What do those in the sovereign citizen movement" believe, what is their belief based on, and does the evidence support their assumptions? What are the consequences of following the recommendations from the movement? I thought it was time to not only dive into the facts of this movement, but to bring my findings to everyone here at The Constitution Study.

I am not an expert on the Sovereign Citizen Movement, but I have had plenty of people ask me about it. Many of them point me to different resources to prove the validity of their claims. In this article, I will be reviewing the evidence that I have been provided so far, along with my research into that evidence. Let's start by answering the question: What is the "Sovereign Citizen Movement"?

Sovereign Citizen Movement

From what I've found, the Sovereign Citizen Movement is more of a loose association of different activists with one common objection: That the laws of the United States are illegitimate. Their claim of sovereignty appears to be the rationale behind their claims to not be subject to certain laws, either because they do not fit their interpretation of common law or because they did not consent to them.

While there is no document that defines the Sovereign Citizen Movement, there are two almost universal beliefs I have found among its adherents: The government and its taxes are illegitimate.