Originally Posted by xepherys

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I disagree. The government was playing by IT'S rules. The rules imposed in a civil court in a law suit matter, is a CIVIL ruling. The extra 30k would've been excess and is imposed by the public due to our recent litigious nature. The government had no business paying anymore. Those rules stick all the time. The judge who would've awarded you extra would've been in a local court, and most likely voted in by local folk... not ALL courts nationwide would've given you anything above and beyond damages.

Also, there is only one set of phone wires running to my apartment, but more than one carrier (Talk America? Bell?). In fact, there are some areas in the country where your one set of electical lines can provide you with power from more than one possible company.