Spokane “Sovereigns”

Adrian B. Shannon, 30, is among a growing number of people who question the legitimacy of federal, state and local government agencies and employ a series of legal maneuvers they believe exempt them from driver’s licenses and birth certificates, paying taxes, or even criminal charges.

“People call it a movement, but it’s individuals, literally sovereigns, that are all learning, ‘Hey we don’t have to put up with these ridiculous laws, because we are the government,’ ” Shannon said.  Read more on Sirens & Gavels.

Here in Idaho, I think we call these people Constitutionalists.  (Or Phil Hart voters.)  Do you think there’s much of a difference between our local Constitutionalists here in our area and Spokane Sovereigns?