# Is there any legitimacy to the Sovereign Citizen argument?

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**Created:** [May 7, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-legitimacy-to-the-sovereign-citizen-argument/786097 "2017-05-07T22:25:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![SarahWitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@SarahWitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SarahWitch)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-legitimacy-to-the-sovereign-citizen-argument/786097/251 "2017-11-26T07:02:29Z")

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> [@GIGObuster](#):
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> Just silly arguments to avoid why that sovereignty was called for. For the confederacy it was national sovereignty to continue slavery.
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> Even high schoolers know that.

Among other myths.

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