Status
Sam Aurelius Milam III
Sometimes, people like me are accused of acting like we're above the law.  I understand the accusation but the vocabulary is flawed.  Actually, the accusation should be that we act like we're above the legislation.

Law vs. Legislation — The term law properly addresses things that are inherent or fundamental.  It addresses things that men observe or discover, such as the law of gravity or the law of supply and demand.  Laws operate of their own accord, whether or not any man is even aware of them.  They don't require enforcement by men.  Any violation of a law will result in a consequence, without the intervention of men.  The term legislation properly addresses the proclamations and declarations of men, usually intended to compel or to prohibit some specified behavior.  Legislation doesn't operate of its own accord.  The violation of legislation might not cause any consequence at all unless such violation is observed by men and such consequence is enforced by men. —Milam's Dictionary of Distinctions, Differ- ences, and Other Odds and Ends

Part 1:  Hierarchy
The idea that someone can be above the legislation suggests that a hierarchy of status exists in political doctrine.  Such is indeed the case.
Sovereigns — Predictably, the definitions of sovereigns that are provided by the dictionaries are deceptive.  Considering that the dictionaries are produced and distributed under government licenses and that the people who read them were educated in the government schools, it isn't surprising that the dictionaries successfully convey misinformation.  The deception regarding sovereigns is a lie of omission.  That is, the idea of sovereign status is restricted to kings, queens, emperors, and "the people" as a theoretical body politic.  I haven't encountered a dictionary in which sovereignty is described as a possible status of an ordinary person.
In fact, a sovereign is anyone who isn't under the jurisdiction of any institution of government and who doesn't have any obligation to any institution of government.  A sovereign has the highest possible political status.  Anybody can be a sovereign.
Constitutions — Here's another idea that you won't find in the dictionaries.  A valid constitution is a creature of sovereigns.

creature .... n. 1.  Something created....  3.  One dependent on or subservient to another; a tool .... —The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 1992

De facto ....  In fact, in deed, actually.  This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs which must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate.  Thus, an office, position or status existing under a claim or color of right such as a de facto corporation .... —Black's Law Dictionary, 1979

Color.  An appearance, semblance, or simulacrum, as distinguished from that which is real.  A prima facie or apparent right.  Hence, a deceptive appearance;  a plausible, assumed exterior, concealing a lack of reality;  a disguise or pretext.  See also Colorable .... —Black's Law Dictionary, 1979

Part 4:  Conclusion
If anyone accuses me of acting like I'm above the law, then I have a few quibbles with the accusation, one of which I've previously noted.  I'll repeat it here again.  I'm not above the law.  I'm above the legislation.  Another quibble is with the inadequate scope of the accusation.  That is, I'm not above just the legislation.  I'm above the citizens, the legislation, the legislatures and the Congress, the government, and the constitution.  Finally, the accusation must be carefully interpreted.  Political status isn't a measure of one's human worth.  It's a measure of one's position within the political hierarchy.  As a human being, I'm not fundamentally superior to anybody else.
Whether or not I'm successfully a sovereign is probably a matter of opinion.  Even though the thugs who enforce the jurisdiction of the United States don't have any legitimate jurisdiction over me, they'll attack me without mercy if they notice me violating any of their rules.  It won't be possible for an ordinary person to successfully exercise sovereignty until such a thing has become generally accepted.³
In the meantime, the authorities might be well advised to understand that revolutions are not made by people.  Revolutions are made by governments.

Letter to the Editor
Hi Sam
I especially enjoyed your article in the last Frontiersman about the incidents of near human extinction.

End-of-the-Year Comment
Sam Aurelius Milam III
This issue marks the completion of seventeen years of continuous publication of the Frontiersman.  I've done it alone, with a little help from some of you (see the Acknowledgments) and with no help at all from most of you.  I'm still unemployed.  Some sort of ongoing contributions would be very helpful.