August 12, 2010 /

Rise Of The Crazy: Sovereign Citizens

Sovereign citizens are the craziest of the crazies. They are the most extreme of the right, believing that the federal government has zero authority and even rewrite history to say as much. But it doesn’t stop there. These people are also some of the worst predators out there: They call themselves sovereign citizens, U.S. residents […]

Sovereign citizens are the craziest of the crazies. They are the most extreme of the right, believing that the federal government has zero authority and even rewrite history to say as much. But it doesn’t stop there. These people are also some of the worst predators out there:

They call themselves sovereign citizens, U.S. residents who declare themselves above state and federal laws. Many don’t register children’s births, carry driver’s licenses or recognize the court system.

Some peddle schemes that use fictional legal loopholes to eliminate debt and avoid foreclosures.

A few such believers are violent: Two police officers in Arkansas died in a shootout in May after stopping an Ohio sovereign citizen and his son.

The entire article gives a very scary look into the growing movement and how dangerous it is to our country. And while you read it remember that these are the type of idiots that people like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and a majority of Republicans look up to as heroes. That’s how dangerous the rhetoric on the right is giving.

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