sov·er·eign
[ˈsäv(ə)rən]
Sovereign:
NOUN
a supreme ruler, especially a monarch.
synonyms: ruler · monarch · supreme ruler · Crown · crowned head · head of state · [more]
a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling, now only minted for commemorative purposes.
ADJECTIVE
possessing supreme or ultimate power.
They feel that they are a nation of one and both the monarch and subject to only their own rules. Viceland did a thing on them, they kept not doing stupid petty shit and getting themselves into trouble. Eventually one them realized that it is a lot easier to just pay your fine or whatever than to try to resist every petty little rule.
One time I was in traffic court and one of these clowns walked in and he ranted at the judge for a while and then stormed out, the judge was perplexed and bemused, I am sure they just mailed his fine to him.
"been robbing us blind to the tune of trillions of dollars"
"Us"? You had trillions of dollars?