root wrote:
> And therein lies the problem with appealing the
> judgments: in the event that they're overturned, they never existed,
> and the appeal is thus just as invalid as the original judgments.
For example, what happens if Murphy's CFJ (not the PPs) is appealed?
If it's sustainted, it's sustained, the opponents will have had a
fair hearing. If the majority of justices agree it should be
overturned, it can be Reassigned, with strong arguments suggesting
overturning, and Appellate Orders to the CotC to ensure the new judge
is a natural person. The reassigment (if it ended up overturned)
would be a clean first assignment to a natural person.
This would require (gasp!) communication between judges before
delivering, just as in real life. But the point is, it's possible
and even reasonable, but until there is evidence that there's three
folks out there who think the matter should be appealed, it won't go
anywhere. And Maud, I don't think you have to be a player to do this.
This brings up a couple of things to add to judicial reform. Is
there still a committee looking at that?
1. "If an Appeals decision would invalidate its own standing
as an appeals court, then the appeals "judgement" still
remains part of the public record, and its underlying
arguments are a relevant addition to the Stare Decisis."
2. "An appeals judgement is returned as an single opinion
signed by a majority of the Appellate judges. Additionally,
any single Appellate judge may return a concurring or
dissenting opinion, marked clearly as concurring or dissenting,
which may guide future play but does not affect the current
decision. If the Appellate Court cannot form a majority
opinion, than the case is reassigned; opinions submitted
by justices in this case shall become part of the record but
shall not have the force of law."
3. "If a paradox exists in an interpretation of the Rules,
an Appellate Court may order that the recordkeepors note a
specific, minimal, ratification of affected game records in
order to resolve the paradox. This does not prevent the
condition from having been a paradox."
4. "The return of the Justiciar, and hot and cold running
unadulterated justice."
-Goethe
