Authority

Authority is defined as “Permission. Right to exercise powers; to implement and enforce laws; to exact obedience; to command; to judge. Control over; jurisdiction. Often synonymous with power.”
From the definition above, we see that authority is the “right to exercise powers” and “jurisdiction”. We know from the Constitution, the highest law of the land, that there are three powers, and they are separate but equal.
This concept, which makes the United States Constitution the most powerful document of modern times, has created a government that has the three separate powers (kings) as opposed to the usual one. These three powers were vigorously debated over by the framers with the idea of allowing them to be exercised not only by government legislators and executors, but also by the people themselves.

For the people to put these powers into effect, we must translate them into the courtroom where the authority, jurisdiction, and power are administered.
The first power is the Legislative Power and is represented by the a prosecuting attorney who introduces legislative laws (codes and statutes) to show the jurisdiction of the court as well as the process that will be used to prosecute a case.
The second power is the Executive Power which enforces the orders and judgments of the court. This power is represented by the judge or magistrate who determines which laws, codes, or statutes will be enforced. This power does not make orders or judgments. It only enforces those judgments and orders THAT ARE LAWFUL.
The third power is the Judicial Power, and is exercised by the defendant in the courtroom by objection and/or challenge in order to keep the other two powers in check. Checking the jurisdictions that is. This power is executed pursuant to the rules of the common law and the Constitution.
The free exercise of political power is provided specifically by the Judicial Power of the United States and is vested in the one Supreme Court at Article III of the U.S. Constitution.
Both the legislative and executive powers were very jealous of the judicial power. In fact, the Legislators and the President, two years after the Constitution was ratified, created their own “supreme court” which is a reflection of the articles III court and a copy of the judicial power. This court created by the judiciary act of 1789 is an “agency” called the attorney generals office.
The attorney generals office has no judicial power. Therefore it must usurp that power from the individuals who are in a position to exercise it. Those parties are the defendant in a criminal case. Why do you think they tell you to get a lawyer? So the lawyer and judge (or magistrate) can control your case through the judicial power.
A challenge to the jurisdiction of the court is an exercise of judicial power. This can only be done by a party acting In Propria Persona. If you look that phrase up in Black’s Law Dictionary, you will find out why.