He said I want everyone involved back here Monday morning at 10 AM. I was close enough to hear a conversation between the judge and a lawyer. The lawyer told the judge he had to be in another court on Monday morning on another case. The judge told him I don't care about your personal problems. If you are not here in this court Monday at 10 AM I will hold you in contempt of court. And the judge just walked away. Just an anecdote but I have several others dealings with arrogant Mass. judges. - Tom
Article VII. Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men: Therefore the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity and happiness require it.
Would you belive that this is part of the written Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Get's better, look at this:
Article I. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness. ah, but that couldn't be not in the state of kennedy and kerry, nope, they had to get politically correct, so....
Article CVI. Article I of Part the First of the Constitution is hereby annulled and the following is adopted:-
All people are born free and equal and have certain natural, essential and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness. Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed or national origin.