"Cowardice asks the question...is it safe? Expediency asks the question...is it politic? Vanity asks the question...is it popular? But conscience asks the question...is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right." ~Dr. Martin Luther King

Thursday 9 August 2012

No Threat There

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Easy-Peasy":

Is the reference to the supoena a threat Evelyn? I thought that the whole anonymous posting thing on blogs was settled by the Morris vs the 3 judge

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No threat intended. . I just noticed it in a passing headline on T.V.
and thought it might be  of  interest.  I said  I thought it was an American Police Force that was trying to bring down that wall. 
I had  read  the decision  published here. Part of it dealt with the  non- case  argued by the complainant. 
For all the town money  spent on it. 
All the same, I don't think the argument  about the right to anonymously comment on  a blog is going  away, as long as public money  is available to be spent on it. 
Recently I read in  solicitor/client advice, a municipality cannot sue for defamation. Yet we did. On advice from the same lawyer.
It  fascinated me how the same could be  argued, for or against,depending upon how the wind blew for the  the Mormac
 crew
As much as the realisation that no matter the legal  devices the Province has in place to protect  public interest, they are all for nought, as long as   politicians can find a lawyer to offer advice  expected of him.
I expect we will continue to see  lawyers  assail the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as long as public funds are available to pay the fees. 
I even heard it suggested recently the Harper government might try to undermine the Charter. Considering agreement of  Provinces 
would be required to change the Constitution of which the Charter is a part, it would be no easy task.
Still,  if  Prime Minister Harper became convinced the cause was righteous, I think he would try. 

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr Harper's group are in court next week over some alleged voting problems. He is also being sued by Helen Guergis. Busy boy.

Anonymous said...

Have you noticed that so far this year you're on track to eclipse your record for posts in a year?

Keep up the good work

Anonymous said...

There are new rules coming for lawyers which will/may restrict them from handling any cases that might/maybe/ could conflict with other clients in the same firm. They will be held to a higher standard on conflict of interest - if and when the lawyers and their various bodies of representatives can ever agree on the new rules. Not to hold your breath.

Anonymous said...

You actually counted, 11:03? Everybody needs a hobby, I guess.