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   From: reality@check.it   
      
   "dotcom"  wrote in message   
   news:d274f613-8dba-45c8-8065-0ba075f363c7@13g2000prl.googlegroups.com...   
   >I was amused to hear Magistrate Peter Reardon presiding over the   
   > terrorist case that he would boot out anyone from his court who   
   > refused to stand for him.  Whilst standing for a judge or magistrate   
   > is traditional in Australian Courts, I wasnt aware it was a legal   
   > requirement. Can any lawyers out there shed any light on this?   
      
   If they can force you to stand, they can force you to bow down and kneel.   
      
   On your knees, slave!   
      
      
      
   > I personally feel a little bit dishonest when I stand for a judge, when   
   > deep down I have such little respect for lawyers and their ilk ( mind   
   > you I have a pretty strong respect for justice) and after all judges   
   > are really just a tad higher in the pecking order than lawyers- they   
   > usually were lawyers so one cant expect them to have really changed   
   > their spots.. So pretending I respect them when I dont doesnt sit well   
   > wtih me.   
   > So can a judge really kick you out of court for not standing for him?.   
   > And what justification would he have if I was otherwise just sitting   
   > quietly minding my own business.    Where would I find the law that   
   > says I have to stand?   
      
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