Comments on: Chicago firefighters exam

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:12:42 +0000

I believe that most of us visiting this site are aware that municipalities are in a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation. PC foolishness aside, how does one resolve the difficulty of two courts ruling in opposite directions on DIFFERENT cases, resulting in a paucity of valid, legal options? I believe we need to make a few, possibly minor, possibly major changes to the legal system. One thought would be a trigger, such as the current case, where rulings on seperate occasions hold an organization to opposing practical sides of an issue while dodging any requirement for legal review.
Once the trigger fires, the case is automatically sent somewhere for review and clarification, possibly setting aside one verdict or the other, preferably quickly. This would be for non-constitutional issues…maybe federal circuit? I don’t know, I’m not a lawyer, just interested.

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:12:34 +0000

Keith,

Interestingly, the idea of testing for promotions is a century-old civil service reform meant to take patronage out of the process. While it certainly has done that, I don’t have any knowledge about how efficacious it has been otherwise. In this case, the parties certainly disagreed whether the test was a useful means of screening, and whether “89” was a meaningful cut-off compared to some other number.

By: Finishing.Law.School

Finishing.Law.School — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:09:18 +0000

Does this mean that I have a better chance of becoming a fire fighter rather than passing the bar??

By: igor

igor — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:20:31 +0000

Yes, something has happened – the PC insanity has reached even greater heights among jurists.

This can’t go on. SOMEthing is going to snap, and my personal opinion is that it’s going to be messy. IMHO, the backlash is just beginning…

By: Deoxy

Deoxy — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:44:46 +0000

The legal system is working exactly as intended.

How is that? Well, it is (as it currently stands) intended to remove vast amounts of money from anyone with deep pockets. “Justice” and “predictability” are quite out-dated concepts.

The crime in question that required litigation was the crime of having money while being something other than a lawyer.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:29:21 +0000

Is testing the correct way to determine who should be promoted to leadership positions? This practice is quite rare in the corporate world.