Comments on: “Swiss to vote on lawyers for animals” https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Swiss vote down lawyers-for-animals proposal https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-84781 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:51:05 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16201#comment-84781 […] a 70-30 margin [Telegraph] Earlier coverage is here, and the Wall Street Journal profiled the one cantonal animal public defender in an article last […]

]]> By: Token Conservative · Laugh it off! https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-84040 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:44:23 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16201#comment-84040 […] Is it real or is it the Onion? “Zurich prosecutors went after an angler whose ten-minute battle with a pike, they said, was unfair to the pike.” […]

]]> By: mojo https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-83984 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:22:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16201#comment-83984 Is it possible to have an entire country declared non compos mentis?

]]> By: NLP https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-83982 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:59:00 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16201#comment-83982 There’s actually worse news. The Swiss have decided that plants have rights.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/bill-of-rights-for-plants.php

I have no idea what they’re allowed to eat over there.

]]> By: Peter Malinchoc https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-83971 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:41:54 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16201#comment-83971 If animals have the right to sue, then shouldn’t they also have the right to vote for the judges that may hear their cases.

]]> By: TC https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-83961 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:16:09 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16201#comment-83961 Great idea, finally found an attorney willing to accept a pile of dung for their services!

]]> By: kimsch https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-83960 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:14:07 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16201#comment-83960 Ah, that’s right – grizzlies have no money. But they could if the gubmint would just pony up to pay the lawyers of the poor salmon. And they’d have to pay the defense too…

]]> By: kimsch https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-83959 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:12:43 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16201#comment-83959 Shouldn’t we also be able to sue the grizzly bear that slaps the noble salmon right out of the river when said salmon is on his way to spawn? When said grizzly, after slapping the salmon out of the water may, just may, hit it on a rock killing it or rendering it unconscious before eating it?

I mean, talk about cruel…

🙂

]]> By: Todd Rogers https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-83957 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:19:46 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16201#comment-83957 Somewhere there’s a person (or persons) who’s really proud of this turn of event…probably forwarded to friends with a caption relating to “see, all my hard work has paid off!”

]]> By: Ed https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/02/swiss-to-vote-on-lawyers-for-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-83956 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:30:47 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16201#comment-83956 Rights for pets….. almost a good idea.

What happens if you have to give your pet away. Petamony payments? We have seen dumber things.

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