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will0w27 t1_j9v1sgb wrote

Reply to comment by suu-solan in So WTF is this BS? by suu-solan

What’s a sovereign citizen?

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HerrDoktorHugo t1_j9v70xw wrote

It's a flavor of conspiracy weirdo who claim they can just declare themselves exempt from state and federal law, often based on some misreading of old treaties where they claim the United States is actually a corporation and they choose not to be a customer or something.

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Zulumus t1_j9vmbif wrote

I remember seeing a video of a guy crossing state lines refusing to be stopped and searched (he had to declare plants or something in his car), and he gave the state worker so much shit.

The video ends when he’s eventually pulled over by state troopers who he argues with before he’s dragged out of the car in front of his two teenage children.

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njmids t1_j9w3piq wrote

You are not legally obligated to consent to a search at a checkpoint within the US. You also don’t have to answer questions.

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Zulumus t1_j9w5o6n wrote

Ok you made me look for the video. Tldr dude got 30 days in jail https://youtu.be/3YARMZsFFCM

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njmids t1_j9w9n2y wrote

Kinda forgot about agricultural inspections. Those are a unique thing. Point stands for DUI and immigration checkpoints though.

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jonhuang t1_j9vl1yo wrote

It's the idea that law is magical, and if you have the right incantations and scrolls/forms the law shalt do thy bidding.

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