Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS Message-ID: <9509122005.0S8AH03@support.com> References: <434583$ka4@nic.umass.edu> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Tue, 12 Sep 95 20:05:43 -0700 Lines: 62 Maureen Garde henri@netcom.com (henry) wrote: >thomas jefferson expressed grave doubts about the use of the courts >of the united states being used by the rich and powerful to oppress >those without money. this is precisely what we are seeing here, the >oppression of the individual by faceless conglomerates and huge multi- >national corporations with no humanity or ethics. >the system is broken. >jefferson's worst fears have come to pass. Maureen: >The courts of the United States, state and federal, are open to all >litigants. Big corporations, individuals with individual grievances. It >is very possible in our system for an individual, a nonlawyer, even, to >seek and obtain justice. And most of the time, the system does justice. This has got to be a joke, Maureen. If I was an unemployed Chicano from East LA who barely spoke english, I'd be in jail or dead (shot during the seizure) today for attempting to warn people about the cult. Justice is something that is purchased in this country. If you don't have the money, you are simply ground up in the system. >Of course, legal remedies can be, and are, abused. Often. >But in the main our system is a good one. A bit better than barbaric. >You cannot judge the worth of a system by the fact >that it is capable of being misued. When it is *continually* abused by those who know how to use it and have the money to do so, you can. >IMHO, what people need to consider is remedies that are available to >counteract and punish abuse and misuse of the system. How much per hour do I have to pay to find out what (if anything) can be done? >As far as Thomas Jefferson is concerned, he wasn't above using the legal >system to prosecute personal ends. Read up on the prosecution and trial >of Aaron Burr. Jefferson was a great man, but he was just as capable of >abusing power, position and the system as anyone else. Well, in that case we should just accept whatever is handed out to us as justice and be thankful we don't live in China. +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby"