Replies to post #351235 on Fannie Mae-No Politics (FNMA)

[big-yank]

Doe v. Bolton... Roe v. Wade says you are wrong. The minor leagues provide the ammo to the big hitters on SCOTUS. Lower court rulings are the backbone of legal due process asit moves up the line to the highest level.

JMHO.

[big-yank]

"The Supreme Court never ONCE relied on a Superior Court ruling in order to come to its decision. So you are wrong."

Duh! Of course, the Supreme Court relies on its OWN ruling in order to render a verdict. But lower court decisions are constantly cited in SCOTUS rulings as contributory to their end decision. This was true in both Doe v. Bolton and Roe v. Wade landmark cases. I chose those two examples because they are well known among legal scholars and each relies HEAVILY on lower court rulings (Georgia Court in Doe, Federal Court in ROE) to form an eventual verdict at the highest level.

Efforts to minimalize and discredit lower court rulings in Fannie Mae litigation as being somehow irrelevant, worthless, meaningless or inconsequential are disgraceful and totally misleading. Judge Pratt's ruling has considerable merit to how the judge's panel may rule in some eventual decision. They, too, may choose to ignore it in favor of their alternative opinion. THAT is how the law hierarchy works. But it is grotesque to portray Judge Pratt's decision as some ridiculous joke that has no standing, no merit, and no impact on any eventual ruling.

I know better. Soon others may learn the same lesson the hard way.

JMHO.