Update on Smigiel v Franchot decision
January 10, 2007 7:45 PM
I put the text of the decision up on www.kevindayhoff.net. You can find it here: 20080110 Smigiel v Franchot C-07-49648 (Summary Judgment) Text
It’s a really good read. In addition to this post, 20080110 Judge rules procedural error does not nullify tax increases, I have a longer piece up on the Westminster Eagle: http://news.mywebpal.com/index.cfm?pnpid=978
EAGLE ALERT: Judge rules procedural error does not nullify tax increases
In reading the text, be sure to not miss:
"Although the Court is inclined to agree with the Plaintiffs regarding the reprehensible nature in which the Legislature conducted itself, the remedy they seek in redress is too drastic a notion to accept. The Court can simply not agree that when a technicality in procedure is violated, the entire slate of lawfully enacted legislation should be invalidated."
“Ultimately, this Court is loathe to allow for the relief sought by Plaintiffs inasmuch as it would give rise to a most terrible precedent.”
“While the Court herein holds that the legislation at issue passes constitutional muster, it feels compelled to observe that if the actions presented by way of deposition are business as usual for the General Assembly, the citizens of
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