Tagged: public policy goals

Article II, Section IV of the U.S. Constitution states: “The President, Vice-President, and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and connection of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”

key words: “other high crimes and misdemeanors.”

“At the center of the concerns underlying the proposed amendments to the FAA is the belief that arbitration unfairly strips parties of their right to a day in court. However, the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly faced this issue and determined that an arbitral forum can be an effective substitute for a public judicial forum. Moreover, there is considerable empirical evidence that supports the conclusion that it is possible for arbitration to provide a fundamentally fair forum for consumers and employees, and, indeed, a forum that may in some respects be more desirable than the judicial forum when it comes to costs and delays.” — International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR)

Clearly, these concerns are legitimate. Just look at the immense fraud the American Arbitration Association and its arbitrators engaged in to prevent an impartial jury from determining the merits of my claims.

“Private attorneys general are private plaintiffs who are statutorily empowered to initiate judicial enforcement proceedings that are deemed to be in the public interest because if a violation is established, the remedy obtained benefits the general public and not just individual plaintiffs.”

Source: Robert Belton, The Role of the Private Attorney General in Achieving Compliance with Workplace Laws, 2009.