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jberryhill

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12. What I like about sovereign citizens

Reply to Iggo (Reply #11)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:15 PM

Jul 2016

is their consistent ability to not only use archaic legal terms, but to use them inappropriately.

Trying to "understand" their bizarre legal theories is more difficult than actual law.

IMHO, among the usual magic words and obsession with capitalization having some special significance, he is using the word "idiot" in there based on some sort of reading of some piece of old common law dealing with immunity of idiots from criminal prosecution or something along those lines.

But clinical and legal usage of the word "idiot" had been pretty consistent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiots_Act_1886

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Ryan Bundy Declares Himself An 'Idiot' Not Subject To US Courts [View all] n2doc Jul 2016 OP

LOL, LTD face is always good for a few laughs :) snooper2 Jul 2016 #1

I have to agree with him, in part Hayduke Bomgarte Jul 2016 #2

He won't get an argument from many on that idiot part. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #3

Oh, good. He claims he isn't a US citizen, so let's deport him. Thor_MN Jul 2016 #4

I am surprised Hannity wasn't there as an expert witness for the Bundy Brood. Rex Jul 2016 #5

Now wait a minute... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #6

Does "idiot" have a legal definition? Iggo Jul 2016 #7

Not anymore, no jberryhill Jul 2016 #8

Yeah, I knew about the outdated clinical definition. Iggo Jul 2016 #11

What I like about sovereign citizens jberryhill Jul 2016 #12

I think he's going even further back whatthehey Jul 2016 #14

Well that's the "fun" of it, really jberryhill Jul 2016 #16

It used to, and that was roughly it Recursion Jul 2016 #15

What a fruitful year it's been so far! randome Jul 2016 #9

stupid is not a justification or mitigating factor. pansypoo53219 Jul 2016 #10

What's with the punctuation? sweetloukillbot Jul 2016 #13

That you are, Bundy Boy, that you are. NuclearDem Jul 2016 #17