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To: TimF who wrote (99415)2/8/2005 8:28:11 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (2) of 793755
 
I think you're trying to argue that laws are written by legislatures? Which is a great argument if you live in a country that adheres to civil law principles rather than common law principles.

In the US, a common law country for the most part, judges do make law, and the rest of us are bound to follow that. It's called stare decisis.

I have heard that Justice Thomas doesn't believe in stare decisis, but I have a hard time believing that he doesn't believe in stare decisis when it suits him.
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