XPost: can.general, can.politics   
   From: Canuck57@nospam.com   
      
   On 10/08/2011 6:48 PM, David Johnston wrote:   
   > On 8/10/2011 4:48 PM, Canuck57 wrote:   
   >> On 10/08/2011 6:47 AM, David Johnston wrote:   
   >>> On 8/10/2011 5:48 AM, Alan Baggett wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>> The appeals courts are not "the government". The ruling party has no   
   >>>>> control over their rulings. And while I'm sure you are SHOCKED to   
   >>>>> learn   
   >>>>> that the Supreme Court is made of judges, I'll remind you that crown   
   >>>>> prosecutors have a much more restricted right to appeal than convicts.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The 1.3 million decision wasn't just for trauma but also to punish the   
   >>>> federals for negligence and abuse of process.   
   >>>   
   >>> In what way were they being negligent or abusing process?   
   >>   
   >> I would trust a jury   
   >   
   > So blind faith then.   
      
   Odds of finding one rational person are better with 12 than with one.   
   Judges make stupid decisions time after time still sit on the bench the   
   next day.  Takes the 2+ year Manitoba S&M judge fiasco....   
      
      
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   behavior in USA.  Perhaps that is the problem and not the the solution.   
      
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