Though many disavow the term, philosophically, nearly half a million Americans and a growing number of Canadians, Brits and Australians, identify as Sovereign Citizens. The Sovereign Citizen movement is a controversial and contentious ideology that challenges accepted notions of citizenship, government authority, and legal obligations. Sovereign Citizens, for instance, believe they are not constitutionally required to have a driver’s license in order to drive, nor register or insure their vehicles. They deny the requirement to pay taxes, and they maintain that they are not under the authority of the police nor governed by federal, state or city laws. In a series of short and concise chapters, this book delves into this curious movement, its history, and the sources of the various assertions its adherents make in encounters with the police and with the courts.

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