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Liam Busey <buseyl@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Matthew T. Russotto wrote:
> >

>
> > Those like you are the reason there's a concept in law called
> > "standing".
>

Bravo, Matthew!

> I'm ignorant of this. Would you please explain "standing"?
>

Suppose you slipped on a wet floor in your local grocery store. You could
sue the store for a hazardous condition.  But I couldn't sue them because
you fell; I wouldn't have standing.
-Paul