Sovereign Citizens (SovCits, Nationals, or whatever the flavor of the month is as far as how they identify themselves) will tell a police officer that they are not obligated to obey statutory laws (laws enacted by the state, county or city), but are under common law (judicial rulings setting precedent, such as case laws) and… Continue reading Maritime Law: Is The Law Of The High Seas Also The Law Of The Land?
Category: Sovereign Citizens, Nationals, etc.
Operating Under Color Of Law
This is now a favorite phrase of SovCits (Sovereign Citizens, Nationals, Moorish or whatever they decide to call themselves nowadays). “Operating under color of law” is how they describe those who enforce and prosecute violations of statutory laws against those who commit them. This involves police officers, prosecutors, judges, city and state officials, and even… Continue reading Operating Under Color Of Law
Strawman, The Fictional Corporation.
From the standpoint of Sovereign Citizens, they would probably write a caption on the above photo, “I am today born a corporation, but one day I will be a free man upon the land!! YAY!!” So, lets delve into the covoluted explanation of what Sovereign Citizens claim to be the biggest conspiracy against the United… Continue reading Strawman, The Fictional Corporation.
“I’m not driving, Officer. I’m traveling!!”
I chose this photo because it is the perfect picture (funny pun) of taking the archaic and modernizing it. From what I understand, it is a modern day horse pulled carriage in Poland. This represents what most Sovereign Citizens on the highways today attempt to accomplish when pulled over by law enforcement, and, even if… Continue reading “I’m not driving, Officer. I’m traveling!!”
“Where’s The Corpus Delicti?” (The Injured Party)
Corpus Delicti, a Latin term meaning “The Body of the Crime”, has been a misguided argument within the Sovereign Citizen movement, especially in these last years. On one traffic stop ,where I caught the motorist committing a traffic infraction, the motorist kept asking “What’s the crime? Where’s the Corpus Delicti? Where’s the injured party?” To… Continue reading “Where’s The Corpus Delicti?” (The Injured Party)