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To: malakhi

Common law. The plaintiff complains, the defendant explains, and the judge decides who is credible and compares the precedents. Worked for centuries.


257 posted on 01/26/2005 12:04:07 PM PST by annalex
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To: annalex
Common law. The plaintiff complains, the defendant explains, and the judge decides who is credible and compares the precedents. Worked for centuries.

You might find yourself in jail for saying bad things about Islam in such a system.

Why are you in favor of laws banning blasphemy? How are such laws any different than laws banning "hate speech" against homosexuals?

279 posted on 01/26/2005 12:16:01 PM PST by Modernman (What is moral is what you feel good after. - Ernest Hemingway)
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To: annalex
Common law. The plaintiff complains, the defendant explains, and the judge decides who is credible and compares the precedents. Worked for centuries.

Go ahead, give it a try and let me know how that works for you.

283 posted on 01/26/2005 12:17:30 PM PST by malakhi
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