwinder Singh expected to be charged with murder of Cairns woman Toyah Cordingley tonight, police say, 'Weight of the dead on my shoulders': Academic breaks down at gay hate deaths inquiry, Outside her tent, next to a popular city walking track, homeless Tasha is past caring what people think. The once-isolated political sect has ballooned to over 300,000 followers, and the rapid proliferation of their pseudo-legal ideologies is severely compromising court efficiency. Legislatures and Courts have established rules to punish those who file frivolous or false lawsuits. The contemporary sovereign belief system is based on a decades-old conspiracy theory. [33] Mastrony, supra note 10, at 101516. Heres where things get interesting: Tucci-Jarraf was actually a former prosecutor who acted as an unlicensed attorney for Beane in an attempt to defraud the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) bank of over $31 million. 21-cr-00386 (D. D.C. 2021) [hereinafter Bauer Notice], https://bit.ly/3vcDdph. [35] See, e.g., id. g62ft]iXUWw'5#`[wCDwl|!o7o CdA>ovf) 4&[]bU9`Y`~W3!VY?CPW?T5R;Z%:QxPwQO In February, a Sarasota, Fla., homicide detective, Tom Laughlin, was fired after renouncing his U.S. citizenship and claiming he was no longer subject to federal law and not required to pay taxes. Arrogant little twerp meets reality. x;ms3T d'b=ihKv}"$C,bwYV>lbUF?>n~{T}G//]H$U;d*)R'y_K;~b}c7H [34] Other sovereign citizens engage in paper terrorism,[35] a much more harmful approach, by filing false court documents, most notably liens,[36] against public officials. [28] See Kalinowski, supra note 23, at 157. 9#y? _.7\/_.[` @Q)<51"}oT&e|JmR5bfEvVLs}~?L\{ 7}hM(G|j B ( nE~j:S=2m0rKH-|l)24PI.^gV H.T#HN DRpu%JDRXG-x]D&Y#,V Pb,W5q*vVLqgYd(>lj:I[+?WoQ[ DO^ mkeR}[Um@bg.C!&By~+\7d3]BbwR jaL32o,v%~*%*v%(yOwN$G?iRka)YhQAUI-}JDN_Kx|=8b89y^kP Ft^:. =4N.EJfqR:c4U(/LEqq~*?os.RqL,sppiv*#KyY40x U)QUo ]DOL$J2>jq:; h1;o@KHJR{Zxh%)>VN,010Tq/= 785, 787, 806 (1999); Mastrony, supra note 10, at 1019; Lorelei Laird, Sovereign Citizens Plaster Courts with Bogus Legal Filingsand Some Turn to Violence, Am. This notice declared that Pauline Bauer, a Pennsylvania woman who was charged with disorderly conduct and trespass after her involvement in the Capitol Riots on January 6, 2021,[2] is not a person,[3] but instead a living soul.[4] Because of this, Bauer claims she is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States judicial system. [24] See, e.g., Marc Stevens, Adventures in Legal Land: Where Black is White and White is Black and Other Shocking Discoveries From Americas Courtrooms (Moses Antonio ed., 2016) (providing scripts and strategies from Sovereign Citizen guru Marc Stevens on how to beat court charges). Core tenets of 'Sovereign Citizen' law are things like 'claiming a court cannot try you because they fly a gold-fringed flag, thus making it an admiralty court' and 'because I declare myself a sovereign citizen, many laws don't apply to me.' This is, of course, absurd. [22] See U.S. Census Bureau, P60-273, Income and Poverty in the United States: 2020 13 (2021) (stating that there were over 37 million impoverished Americans in 2020); Justin McCarthy, Americans Losing Confidence in All Branches of U.S. Govt, GALLUP (June 30, 2014), https://news.gallup.com/poll/171992/americans-losing-confidence-branches-gov.aspx [https://perma.cc/F8BE-6QAG] (indicating that the general publics trust of the judicial system has decreased by over 20% in a five year period). The FBI picked her up at the White House on a tip from the Secret Service, after she insisted on demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump. Holly Christensen is a first-year J.D. Sovereigns believe that the American government set up by the founding fathers, under a common-law legal system, was secretly replaced. Blandinos tactics are commonplace for Sovereign Citizen defendants, even for those charged with the most trivial of civil infractions. Tucci-Jarraf was arrested a few days after Beane. [41] Other sovereign citizens result to violence and chaos. For uses beyond those covered by law or the Creative Commons license, permission to reuse should be sought directly from the copyright owner listed in the About pages. Unsurprisingly, the two represented themselves, rather than hiring attorneys, and claimed they were, essentially, Robin Hoods who stole from the real bank robbers (i.e. [74] Legal systems must weigh the costs of allowing sovereign citizens to abuse the judicial system against the costs of both denying a political faction their right to the judicial system and potentially antagonizing them further. But Pete Barns green shirt sure does . The option to dismiss anything in the area of legal business. use a patchwork of misinterpreted old English law, constitutional text and Bible verses to form pseudo-courts, which they call common law courts, or entirely new governments, which they describe as assemblies.). g"w1 Squatters [9] See infra Part II for an explanation of sovereign citizenship. [3] While Sovereigns have generally moved away from the racist and antisemitic views that originally defined the group, a belief that has never wavered is that the American Government comprises an illegal operation. Minneapolis, MN 55455, Tel: (612) 625-9330 . 153, 158 (2019). [28] Most sovereign citizens declare this immunity to laws of the United States corporation by filing non-legal documents, in which they renounce their citizenship in the federal corporation of the United States. [29] This has led to the case failing to reach a final disposition almost three years down the line. I'm suprised I haven't seen him on the news yet on the last 15 years for committing some form of atrocity. James Beeks, a Broadway actor and Oath Keeper, presented a sovereign citizen defense in his November trial, arguing that he has divine authority and [that] the government [corporation] had no jurisdiction over him.[56] The judge in Beeks case, Chief Judge Beryl Howell, replied simply: Thats all gobbledygook. 1 0 obj In 2019, Blandino was charged with extortion and impersonation of an officer after allegedly threatening a sitting judge. An oldie but a goodie. You will never hear a judge say "You have convinced me with your powerful arguments, oh El Bey Al-Moronic!" What you will see many times is them being sent . [63] How to mitigate the most dangerous effects of sovereign citizens, the violence and chaos of terrorist acts and riots, are beyond the scope of this article. [46] Sovereign Citizens Movement, supra note 13 (Common Law Court and National Assembly Members . Never on its own merits, that is. endobj 3 0 obj Press J to jump to the feed. 2004) (articulating a four part test for issuing a pre-filing injunction (1) the partys history of litigation, in particular whether he has filed vexatious, harassing, or duplicative lawsuits; (2) if the party files his cases on good faith bases, or only to harass; (3) the extent of the burden on the courts and other parties resulting from the partys filings, and (4) if alternative sanctions are adequate). 554, 554 (2013) (explaining how Illinois upgraded the penalty for false title-clouding from a misdemeanor to a felony in an effort to stifle the paper war levied by Sovereign Citizens). When officers arrested Mr Glew, they allege he had posted a series of videos on social media "using threatening language and inciting others to arrest government ministers and public officials after documents purporting to be arrest warrants were handed to Perth Police Station". [21] Because America has never experienced a shortage of the financially troubled or those disillusioned with the traditional legal system, Sovereign leaders are not limited to recruiting political extremists, and instead have an inexhaustible pool of potential customers. [8] Her arguments, while bizarre, are not new. [58] Reportedly, those who both follow Q-Anon and subscribe to the idea of sovereign citizenship believed that the allegedly illegitimate 2020 election would be overthrown and former president Donald Trump would ascend to the presidency as the successor to Ulysses S. Grantthe last legitimate presidentas the 19th president of the United States.[59]. [42] See supra notes 3 and 19 and accompanying text. [56] See Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, Jesus Christ Superstar Actor, An Accused Capitol Rioter, Claimed Divine Authority in Court Hearing, CNN (Nov. 29, 2021, 9:00 PM), https://cnn.it/3jyrv2O. [52] See Sullivan, supra note 14, at 800. The shared view is that sovereign citizens' arguments cannot be backed up by actual statute law, the Constitution, or common law. 853, 853 (2012). In Natrona County, Wyo., officials battled for months to force Ed Corrigan to clear debris, broken-down vehicles and other junk from the property he occupies. In March, self-declared sovereign citizens Tony and Micaela Dutson of Tigard, Ore., each received 10 years in prison for evading $7 million in federal taxes through the use of fraudulent trusts and bogus financial instruments, and for filing lawsuits and liens against the investigators who pursued them. They're annoying. She claimed she had committed her life to stopping these unlawful acts against people all over the world.. ?cK mS [51] See Kalinowski, supra note 23, at 154. [42] One infamous example of sovereign citizen violence includes the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing. [14] See Francis X. Sullivan, Note, The Usurping Octopus of Jurisdictional/Authority: The Legal Theories of the Sovereign Citizen Movement, 1999 Wis. L. Rev. To explore this concept, consider the following sovereign citizen definition. For although Sovereign Citizens come in countless varieties, their various legal practices can all be boiled down to a common strategy: a war of attrition. Three sovereigns one who had been ticketed for driving without a license and two who had been arrested for trespassing at a foreclosed house bombarded police, government officials and bank executives in Ulster County, N.Y., with bogus liens and fraudulent invoices totaling $1.24 trillion. SPLC is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (EIN: 63-0598743). [33] This is usually harmlessleading to hundreds of viral videos on the internet showing various law enforcement officials and judges castigating sovereign citizens for their nonsensical legal arguments and briefs. [54] See Loeser, supra note 40, at 1137 (advocating for soft solutions to the Sovereign Citizen problem, such as procedural and economic reform). 2:20-cv-02157-JAD-VCF, 2021 WL 537104, at *1 (D. Nev. Jan. 19, 2021). . A 2015 Kentucky Court of Appeals case ruled one man's argument in appealing a dismissed lawsuit as being so full of nonsensical arguments and mired in "sovereign citizen rhetoric and . [20] See Colin McRoberts, Tinfoil Hats and Powdered Wigs: Thoughts on Pseudolaw, 58 Washburn L.J. An example of a sovereign citizen is someone who refuses to pay his income taxes, and then presents evidence as to why he should not have to pay them. [2], The Sovereign Citizen movement originally emanated as an offshoot of far-right political groups such as Posse Comitatus in the early 1970s. Gc&-r F/)wzG/04%.x50E'6L `FG#?W 2O#Xo>$bkSU!3HO)P.3eSlf4(T9M?~"|4X8Vp%vY.EG?%0|kSzcso a=ewX3f)BX{~SwPhS"y)X#XDSwX . [37] These liens, which are easy and cheap to file online but time-consuming and expensive to fight,[38] have devastating effects on the ordinary government officials, explaining why they have become sovereign citizens weapon of choice. [1] Michelle Theret, Sovereign Citizens: A Homegrown Terrorist Threat and Its Negative Impact on South Carolina, 63 S.C. L. Rev. From left to right: Ulster County "sovereign citizens" Ed Parenteau, Jeffrey Burfeindt and Richard Ulloa, Local Policing and Immigration Enforcement, Request for Legal Assistance Economic Justice, bogus liens and fraudulent invoices totaling $1.24 trillion. Star Athletica, L.L.C. Sovereign Citizen Refuses ID, Window Break, Gets Tasered and Screams like a woman. [3] See Kana Ruhalter, Sovereign Citizens New Capitol Riot Defense: Im Not a Person, Daily Beast, (Sept. 25, 2021, 4:49 PM), https://bit.ly/3veizVW; see also Bauer Notice, supra note 1, at 31, 3637. Additionally, he had shared one of Tucci-Jarrafs posts on his Facebook page a few days prior to flaunt his newfound wealth. [6] See Caesar Kalinowski IV, A Legal Response to the Sovereign Citizen Movement, 86 Mont. [19] See Sovereign Citizens Movement, supra note 13. v. Varsity Brands, Inc. An individual who believes he is above the law, and that he only has to. XI!Be 'V0xkwpR8M~%?9NS 27iT9H>p\ `R^Twtu)p:XiKi`YZTRa(|3:Qr(Q T*M$:F#`%{;Cg=B1O1%JG~/CURFz5bX92/v=)iv.Q} uhrA5\qEN. The legal community cannot solve the problem of a conspiracy theory, especially one that is rooted in the belief that the legal community and the government are already lying to them. 18, 2022). [16] See Christine M. Sarteschi, Anti-vaxxers, Anti-maskers, and the Sovereign Citizen Movement, N.Y. Daily News (Aug. 14, 2021), https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-anti-vaxxers-anti-maskers-and-the-sovereign-citizen-movement-20210814-3xpmibj26zhpbce3yk74qztu5m-story.html [https://perma.cc/94U9-ZXU3] (describing how Sovereign Citizen rhetoric has pervaded recent lawsuits protesting COVID regulations). See Charles E. Loeser, From Paper Terrorists to Cop Killers: The Sovereign Citizen Threat 93 N.C. L. Rev. Find it in the section Postcards from the Basque Country on todocoleccion. [47] The Sixteenth Amendment[48] is also often attacked, with sovereign citizens arguing that it was never ratified or was not ratified correctly and therefore is unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendments Takings Clause or right against self-incrimination, or is unconstitutional because taxes in general are illegal. In my experience, No they don't win if they brake the law or file fictitious law suites. Did this guy learn his lesson? Mark-Allan 4 yr. ago. [49] See Mastrony, supra note 10, at 1018; see also United States v. Cheek, 882 F.2d 1263, 1268 n.2 (7th Cir. 42 5 realparkingbrake 5 days ago Sovcits got the supervisor he wanted, then his mom's car is towed 30 1 drconniehenley 3 days ago 1106, 1107 (2015). 'An unthinkable tragedy': How did this train crash happen? [10] Moorish Sovereign Citizens adhere to the notion that the 1787 Moroccan American Treaty of Friendship placed all of those with Moroccan descent on an equal footing with the U.S. government. ; see also Christine Sarteschi, Sovereign Citizens: More Than Paper Terrorists, Just Sec. % Sovereign citizens are known for their problematic behavior in court. Court records are used to elucidate and identify, some of the more common courtroom tactics used by sovereign citizens. 181 0 obj <>stream He also spoke in court of a "corruptsystem" that "forces us to have a vaccination". [5] See, e.g., Id. 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