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cassandra and sara's daddy

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sweet!
« on: February 03, 2011, 07:55:37 AM »
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It is much more powerful to seek Truth for one's self.  Seeing and hearing that others seem to have found it can be a motivation.  With me, I was drawn because of much error and bad judgment on my part. Confronting one's own errors and bad judgment is a very life altering situation.  Confronting the errors and bad judgment of others is usually hypocrisy.


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Re: sweet!
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2011, 09:07:07 AM »
Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on February 03, 2011, 07:55:37 AM
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-bookworm/2011/02/president_carter_named_in_5_mi.html?hpid=news-col-blog

carter getting sued?  makes my day!

One of our resident lawyers will need to chime in, but this isn't going anywhere.  It's an annoyance.

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Re: sweet!
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2011, 09:21:50 AM »
IANAL, but let's assume their assertions - that a politician LIED in his book - are true.

Wouldn't the plaintiffs have to show that they suffered actual harm even in order to have standing to sue?  Seems like that would be pretty hard unless they were personally libeled.

I expect the suit will be dismissed promptly.
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Re: sweet!
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2011, 12:38:37 PM »
Quote from: HankB on February 03, 2011, 09:21:50 AM
IANAL, but let's assume their assertions - that a politician LIED in his book - are true.

Wouldn't the plaintiffs have to show that they suffered actual harm even in order to have standing to sue?  Seems like that would be pretty hard unless they were personally libeled.

I expect the suit will be dismissed promptly.

That's if they are claiming libel.

They are claiming false advertising according to the article. It will likely be dismissed, but they should have standing to bring this suit.
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Re: sweet!
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2011, 06:37:15 PM »
"Carter did not like the implications of the way the meeting actually unfolded and so he decided to rewrite the conversation to how he thought it should have gone."

[popcorn]
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