William,

Surely you're not suggesting that unless a person can personally petition the courts they are not worthy of protection?

I'm having a hard time understanding your thinking on this issue. Maybe it's time for you to lay out your argument. I would think that since you seem to feel very strongly about this, you would want us to understand your reasoning. At this point, I have to think you'd be defending the indefensible.

Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence." - St. Augustine
Hiraeth