EXTREMISM: Meet the Fake Lawyer Who Goes to War for Anti-Mask Restaurants (Truly on the Fringe)

[NurseJackie]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-fake-lawyer-who-goes-to-war-for-anti-mask-restaurants

Rick Martin is an oft-arrested, militia-connected conspiracy theorist dogged by a record of drunk-driving and allegations of golf scams.
Kelly Weill
Reporter
Published Mar. 29, 2021 4:52AM ET

Rick Martin presented a formidable résumé. “Lawyer Rick Martin ‘The Judge Slayer,’” a biography on his website read. Billing himself as the head of the “Constitutional Law Group,” (CLG), Martin advertised his legal services for businesses that defied anti-COVID-19 measures.

“I have put three District Judges, two District Attorneys, and countless law enforcement officers behind prison walls,” he wrote. “We the People need to come together and take back our country from these unlawful criminals.”

But it was Martin and one of his clients who went to jail this month. And while his client, a Michigan pizzeria proprietor, is believed to be the first restaurant owner in the state to be arrested over COVID-19 restrictions, the bust was far from Martin’s first time behind bars. Despite presenting himself as a “constitutional lawyer,” Martin is not licensed to practice law anywhere in the United States.

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Contempt of Court

For months, one of Michigan’s hottest fronts in the COVID culture war was Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria, a small restaurant in the city of Holland that refused to comply with rules on masks and distancing. Marlena’s, named for owner Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, stayed open while Michigan temporarily barred in-person dining, and continued to operate even after its license was suspended as a result.

As the battle with Michigan raged (and Pavlos-Hackney was featured on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show), a sign in the restaurant window offered a stern warning to the government.

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. Odds are he is a sovereign/constitutionalist nutjob.

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2. Bet on it

Maybe he'll get rewarded for his antics with another stretch behind bars.

[Brother Buzz]

4. He almost did when he was arrested in court

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5. The judge missed a golden opportunity

"Take him away, boys." I was just waiting for her to say that.

[Brother Buzz]

7. Methinks the judge knows there's going to be an encore performance in ninety days...

and she's working on her response as I type. It's a safe bet "Take him away, boys." will make it to the short list.

Curiously, I saw the video the other day, and through the magic of YouTube algorithms, I was prompted to watch a bunch more sovereign citizen court shit. All the judges show a lot of restraint and stay within the box, but they DO let loose with some scathing zingers. It's like they're all competing for bragging rights at the nineteenths hole at the country club.

[marble falls]

3. That license plate is a sovereign citizen/posse comitatus thing.