The War On Women

[rushmc 23]

http://twitchy.com/2013/02/18/rep-joe-salazar-give-women-whistles-not-guns-you-may-actually-not-be-at-risk-of-rape/

This guy is a true duffus

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[popsjumper 2]

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Do you want foreign laws used in US courts?

Like Jewish law?

If both parties want a foreign law to be considered along with (and sub to) US law, then why not?

Courts have no cherrypick-your-laws option.



Say...Hey...we could set up a "draft" system..

OK Defendant, you get first pick. What law is your top draft choice?
Defendant chooses Sharia! (Crowd boo.hiss)

Now Prosecution, your shot..
Prosecution chooses Jewish law! (crowd cheers)

Yes, folks, ham it up if you like but this case is going to be one big whopper for the SCOTUS to slice up.

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If nothing else, then in a case that might cross international boundaries, it might mean that the case stands in both countries.

I may be wrong but I didn't think so. Case brought in US, US laws only. Tax havens and evasion suits come to mind first.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[Andy9o8 3]

you realize you're talking into a time machine.

[billvon 3,132]

>Courts have no cherrypick-your-laws option.

Nope - but they can cherrypick what they base their legal decisions on.

Plaintiff: "Your honor, he sold me a car that didn't work!"
Judge: "Well, in that case, he is guil . . . ."
Defendant: "Wait, your honor! I have a contract right here, signed by the plaintiff, in which I stated I would sell him a broken car and he would purchase it for parts!"
Judge: "Ah, that does change things. Defendant is innocent. Case dismissed."
Plaintiff: "But wait! You can't just change the law!"
Judge: "Not changing the law, sir. You entered into an agreement with the defendant and he met his duty under the agreement. That's what matters."

Surely you are not advocating that they ban such contracts?