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From: rob@ptsfa.UUCP (Rob Bernardo)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: Law and Legal Precedent
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Date: Fri, 26-Oct-84 16:26:52 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 26 16:26:52 1984
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> --
> [I said]
> > What exactly do you worship, David, stupidity?  Judges are supposed
> > to make decisions based on law and legal precedent.  I'd hope that
> > even the most devout of them leaves his or her religious doctrine
> > outside the courtroom.  But I'll take your word for it, Dave, about
> > religious fanatics, since you obviously have first-hand knowledge.
> 
> >> Interesting statement about law and legal precedent.  Where does
> >> law come from?  Where did OUR laws come from?  The Baghavad-gita?
> >> -- 
> >> Paul DuBois
> 

Although LAWS may be INSPIRED by personal values including religious
values, JUDICIAL DECISIONS are not (or ought not be) MADE on the
basis of personal values.
-- 


Rob Bernardo, Pacific Bell, San Francisco, California
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