It's part of the Freeman movement.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B289953BD4AE10 It's something in Canada and the UK where they discovered statutory law only applies to employees of the government and cases where the government can make people act as employees like if they get a government ID.
No they found a "loophole" which doesn't actually exist or work. Every time this shit has been challenged in court the "freeman-on-the-land" has ended up getting punished for it becuase he's a dipshit.