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DUI defendant claims that he's his own country
Associated Press ^ | March 11, 2009

Posted on 03/11/2009 3:35:39 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

EASTON, Pa. (AP) - A man accused of driving drunk said Pennsylvania courts have no jurisdiction over him because he's his own country. After seeing the paperwork that 44-year-old Scott Allan Witmer filed with the court claiming sovereignty, a Northampton County judge said Tuesday he cannot be released from jail until he gets a mental exam.

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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: libertarians; pennsylvania; whiskeyrebellion
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1 posted on 03/11/2009 3:35:39 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Witmeria?


2 posted on 03/11/2009 3:36:55 PM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

A bad batch of Moon Shine?


3 posted on 03/11/2009 3:37:09 PM PDT by unkus
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Who does he think he is?

Only an illegal alien can pull that stunt.


4 posted on 03/11/2009 3:39:36 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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5 posted on 03/11/2009 3:40:22 PM PDT by Crazieman (Feb 7, 2008 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966675/posts?page=28#28)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Sounds like a L&O episode.


6 posted on 03/11/2009 3:41:54 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I once thought I was a junebug, but then buzz wore off.


7 posted on 03/11/2009 3:43:15 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: unkus

That would be an act of war.....


8 posted on 03/11/2009 3:46:58 PM PDT by RFEngineer
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To: Crazieman

L0L!


9 posted on 03/11/2009 3:47:56 PM PDT by mylife ( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Ask him for his passport and visa, then arrest him for being an illegal.
10 posted on 03/11/2009 3:48:51 PM PDT by DYngbld (I have read the back of the Book and we WIN!!!!)
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LOL good one


11 posted on 03/11/2009 3:50:13 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: Free ThinkerNY

He’s in his own world, is more like it.


12 posted on 03/11/2009 3:52:34 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really necessary?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

What a great idea! I think Ill tell that one to the IRS and Obama when he raises my taxes!
Selective Secession!


13 posted on 03/11/2009 3:56:05 PM PDT by Guns
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Maybe into that “sovereign person” thing. Note that I use quotes. There are some Posse Commitatus types that claim this.


14 posted on 03/11/2009 3:57:36 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (Leftism is a mental disorder.)
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To: cripplecreek

Michael Moore must be at least a county.


15 posted on 03/11/2009 4:08:04 PM PDT by xmission (www.iwilldefendtheconstitution.com)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
This guy is living in his own Private Idaho.
16 posted on 03/11/2009 4:10:47 PM PDT by 6SJ7 (Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
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To: unkus
A bad batch of Moon Shine?

I have been looking for almost two years now, and I STILL can't find a good or bad batch...

17 posted on 03/11/2009 4:17:14 PM PDT by dware (3 prohibited topics in mixed company: politics, religion and operating systems...)
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LOL

I tasted some once in Georgia. No thanks.


18 posted on 03/11/2009 4:41:50 PM PDT by unkus
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19 posted on 03/11/2009 4:43:15 PM PDT by Roos_Girl (This country is being run like it's a love-in)
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To: cripplecreek

Nutty Scottia.


20 posted on 03/11/2009 4:44:19 PM PDT by x
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