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captain queeg

(10,104 posts) Fri Oct 8, 2021, 10:40 PM Oct 2021

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Anyone been paying attention to law -politics in the US for the past 4 or 5 decades, or even longer?

I don’t pay too close of attention but it seems ro me our courts are bogged down with so much stupidity that they aren’t addressing the important stuff. I can’t think of past issues for comarison, but way too much gime being taken by political and religious agendas.

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Anyone been paying attention to law -politics in the US for the past 4 or 5 decades, or even longer? (Original Post) captain queeg Oct 2021 OP

Courts only address cases before it. marybourg Oct 2021 #1

Exactly right. It would take a court to decide if an issue was "germane" or not to present to ... marble falls Oct 2021 #3

Nah. Why? Did something happen? marble falls Oct 2021 #2

marybourg

(12,600 posts)

1. Courts only address cases before it.

Reply to captain queeg (Original post)

Fri Oct 8, 2021, 10:53 PM

Oct 2021

They don’t get to choose their issues.

marble falls

(57,014 posts)

3. Exactly right. It would take a court to decide if an issue was "germane" or not to present to ...

Reply to marybourg (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 8, 2021, 11:01 PM

Oct 2021

... a second court. Sounds like the appeals system, and it works,

marble falls

(57,014 posts)

2. Nah. Why? Did something happen?

Reply to captain queeg (Original post)

Fri Oct 8, 2021, 10:59 PM

Oct 2021

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