Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The “Resignation”
He threatened to resign. Repeatedly. And always for
a principle. Which changed.
During one cruelly dull session, the Chair accepted.
In error, of course.
He protested, but the parliamentarian declared him
out of order.
Efforts to rescind the resignation led him to a fellow
attorney, who explained that this sort of double-dry
case necessitated the best champagne. Thus, 300,000
just to begin. Mega more to follow, naturally, the advocate
later exclaiming "We know you can screw John Q,
but give me a lawyer anytime!"
The case ultimately, and woolily, spun its way through various
courts all the way to the Supreme.
The plaintiff, now much grayer, IN-ching up the steps of that august edifice...only to be struck by a poisoned frisbee tossed by a rogue Department of Defense robot.
The department settled handsomely with the estate, admitting no guilt, though the robot was tried by the singer Hurcher Headley, playing a judge on Justice Now! The sentence was dismantling on How It Works.
The High Court went on with the case, declaring that a resignation threatened nine or more times can be treated as binding under the Commerce and Elastic Clauses.
Later christened by McClatchy’s legal reporter as “Nine strikes you’re out!”
The minority declared that Free Speech embraced threats and pseudo threats in any number.
The Wall Street Journal concluded The Court Produces Its Usual Unpalatable Pudding.
He threatened to resign. Repeatedly. And always for
a principle. Which changed.
During one cruelly dull session, the Chair accepted.
In error, of course.
He protested, but the parliamentarian declared him
out of order.
Efforts to rescind the resignation led him to a fellow
attorney, who explained that this sort of double-dry
case necessitated the best champagne. Thus, 300,000
just to begin. Mega more to follow, naturally, the advocate
later exclaiming "We know you can screw John Q,
but give me a lawyer anytime!"
The case ultimately, and woolily, spun its way through various
courts all the way to the Supreme.
The plaintiff, now much grayer, IN-ching up the steps of that august edifice...only to be struck by a poisoned frisbee tossed by a rogue Department of Defense robot.
The department settled handsomely with the estate, admitting no guilt, though the robot was tried by the singer Hurcher Headley, playing a judge on Justice Now! The sentence was dismantling on How It Works.
The High Court went on with the case, declaring that a resignation threatened nine or more times can be treated as binding under the Commerce and Elastic Clauses.
Later christened by McClatchy’s legal reporter as “Nine strikes you’re out!”
The minority declared that Free Speech embraced threats and pseudo threats in any number.
The Wall Street Journal concluded The Court Produces Its Usual Unpalatable Pudding.
Labels: government, Supreme Court
