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As your benevolent dictator, or 'el Presidente' as I may henceforth be addressed, I hereby convene the first meeting of the completely unofficial but not ipso facto wanting for enthusiasm, HC judges appreciation club.
I rule on the first motion by honourable member Skye, thus:
ANYTHING can crumble under the yoke of Deane's inauspicious stars, personal property inclusive.
I move that we nominate a slogan...any takers?
Yoda in The Phantom Menace: "Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering."
Brandeis J in Whitney v California 274 US 357 (1927) at 376: "they [the founding fathers] knew that... fear breeds repression; that repression breeds hate; that hate menaces stable government"
The discovery of this interesting similarity is courtesy of my own Star Wars obsession; GT's Media Law textbook and research for my (as yet, still in development) thesis - although I have since discovered that I'm not the only SW fan/law student to have picked up on this. Maybe this explains the supposed failure of the prequels to live up to the originals - when the creator starts stealing - sorry, 'appropriating' - quotes from judges, alarm bells begin to ring and you can't help but wonder if the well is dry.
Come on, CB! Surely it's worth giving the films a go, if only to analyse the legal theory behind them?
Skye
