Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Politics: Funniest Judicial Decision Ever

US Bankruptcy Judge Lief M. Clark (Western District of Texas) may have written the funniest judicial order ever. In his decision against the defendant for incomprehensibility, he uses this footnote:
Or, in the words of the competition judge to Adam Sandler's title character in the movie, "Billy Madison," after Billy Madison had responded to a question with and answer that sounded superficially reasonable but lacked any substance:
Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I've ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response was there anything that could even be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Deciphering motions like the one presented here wastes valuable chamber staff time, and invites this sort of footnote.
Amen.

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