I really, really want someone to prove me wrong. I can kinda buy into the admiralty law, maybe it's the wrong language being used, but not the whole quantum language thing, which is an entirely different discussion.

I think it's more of we're under proper British Common Law, able to be thrown into jail on the whim of a black-robed tyrant.

What is "contempt of court?" What legal authority does a black-robed tyrant have to put you in jail for "contempt of court?"