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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
Get ahold of yourself. (figuratively speaking, of course)

The Court's Decision was exactly the right one. The plaintiff was not the custodial parent. He lacked standing to bring the action and federal courts, being courts of limited jurisdiction, may only rule where there is an actual case or controversy.

This is a victory for a limited judiciary.

29 posted on 06/14/2004 7:37:53 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: Mr. Lucky
Since the Court shot this one down on a procedural issue of standing, every other hoop will have to be jumped through by any subsequent litigant. Probably it will be kicked for some other reason next time. Lather, rinse, repeat, ad infinitum. The Court might never rule on this issue.

It will probably be a while before some disgrungled parent gets this particular bee in his bonnet again. To quote my favorite line from the movie Ruthless People, "Stupid people are a dime a dozen, but true idiots are rare..."

60 posted on 06/14/2004 8:01:24 AM PDT by bondjamesbond (Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown)
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