Re: The insolence of Office; Hoisting them on their own Petards

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:02:36 GMT, Ken Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>Jon Beaver wrote:

>> It's about not
>> making OUR government officials answerable privately to YOU for their
>> alleged "misconduct."
>
>  Give me a good reason why they shouldn't be, Jon.

I'm just identifying the issue.  If you want to argue the merits, call
your legislator.  If you aren't intimately familiar with the
historical rationale for sovereign immunity, why are you trying to sue
the government without a lawyer?

>  If the government can disregard the law even to the point where our
>portfolio of civil liberties can be irreparably damaged, what liberties do
>we have left?

Arguing with your navel again?

- Jon Beaver