Re:Judges refuse to order fix for court software that put pe...
by lclarkmichalek on Thursday June 29, 2017 @04:42PM
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Seems it was more a case of the plaintiff not having standing.
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Re:Judges refuse to order fix for court software that put pe...
by sitkack on Thursday June 29, 2017 @10:48PM
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"plaintiff not having standing" is one of the biggest bullshit aspects of American law. Unjust laws sit on the books being used to threaten and intimidate people, and only until some with the money, gall and the lack of anything to lose does a law get challenged. This person also needs to get charged under this law, which often not the case. The Justice System, knowing the rules, tries to never expose itself to a potential challenger.
1) Laws should pass a constitutional court before being put into place.
2) Anyone should be able to challenge a law. Period. Of course, those "with standing" should have more weight. But many clearly unconstitutional laws stand simply because of a lack of standing.