When Georgia judges, court clerks and police chiefs found the legal system being turned against them, they sought a way to strike back. The result is a new state law against so-called sovereign citizens who engage in “paper terrorism” to harass public officials.
The law makes it a felony to knowingly file false liens against government employees. One example of the problem occurred last year when Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston, Appalachian Circuit Superior Court Chief Judge Brenda Weaver and Fannin County Superior Court Clerk Dana Chastain found themselves targeted by liens that could have wrecked their credit ratings and wasted courthouse resources.
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