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Date: 14 Nov 2004 18:43:13
From: Ivan
Subject: Sam Sloan Vs. Marinelli
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This is another case of Sam Sloan being the underdog challenging the corrupt USCF. I hope that Sam triumphs over evil.
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Date: 15 Nov 2004 08:05:55
From: StanB
Subject: Re: Sam Sloan Vs. Marinelli
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"Ivan" <[email protected] > wrote in message news:[email protected]... > This is another case of Sam Sloan being the underdog challenging the > corrupt USCF. I hope that Sam triumphs over evil. Sorry Charlie, Sam's record is less than stellar.
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Date: 16 Nov 2004 13:34:47
From: Rob Mitchell
Subject: Re: Sam Sloan Vs. Marinelli
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"StanB" <[email protected] > wrote in message news:<[email protected]>... > "Ivan" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected]... > > > This is another case of Sam Sloan being the underdog challenging the > > corrupt USCF. I hope that Sam triumphs over evil. > > Sorry Charlie, Sam's record is less than stellar. Below is an article refrencing John Jay Hooker, and friend and political advisor to Jack and Bobby Kennedy. John Jay has a habit of filing lawsuits over petty issues. Tennessee judges tend to frown upon that. FROM THE NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN; ""Hooker was occupied with the practical. He became, maybe, the first American citizen ever barred from the courts. Hooker has run for most everything, and a lot of people run from him these days. He can be wearing and worrisome all of the time and right some of the time. He lives and dies by the lawsuit. You are no one in Tennessee politics if you haven't been sued by Hooker. There's not a judge in town who doesn't pray secretly that the luck of the draw not put Hooker in their courtroom. Hooker has an annoying habit of reading the words of constitutions and asking judges to enforce what the words say on their face. Tennessee's constitution, for example, prohibits candidates from plying voters with meat and drink. Hooker's somewhat utopian goal is to separate politicians from their money and make everyone campaign on an equal footing without the help of $30 million worth of spin. Last week, a Nashville judge, a decent man but one who is fed up, barred Hooker from filing more lawsuits unless he gets permission from a special officer of the court. That, of course, gives Hooker fodder for more lawsuits. There's some legal precedent: At one time, you had to get the king's permission to sue him or his lords. That was a factor in the tussle of 1776, and it hasn't been an issue here since. Until Hooker. The constitution writers of that time envisioned two sorts of houses. They went to great lengths to keep the government out of our house; that's what's behind the words about search warrants and due process and freedom of religion plus the right of privacy the Supreme Court is enforcing. At the same time, they went to greater lengths to let everyone in the government's house: free speech, free press, assembly, petitions for redress, elections themselves. And open courts for worry warts to sue the king, permission be damned. Dr. Frist's prescription isn't going anywhere; in 30 years, or maybe 30 weeks, the subject will be viewed as an aberration of the moment, like the miscegenation laws of 30 years past. Hooker's plight is more problematic. You might call it a foot in the door. Larry Daughtrey is a Tennessean columnist. Send e-mail to [email protected] ""
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Date: 15 Nov 2004 05:50:42
From: Bugsy
Subject: Re: Sam Sloan Vs. Marinelli
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"Ivan" <[email protected] > wrote in message news:[email protected]... > This is another case of Sam Sloan being the underdog challenging the > corrupt USCF. I hope that Sam triumphs over evil. As in stupidity over evil ?
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