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In addition to the Moorish Science Temple doctrine that Black Americans are of Moorish descent, Moorish sovereign citizens claim immunity from U.S. federal, state, and local laws, [5] because of a mistaken belief that the Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship (1786) grants them sovereignty. [2] [6] In reality, the 1786 treaty was primarily a ...
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“Your straw-man is a non-living, non-breathing fictitious corporate Entity that has the same name as you except in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. It’s ultimately a trust that is brought into existence with your signature. Lawfully you are the executor, beneficiary, administrator and a stock holder of the UNITED STATES CORPORATION.” – Moorish American Resourc...
The origins of the Moorish sovereign citizen movement are difficult to ascertain and often misunderstood. According to law enforcement sources, Moorish sovereign citizens are closely affiliated with the Moorish Science Temple of America (MSTA) and trace their roots to the creation of the MSTA in 1913 and its founder, Noble Drew Ali (aka Timothy Dre...
Moorish sovereign citizens espouse an antigovernment doctrine in which its members claim to be part of a sovereign nation. For some who identify themselves as “Moor,” “Moorish” or something similar, there is a belief that a fictitious 1787 treaty between the United States and Morocco grants them immunity from U.S. law. Others, such as the Washitaw ...
Primary activities by these groups include the teaching of training seminars and videotaped classes that instruct participants on how to carry out financial scams and frauds common to sovereign groups. Moorish sovereigns often sustain themselves by selling bogus legal documents, fraudulent auto insurance forms, fake license plates, counterfeit pass...
Jul 7, 2021 · So what what I think makes Moorish Science unusual is, for much of the movement, instead of something like rejecting American citizenship, returning to Africa, starting their own territory, the emphasis is on being, “good citizens.”
Jul 7, 2021 · The SPLC website says Moorish sovereigns believe African Americans, specifically, have “sovereign immunity” that excuses them from following state and federal law.
- Andrea Marks
Moorish sovereign citizens are a collection of groups, networks and individuals that emerged in the early 1990s as a largely Black offshoot of the anti-government extremist sovereign citizen movement. Moorish sovereign citizens combine long-standing sovereign citizen beliefs and tactics with some newer, primarily Afrocentric notions, including ...
Dec 21, 2023 · In the United States, sovereign citizens come in two main varieties: “traditional” sovereign citizens and “Moorish” sovereign citizens. Moorish sovereign citizens are primarily Black and often pepper standard sovereign citizen beliefs with additional concepts or terminology derived from the Moorish Science Temple, a religious sect, or ...
Aug 10, 2023 · Moorish sovereigns cite that treaty to claim that Moors in the US have sovereign status, meaning they would be exempt from normal laws and regulations. While Moorish sovereigns generally adopt practices common among other sovereign citizens, their unique pseudo-historical perspective shapes their actions and tactics.
