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Sovereign citizens: Is this an accurate portrayal?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 590644:MV8yMTM3ODI1XzM2MTQ1MDcwXzk2NDRDNEE2] [quote:J 34311994:MV8yMTM3ODI1XzM2MTI1MTQ5XzRBMzdCMDU2] [i]Are you saying the people who run the Government are not okay? Do you really want me to post government sites that talk about Uncle Sam.[/i] I'm saying that 'Uncle Sam' is a character. There's no guy named 'Uncle Sam' that gets your money when you pay your taxes. And if you can't tell the difference between a character and a real person......you may need to seek some help. [/quote] My Uncle Samuel stole my credit card while I had my back turned. He is a trouble maker who gambles wildly and frequently looses. He starts fights all over the place and is a spendthrift. Now, my Uncle is complaining because I haven't been keeping up the payments... [/quote]
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I really don't know much about this subject. Is this a genuine description of these people of just the M.S.M. demonizing them?
From Kfor TV out of Oklahoma:
"Law enforcement is paying special attention to a re-surging group of individual extremists; sovereign citizens.
They are anti-government Americans who believe the U.S. government has no authority".
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"The world-wide web has been a handy tool in sovereign circles, spreading tactics of their particular flavor of lawlessness.
Sovereign citizens usually represent themselves in court, filing nonsensical paperwork on their own behalf.
Many sovereigns document their struggles to be taken seriously, then post them online.
They rarely have much success."
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“What I understand people in some of these cases are doing is making the argument that the original constitutional order left people free from the authority of the federal government and maybe from laws at the state level as well,” Blitz said. “So (they say) ‘You can’t apply these laws to me.’ Not surprisingly, the judges have said, ‘Yes we can.’”
Full article with video:
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link to kfor.com
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I just want to thank everyone who contributed to this thread. You've all given me a bit of a crash education on this subject and directed me to some great sources for learning even more. It's bed time for me but I'm looking forward to reading any new post when I get up.
Once again, thank you!
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