Sovereign citizen movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (82)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:conspiracy
Political movement
Anti-government movement
gptkbp:characteristic Anti-government sentiment
Anti-tax sentiment
Belief in common law courts
Belief in government conspiracy
Belief in illegitimacy of federal government
Belief in natural law
Belief in personal sovereignty
Belief in right to self-governance
Belief in secret government accounts
Belief in separation from government jurisdiction
Confrontations with law enforcement
Denial of federal jurisdiction
Filing frivolous lawsuits
Litigation abuse
Paper terrorism
Refusal to obtain driver's licenses
Refusal to pay fines
Refusal to recognize government authority
Refusal to register vehicles
Self-declared citizenship
Use of alternative court systems
Use of alternative identification documents
Use of alternative legal documents
Use of alternative legal names
Use of alternative legal theories
Use of alternative license plates
Use of archaic legal terms
Use of capital letters in legal documents
Use of false legal documents
Use of homemade license plates
Use of legal jargon
Use of legal-sounding language
Use of liens against officials
Use of non-standard legal filings
Use of pseudo-legal arguments
Use of pseudo-legal filings
Use of pseudo-legal theories
Use of red ink signatures
Use of redemption theory
Use of self-created identification
Use of self-declared legal status
Use of thumbprints on documents
Use of unconventional legal arguments
gptkbp:coreBelief Courts have no jurisdiction over them
Government authority is illegitimate
Individuals are not subject to government laws
Redemption theory
Refusal to obtain licenses
Refusal to pay taxes
Use of pseudo-legal documents
gptkbp:hasNotablePerson David Wynn Miller
James Timothy Turner
Rod Class
gptkbp:hasRelatedMovement gptkb:Patriot_movement
gptkb:Militia_movement
gptkb:Freeman_on_the_land
gptkb:Posse_Comitatus
Anti-tax movement
Common law court movement
Moorish sovereigns
Redemption movement
Tax protester movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sovereign citizen movement
gptkbp:ideology Sovereignty
Anti-government
Legal denialism
Tax protest
gptkbp:notableEvent Frequent legal confrontations
Paper terrorism
Standoffs with law enforcement
Tax evasion cases
Violent incidents
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkb:Southern_Poverty_Law_Center
Law enforcement agencies
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Militia_movement
gptkb:Moorish_sovereign_citizens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7