Ed Larson
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Is that wrong? No. See, while Chad Daybell was more influenced by the near-death experience slash end-time side of fringe Mormonism, Lori Vallow came from a household deeply steeped in a particularly Mormon flavor of right-wing extremism that informed the way Lori's father lived his entire life.
Is that wrong? No. See, while Chad Daybell was more influenced by the near-death experience slash end-time side of fringe Mormonism, Lori Vallow came from a household deeply steeped in a particularly Mormon flavor of right-wing extremism that informed the way Lori's father lived his entire life.
Is that wrong? No. See, while Chad Daybell was more influenced by the near-death experience slash end-time side of fringe Mormonism, Lori Vallow came from a household deeply steeped in a particularly Mormon flavor of right-wing extremism that informed the way Lori's father lived his entire life.
But perhaps what most influenced Lori's idea that she could bend the world to her will and make things true just by saying them out loud was the fact that her father was also that most egotistical and fantastical of American creations. Barry Cox was a sovereign citizen. I'm a private nation.
But perhaps what most influenced Lori's idea that she could bend the world to her will and make things true just by saying them out loud was the fact that her father was also that most egotistical and fantastical of American creations. Barry Cox was a sovereign citizen. I'm a private nation.
But perhaps what most influenced Lori's idea that she could bend the world to her will and make things true just by saying them out loud was the fact that her father was also that most egotistical and fantastical of American creations. Barry Cox was a sovereign citizen. I'm a private nation.
That is a reduction of my power. And he has been waging an ongoing one-man war against the IRS since the 80s.
That is a reduction of my power. And he has been waging an ongoing one-man war against the IRS since the 80s.
That is a reduction of my power. And he has been waging an ongoing one-man war against the IRS since the 80s.
And so let's spend a little bit of time on Barry's sovereign citizenship and the particularly Mormon brand of right-wing extremism he's subscribed to, because it really is these two things together that explain the incredible arrogance and the magical thinking that led Lori Vallow down her eventual path.
And so let's spend a little bit of time on Barry's sovereign citizenship and the particularly Mormon brand of right-wing extremism he's subscribed to, because it really is these two things together that explain the incredible arrogance and the magical thinking that led Lori Vallow down her eventual path.
And so let's spend a little bit of time on Barry's sovereign citizenship and the particularly Mormon brand of right-wing extremism he's subscribed to, because it really is these two things together that explain the incredible arrogance and the magical thinking that led Lori Vallow down her eventual path.
Now, a sovereign citizen is basically a person who doesn't want to pay taxes, but they justify it by saying that the United States government is illegitimate. And they therefore claim that they are not subject to any government statutes unless they consent to them personally.
Now, a sovereign citizen is basically a person who doesn't want to pay taxes, but they justify it by saying that the United States government is illegitimate. And they therefore claim that they are not subject to any government statutes unless they consent to them personally.
Now, a sovereign citizen is basically a person who doesn't want to pay taxes, but they justify it by saying that the United States government is illegitimate. And they therefore claim that they are not subject to any government statutes unless they consent to them personally.
Basically, anything that requires an errand, they don't like.
Basically, anything that requires an errand, they don't like.
Basically, anything that requires an errand, they don't like.
They don't want to run errands.
They don't want to run errands.