What is a sovereign citizen?\xa0\n\nAmerican Sovereign citizens believe that the laws of the United States do not apply to them. Therefore, no authority should tell them what to do: not judges, lawmakers, lawyers, or police officers. Oh, and they don't pay taxes either.\xa0\n\nSounds crazy, right? It would be crazy if they didn't get away with it so often.\n\n________\nStory idea?\nIf you have a story to share, email Javier at javier@pretendradio.org.\nFor more episodes like this, visit pretendradio.org.\nTo get early releases and bonus episodes, go to pretendradio.org/donate\nToday's episode was written and edited by Javier Leiva\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices