sovereign citizen movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkb:conspiracy
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1970s
gptkbp:class domestic terrorism threat
gptkbp:coreBelief gptkb:redemption_theory
gptkb:strawman_theory
common law supremacy
government illegitimacy
individual sovereignty
rejection of courts' jurisdiction
rejection of driver's licenses
rejection of federal authority
rejection of statutory law
rejection of taxes
use of pseudo-legal documents
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:describedBy extremist
fringe
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Republic_of_Texas_movement
gptkb:Freeman_on_the_land
gptkb:Little_Shell_Pembina_Band
gptkb:Moorish_sovereign_citizens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sovereign citizen movement
gptkbp:ideology anti-government
tax protest
legal denialism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Posse_Comitatus_movement
gptkb:tax_protester_movement
gptkb:white_supremacist_movements
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Southern_Poverty_Law_Center
gptkb:FBI
gptkb:Anti-Defamation_League
mainstream media
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Southern_Poverty_Law_Center
gptkb:FBI
gptkb:Anti-Defamation_League
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bundy_standoff
gptkb:2010_West_Memphis_police_shootings
gptkb:2012_Louisiana_courthouse_shooting
gptkb:Oregon_standoff
numerous tax evasion cases
gptkbp:notableFor conflicts with law enforcement
courtroom disruptions
pseudo-legal arguments
refusal to recognize government authority
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:judge
gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkb:FBI
gptkb:IRS
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Freeman_on_the_land
gptkb:tax_protester_movement
gptkb:Posse_Comitatus
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Restored_Republic
gptkb:militant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5