In about 1999, he formed an organization named Take Back America ("TBA"), and started promoting an argument regarding citizenship, contending essentially that there were two different types of citizens, U.S. citizens and American citizens. Using his paperwork, you could reclaim your native American citizenship and become a part of the Republic. The organization charged almost 1600 bux for the paperwork, and some found this paperwork utterly worthless:
Subject: Re: TOTAL LACK OF INTEGRITY OF TBAUltimately, Cooper, his wife, and TBA were enjoined from conducting their program. See preliminary injunction and permanent injunction. He was eventually convicted for violating the injunction.
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 10:57:26 -0800
From: "Dennis MacPhaeddon" <denward1@mindspring.com>
To: "Marty Cooper" <marty@tbafoundation.com>
References: 1
To Marty and Austin Gary Copper,
I can not believe your arrogance. I got documents from your organization (TBA) with the WRONG NAME on them and pages of other mistakes which I faxed back, (AT YOUR AND GARY'S REQUEST) to your office TWICE to get them corrected which you never did. This has gone on for six months. I PAID YOU TO HAVE A COMPLETE SET OF DOCUMENTS WITH MY NAME ON THEM, NOT SOMEONE ELSE'S. YOU HAVE NO INTEGRITY. This is fraud ! ! You are the cowards by not following through with what you promised plain and simple. NO EXCUSES !!
I will take the whole package down to show Bob Kelly at the Americans Bulletin along with State and Federal authorities in Oregon. You did not perform AS YOU SAID YOU WOULD.
Gary if you can not keep your word and perform as you said YOU WOULD TO ME ON THE PHONE then cease and desist promoting TBA. How many other people have you screwed? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ! !
YOU ARE AS BAD AS THE SHYSTER ATTORNEY'S AND BAR ASSOCIATION YOU PURPORT TO OBJECT TO. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RETURN YOUR WHOLE PACKAGE OF LOUSY PAPERWORK WHEN YOU RETURN MY MONEY. YOU ARE THE ONES FLYING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY PROMOTING THIS SCHEME, NOT ME.
YOU ARE ONES ENGAGED IN COMMERCE OVER STATE LINES AND THROUGH THE US MAIL FOR PROFIT, NOT ME.
TO SHOW THE KIND OF LOUSY WORK YOU DO I WILL PUBLISH YOUR WORK IN ANY FORUM I CAN.
THIS IS BEING FORWARDED TO EVERYONE ON MY LIST TO BE FORWARDED AS FAR AND WIDE AS POSSIBLE. YOU HAVE SCREWED THE WRONG MAN HERE AND I OBJECT TO YOUR TOTAL LACK OF INTEGRITY.
I HAVE GIVEN YOU THREE CHANCES TO ACT HONORABLY AND YOU CHOOSE NOT TO DO SO. WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT YOU?
Dennis Ward
To everyone on my list.
The above correspondence is to Marty and Austin Gary Cooper at the TBA Foundation who has gone around the country promoting Expatriation/Repatriation as a way to get out of the system and assert your sovereignty by repatriating to the REPUBLIC. It is promoted by Austin Gary Cooper out of Florida. They supposedly do all of the paperwork FOR YOU, send it to you to sign and then you send out to all of the usual suspects. The problem is they did not get it right and sent my packet of documents with the WRONG NAME on some of the documents.
I immediately tried to get new documents and faxed the incorrect ones back so they could see what they did wrong. I can provide anyone with copies of what they sent and the type of lousy work they do. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH LACK OF FOLLOW THROUGH, INTEGRITY AND SUPPORT. IN ESSENCE THEY PROMISE AND DO NOT DELIVER.
I and a FRIEND WENT TO HEAR Austin Gary Cooper in Medford, Oregon last summer and signed up on the basis of his presentation.
This lack of follow through was the last straw. I have been screwed over for the last time by these so called "Christian Patriots". This is totally unacceptable. If you want more info I will by happy to send you copies of the documentation to prove what I say. Please forward this to everyone on your list so that others will not be ripped off by TBA. Spread the word. Thank you for taking the time to read this. We have to clean up our own house before we can clean out the rest of the vermin.
Dennis
More recently, Cooper was one of a large group in east Tennessee arrested for filing liens against public officials. Some go off the deep end, but Cooper dove head-first in the shallow end.
