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Originally posted by GhettoRice
reply to post by DavidWillts
You sir are the reason this trivial tripe story was put out.
Originally posted by illuminnaughty
I dont know about the laws not applying
en.wikipedia.org...
Self-described sovereign citizens take the position that they are answerable only to common law and are not subject to any statutes or proceedings at the federal, state or municipal levels, or that they do not recognize U.S. currency and that they are "free of any legal constraints".
articles.chicagotribune.com...
The biggest mistakes are unusual documents Apostolou filed in court by himself in which he improperly tries to terminate the bankruptcy, alleging fraud and other misdeeds. The documents included an affidavit also signed by his wife, Eva, in which they claim they don't recognize U.S. currency and are free of any legal constraints.
Originally posted by DavidWillts
Originally posted by GhettoRice
reply to post by DavidWillts
You sir are the reason this trivial tripe story was put out.
Then please correct me if I am wrong, claiming to be a sovereign citizen carries no more weight than claiming the laws do not apply to you.
I understand what you are saying. I honestly do. The extremists are the only ones that ever get "air time". What is wrong with demanding adherence to the Constitution and getting a little pissy when your Representatives don't?
Originally posted by DavidWillts
reply to post by Damrod
I understand what you are saying. I honestly do. The extremists are the only ones that ever get "air time". What is wrong with demanding adherence to the Constitution and getting a little pissy when your Representatives don't?
You are not describing a sovereign citizen, you are just describing people that stick to the constitution. You are doing what many people do when they loosely agree with the idea of something. You change the definition what that group is to fit what you want it to be. The sovereign citizen movement is a movement of people that think most laws do not apply to them.
Originally posted by DavidWillts
Where do people come up with this stuff? Claiming to be a Sovereign citizen really means nothing, it is just something stupid people started saying that caught on. You might as well just claim that "laws do not apply to me" as a legal defense, you are going to get laughed at right before you are found guilty.
Originally posted by Damrod
I am not an extremist...but I do read the Constitution. No...I do not have it memorized...but I DO know how to find applicable clauses when the need arises. The most wonderful and beautiful thing about our Constitution is that it is a "living" document. It transcends time and space (well, for the most part) and is applicable in any day or age. It is a simple premise that has been fogged up by "policy" and "intention". All I ask for is my fundamental right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness".
Am I a tax dodger...no. I have a complete understanding of the social safety net and I do not have a problem with it. We are human beings...social creatures....we are supposed to look out for our weak and infirm...that is what we do....or are supposed to do.
I have no problem paying taxes to keep the infrastructure up to date....or to keep our defenses ahead of the curve....the problem is...we over indulge one of those and ignore the other....why?...PROFIT!
Originally posted by AaronWilson
Domestic Terrorism is exactly what the founding fathers wanted when the government was no longer the peoples. It is no longer the peoples government, but they seem rather keen to keep themselves in power. If they do not control their reckless regimes and handicapped approach at military budgeting, domestic terrorism is what they will get.
They can say all they want at controlling it but look at just how well they did in Vietnam, Irag, Afghanistan. They are scared and you can see it.
This spring and summer will be amazing for the Occupy movement and hopefully, other activist groups.
If we want it changed, its gonna take more than just the majority. It will take everyone of us.
Originally posted by Damrod
reply to post by EarthCitizen23
Thank you.
I am not a radical...I am an educated American that can see with his own eyes that something has gone astray....
About Edward Bernays...it's a two edge sword isn't it.
here is a man that was brilliant...he took his uncles studies and made real world application about the motivations of the masses of people....on the other hand...he is the bastard that basically mind f*cked us and taught the MSM how to lull us into sleep and then lead us like a herd of sheep....dirty bastard!
they are corporation rules.
Local Cops are corporate employees, or policy enforcers with no authority under law.
what right does another have to tell me what to do if I am not harming anyone else or their property/social image?
Originally posted by EarthCitizen23
Originally posted by Damrod
reply to post by EarthCitizen23
Thank you.
I am not a radical...I am an educated American that can see with his own eyes that something has gone astray....
About Edward Bernays...it's a two edge sword isn't it.
here is a man that was brilliant...he took his uncles studies and made real world application about the motivations of the masses of people....on the other hand...he is the bastard that basically mind f*cked us and taught the MSM how to lull us into sleep and then lead us like a herd of sheep....dirty bastard!
I hope, as I did not mean to imply I thought you a radical. I step up to the plate, as I well may be considered one myself.
Yes, Bernays was a dastardly brilliant bastard. But to overcome ''the enemy'' we must understand how they think and operate. Sadly we seem to be fodder for corporations in their journey to profit from our instinctual and base level societal needs. Sad it is, but I hold onto the hope that Humans will one day recognize that we are together in this journey,, not separate as we have been divided. So I cling to the one thing that does unite us.......OUR HUMANITY. the dark and the Light alike.