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1. Why do you want to call the judge your honor?

Calling him that implies that you consent to him acting as adjudicator. 2. The way you propose addressing the constitutional issues implies that you accept the constitution as a legitimate, binding legal instrument. Why stipulate to such? Sometimes I go to the local court and watch proceedings. Usually in traffic court, the victim(defendant) is called to a podium. The black-robed lawyer usually starts out with something like Good day sir or how are you? Personally I think something like this approach makes sense: VILLAIN:Good day sir. HERO: Has jurisdiction been alleged? VILLAIN: This court has jurisdiction. HERO: Objection, non-responsive. Yes or no, has jurisdiction been alleged? Usually these traffic tickets dont even contain a palpable ALLEGATION OF JURISDICTION. Just show up at the arraignment and ask if any party to the case has even made an allegation of jurisdiction. If the judge tries to assert his OWN jurisdiction, say Point of clarification: Are you engaging in judicial misconduct by prosecuting this from the bench? It is, under the court rules, the responsibility of the moving party to allege jurisdiction. The court is not supposed to just assert its own jurisdiction.

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