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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TideGlider who wrote (56506)	12/5/2008 3:32:04 PM
From: Geoff Altman	6 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224713

if an American Citizen has no standing, who the hell does? I found this distressing as well. Interesting that Souter out and out rejected the suit while Thomas did not.... Putting Thomas on the court was one of the best things that Bush Sr. ever did.......

To: TideGlider who wrote (56506)	12/5/2008 4:08:25 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224713

Does an ordinary taxpaying citizen have the right or standingto challenge an appropriation of money by Congress. The court has said NO many times.

To: TideGlider who wrote (56506)	12/5/2008 4:11:13 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224713

In the common law, and under many statutes, standing or locus standi is the ability of a party to demonstrate to the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged to support that party's participation in the case. In the United States, for example, a person cannot bring a suit challenging the constitutionality of a law unless the plaintiff can demonstrate that the plaintiff is (or will be) harmed by the law. Otherwise, the court will rule that the plaintiff "lacks standing" to bring the suit, and will dismiss the case without considering the merits of the claim of unconstitutionality. In order to sue to have a court declare a law unconstitutional, there must be a valid reason for whoever is suing to be there. The party suing must have something to lose in order to sue unless they have automatic standing by action of law. en.wikipedia.org