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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 07:25 PM
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President Bush (news - web sites), center, speaks at a session called 'The High Cost of Lawsuits' at the White House Conference on the Economy at the Ronald Reagan (news - web sites) Center, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004 in Washington. Sitting with Bush are from left to right George Priest, Professor of Law and Economics at Yale Law School, Mike Carter, owner of Monroe Rubber and Gasket Co., and Secretary of Commerce Don Evans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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DireStrike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 07:31 PM
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1. Meanwhile, in the real world
everyone paying attention is aghast.
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hollowdweller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 07:47 PM
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2. Lawsuits are one of the few things left for the common man to use to stand
up for his rights and prevent the wealtby and powerful from exploiting everyone. They've already done away with unions.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 10:07 AM
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3. On NPR this morning they said with a straight face that ...
the economic conference yesterday focussed on "lawsuit abuse."
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grumpy old fart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 10:42 AM
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5. grrrrr......Even NPR on the spin wagon?
Dammit. FRIVOLOUS lawsuits get thrown out of court. See, Fox v. Franken. Does anyone think we'd have seat belts, airbags, safe toys, etc. without the right to sue?
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lastliberalintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 10:41 AM
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4. Well, your pictures are correct
Bush v. Gore was the costliest lawsuit I've ever heard of.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 11:08 AM
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6. What about the 7th Amendment????
I guess these people don't read the Constitution any more.
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ArkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-04 11:38 AM
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7. We need more litigation, not less.
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