The oxymoron of the "sovereign citizen"

Confusion and more confusion.

We live in such confusing times. In the last four years so many people, cops included, have come to realize that there’s a huge problem in our country, and the fundamental principles that America was founded on seem to have been completely abandoned. What was once a society of Law is now completely lawless.

And pushback has grown exponentially among more and more people who have done a deep dive into history and found that “the government”, the so-called “Democracy” is not our legitimate government at all. This has given rise to what is being called the sovereign citizen movement, and this of course has resulted in even greater push-back from the powers-that-be, who are authoritarian and do not wish their power challenged. Any person, and any group using any language at all associated with the “movement” are painted with a broad brush…particularly by Law Enforcement. Videos of police stopping unregistered vehicles and having to deal with belligerent drivers insisting on their rights to travel unimpeded by statutory rules or enforcement have created a common perception that is very negative, and has cast a shadow over recognition of the fundamental truth behind what these people are saying. Shoot the messenger still applies, unfortunately. There are different paths toward sovereignty and exiting from servitude to corporate governments, but perception is everything. And perception has been very deliberately created in true Bernays fashion. Propaganda has invented the term “sovereign citizen”, which is an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. And LEOs all across the land have been encouraged to view them as a threat. A clear example of how this is accomplished can be found in this 2016 article from Police1, at https://www.police1.com/patrol-issues/articles/5-responses-to-a-sovereign-citizen-at-a-traffic-stop-FZ4ruThuMxTHVgEO/:

“The sovereign citizen movement has become the bane of many police officers in the U.S. These people feel that due to some contrived loopholes in the constitution they can declare themselves free and laws do not apply to them. However, people who get their legal advice from Wikipedia find out these loopholes don’t tend to actually exist.”

Right out the gate, this article from an accepted news source that is a go-to for active duty police is asserting several fundamentally untrue statements. That we are unintelligent enough to look to the internet version of shrieking tabloids that is Wikipedia as if it’s something legitimate. And of course, “contrived loopholes” in the constitution….really? The anonymous author attempts to assure LEOs that the entire basis for sovereignty is made up. This is a bald-faced lie, and many court cases all the way up to the Supreme Court have confirmed the existence of the different jurisdictions, as well as the distinct differences between Article 4, Section 2(A) Citizens under Public Law (the so-called sovereigns who have reclaimed their BIRTH RIGHT political status) and 14th Amendment citizens under statute. Melvin Stamper laid out this information in his magnum opus Fruit From a Poisonous Tree, as have numerous other contemporaries.

A “sovereign” is a State National, who is not a “ U.S. citizen”, but IS an American, ironically, what is considered a non-resident alien with diplomatic immunity.  It is a lawful title dating back to our country’s roots, and rare until recent times. This may seem like a crazy confusion, but hang on…in America, that means we are originally from and owe allegiance to one of the fifty geographic states and its Republican form of government referenced by all of the constitutions, (state and federal). 

It is someone who has reclaimed his or her original birthright political status as belonging to an organic, unincorporated nation state. This is not because of some “loophole in the constitution”…it is the foundational structure upon which the constitutions (and there are more than one) were created. Just who do you think were the other parties who actually executed these contracts and listed out nineteen specific, enumerated powers that they were giving to our agents to perform on our behalf? (Hint: It certainly wasn’t the population of serfs who are currently being run roughshod over by “the government” with no recourse in the courts, or terrorized into fearful compliance by the numerous three letter agencies as well as all the other lawless “authorities” showing zero respect or regard for human rights in America over the last four years.) And sorry, not sorry; none of the corporate statues, ordinances, rules, regulations, executive orders, decrees, policies et al apply to Article 4 Section 2(A) Citizens under Public Law….they ONLY apply to 14th Amendment citizens under statute. Yet a great many LEOs assume blanket citizenship/political status under their rule and overstep their bounds because they do not know the difference. In not knowing the difference, they are operating under color of law and are actually opening themselves up to personal liability whenever they harass someone who is a true non-resident alien with diplomatic immunity from their enforcement. (Look up the Clearfield Doctrine. Employees of corporations are not protected for lawless actions…..and every perceived “government” entity whether it’s local, state or federal is a corporation). In the past, they have mostly gotten away with this gross overreach…..simply because the numbers of sovereigns used to be very small, and because might makes right….even when it’s wrong.

Article continued: “For many officers, a traffic stop will be a likely way to encounter one of these people. Please do not take them lightly. Most sovereign citizens are basically law-abiding people, albeit highly misinformed about how the law works. However, some sovereigns have proved a willingness and ability to be violent. If you suspect you are dealing with a sovereign citizen as a LEO, please call for backup.

If you read any sovereign literature, they advocate trying to confuse and befuddle the police. Their mantra is to make a cop so confounded the officer just decides to end the contract before he/she becomes more perplexed.”

Can the writer of this article be any more passive-aggressively insulting to the intelligence of our LEOs if he/she tried? I don’t think so. This article, whether its intention is pure ignorance or deliberate propaganda, is an example of the information that well-intention Law enforcement members are hearing, which creates an automatic bias and an assumption of a threat. Granted, while many of the belligerents who argue and insist on their rights have not taken the appropriate steps to remove themselves from under the bootheel of that other jurisdiction and have made themselves moving targets, this is not representative of State Nationals, particularly those of us State Nationals who are actively rebuilding our original, organic governments at our local and county levels. We are the foundation for the checks-and-balances system that was meant to rein in our agents from stepping outside of the line the way that they have been getting away with for far too long….and we operate in honor. The so-called “sovereign literature” referenced is the recognition that everything done by the corporate jurisdiction and all of its agents including Law Enforcement are governed by contract law, and every interaction results in a contract…or it does not. To pretend that this is not the case when it actually is can only be a deliberate attempt to cause the same confusion that the article accuses sovereigns of creating. And reference to sovereigns being uninformed about “how the law works” is yet another deceptive statement….because to properly declared State Nationals, the statutory framework that is recognized as “the law” by LEOs and their higher-ups does not apply to us at all, so what need do we have to be educated in it? At the end of the day, we are supposed to act in Honor, and when we fail to do so, we are held accountable by our peers, as was originally intended.

Article continued: bullet point 1. “I am not driving, I am traveling.”

Often the sovereign citizens don’t bother to pay for their licenses. They feel the right to free movement means they do not need a license. Travel is a right, which is true.”

Yup, it sure is a right, and numerous court decisions have upheld this. But you have to look at actual definitions of words, because language has been weaponized. “Driving” is commercial. “Traveling” is not. But few Law Enforcement officers are trained in the difference, much less the history. And many newly declared sovereigns think that by simply throwing their registration plate into the trash can and shredding their drivers license they are free to travel without revoking all associated agreements…contracts. The original act of “applying” for drivers license, and “registering” a car with the state must be unbound, because these are actions which were already taken, and they have created an assumption of not only corporate citizenship within that jurisdiction, but also of voluntarily agreeing to it’s titling and registration rules.

Bullet point 2. “As a free person, I do not recognize the jurisdiction you have blah blah blah blah…"

At some point, a sovereign citizen will say they are a free person. As a free person, they are not subject to any local laws and are “free of any legal constraints,” including taxes and fines.

What they fail to grasp is that they want all the protection of local government without paying the cost for it. Ask a sovereign what they would do if their child was hurt. Ask if their house was on fire how they plan to put it out? Their response is always to call 911. It is a funny, eye-opening experience to point out that 911 and the fire/EMS service is a local, tax-funded entity. So if they are a free person, well maybe 911 is something they are free to keep away from as well -- as in no ambulance and no fire trucks for them because they are not paying for the service.”

Again, look at the language. The word “person” is a corporate construct, written into the 14th Amendment, it is NOT a living man or woman. Additionally, what THEY “fail to grasp” is that generally speaking, what we actually do want from polic(y) enforcers is what we were guaranteed by the constitutions, which is the protection of our RIGHTS. And as Article 4, Section 2(A) Citizens under Public Law, all corporate Law Enforcement officers are required to provide this, and not to harass us or attempt to enforce their statutory codes against us. However, the vast majority of LEOs know nothing of this, and have instead grown up listening to slogans and rhetoric that are deceptive.

First of all, the so-called “protect and serve” order that has become a universal slogan for police applies to corporate assets and officers, and not to the general public. Over the years, numerous high courts and even the Supreme Court have reaffirmed that the duty to protect and serve only applies to the corporate government, and not to civilians. Police officers and departments can choose to help the public…but when the rubber hits the road, they are not required to lift a finger. When people call 911 and the police don’t show up, and they attempt to sue them for dereliction of duty….well, let’s just say that many people have learned the hard way that police are not required to protect or serve them.

Police work for corporations. All local and municipal “governments” (tongue-in-, cheek here) are corporate entities and are certainly not governments at all, they are our contracted government services providers who are supposed to be carrying out nineteen enumerated services that we engaged them to do, and that’s all. Regulating every aspect of our lives, and applying the assumption that every time we go out onto a public road we are operating in commerce and thus subject to their (international) jurisdiction is acting under color of law, and is based upon an assumption and bias that has been perpetuated for decades. Their rules do apply to their citizens in their jurisdiction, but they do not apply to State Nationals who are outside of their jurisdiction.

From a broad brush sweep, the insinuation in this helpful 2nd point here is that We The People who are Sovereign “want all their emergency response services but we don’t want to pay for them” is untrue, because this would not be honorable. Living men and women who stand on Land and Soil, the original jurisdiction that created and empowered all of their activities in the first place, live in Honor. That means that we have no problem paying for services that we LAWFULLY use and that we have agreed to. We are quite happy that a portion of our property taxes cover Fire and department of public works. And these services are indeed included in our property taxes. EMS itself, which everyone who has ever dealt with an ambulance company in any capacity knows, is billed directly to the recipient of their services, so this claim is not at all relevant. Do we want police? Generally speaking, no. That’s what our own lawful law enforcement officers, our County Sheriffs, are for. That’s what our citizen militia is for. In many counties, sheriffs departments have also gotten complacent in their abuse of power, but thanks to the tireless work of Sheriff Richard Mack and many others like him…the abuse of power has begun to be recognized, and it is slowly being dialed back as We-The-People slowly take back the power that we handed over a hundred and sixty years ago.,

Bullet point 3. “Speeding is not a crime; a crime requires an ‘injured party.’”

In their twisted view of the law they feel ordinance violations are not valid because there is no victim. Yet they forget we have different levels of legal violations in this country.

Here in Wisconsin most, traffic and other minor violations are ordinance violations. Not a crime, but a civil forfeiture. Thus, no “injured party” is needed. It is a civil matter, not a criminal matter.”

Word play is at hand here, of course; twisting and warping perceptions is the specialty of the BAR attorneys who have created the treacherous web of statutes and codes for the corporations to exist under but at the end of the day…..acting in Honor is all about doing no harm. Victimless crime belongs only in statutory jurisdiction, and one way to easily determine whether or not an alleged violation is statutory and thus valid only in their jurisdiction IS the absence of actual harm to a living man or woman or property. And regardless, at the end of the day, it is up to the Jural Courts of We-The-People (with our OWN Leos, our County Sheriffs and deputies) who are along responsible and authorized to detain State Nationals….and any corporate polic(y) officer who attempts to step in and seize power outside the scope of their juridisdiction IS guilty of kidnapping, and as an Agent of a corporation, any actions taken where there is no authority is taken under color of law, and they are not immune from liability.

Note; also at the end of the day, a “speeder” may indeed be deemed to have been behaving in a manner that is not in honor, and endangering the public, and if so judged by his/her peers on Land and Soil, will be punished. But it is not within the purvue of any corporate court which owes its loyalty to the Crown and administers maritime law which is statutory. This is a very important distinction.

Bullet point 4. “As a free person, your license plate taxes do not apply to me.”

It seems some sovereign citizens will make their own license plates for their cars. These plates will display terms like “US Constitutional Plate,” “Exempt: Sovereign Neutral Non-Combatant,” “Sovereign Christian Citizen.” or any of some other non-legal terms. They feel they are exempt from the ‘illegal’ tax on car ownership.

These sovereigns love to use legal terms and talk about contracts. They forget the nice roads they “travel” on have to be paved and, in the winter, plowed. Point out to them that there is a social contract between the people using the roads and the people keeping the roads open for travel. Someone needs to pay for the cost of the roads, so license plate costs are not a tax, they are a user fee.

This is an easy sell to people without any knowledge of state and municipal finances, aka the overwhelming majority of the public. Certainly all the front line LEOs, and probably all their chiefs as well, despite that it is not true. Road upkeep is paid at the pump, through gasoline tax, and at the state level, through heavy equipment tax that vehicles over a certain tonnage are required to pay quarterly. At the municipal level, plowing and other highway department expenses born by the town is paid for through real estate tax. This entire argument capitalizes on the complete lack of awareness of how “government” finance actually works, and attempts to create a perceptual justification to bypass our sovereign right to travel unimpeded upon public roadways, as long as we are not operating in commerce. To clarify once again, the entire structure that has been put in place to enslave us begins with the process of titling and registering a vehicle, which is in practice, handing over ownership of one’s own personal conveyance (car) to the state, and asking permission to use it. So, technically…any vehicle that has had its title recorded with the state, and registered is the “legal” property of the state….and so, the state’s polic(y) enforcement officers do have some grounds for harassing anyone whose conveyance is detectable in the system. The correct way to deal with this situation is to first restore full ownership back to the man/woman, and take back all prior assumptions that ownership has been given over to the state before even attempting to go out on the road and make a spectacle. The same thing is true with licensing; generally people by the age of 18 have voluntarily consented to their own corporate personage through this process of asking permission from the state.

• Each corporate secretary of state is the officer responsible for ensuring that the rights of State Nationals are recognized and upheld by the numerous branches of corporate government structure, and that includes notification that they are not to harass or impede us. However, failure to follow through with this process which involves claiming Remedy to these non-applicable requirements is guaranteed to result in embarassing road-side videos posted on youtube where someone gets dragged off to jail screaming about being kidnapped. Navigating through the dense spider web of bureaucracy that has only gotten more and more intentionally confusing over several generations is not easy, but it is necessary.

Bullet point 5. “Am I being detained?”

The sovereign citizens and the CopBlock movement both love this question. People who got their law degrees by reading Facebook comments feel that being detained is the same as an arrest. Yet real lawyers can explain the difference between the two.

Yes, a traffic stop is a short investigative detention. An officer with reasonable suspicion that a violation has taken place may stop someone for a short time to establish facts related to that violation. How brief that short time will be is decided solely by the citizen. If they want to play games, they are the one making the contact last longer”.

To reiterate; confrontational and aggressive people with a little bit of knowledge but a lack of civic responsibility end up creating a real perceptual problem for the rest of us who want to do the right thing. We recognize that the biggest challenge is the lack of awareness that LEOs have about real history…which is not their fault. It is our duty to let them know we are here, and to educate and inform them in a way that encourages cooperation. Our ancestors created and executed the contracts known as the constitutions for a reason; we wanted them to handle certain tasks for us. We needed their services then, and we need their services now….but we do not consent to allowing them to overstep their authority by enforcing their rules against us, to whom they do not apply.

Article continues: “Remember, sovereign citizens have the propensity for violence. Make sure you have backup. Keep your eyes open for threats. Just because they are dumb enough to get brainwashed into some crazy belief system does not mean they are too stupid to learn tactics to hurt us.”

This is, of course, designed to cause fear in the minds of Law Enforcement personnel, and perpetuates an environment of distrust and hostility, and to reinforce a perception that sovereigns are “stupid”, “brainwashed”, and “crazy”….none of which, in general, are true. It is gutless propaganda, and one of the main messages that has been levied against Law Enforcement, and the general public. The overall perception it aims to paint is a picture of dangerous, irresponsible persons who want nothing other than to hurt police….and of course, to evade taxes, and get their hands on resources that they are not entitled to because they doesn’t want to pay their bills…so different than all the good policemen and women and their law abiding public. The entire perception is nothing more than a lie, of course…since corporate citizenship is outright identity theft and Americans have indeed all been kidnapped on paper and sold into slavery, with debt instruments created in our names and traded for generations….but anyone recognizing this and being justifiably angry at being forced into debt slavery who wishes to be compensated for what has been stolen from him is an “insurrectionist'.

Final Conclusion: “Their tactic is to cause confusion with the officer. Turn the tables on them and confuse them. Make them question what they have learned by watching videos on YouTube. Twice I have used the example of the fire department on a sovereign citizen. Both times they were so flummoxed they forgot all the other rhetoric.”

A youtube video war sounds like an excellent answer to a real life problem, after all. And those who get all their information from reliable sources such as youtube will no doubt be very impressed. For the rest of the thinking population, however, a quick search for the different topics discussed (liability as a corporate officer, political status, jurisdiction, police duty to protect, et al) can provide confirmation of the foundational truths. For those who are interested in learning more about restoring our original Republican form of government on American land and soil, check out tasa.americanstatenationals.org.