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why on earth was this downvoted? did I incorrectly report something? I'm actually confused. was the observation that the case represents a sample of a complicated and interesting legal landscape in the United States of America incorrect, insulting, or what?

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I have no idea why you were downvoted.

The whole concept of down/up votes is broken - I am a grown-up and quite capable of critical thinking and can form my own opinion of other people's view.

Furthermore, in this current era of group-think and censorship, comments (like yours) that are downvoted are usually the the most interesting.

On the plus side, the greying-out of such comments just makes it easier to find them among a sea of conformance.

Sincere thanks to all downvoters.

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