Originally posted by ExDelayed:
If that was the case, we'd still have slaves and your wife would be your property. Times have changed and the courtroom is what the laws happen now.



you have no idea what you're talking about. our whole legal system was founded on judge-made law. it has been around far longer than statutory law. have you ever heard of "common law" this is when a judge decides a ruling in a case and subsequent cases that are similar look to it as precedence. this has been around since the Conquest of England, where we inherited our legal system.
statutory laws are typically very general in their structure and do not cover each and every detail. it is then up to the judges to interpret the law (statutes aka legislation) when it does not specifically mention something. this is the same thing they do when the Supreme Court discusses the Constitution. half the people say the 2nd amendment says people have the right to own guns and the other half say that's not what the forefathers meant. the 2nd amendment,as we all know, does not cover specifics as to "who" and "what". That is why it is up to the Supreme Court to interpret it, and any other argued/questioned issues.
some people in here blame and disrespect judges but they are 1000x smarter than our president. they dont get to where they are from kissing @sses and backstabbing people. Not to mention, when an issue is brought before the courts, the judges make their decisions based on the strongest argument presented to them. this is done by the lawyers and their clients in devising strategies and arguments for their agenda. dont be upset if the opposition is better at it than your side. if you have such a beef with the situation then get involved. For real get involved, not just sitting on your computer and throwing wild and uselss accusations and insults on a web forum. Move up in your party and get into the inner circle that is actually invovled in the struggle or go to law school and get your juris doctorate and help your cause in that sense. sitting at home whining about it doesnt do anything.

Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.