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Arbitrary Arbitrators

This is a response to the Dec. 11 letter from Maryann Maloney, executive director of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.

I wonder if Ms. Maloney has ever experienced first hand the whims of an arbitrator. I would urge anyone considering arbitration to think long and hard about the ramifications thereof.

In arbitration, one gives up 100% of all rights. The arbitrator can rule without regard to law or legal precedent. No matter how unjustified his ruling may be the arbitrator can rule simply because he dislikes you or happens to bond with one side or the other.

I would also question whether arbitration saves legal fees as the lawyers are always there by your side with the meter running.

From personal experience,

Robert W. Teal, CPA

Teal and Associates

Tustin

The Election, Cont’d

Gore’s concession came none too soon, as physicians were reporting that the drawn-out presidential election battle was affecting patients’ emotional and even physical health.

There was an account of a California woman hearing a dreadful scream coming from her husband’s den. Being a nurse, she worried he was experiencing a heart attack, but she found him in front of the television, only upset over news of a court decision.

The family practice psychology team of Hy and Linda Algazi said that every patient they’d seen in the past few weeks began the session commenting on the election rather than on their personal problems.

But I believe that, with a few prudent steps, the aftermath of this bitter battle can prove therapeutic.

For one, maybe we can finally get around to setting uniform voting hours coast to coast. We have no trouble adjusting to three-hour time differences when watching sports and entertainment events or traveling. What’s the big deal about making the adjustment once every four years when we vote for president?

This would also be a good time for the legal profession to consider just how far out of control it has gotten, to the point that even the highest courts in the land have been sullied. It’s time for lawyers and judges to recapture their honor, prestige, dignity and decorum.

At the same time, forget about changing the electoral college. The founders knew what they were doing, and there is no way you can get the required two-thirds approval from all states for a constitutional amendment when two-thirds of the states are relatively small and will vote no.

Finally, for Californians, there is solace in the fact that Florida is now known as the weirdest place in the nation. And it’s also stuck with OJ.

Michael Arnold Glueck, M.D.

Newport Beach

Congratulations on your cogent analysis (Dec. 18 Comment) of those who won and lost in Florida. Every so often, an event comes along that makes me embarrassed to be a lawyer. Last time was the OJ trial, now this.

The notion that lawyers might be pressed into service to finagle a win out of an election lost in the box is offensive and dangerous. While I am gratified that the U.S. Supreme Court finally put an end to the shenanigans, I am troubled that only five of them thought there was something wrong.

James J. McDonald Jr.

Fisher & Phillips LLP

Irvine

Bush won and that’s it. So, my bragging rights are alive and well for predicting elections. What was the big deal? Chads, smads! Popular vote vs. electoral vote! So, some think it’s fair and some don’t. Nuggies!

Some observations of a more serious nature:

I think Bush will inherit his father’s economy. Now is the time to be proactive and relate a little better with those who will suffer during this coming debacle than did his father.

Two, I think Jesse Jackson and his liberal friends who were asking for demonstrations in the streets, flinging terms like “Hitler-like tactics” and then going on TV asking viewers to support the presidency, should be brought to legal task. And just where do Jackson’s personal millions come from?

And, I am proud of Senator Lieberman, I just couldn’t vote for him.

Barry M. Gold

Barry M. Gold & Co.

El Toro, Cont’d

Many of the people in South County don’t want an airport at El Toro. Yet it is many of these same people who use John Wayne Airport for their air travel needs. Wouldn’t it be sweet if somehow no one from South County could use John Wayne?

The point is that the citizens of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach shouldn’t have to shoulder the burden of having to supply the air needs for an ever-expanding population in South County. Citizens of South County should be told that if they want to fly, they’d better take some of the burden of having an airport in their backyards, and not think that they can impose a John Wayne expansion on Costa Mesa and Newport Beach.

H. Millard

Costa Mesa

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