Tea Parties: Whats really going on?

[ironman]

akuma587 said:

ironman said:

unfortunately that is not the way it works my friend. The court will rule in favor of the less fortunate over a large corperation 9 times out of 10. And with the government making this mandatory, and profitable by backing the bad loans with our tax dollars, where is the incentive to do the right thing?

Sorry, that is total bullshit.  Do you practice law?  Do you know anything about the legal system?

Discrimination cases are usually tried in federal court.  A federal court judge is much more likely to rule for the defendant at the summary judgment level than a state court judge.  And you have to show specific discriminatory intent or systematic discrimination in terms of the end results of policies the companies have.

And juries in federal court are typically more conservative than in state court.  They draw people from the outlying suburbs during jury selection more readily than in state court, which tends to get more people from the inner cities.  Federal court juries are typically more skeptical of these type of claims than your average juror.

So, no, judges do not just rubber stamp discrimination claims.

 

Sorry about the double post, but this was just too good to pass up, I have a good friend who is a lawyer, which I realize isn't as prestigiouse as being a student of the law, but it is as close as I ever want to get to that profession. 

Reguardless of where a case is tried, in the case of a large corperation vs. a single person the court is more leniant with the lone person given the fact that they cannot afford the caliber of legal representation that a corpration can. I never said that a judge just rubber stamps these cases, but they hare more understanding of the individule and that is a fact.  Also, with the law on their side (TARP, PROP8 and HUD) there is no question that the prosecution will win most cases.