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1 posted on 06/03/2003 4:30:14 AM PDT by rooster1
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Tens of millions of innocent Americans, and untold numbers of innocent institutions -- from schools to businesses -- stand a good chance of having their money legally stolen through litigation or even the mere threat of it.

Hyperbole alert!

2 posted on 06/03/2003 4:37:16 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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Unfortunately, the above is absolutely true. One of the most frightening things that I have recently read was a lawyer's admonition to people studying the law for a concealed weapon permit.

He said (and he is a good, well intentioned, truthful man), that just because you read a law, and even apply dictionary definitions to it, don't assume that you know what it means.

Think about that. It destroys the whole historical purpose of written law, developed over all of history. If you cannot understand what a law means by reading it, what is the point of having law at all? The entire purpose of written law is so that you can know beforehand what is forbidden, and what is required.

3 posted on 06/03/2003 4:43:34 AM PDT by marktwain
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You know, I like a good lawyer joke as much as the next guy, but you have to put some of the blame on JURIES!

Why does a jury find McDonald's responsible for a driver spilling coffee?

Why does a jury find a hair-dryer manufacturer liable for some dim bulb dropping a hair dryer (they didn't always have warning labels) in a bathtub full of water?

I didn't know about the aspirin / airline thing, but I'll wager some lawyer convinced a jury that the flight attendant was practicing medicine without a license AND THE JURY BOUGHT IT!

The lawyers would stop selling ridiculous positions if the people would stop buying them.

4 posted on 06/03/2003 4:44:22 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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"Law is a man-made series of rules. That is all it is. In and of itself, law is entirely amoral."

One more proof that everything rests on virtue.
6 posted on 06/03/2003 4:46:31 AM PDT by ricpic
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Check this out. Pure corruption in the judiciary!

On Wednesday, June 4th, 2003, Linda Kennedy will be confronting the Virginia Supreme Court regarding their ignoring due process rights of the people, even to the extent of the Supreme Court permitting the Virginia State Bar to perjure itself, and then allowing the bar and the hand picked judges to re-write the transcripts in the Kennedy case, in order to justify the lynching. And yes, after all this, the Supreme Court refused to preserve the actual record in the lower court which was different than the altered transcripts, in spite of Kennedy having dug in the garbage cans of the culprits, pulling out the actual alterations. Two courtwatchers also taped the proceedings and guess what--the tapes don't match the transcripts as the written record is totally and completely different in some major areas of the trail record (what a surprise). As an example, all the perjury that Kennedy caught the head of the ethics department at the Virginia State Bar in has mysteriously disappeared. The FBI says they are aware of the problem with altered records but have done nothing to police this crime against the people. Kennedy often talks about "Plan B: What to do when the law and facts don't matter." Kennedy has been applying these principles and needs our help for these last steps. Kennedy has spoken for many, many people and has helped many without requesting anything in return. Kennedy now needs us to say thanks and to help her. If you cannot be present at this hearing (address given below), then you can do the following: Call the Virginia Supreme Court at (804) 786-2251, and then the Virginia Attorney General's office (who is defending the criminal activities of the state bar and judges) at 804 786-2071, and make it known that you are protesting that "The People's Lawyer"--Linda Kennedy, is being wrongly attacked and targeted for speaking against the system, and that it needs to stop now. Address of the Virginia Supreme Court: 100 North 9th Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 786-2251

7 posted on 06/03/2003 4:54:03 AM PDT by patriot_wes
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And now a trial lawyer is seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for president. He ought to win it. Trial lawyers are, after all, the largest contributors to him and to his party. And if that doesn't frighten enough Americans, we will cease being a free country.



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9 posted on 06/03/2003 5:02:32 AM PDT by defeat_the_dem_igods
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I think Dennis has gone a bit off the deep end. A lawyer's a lawyer. They've been presidents before, they'll be presidents in the future. Dean hasn't got a chance. Don't worry about it. He's too short.
10 posted on 06/03/2003 5:12:14 AM PDT by nuconvert
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Do any of you really stay up long into the night worrying about how you will be NEXT?

The judicial system in this country is the best the world has ever known. It has problems, such as the use of class actions to extort money from large corporations, and a few oddball rulings get a lot of coverage. But day-to-day the workings of many dedicated judges and lawyers is outstanding. There is no profession in this country that is held to higher ethical standards. If you want perfection, try communism.(/sarcasm)

The bigger problem to me is the stupid law makers who are transforming the common law into a social welfare nightmare. (e.g. the Family and Medical Leave Act; the People With Disabilities Act; and the extension of anti-discrimination principles to the extreme). I can hardly wait until our lawmakers make it illegal for me to discriminate against homosexuals. It's almost here.

One lawyer's humble opinion.
11 posted on 06/03/2003 5:49:46 AM PDT by B.Bumbleberry
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"If America is destroyed, it will be done legally."

Everything Hitler did was "legal".

12 posted on 06/03/2003 5:51:29 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Vote Democrat! Vote for national, and personal, suicide! It's like being a suicide bomber!)
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Good post. Someone said that we keep writing new laws in an impossible and vain effort to replace God's laws - the 10 Commandments - with our own (if anyone knows the current # of laws in the US, please ping me).

Edwards is almost as slick as Slick, and perhaps even more divisive.

It's about power.

Making the Law Work for Ordinary People
Excerpts from Sen. Edward's speech to law students at Drake University, March 31, 2001.

13 posted on 06/03/2003 5:55:19 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl ("Our men and women in uniform have won for us every hour that we live in freedom." - Pres. Bush)
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The Florida lawyer who brought the new legal terror weapon of "class action suit" against tobacco companies rejected over 800 potential jurors before he could find 6 people who do not believe that anyone who smokes has freely chosen to do so.

In many courts -- NYC's especially -- voir dire is a joke. Jurors should refuse to answer intrusive personal questions.

20 posted on 06/03/2003 8:07:10 AM PDT by aculeus
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Laws being enacted about animals is my pet peeve. I also think tenants on rental property have far too many rights as well. I had a tenant just destroy a home I rent to them and the police would not even arrest them.
28 posted on 06/03/2003 7:53:49 PM PDT by goodseedhomeschool
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To: Liz
bump
29 posted on 07/26/2003 1:56:26 AM PDT by Liz
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