No “patriotic duty” to break the law
March 13, 2008
4:45 pm
Democrats are working hard to prolong their boon to trial lawyers, who are tying up the court system with frivolous lawsuits against telecommunications companies who carried out their patriotic duty to assist in terrorist surveillance in the wake of September 11th.
National Republican Congressional Committee - Karen Hanretty
No one has a “patriotic duty” to break the law, which is what these telecommunications companies did (and are continuing to do). I can see how the lawsuits might seem frivolous if you think that this law-breaking is a patriotic duty. But it isn’t. It’s still illegal, and the plaintiffs should have their day in court. And yes… suing someone requires enlisting the services of trial lawyers. That doesn’t make this a big conspiracy.