[Cboldt]

So, basically, precedent have no weight unless they are on the same footing as the case in hand.

That's poppycock. You are being pedantic, and are a sophist. Probably an idiot too, if I may speak my mind.

[HiTech RedNeck]

We don’t need name-calling which distracts from the discussion. Related precedents do tend to get weighed into the picture. Is this absolutely cookie cutter? Well no, in the sense that Bellei was a gingerbread man and Cruz is a round cookie, but otherwise it looks like it.