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The principle, Your Honor,is informed waiver,
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a concept deeply embeddedin the black-letter law of this state.
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This is a simple case of a contractwillingly and completely executed.
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Appeals to the contrary, based on emotion,have no place in a court of law.
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- Objection!- Order, order!
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This is not a court of law.You did not enter through a doorway.
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That, ladies and gentlemen, is the rabbit holeand we, like so many Alices,
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have plunged through itdirectly into Wonderland.
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Behold the Queen of Hearts,Carraghan Chemical.
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A company that has spewed its bileinto the Leffingwell River for 17 years.
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Plants wither. Children die.
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And there isn't a court in the landthat can stop them.
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Finally, one man has had enough.
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Frustrated, desperate, he slamshis truck into the plant manager's office
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and for one bright, shining day,that hellhole of a factory shuts down.
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Do we honor him?Do we throw him a parade?
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Do we even say thank you?
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No. He is put on trial.
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