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by colejohnson66 1999 days ago
The constitution gives us the right to the courts, and he should be allowed to keep that right. When he’s served his debt to society, his rights should be restored. That’s the point of the justice system. His reputation is already ruined, we don’t need to be vengeful with our punishments.
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I don't give a damn about his reputation. The point of the legal system is to protect the innocent, not ruin the reputations of the guilty. He continues to use the legal system to victimize people, and this should not be allowed. Strip him of his right to sue anybody over copyright. Leave intact his right to sue the government to restore his other rights. To this man, courts are a weapon used to extort people. Allowing a criminal like him to keep his weapon is moronic.
Again. You’re angry and asking for vengeance. The legal system isn’t for that. Constitutional rights should never be able to be removed.

Can you imagine if we allowed someone’s entire right to the courts be removed? In that instance, you wouldn’t even be able to challenge your lack of rights. That’s not right. But by advocating for no access to the courts in one instance, there will be people advocating for more. So we draw the line somewhere and say your right to the courts can’t be taken away.

I’m also ignoring how you’re ignoring the actual reality of the Prenda scandal. It wasn’t over copyright infringements lawsuits. It was about lying to the court. Sure, they filed frivolous lawsuits, but that wasn’t why they were arrested.