- http://beaconnews.ca/calgary/2013/10/gl ... t-charged/
http://lethnews.com/general/charges-lai ... at-coutts/
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valley ... f_ariz.php
I have seen Winningham’s name on various CERI documents, so it would appear he and “minister” Belanger are at least allied.176 The Sovereign Man / Sovereign Citizen movement is the chief U.S. OPCA community. Several reported Ontario decisions document court interactions with self-identified Sovereign Men. This court has had a limited exposure to Sovereign Men, most notably being a lawsuit advanced by Glenn Winningham ["Winningham"] (usually self-styled as "Glenn Winningham: House of Fearn"): Winningham v. Canada (30 November 2010) Lethbridge 1006 00907 (Alta. Q.B.), leave to appeal denied (Alta. C.A.).
177 I was a defendant in this action, along with Canada, Alberta, many police officers, the Prime Minister, government ministers, the Lieutenant and Governor Generals, and Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Chief Justice Wittmann. The action alleged broad conspiracy and misconduct by Canadian state actors. A chief complaint by Winningham, who is a self-declared member of the "Republic of Texas", is that Canada Customs had refused to admit him into Canada with his firearms. This was followed by a number of confrontations with Lethbridge area peace officers, particularly at traffic stops.
178 Winningham's documents claim he is not subject to Canadian law on 'everything is a contract' and 'courts apply admiralty law' bases. He also claimed 'governments' are only corporations. The allegations and rhetoric in his court submissions express a perspective that is alarming:
179 My part in the conspiracy was to "... shove ... foreign martial law jurisdiction down the throats of all of the people ..." as an excuse to "... bring out [my] martial law shock troops and really "kick some ass!"" This would alienate the populace from the Queen and trigger a coup d'etat.I have tried to use administrative procedure against these criminals, but they don't get the message, so this is the message. If they want to perjure their oaths of office and engage in TREASON and SEDITION, and BREACH OF TRUST, and other crimes to numerous to list, against Me, that they BETTER be prepared to go ALL THE WAY, and MURDER Me as well, because by the time I am done with them, (I will do it all within the law), they will wish they had MURDERED Me. It is My patriotic duty to come after them to My last dying breath, and I will file commercial liens against them, I will liquidate their bonds, I will file criminal complaints against them and their bosses, I will seize their assets, and I will not rest until I see them do that little dance they do at the end of a common law rope, and even then, in the next life, I will be DEMANDING Justice before the judgment BAR of God, to make sure they get to spend the rest of eternity receiving their just reward. Also, after I am dead and gone on to the next life, because this is on the record, these criminals will be hunted down, just like the NAZI war criminals that are still hunted down this day.
Furthermore, these criminals are hereby put on NOTICE that with criminals like them in this world, I have a DEATH wish, because this world is NOT big enough for both of us, so go ahead and make MY day, the sooner I am out of here the better, and I shall exercise My God given RIGHT to resist their unlawful arrest with lethal fource, if necessary, and then they will have an excuse to MURDER Me, so go ahead criminals, MAKE MY DAY!
180 Langston J. struck Winningham's action on, among other things, that the defendants had acted in various nefarious and treasonous ways, and refused Winningham's demand for $1 billion in damages. American courts have similarly rejected Winningham's claims. His action in Winningham v. Schulman (30 December 2009) District of Columbia 09 2435 was dismissed as being:
181 Winningham's perspective of state oppression and violent focus seems representative of the Sovereign Man movement. In the United States, Sovereign Men are notorious for their violent conduct, intimidation of state and court personnel, and their misuse of legal processes to engage in "paper terrorism" …A complaint that describes fantastic or delusional scenarios is subject to immediate dismissal. ... Moreover, a complaint may be dismissed as frivolous when it lacks "an arguable basis in law and fact." ... This complaint appears to lack an arguable basis in either law or fact, and may reflect delusional thinking. Accordingly, this complaint will dismissed.
182 A court that encounters what appears to be a genuine Sovereign Man / Sovereign Citizen may wish to take additional security precautions.
Canada tends to take weapons offences pretty seriously. Given Glenn’s previous antics and his ‘winning ways’, I think he may have a difficult time obtaining bail and pre-trial release.
But afterwards I think we, in Canada, would very much like to return this unusual southern visitor to its native environs, to grow and prosper. Hope you folks south of the 49th don’t mind…
SMS Möwe