the Kommisariat's Kontinuing Kronicles: more right-wingery in the USA, 2k11-12

good overview of the whole kimberlin thing

http://www.salon.com/2012/07/10/brett_kimberlin_versus_right_wing_bloggers/

I'm so glad Alex pores through that shit so I don't have to.

The Maryland state attorney’s office declined to pursue it and sent him a hilarious letter:

The above-captioned matter is the third citizen complaint involving you and Mr. Kimberlin. At my direction, the State dropped the charges in the other two. Very respectfully, it is my belief that your dispute with Mr. Kimberlin cannot be resolved in the criminal justice system.

is it just me or is this whole kimberlin story the most boring right-wingery in a long time?

ha the punchline on that post

Very respectfully, it is my belief that your dispute with Mr. Kimberlin cannot be resolved in the criminal justice system.

Take it to a comments thread you guys.

i was down in IA with some family this weekend, read this in the DM Register and was like, o man TPM is going to be all over this:

lo and behold

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/republic-of-the-united-states-of-america-united-states-corporation-randi-johnson.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

there is no faster way to signal you are a horrible racist than to have issues with the 14th Amendment

maybe having "HI I AM A HORRIBLE RACIST" tattooed on your face, but it's a tossup

from the cedar rapids (in-district) paper

http://thegazette.com/2012/07/13/state-senate-candidate-drops-out-says-she-will-be-part-of-alternate-government-2/

"She met with other leaders in the Republic of the United States of America and was appointed senator by the group’s Iowa delegation, which includes four house members, treasurer, judge and governor.

The Iowa group’s speaker of the house, George “Rowdy” Templer, of Davenport, said the group believes citizens have been burdened by the cost of the current government. The Republic of the United States of America would abolish federal taxes and require citizens to approve all state and local taxes."

it had not occured to me how much this sovereign/militia stuff is pretty much LARP.

hahaha this woman rules

It was then replaced in 1871 by the UNITED STATES CORPORATION. (de facto-without law). This Unlawful Corporate Democracy, established by the forty-first congress, has been acting as though it is the “official government” which clearly it is not! In point of fact, it is the reason why “We the People” Instead of Experiencing Freedom and Prosperity, suffer under the weight of Oppressive Statutes and an Out of Control, Monstrous National Debt which is Robbing Us and All Future Generations of Americans of Our Treasure and Our Legacy for which Our Founding Fathers’ so Valiantly Fought and Died.

So Many Capitalizations

it helps give you that 18th century vibe, v impt

so basically their entire policy platform can be boiled down to "They're After Me Lucky Charms!"

in all my fruitless searches i've never come across 1871 or the 41st Congress being the big historical villain-moment. who knew!

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/randi-shannon-iowa-republic-us-615x345.png

wsos?

haha, i know, isn't it usually 1933??

Why is George Washington praying to Ghost Rider?

dozens of sovereign citizen/redemptionist movements arguing w/ each other over the exact moment they were enslaved by the gov't. they need ecumenical councils!!

or 1861

they need ecumenical councils!!

ha yes.

http://dev.republicoftheunitedstates.org/

i want to join this on facebook so badly, but then, not

The Diet of Iowa.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Diet_of_Worms.jpg

diet of night crawlers amirite

L to R:

Senator Randi Shannon, George “Rowdy” Templer, mh

http://media-1.web.britannica.com/eb-media/65/91465-004-1788A549.jpg

This Corrupt System is just like an out of control freight train heading at full speed toward the river where the bridge has been washed out by a flood brought on by their own acts in violation of the Public Trust,and their Oaths to The Constitution of Iowa and The Republic of The United States of America.

metaphor alert

http://dev.republicoftheunitedstates.org/what-is-the-republic/history/

attn max! capitalization is key!!

Sovereign – A real person. Sovereigns can own property while Citizens/Subjects cannot. According to the original Constitution, all government comes from the Sovereign Individual. Without the Sovereign Individual, there is no government.

U.S. Citizen/Subject – A corporate fictitious entity that merely represents the real person. It acts as a “strawman.” [To call oneself a “sovereign citizen” or “sovereign subject” is an oxymoron, since “sovereign” and “citizen/subject” are mutually exclusive of each other.] When asked if you are a “U.S. Citizen” on corporate legal documents, if you check “yes,” you agree to the terms of Corporate Law and unknowingly relinquish your sovereign status and transfer all of your rights to the UNITED STATES CORPORATION since you are now under contract.

Corporation – A non-human, fictitious entity. Corporate fictitious entities are denoted in all caps. This includes the names of Citizens/Subjects. Your fictitious “strawman” entity is addressed in all caps, i.e. JOHN SMITH, rather than John Smith.

hahahahahahahahahahaha

oh right i totally forgot about their hilarious capitalization thing

these guys are the best!!! in another world they are arguing over the lengths and directions of the dashes in emily dickinson's poetry

these are the naval law guys, right?

lol that's a real thing isn't it. a guy i was in a class with in grad school went down that rabbit hole.

dont think theyre exactly the same dudes but i think theyre closely related

xps er the dickinson rabbit hole, not 'naval law', that is

i just love that these nuts are as in love with the text as english professors and talmudic scholars

more like annoying font layout bods tho

When asked if you are a “U.S. Citizen” on corporate legal documents, if you check “yes,” you agree to the terms of Corporate Law and unknowingly relinquish your sovereign status and transfer all of your rights to the UNITED STATES CORPORATION since you are now under contract.

imagine this being spoken aloud sternly by a man... in front of you at the DMV

this is basically a bunch of ppl going "JENNIFER GOVERNMENT IS REAL"

its like a magic spell

It makes me want to go to the DMV in Kansas or sthing except can you imagine the eyerolling from everyone in line behind that guy? Ho boy.

Correction: The original version of this article misstated Randi Shannon’s last name as “Johnson.” We regret the error.

i want to know how george templer got his nickname

Naval Law = mostly Freeman-on-the-land = the UK offshoot of the Sovereign Citizens Movement. It's not been as fatal, but it is still pretty fucked up - and frequently appeals to people who don't know enough to know better, and who get noddy civil cases turned into more serious time for contmept of court. A lot of the time they're aware that life has cheat codes, but they want to believe that it's not just, you know, money and class.

yeah i know, max has said this before, but like, how can you possibly believe that this rapacious octopus government cartel with immense resources, no limits, hatred of a free person, etc, is going to just back up off you cos you were like, "check the name, no caps, boom, i'm out."

It is a sad fact that the majority of court cases invoking the 14th Amendment was for a while after it passed OVERWHELMINGLY invoked defense of corporations rather than newly freed slaves. I forgot the percentage but it was something like over 80%.

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/this-childs-view-of-single-motherhood/

damn dude

Did we ever talk about this guy's paintings?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRxMQhn0WAg