Accused Capitol rioter Pauline Bauer, who allegedly demanded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) be turned over to the crowd to be executed, filed a new motion on Monday challenging a federal court’s jurisdiction over her soul and demanding that all charges against her be dropped. The new filing was flagged by NBC4 Washington reporter Scott MacFarlane.
Bauer, who represents herself and appears to be an adherent to the so-called “sovereign citizen” movement, has demanded the court “Drop all charges against my VESSEL” and quoted the Bible in her defense.
“I know you are new to this case but I retain my right to self determination,” she wrote in her bizarre motion. “The court is aware of the Cestui Que Ve trust that I am Executor of and retain my rights to contract when I choose to under Admiralty Law. I challenge the courts [sic] jurisdiction and dominion over a living soul.”
In her filing, she also demanded that the police turn over “a copy of your malfeasance and malpractice insurance so I may make a future tort claim” for arresting people “without due process of law.”
The “sovereign citizen” movement advocates the theory that people can act as their own government, and therefore are outside the jurisdiction of most of the laws laid out by the United States. To date, courts have not endorsed these ideas.
Read the filing below:
Jan 6 defendant Pauline Bauer, who has notified the court she's a sovereign citizen and is seeking to defend herself in court…… has made this statement to court and feds, per prosecutors ===> pic.twitter.com/F6srHXOnLQ
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) August 23, 2021
