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

Jon Beaver wrote:

> 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?

  [?!?]  Last time I cheked, I was suing individual tortfeasors, under the
theory of Carey v. Piphus.  I recognize that our courts are probably too
corrupt to do their jobs, but if the tort claims do survive, I have counsel
waiting in the wings to handle that aspect of the controversy.  As I see
it, this is a "battle of the briefs," and I have neither the resources nor the
inclination to engage counsel to do what I could do myself at a far more
reasonable cost.

  IOW, I'd prefer to take long vacations in Australia. :)