Bill Lear wrote:
Doug Henwood has been critical of Ralph Nader, if I remember
correctly, for, among other things, relying on the court system to
solve what are at root political problems. Gorman seems to believe
that there are two choices: use the courts or use violence. But what
about
I just read Burke yesterday. He emphasizes how the US consitution
structures government so that the courts are the only recourse here --
unlike in Europe.
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 02:00:29PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
Bill Lear wrote:
Doug Henwood has been critical of Ralph Nader, if I
On Thursday, January 23, 2003 at 11:24:26 (-0800) Michael Perelman writes:
I just read Burke yesterday. He emphasizes how the US consitution
structures government so that the courts are the only recourse here --
unlike in Europe.
Definitely sounds worth reading.
Bill
Title: RE: Courts or violence
Michael Perelman writes: I just read Burke yesterday. He emphasizes how the US consitution structures government so that the courts are the only recourse here -- unlike in Europe.
and nowadays, the big campaign is to restrict the ability of citizens to sue
Exactly. The curtailing of regulation is one cause of the increase in
liability. The courts remain the only recourse in many cases -- so they
push tort reform in which Doug's classmate is a leader.
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 03:16:48PM -0800, Devine, James wrote:
Michael Perelman writes: I just