Sovereign Citizen Jolly Roger |
There is a relatively new movement among anti-government people to declare themselves as Sovereign Citizens. They see themselves as an independent person-nation states, that was born into the bondage of a recognized nation. Essentially, they assume that the state and local traffic laws of their birthright nation are do not apply.
Sovereign Citizens often give police a major headache as they refuse to give identification and an opportunity to make a forceful arrest. Sovereign Citizens often invoke the outdated Article 4 of the within the Articles of Confederation, the original constitution of the United States.
Sovereign Citizen Flag, Affiliation PRIVATE |
The penultimate Sovereign Citizen flag is based upon the generic Jolly Roger flag. Sovereign Citizens can be viewed as outlaws, boat captains, pirates or Article 4 privateers. Instead of a skull there is a single six pointed star. Also, crossed feathers replace the crossbones or crossed swords of your standard Jolly Roger. There are all types of Sovereign Citizens who do not identify as Americans yet were issued American Citizenship at birth.
The blue star with green pen represents Sovereign Citizens who are of the Earth and have a go back to nature off the grid ethos.
The red star Sovereign Citizens are usually Biblical based persons and only answer to God alone according to their interpretation of the Bible or other holy text.
Police Rebuttal to Video Above, from Donut Operator: