tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post116005105510936877..comments2024-03-15T11:42:21.265-04:00Comments on The Patry Copyright Blog: The 109th CongressWilliam Patryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1160072182461484932006-10-05T14:16:00.000-04:002006-10-05T14:16:00.000-04:00Personally I enjoyed the post on Presidential sign...Personally I enjoyed the post on Presidential signing statements. But I guess it's better to not re-open that can of worms.Max Lybberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13935322217857952629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1160059709465352542006-10-05T10:48:00.000-04:002006-10-05T10:48:00.000-04:00Thank you Max for the compliment, which speaks of ...Thank you Max for the compliment, which speaks of course even more toward the blog's readers. I try to write about what I am puzzling over and hope people will find it interesting enough to comment on. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I have gotten too political and have always regretted doing so (like the postings on Presidential signing statements and use of legislative history), but most of the postings have triggered really great high-level discussions from which I have learned alot, like the recent one on the Grokster remand.William Patryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1160058552514066832006-10-05T10:29:00.000-04:002006-10-05T10:29:00.000-04:00/* The [Supreme] Court is dysfunctional, issuing 9.../* The [Supreme] Court is dysfunctional, issuing 9-0 opinions, as in eBay and Grokster, which are undercut substantially by dueling groups of concurring opinions, leaving litigants, lower courts, and the rest of us trying to figure out what's next. It is well past time for Congress to assert itself, and to permit the public to join the debate in open hearings and the give and take of the democratic process, rather than having to suffer from the Court's own internal politics.<BR/>*/<BR/><BR/>In previous posts you've talked about the role of courts when dealing with less-than-clear laws. In this post you deal with courts overstepping their bounds. Here's a sincere thank you, Professor Patry, for refusing to oversimplify complex matters, even when the rest of the world does.Max Lybberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13935322217857952629noreply@blogger.com