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KALL: Taking A Lost Case to the Supreme Court-- Three Times? 

It is outrageously wrong that Altria/R.J. Reynolds tobacco could, because of its immense wealth and deep pockets, delay and abuse the system by re-appealing two more times after the original decision in 2002, which rejected the original $80 million award, saying, in a despicably pro-business decision, that the maximum punitive damage should be nine times actual economic loss. This is despicable because it takes the bottom up power of the people in the shape of the jury, to decide the appropriate punishment. . . .

It's not over yet. There will be a final appeal to the Oregon Supreme court. They have a record the state of Oregon can be proud of.

But let's take a moment to think about appealing the rulings of the supreme court. I'm no attorney, but what if Al Gore had done it?

The Supreme court is broken. The quintet is an affliction upon democracy and the people of the nation and the planet. The five supremes, with Justice Thomas being rated the most conservative-- the biggest whore-- have shown their true colors. Their sense of justice is filtered through a corporate perspective. PEople can't appeal to the supreme court three times. Oh they may be allowed to, but no-one has the resources. There is something very wrong and it needs to be fixed.

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