Yet another flavor of Sovereign Citizens
Mark Potok from the Southern Poverty Law Center comments on another variation of Sovereign Citizen beliefs.
The so-called Moorish Nationals make an additional claim to distinction: They are “aboriginal and indigenous natural peoples of Northwest Amexem” — a statement most often made by individuals within the movement claiming to be descendants of African slaves. Tesi, who is said by Colleyville and Arlington police to be Caucasian, lists the Moorish National Republic on his financial affidavit, which also bears an image of the unfinished pyramid and the eye of providence, or the all-seeing eye of God, found on the back of a dollar bill.
The modern variation of the sovereign-citizen movement began in the 1970s and 1980s with the “posse comitatus” belief, based on common-law theories that there is no legitimate government higher than a county sheriff.
A number of groups, including one in Arlington, claim the title of The Moorish National Republic.