2001-01-12 If I am not mistaken, Monday (2001-01-15) is the day that Stephen Thoburn is to appear in court. To those in the know, will this trial be a one day event, where Mr. Thoburn is either found guilty or innocent, or can this linger on for months to come? In cases such as this, what is the usual procedure? If Mr. Thoburn is found guilty, will he have the right to appeal the verdict? If he does appeal, will that have any effect on the courts decision? Naturally, if he is found guilty, it means the government is within its right to confiscate and arrest traders violating the law. If he demands an appeal, then the courts decision is moot as far as the traders in rebellion are concerned. If he is found innocent, what will that do for law presently on the books? Will it allow traders then to chose their units by which they sell by? Will it undermine the WMA? I do feel that the BWMA and the UKIP will do what ever they can to drag this though the courts for a long, long time. As long as there are appeals and counter-appeals, keeping the system in confusion, then it gives the traders both time and the feeling of victory. So, where does it end? Glückliches Neues Jahr! Happy New Year! John Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt frei zu sein. There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they are free! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
