The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
Before anyone starts arguing as to what "good behavior" means, it was quite clear that it meant a lifetime tenure. See, for example, Federalist Paper # 78 ("If, then, the courts of justice are to be considered as the bulwarks of a limited Constitution against legislative encroachments, this consideration will afford a strong argument for the permanent tenure of judicial offices, since nothing will contribute so much as this to that independent spirit in the judges which must be essential to the faithful performance of so arduous a duty.")
Yes, but not a "human exploration" space program. Or one that she can look at and potentially be a part of.
You're telling her this at TEN? You honestly believe that her best chance to get into space 30 years from now is ruined because a single program was canceled now? Learn some perspective and some critical thinking skills. And don't blame Obama because you made your own daughter cry.
Not only are parents to blame, but teachers and their curriculum as well. My wife is a kindergarten teacher whose principal says "pacifically" instead of "specifically" and "axe" instead of "ask".
Pronunciation does not equal grammar. If the principal says axe but spells it ask and uses it correctly everywhere, what's the problem?
How come Bush's promises of massive explorations with no funding backing isnt stupid, but when Obama has to clean up Bush's mistakes and bring Bush's BS promises to a real budget, then suddenly he's the bad guy?
Because a large number of slashdotters, while declaring themselves "libertarians," are really closet republicans, though they oftentimes won't even admit it to themselves.
Typically in discussions like this "Europe" refers to Western Europe, but fair enough I should have been more specific and indeed, the US is ranked above every Eastern European country (which is why they're not quite relevant in a pissing contest between "Europe" and the US).
Huh? "When comparing the US and Europe it's not appropriate to use those European countries that would make Europe look worse"? Can we also exclude some of the lower-ranked US states too?
Yeah! I for one am sick and tired of these clearly biased reports that place European countries above the US just because they live longer and have a well educated populace. We shouldn't be punished for exercising our God-given right to eat, smoke, and drink ourselves to death and we all know that education is the tool of communism.
Huh? Your own links rank the US better than a wide variety off European countries on both indices.
Not really. Many of our budgetary problems are unique to the Proposition system, which is a facet of very few other state politics. What's interesting is within a few short years, California will quite possibly be facing a genuine Constitutional crises. The Proposition system just has to go.
The interesting thing about Proposition system is that it is direct democracy, the will of the voters, so Californians as a whole (or at least the voters who voted these things in) have to take responsibility.
Correct. As mentioned in my bio, what I do here is not legal advice. Legal advice is where someone tells me their situation, I ask some questions, and give them some advice. Here I just discuss legal topics and litigation events... i.e. report on what is going on. I wouldn't know how to give someone advice without first establishing a one-on-one relationship.
NOW you tell me that, on the eve of summary judgment of the case that could bankrupt me, while my brief consists solely of things I read of yours on slashdot???
Children taught by the public system that they are special, its not their fault they don't study, no one is better than anyone else, and its not fair if you don't have stuff other people have.
You're making that up. Or you're repeating things other people have made up. This is a myth that is constantly propagated on slashdot. It's one of those "everyone knows" memes that people just repeat to each other without any actual evidence because it meets their preconceived notions. The slashdotters who have children going through the school system almost invariably describe an incredibly competitive, stressful grind that is far more cutthroat than they remember from their own school days.
Every time I've had to deal with Oracle products, it's painfully obvious that the people they have intentionally design their software to be difficult to support...and then they hire armies of low-skill consultants to "help" customers install their systems.
From what I remember from my IT days, Oracle made sales by first sending in analysts who would look not at the customers' requirements, but what they thought the customer could afford. While a lot of companies do that Oracle had absolutely no shame about doing it. The only other large company that competed with them for shiftiness was CA.
I went into the local bookstore and saw one of these e-ink readers (made by Sony, I think), and I thought the display was truly awful - blurry, low-contrast, and far-and-away more difficult to read.
Sony's ereaders aren't that great in the readability department, but the Kindle is really nice and crisp. It definitely depends on your manufacturer.
then he reversed himself with no supporting data to cry foul about global warming in the late 90's and AlGore then saw his opportunity.
You are actually making the argument that there was NO supporting data in the late 90's about global warming? Because I was studying climatology in the early 90's and I do remember quite a fair number of scientific data supporting the idea.
You are still assuming that the main goal is to get the $400k. But if the idea is simply to make a fuss, they don't need to "point" to anything except Universal's greed.
Whatever the point is, the court will likely not appreciate it being lied to to make that point.
but your quote to the client should have been for the motion to dismiss only.
That would be awesome, but the rules governing lawyers explicitly favor full representation. While in certain limited circumstances you can enter a scope of limited representation, generally the court just won't let you be in just for a motion like that. So a lot of your suggestions aren't just allowed us.
As mentioned in the article, your client could always choose to concede points brought by the opposing counsel that do not directly pertain to the case as originally quoted.
But to do that the client would need to know what the impact of those concessions would be, which requires more legal advice from the lawyer, who will have a vested interest in keeping the client paying.
Perhaps when challenged they will point to other court cases where Universal has taken the position that "damages" have nothing to do with actual work/losses.
Universal can point to actual statutes. The EFF can't point to anything.
All the courts that already have decided and agreed that sticking the plaintiff with hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees for less than a days work is perfectly legal, fine, and encouraged.
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Article III, Section 1:
The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
Before anyone starts arguing as to what "good behavior" means, it was quite clear that it meant a lifetime tenure. See, for example, Federalist Paper # 78 ("If, then, the courts of justice are to be considered as the bulwarks of a limited Constitution against legislative encroachments, this consideration will afford a strong argument for the permanent tenure of judicial offices, since nothing will contribute so much as this to that independent spirit in the judges which must be essential to the faithful performance of so arduous a duty.")
Don't let them pass the buck with this "appointment for life" nonsense.
Nope, it's in the Constitution.
Yes, but not a "human exploration" space program. Or one that she can look at and potentially be a part of.
You're telling her this at TEN? You honestly believe that her best chance to get into space 30 years from now is ruined because a single program was canceled now? Learn some perspective and some critical thinking skills. And don't blame Obama because you made your own daughter cry.
Not only are parents to blame, but teachers and their curriculum as well. My wife is a kindergarten teacher whose principal says "pacifically" instead of "specifically" and "axe" instead of "ask".
Pronunciation does not equal grammar. If the principal says axe but spells it ask and uses it correctly everywhere, what's the problem?
It brings in business, which gets them reelected.
Federal judges are selected, not elected, and their appointment is for life.
How come Bush's promises of massive explorations with no funding backing isnt stupid, but when Obama has to clean up Bush's mistakes and bring Bush's BS promises to a real budget, then suddenly he's the bad guy?
Because a large number of slashdotters, while declaring themselves "libertarians," are really closet republicans, though they oftentimes won't even admit it to themselves.
It's sad really and NASA is definitely who should get more budget. It's the idiotic short-sighted quick-profit thinking again.
Quick-profit? The budget cuts were done to make us slightly less in the red, not to make "profits."
It seems like bad decision now because hind sight is a bitch.
I will also point out that Jimmy Carter was also the only president to be a you know, nuclear engineer.
Typically in discussions like this "Europe" refers to Western Europe, but fair enough I should have been more specific and indeed, the US is ranked above every Eastern European country (which is why they're not quite relevant in a pissing contest between "Europe" and the US).
Huh? "When comparing the US and Europe it's not appropriate to use those European countries that would make Europe look worse"? Can we also exclude some of the lower-ranked US states too?
Yeah! I for one am sick and tired of these clearly biased reports that place European countries above the US just because they live longer and have a well educated populace. We shouldn't be punished for exercising our God-given right to eat, smoke, and drink ourselves to death and we all know that education is the tool of communism.
Huh? Your own links rank the US better than a wide variety off European countries on both indices.
If you take out the "Grateful" from the title, the story sounds a lot cooler and trippier.
Not really. Many of our budgetary problems are unique to the Proposition system, which is a facet of very few other state politics. What's interesting is within a few short years, California will quite possibly be facing a genuine Constitutional crises. The Proposition system just has to go.
The interesting thing about Proposition system is that it is direct democracy, the will of the voters, so Californians as a whole (or at least the voters who voted these things in) have to take responsibility.
Correct. As mentioned in my bio, what I do here is not legal advice. Legal advice is where someone tells me their situation, I ask some questions, and give them some advice. Here I just discuss legal topics and litigation events... i.e. report on what is going on. I wouldn't know how to give someone advice without first establishing a one-on-one relationship.
NOW you tell me that, on the eve of summary judgment of the case that could bankrupt me, while my brief consists solely of things I read of yours on slashdot???
Children taught by the public system that they are special, its not their fault they don't study, no one is better than anyone else, and its not fair if you don't have stuff other people have.
You're making that up. Or you're repeating things other people have made up. This is a myth that is constantly propagated on slashdot. It's one of those "everyone knows" memes that people just repeat to each other without any actual evidence because it meets their preconceived notions. The slashdotters who have children going through the school system almost invariably describe an incredibly competitive, stressful grind that is far more cutthroat than they remember from their own school days.
When was the last time you had to pay the cops for a stolen wallet or purse that belonged to you?
It's possible asking that question in Nigeria would get you a different answer than asking it in the US.
Every time I've had to deal with Oracle products, it's painfully obvious that the people they have intentionally design their software to be difficult to support...and then they hire armies of low-skill consultants to "help" customers install their systems.
From what I remember from my IT days, Oracle made sales by first sending in analysts who would look not at the customers' requirements, but what they thought the customer could afford. While a lot of companies do that Oracle had absolutely no shame about doing it. The only other large company that competed with them for shiftiness was CA.
I went into the local bookstore and saw one of these e-ink readers (made by Sony, I think), and I thought the display was truly awful - blurry, low-contrast, and far-and-away more difficult to read.
Sony's ereaders aren't that great in the readability department, but the Kindle is really nice and crisp. It definitely depends on your manufacturer.
then he reversed himself with no supporting data to cry foul about global warming in the late 90's and AlGore then saw his opportunity.
You are actually making the argument that there was NO supporting data in the late 90's about global warming? Because I was studying climatology in the early 90's and I do remember quite a fair number of scientific data supporting the idea.
You would think that this is a good idea
I probably would, if I cared in the slightest about the subject.
You are still assuming that the main goal is to get the $400k. But if the idea is simply to make a fuss, they don't need to "point" to anything except Universal's greed.
Whatever the point is, the court will likely not appreciate it being lied to to make that point.
in the Astrophysical Journal, Australian researchers
Oh what do those penal colony convicts know about astrophysics...
but your quote to the client should have been for the motion to dismiss only.
That would be awesome, but the rules governing lawyers explicitly favor full representation. While in certain limited circumstances you can enter a scope of limited representation, generally the court just won't let you be in just for a motion like that. So a lot of your suggestions aren't just allowed us.
As mentioned in the article, your client could always choose to concede points brought by the opposing counsel that do not directly pertain to the case as originally quoted.
But to do that the client would need to know what the impact of those concessions would be, which requires more legal advice from the lawyer, who will have a vested interest in keeping the client paying.
Perhaps when challenged they will point to other court cases where Universal has taken the position that "damages" have nothing to do with actual work/losses.
Universal can point to actual statutes. The EFF can't point to anything.
Pages 1/20,000th of an inch thick? What exactly keeps you from lopping off your fingers?
All the courts that already have decided and agreed that sticking the plaintiff with hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees for less than a days work is perfectly legal, fine, and encouraged.
Do you have an actual cite for this?