Internet censorship...

[motokomaharet]

If your thinking about writing to a pollie read this first. Very informative...

http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/16/dont-waste-your-time-waste-theirs-a-guide-to-writing-to-ministers/

Comments

[quuux]

Good way to show how filtering has non-negligible impact with a real-life scenario :)

[reverancepavane]

Well it is the standard procedure in US civil actions when you don't actually have a very strong case. Tie up the opposing party in pre-trial hearings and discovery paperwork. If done properly, by the time the other party actually reaches court, and the case dismissed, they have been essentially bankrupted by their own lawyers. And if done properly, given the legal system in most US states, the other party will actually have to perform a countersuit in order to gain damages for court costs, since no actual judgement will have been rendered. Game, set, match, and I get to take all my marbles home with me.
Not sure about the civil system over here, although attempting it would probably make the lawyers unpopular with the judge (who have greater discretion in these areas than their US counterparts). It's probably why I'm more interested in the history of law than the practice of it.