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Sovereign Citizens- An introduction to Pseudolaw


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Sovereign Citizens are a group without a central authoritative ideology; but a throughline that holds that US law does not apply to them. The most common idea ius that the passage of the 14th Amendment after the Civil War created a second class of citizen, and that only by reading up on your rights as a “living person” can one avail themselves of the blessings of “Common Law”. In this episode, I examined some of the consequences of this utterly fake ideology, and what happens when it is argued before a judge. Though I do find their ideas absurd, I try throughout the episode to keep the humanity of pseudolaw’s practitioners in mind.
Recourses:
Overview on Sovereign Citizen Ideology:
https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/www.sog.unc.edu/files/Sov%20citizens%20quick%20guide%20Nov%2013.pdf
Video of Michigan Sovereign Citizen/ Ernie Tertellgate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZxMzcFJ-Lc&t=1039s
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