‘Sovereign citizen’ movement worrying officials as 30,000 claim they ‘freed’ themselves from Canada’s laws
September 5, 2013
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/09/02/sovereign-citizen-movement-worrying-officials-as-30000-claim-they-freed-themselves-from-canadas-laws/
FACT: When more people declare their sovereignty, there is an organic, non-violent transfer of power from the oppressors to the oppressed. We must always remember, "the people are governed by their consent." Generation after generation of lies, corruption, fraud, manipulation and phony wars....all of which willfully guiding me to a place within where I and many other are standing strong and stating proudly, WE DO NOT CONSENT. ~BK
He introduces himself as “Brian Arthur of the Alexander family,” and before he’ll answer any questions, he asks a reporter to declare that she is not a government employee.
He drives without a licence and does not pay income tax.
Brian Alexander is a self-proclaimed Freeman-on-the-Land and one of a growing number of Canadian followers of the so-called “sovereign citizen” or “Natural Persons” movement.
Adherents have “freed” themselves from what they see as an overbearing government that has overstepped its bounds.
“People can’t afford to live and they’re basically destroying society, in our view,”
Alexander says during a lengthy interview at his home in Kamloops, B.C.
People can’t afford to live and they’re destroying society
“They’ve created it themselves. Most of us are peaceful. We paid our taxes, we love our country and all that but when they start pushing at you, you tend to start asking questions and that’s where this whole movement comes from.”
Alexander says violence is not advocated and has no place in the movement, but one official who has followed the rise of the sovereign citizen movement in Canada says there have been a number of confrontations in B.C. and elsewhere during routine traffic stops or legal proceedings.
“We’ve seen that escalation already,” says Ron Usher, of the Society of B.C. Notaries.
Notaries have found themselves embroiled as many Freeman attach inexplicable importance to having notaries authorize documents the Freeman have invented to declare their status.
People can’t afford to live and they’re destroying society
“They’ve created it themselves. Most of us are peaceful. We paid our taxes, we love our country and all that but when they start pushing at you, you tend to start asking questions and that’s where this whole movement comes from.”
Alexander says violence is not advocated and has no place in the movement, but one official who has followed the rise of the sovereign citizen movement in Canada says there have been a number of confrontations in B.C. and elsewhere during routine traffic stops or legal proceedings.
“We’ve seen that escalation already,” says Ron Usher, of the Society of B.C. Notaries.
Notaries have found themselves embroiled as many Freeman attach inexplicable importance to having notaries authorize documents the Freeman have invented to declare their status.
Brian Alexander, of Kamloops, B.C. on Monday August 26, 2013. Alexander is a self-proclaimed Freeman-on-the-Land and one of a growing number of Canadian followers of the so-called "sovereign citizen" or "Natural Persons" movement.
WOW! I followed the link and read the entire article as well as the comments and as one who lives in Canada I am deflated at the ignorance and judgement that is portrayed. The media makes us out to be terrorists, free loaders and violent.However the conversation has spread to more of the public which is the beginning of people en-mass pondering the issues. It seems to me that there is something a little different happening in Canada, can't put my finger on it yet but it seems that there is a more concentrated effort to bias the public than I have seen elsewhere. People are policing each other. I have seen a few mass media stories like this in the past and I am amazed that critical thinking, education, public records, supreme court rulings and the like are either glossed over or non-existent in the conversation. Even when presented with undisputed fact some people cling dearly to their misconceptions and they say that we are delusional and living in la la land.
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