SUPREMES FEED LAWYERS

"Avoid LAWSUITS beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property." - Jean De La Bruyere 1645-1696

Bumper sticker seen in Washington DC
Don't worry what people think
They don't do it very often

FROM THE COURTROOM
Q Has anybody else ever threatened to kill you?
A No. Somebody put a gun to my neck once, but I don't think he threatened to use it.
Q Was that in an employment contact or not?
A No. It was a social contact.

Q Is there a difference between a reconditioned and rebuilt piece of equipment in your mind, if you have one?

Who loses in our current legal system? You Do...
"Nearly everyone in America is hurt badly by the lawsuit abuse crisis. Consumers and small businesses are hit hardest.

In a personal injury lawsuit, the average cost to defend yourself in a non-automotive case is about $7,500 - money you lose, even if you win your case. And if your company or business is sued, it can cost tens of thousands of dollars for a legal defense, even if you win.

The costs of lawsuits passed on to consumers add up to nearly $1200 (ie 1,376.24 in 2007 dollars) per year for every person in America today.

Every year, Americans spend tens of billions of dollars on legal fees, court costs and individual time and effort in litigation.

Yet, less than half of the liability dollar ever goes to anyone injured - the rest goes to lawyer fees and court costs. " - CALA.org, 2003

"It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this." - Bertrand Russell

SUPREMES FEED LAWYERS; TAXPAYERS PAY

"Emboldened by Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirming the right of individuals to own handguns, advocates said they would immediately challenge a San Francisco law that prohibits guns in public housing and sue other cities nationwide to overturn gun restrictions.

"I expect there will be a significant number of California laws challenged because there have been a significant number of irrational and counterproductive laws passed in the state in recent years," said Chuck Michel, the NRA's chief attorney…

Hours after the Supreme Court ruling came down, two groups sued Chicago over its handgun ban… In addition, the NRA said it would file a lawsuit against Chicago today and would also sue surrounding cities that ban handguns.

California, considered to have the most restrictive gun laws in the country, is a particularly attractive target for lawsuits by the gun lobby…

Gun control supporters said they would vigorously fight the challenges.

"Gun advocates' other weapon: lawsuits" By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, June 26, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-legal27-2008jun27,0,3173451.story

The people of the United States, through their representatives, ratified the 2nd Amendment on December 15, 1791. Since then, and especially since WWII, local governments passed into law an ever-increasing number of restrictions to this federal law. While many of the new laws were in answer to technological changes in weapons manufacturing, the majority were "feel good" legislation meant to pacify some irate citizen group.

In my opinion, the vast majority of the laws passed to restrict the 2nd Amendment were intended to create "busy work" for the explosion of new lawyers that began in the '70s. That is strictly one person's opinion.

Since at least one side of a criminal lawsuit is a government entity, taxpayer-paid lawyers, legal aides, interns, and legal clerks, not to mention judges, magistrates, Sargeants-at-Arms, etc. all reap the paychecks the legal "busy work" provides.

If you honestly feel that you are getting your money's worth, please raise your hand. - 2q(Jim)

"This remains a very important opportunity for the American people to have their day in court against big tobacco and its marketing practices. I urge Congress to provide the funding to allow the lawsuit to move forward, and not to shield the tobacco industry from the consequences of its actions.” - Former President Clinton

Ah, yes, "Congress to provide the funding…"
That's our bloody taxes that Billy asked Congress to spend. - 2q(Jim)

The little girl and the politician

A politician was seated next to a little girl on the airplane. She turned to the little girl and said, "Let's talk, I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."

The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger, 'What would you like to talk about?'

"Oh, I don't know," said the stranger. "How about nuclear power?"

"OK," she said. "That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?"

The politician, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea."

To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know shit?"



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