AND YES, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED HAD AKUFO ADDO RIGGED BECAUSE THE NPP WOULD NEVER HAVE LET A CASE LIKE THIS SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY!!! WELL WE WON FAIR AND SQUARE, AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE AND ARE PROVING IT IN ... read full comment
AND YES, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED HAD AKUFO ADDO RIGGED BECAUSE THE NPP WOULD NEVER HAVE LET A CASE LIKE THIS SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY!!! WELL WE WON FAIR AND SQUARE, AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE AND ARE PROVING IT IN COURT, THE WHOLE EXERCISE HAS WASTED GHANA'S TIME!!!
IDRIS PACAS alias Pink sheet 10 years ago
What constitutes contempt is in the law books. And indeed, if there was no contempt; why didn't their learned counsel argue thus. Remember that law is paperwork and remains so with its interpretation being highly subjective. ... read full comment
What constitutes contempt is in the law books. And indeed, if there was no contempt; why didn't their learned counsel argue thus. Remember that law is paperwork and remains so with its interpretation being highly subjective. If not an appeal court would always uphold the ruling of the other courts. So, Mr Writer, hide you ignorance and try to use situations of our time to illustrate issues of our time.
CONCERNED GHANAIANS 10 years ago
IDRIS PACAS alias Pink sheet, Analysing the writer's article and your rhetoric, we your statement should be directed to yourself.
IDRIS PACAS alias Pink sheet, Analysing the writer's article and your rhetoric, we your statement should be directed to yourself.
CONCERNED GHANAIANS 10 years ago
Hmmm, Justice Atuguba's utterances indicate one thing - he and his team are increasingly becoming autocrats. Ghanaians must draw his/their attention to this and take necessary steps to stop him/them on this before it is late. ... read full comment
Hmmm, Justice Atuguba's utterances indicate one thing - he and his team are increasingly becoming autocrats. Ghanaians must draw his/their attention to this and take necessary steps to stop him/them on this before it is late. The constitution of Ghana has room for this. Had Ghanaians had the boldness to draw Afari-Gyan's attention and to stop him, there might not have been the alleged elections fraud, alleged compromise and cover-up attempts; and so there might not have been the ongoing court issues that are weighing on Ghana and Ghanaians.
WE MUST STOP HIM/THEM FROM BEHAVING AUTOCRATICALLY BEFORE IT IS LATE.
watch out!
Nemesis 10 years ago
DONT BLAME ATUGUBA!!! I WOULD HAVE JAILED THAT FOUL-MOUTHED SIR JOHN FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF DAYS TSATSU AND PEPRAH SPENT IN JAILED ON TRUMPED UP BOGUS CHARGES BY THE NPP JUDGES K4 KRONFOUR APPOINTED JUST FOR THAT PURPOSE!!! B ... read full comment
DONT BLAME ATUGUBA!!! I WOULD HAVE JAILED THAT FOUL-MOUTHED SIR JOHN FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF DAYS TSATSU AND PEPRAH SPENT IN JAILED ON TRUMPED UP BOGUS CHARGES BY THE NPP JUDGES K4 KRONFOUR APPOINTED JUST FOR THAT PURPOSE!!! BTW,KEEP YOUR FOREIGN INTERPRETATIONS TO YOURSELF!!!
Baffour Agyemang 10 years ago
Dear Dr SAS it's almost 24 hours now and I am still waiting for you to name just one lawyer in the USA to support your long article SUPREME COURT OR SUPREME GODS II written in perfect english.Name just one please.
Dear Dr SAS it's almost 24 hours now and I am still waiting for you to name just one lawyer in the USA to support your long article SUPREME COURT OR SUPREME GODS II written in perfect english.Name just one please.
godfrey 10 years ago
i am a layman, i am not a lawyer but i can say without mincing words that your level of reasoning is so low irrespective of your qualification. God have mercy
i am a layman, i am not a lawyer but i can say without mincing words that your level of reasoning is so low irrespective of your qualification. God have mercy
KK 10 years ago
You challenge a man's level of reasoning yet you offer no rebuttal of your own whatsoever to the points he has made in the article. Nor, do you offer correction to what you think is wrong about the article. Instead, your only ... read full comment
You challenge a man's level of reasoning yet you offer no rebuttal of your own whatsoever to the points he has made in the article. Nor, do you offer correction to what you think is wrong about the article. Instead, your only reaction is to abuse the writer. Obviously, the article is way beyond your head!
Kojo T 10 years ago
I was very impressed to find that many people, like the liberated philosopher, see the truth in its purest form and have broken their chains of ignorance and transcended from gazing the wall of judicial tyranny represented by ... read full comment
I was very impressed to find that many people, like the liberated philosopher, see the truth in its purest form and have broken their chains of ignorance and transcended from gazing the wall of judicial tyranny represented by Atuguba and his pose of rogue judges. Others still remain chained in the cave, hysterically insulting the philosopher who returned to tell them the truth. SAS INSULTSAtubuga and the rest but goes on to insult us the readers as well . What does he mean we are like Plato's description of shadows? If SAS had a poor education from the schools he attended he must not extend it to all schools. How much does he know about education in Ghana as compared with the rest of the world . He extrapolates his limited knowledge to all There is something called life long learning He shhould submit himself to that. But I want SAS to go to his village and insult the Chief and see what happens to him or the linguist, any elder for that matter . SAS you are playing politics
SUSU BIRIBI 10 years ago
Thanks Doc. absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Thanks Doc. absolute power corrupts absolutely.
terry 10 years ago
I wonder which planet your reasoning originated from. Are you very sure of your qualification because it is embarrassing to read such a myopic argument from you. You just wasted your time and energy because this argument cann ... read full comment
I wonder which planet your reasoning originated from. Are you very sure of your qualification because it is embarrassing to read such a myopic argument from you. You just wasted your time and energy because this argument cannot stand any grounds.
Repugnant. 10 years ago
Where even the governor cannot remember a whole lot of stuff, especially the three government agencies he had promised to cut if he became president.
Where even the governor cannot remember a whole lot of stuff, especially the three government agencies he had promised to cut if he became president.
dabodabo 10 years ago
This is good reason for the wise .
The way the judges are behaving is like dont talk about us becos we are perfect.
what a justice system is this?
God help ghana
This is good reason for the wise .
The way the judges are behaving is like dont talk about us becos we are perfect.
what a justice system is this?
God help ghana
AYIGBENII 10 years ago
As3m b3ba dabi,we have only one supprem GOD,rely on him and he will never fail u.Im very sad for mther GHANA
As3m b3ba dabi,we have only one supprem GOD,rely on him and he will never fail u.Im very sad for mther GHANA
Nyansasem 10 years ago
“I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” ? Harriet Tubman
The parable of Plato's cave could be compared with what happened to Tubman and some slaves in America ... read full comment
“I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” ? Harriet Tubman
The parable of Plato's cave could be compared with what happened to Tubman and some slaves in America. It is same thing happening to some Ghanaians who believe that "safety" is more important to them than their freedom. It is just like a house Negro who prefers the crumbs under the table of his Master than to be a free slave owning his own farm and house. What a pity!
Psychologically, after being "caged" by Rawlings for almost 20 years, some of the people have lost their conscience. This is what is described as "Learned Helplessness." Sort of, throwing up your hands in the air and saying, if nothing works, why try? In our local parlance, it would be " Ebe gu'a gu" or "Fama Nyame syndrome." Learned Helplessness is mental illness and that was why Tubman could not save a lot of slaves. The same reason, you might not be able to save or help anyone that believes that his or her freedom is not important.
The learned helplessness destroys your ability to think critically. It makes you inferior to others. Those with that illness don't have any motivation to do anything and could care less about what happens to them, let alone to their friends or family members. Judging from the comments by the bloggers, you will understand the plight of our people.
Dr. SAS, you may keep on trying to enlighten them, including the lawyers in our country. However, when it comes to changing for better in our country, I have fallen prey to my own diagnosis; Learned Helplessness or in plato's cave.
Derrick 10 years ago
Dr SAS ,your disappointment,anger, amazement and worries about our legal system, perceived expectations, future of our nation and all and sundry has plagued and continues to plague many, giving many sleepless nights.
Swapp ... read full comment
Dr SAS ,your disappointment,anger, amazement and worries about our legal system, perceived expectations, future of our nation and all and sundry has plagued and continues to plague many, giving many sleepless nights.
Swapping your Plato analogy for a simple African or Ghanaian platform, why do we have linguists in the palaces? Are heirs to traditional stools, linguists, drummers and other holders of public offices trained in the same way?
Why are very articulate and persuasive diplomats often called upon to mediate in times of strife and trouble?
My humble guess is that,'not all fingers are the same'.
without citing particular instances, it is a well known fact that Ghana's(Africa) problems can be attributed largely to poor and often greedy leadership.
Those who lead today have a duty to the future generations.
Secondly, those who have the power to create, maintain and defend peace and justice owe it to their children's children not to fail.
Thirdly, some by virtue of training, education or otherwise have acquired the means to verbalize their thoughts better than others and just like you should be go on doing what needs to be done and please shirk the idea that the apparently silent are cowards or don't want to get involved.
I can assure you that even those with linguistic halitosis sometimes do question their conscience. You are doing a good job for your nation.
Kojo T 10 years ago
You quote nicely but apply it wrong. There is no learned helplessness. Can you go and insult your chief and expect NO repercussion? This law is a common law or traditional law . SaS is mischievous and you are blinded by loyal ... read full comment
You quote nicely but apply it wrong. There is no learned helplessness. Can you go and insult your chief and expect NO repercussion? This law is a common law or traditional law . SaS is mischievous and you are blinded by loyalty to your party
Nyansasem 10 years ago
Just look at this tribal bigot coming here to debate with me. We are not under any chieftaincy system, but a democratic country. Gbemela, so what has insulting the chief got to do with what is on the table for discussion. And ... read full comment
Just look at this tribal bigot coming here to debate with me. We are not under any chieftaincy system, but a democratic country. Gbemela, so what has insulting the chief got to do with what is on the table for discussion. And you had the temerity to tell me that I applied my quote wrongly. Pathetic!
Mr. Tribalist, we are dealing with those who refuse to be freed when even asked by the captors or abusers to leave their "comfy zone" and leave. Did you read the parable of Plato's cave or do you know anything about the history of Harriet Tubman?
Like I told Dr. SAS, he might be fighting a lost war. People like you should be left to rot in your stupidity and backwardness. Because, even though, you are a free man physically, you are a slave man psychologically. Dr. SAS did not begin this journey of setting some of you free, it started with Harriet Tubman and continued with Bob Marley. When Bob sang " EMANCIPATE YOUR MIND FROM MENTAL SLAVERY," he had you in mind.
Nyansasem 10 years ago
After watching this video, I hope you will learn something about civilized people and rule of law.
i have read all this shit and i bet you are all NPP.what is the matter with you,i thought your case in the SC was solid,so why sound so worried ? i think you are all worried that you might loss,so you are shit stairing so yo ... read full comment
i have read all this shit and i bet you are all NPP.what is the matter with you,i thought your case in the SC was solid,so why sound so worried ? i think you are all worried that you might loss,so you are shit stairing so you can say you know it,the SC is against you.YOU CANT HURT GHANA
Kosoko 10 years ago
You’re very arrogant!
Real intellects or "Philosophers" are humble. They often make their case in a simple sentence and it overwhelms all souls.
As I said yesterday, common sense is common but not common to all peop ... read full comment
You’re very arrogant!
Real intellects or "Philosophers" are humble. They often make their case in a simple sentence and it overwhelms all souls.
As I said yesterday, common sense is common but not common to all people irrespective one's intellectual attainment. If you feel that getting a law degree from a remote university in America with a background in Theatre and Drama make you intelligent than the Supreme Court judges, then get lost. The truth is, there is no philosophy in both your articles. They are just chaff showing an idiot who thinks he has got a PhD degree in law from America and therefore he knows better to insult Supreme Court judges.
The fact is freedom of speech can never be equated to freedom to run down people and institutions. Nkrumah once said "Freedom without protection is anarchy" Can't you appreciate these basic principles and understand that our institutions shouldn't fold arms for Rwanda to happen before they act?
Joni 10 years ago
Kosoko, Sarfo does NOT have a PhD. He has Juris Doctor, a qualification that is recognised only in the USA and nowhere else. Even those in the US who have that qualification, like Obama, do not call themselves "Dr". Only Sarf ... read full comment
Kosoko, Sarfo does NOT have a PhD. He has Juris Doctor, a qualification that is recognised only in the USA and nowhere else. Even those in the US who have that qualification, like Obama, do not call themselves "Dr". Only Sarfo, perhaps because he has some personality problems (of inadequacy), insists on calling himself that.
But when it comes to arrogance and the ability to insult others, Sarfo surely has a post-post-doc qualification.
Yaw Amofa 10 years ago
Idiotic deductions and analysis from a half-baked scholar
Idiotic deductions and analysis from a half-baked scholar
Dynamo 10 years ago
Lawyers in America are designated as having a J.D. So, formally, Sarfo will be known as Samuel Adjei Sarfo, J.D., but not Dr. Samuel Adjei Sarfo. Sarfo himself knows that convention does not permit lawyers to call themselves ... read full comment
Lawyers in America are designated as having a J.D. So, formally, Sarfo will be known as Samuel Adjei Sarfo, J.D., but not Dr. Samuel Adjei Sarfo. Sarfo himself knows that convention does not permit lawyers to call themselves Dr. so and so. Not sure what the problem is with Sarfo, but he cannot submit any documents to any court in any state in the U.S. and sign off as "Dr. Adjei Sarfo." If Sarfo wants a Ph.D. badly, he needs to study for one like Akadu and Okoampa.
Dynamo 10 years ago
Here's an example of how to get a Ph.D. in Law. This was taken word for word from the Yale website.
"The Ph.D. in Law is designed to prepare J.D. graduates for careers in legal scholarship through three years of coursework ... read full comment
Here's an example of how to get a Ph.D. in Law. This was taken word for word from the Yale website.
"The Ph.D. in Law is designed to prepare J.D. graduates for careers in legal scholarship through three years of coursework and the production of a substantial body of academic research and writing under the close supervision of a three-member faculty dissertation committee. Unlike programs designed for students who wish to learn about law from the disciplinary perspectives of the social sciences or the humanities, the Ph.D. in Law degree is for students who have already earned a J.D. from an American law school and who wish to pursue advanced studies in law from the standpoint of law. This program will offer young scholars an opportunity to contribute to the development of law as an academic field, and it will provide an alternate path into law teaching alongside existing routes such as fellowships, advanced degrees in cognate fields, and transitioning directly from practice or clerkships.
Because admitted candidates will have completed their J.D. degree, the anticipated course of study toward the Ph.D. is three years in residence. In their first two semesters, Ph.D. candidates will enroll in courses designed to help them acquire the background and research skills they need to complete a dissertation in their field of interest and to prepare them for qualifying examinations that are designed to test the depth and breadth of the literacies and skills they have acquired. During their second year, candidates will prepare a dissertation prospectus and begin work on a dissertation. The dissertation may take the form of either three law review articles or a book-length manuscript and will make up a portfolio of writing that will be essential for success in the job market.. Ph.D. candidates will receive the full support of Yale Law School’s Law Teaching Program, which has had remarkable success in placing graduates in tenure-track positions at law schools."
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
I have some time on my hand, so I can digress to debate you a wee bit about my doctorate:
1. Are you saying that I don't have a doctorate in Law?
2. Are you saying that I don't have the RIGHT to annex "doctor" to my name?
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I have some time on my hand, so I can digress to debate you a wee bit about my doctorate:
1. Are you saying that I don't have a doctorate in Law?
2. Are you saying that I don't have the RIGHT to annex "doctor" to my name?
I hope you will answer intelligently so that we can debate.
PKO 10 years ago
He's saying you don't have a PhD in Law. Do you dispute that?
He's saying you don't have a PhD in Law. Do you dispute that?
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
I never claimed I had a Ph.D in Law. In fact I don't want a Ph.D in Law, an entirely different animal sometimes called JSD or DJS.
I have a JD which means Juris Doctor which means Doctor of Law.
Now, are you saying I am a D ... read full comment
I never claimed I had a Ph.D in Law. In fact I don't want a Ph.D in Law, an entirely different animal sometimes called JSD or DJS.
I have a JD which means Juris Doctor which means Doctor of Law.
Now, are you saying I am a Doctor of Law but I cannot call myself Doctor of Law? Are you saying I can write the title as a suffix but not a prefix?
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
You guys have to stay with me. Let us dispose of this argument once and for all; don't run away please!
You guys have to stay with me. Let us dispose of this argument once and for all; don't run away please!
Nutifafa 10 years ago
Unlike what Mr. Sarfo told us the other day, J.D. holders do not write dissertations. Dissertations are written only by people pursuing academic doctorates!
Unlike what Mr. Sarfo told us the other day, J.D. holders do not write dissertations. Dissertations are written only by people pursuing academic doctorates!
"Requirements for a J.D. Degree
The Law School offers a full-time day program only and no option for part-time or evening study. To gr ... read full comment
"Requirements for a J.D. Degree
The Law School offers a full-time day program only and no option for part-time or evening study. To graduate with a Juris Doctor degree, a student must complete 90 credit hours with a cumulative grade of 2.00/4.00.
The curriculum – which is instructionally designed to meet the Law School’s educational goals – includes bar-tested, professional skills and ethics courses. Students enroll in an average of (15) credits per fall and spring semesters. Each semester provides for (14) weeks of class study over a three and a half month period. All first-year courses and upper-level bar-tested or substantive, non-elective courses are taught by full-time faculty."
Most law schools require 90 credits to graduate, but students don't write dissertations!
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
Did the brochure say that Juris Doctor candidates don't write dissertations?
a. Don't assume a contrapositive which is a fallacy in legal arguments.
b. Stay with me on this argument because I am going to have my fun with yo ... read full comment
Did the brochure say that Juris Doctor candidates don't write dissertations?
a. Don't assume a contrapositive which is a fallacy in legal arguments.
b. Stay with me on this argument because I am going to have my fun with you.
Here's my answer for you! This is from a reputable news source. Apparently, you're not the first and likely will not be the last to appropriate ... read full comment
Here's my answer for you! This is from a reputable news source. Apparently, you're not the first and likely will not be the last to appropriate the title "Dr."
Nutifafa 10 years ago
For a while, the candidate called herself Dr. Bachmann
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By Joe Kimball | 08/19/11
Ten years ago, when she was seeking education reform in Minnesota and running for the state Senate, Michele Bach ... read full comment
For a while, the candidate called herself Dr. Bachmann
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By Joe Kimball | 08/19/11
Ten years ago, when she was seeking education reform in Minnesota and running for the state Senate, Michele Bachmann often used the title "Dr. Bachmann," reports Mother Jones.
She no longer seems to use that title, at least in public.
But the magazine found several instances in the late 1990s and early 2000s when she did and says:
"Dr. Bachmann" might have given the activist a bit more gravitas, but it was not an appropriate title. Bachmann received a J.D. — the standard law school degree — from Oral Roberts University, and an LL.M. in tax law from William & Mary in 1988. The LL.M. does count as a postdoctoral degree, as Bachmann says, because it came after she had received a "terminal degree" — that is, a degree that can't be directly improved upon. But while J.D. (juris doctor) has the word "doctor" in it, it is not accepted practice for J.D.'s to refer to themselves as "Dr."
For basic law school graduates like Bachmann, "'Esquire' is the preferred term," says James Warren, an assistant in the dean's office at UCLA Law School. Nor does doing postdoctoral research bring with it any extra titles. "It's not like you've received another degree — it's like a fellowship," explains Zoe Fonseca-Kelly, chair of the board of directors of the National Postdoctoral Association. Rather, postdocs revert to whatever degree they had previously earned once they've finished their research.
Bachmann and her campaign did not respond to the magazine's request for comment. The story also mentions some of the other apparent Bachmann inconsistencies floating around:
This isn't the only instance of Bachmann exaggerating her résumé. She continues to call herself a "tax attorney" or "tax litigation attorney" even though, according to the state of Minnesota, she is not currently authorized to practice law in the state. In an effort to prove her bipartisan appeal, she has stated that Minnesota Democrats squeezed her out of her old Senate district and put her in a new, liberal-leaning one — but the districts were drawn up by the courts, and her new district actually leaned red.
On occasion, she has also stretched the truth about her foster children (she had 23) to make a political point. In a 2008 interview with Politico, she noted that she was feeling the squeeze from high gas prices because she has such a large family. "Energy will be the big focus right now," she said. "Every weekend now when I go home, I will go to the grocery store, I'll buy food for the family. We have five kids and 23 foster kids that we raise. So I go to the grocery store and buy a lot of food." The catch? She didn't have any foster children in 2008; her permit to take in foster children had expired in 2000 and she had taken in her last child, a teenage girl, in 1998.
Nutifafa 10 years ago
No need to impress anybody, Sarfo. This is not about engaging in argument to see who will outdo the other' this is about FACTS, the way things are done in academic circles in the U.S. I am not going to post anymore; I think I ... read full comment
No need to impress anybody, Sarfo. This is not about engaging in argument to see who will outdo the other' this is about FACTS, the way things are done in academic circles in the U.S. I am not going to post anymore; I think I've made my case.
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
You made a clear statement that Juris Doctor candidates do not write dissertations, and I asked you to support your statement, and now you are all over the place....
Do you still think JD candidates do not write dissertatio ... read full comment
You made a clear statement that Juris Doctor candidates do not write dissertations, and I asked you to support your statement, and now you are all over the place....
Do you still think JD candidates do not write dissertations?
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
Some of you come here to make clueless assertions and then quickly run away when we take you on.
1. You stated that JD's do not write a dissertation.
2. You stated that I don't have the right to call myself "Doctor".
Now ... read full comment
Some of you come here to make clueless assertions and then quickly run away when we take you on.
1. You stated that JD's do not write a dissertation.
2. You stated that I don't have the right to call myself "Doctor".
Now I say, " Let us debate the issue" and you say, " I will not post again....I have made my case."
Now for your case, you post a newspaper article and make a purely inadmissible hearsay argument. Do you now understand why I get upset sometimes with you lot?
Nutifafa 10 years ago
Lawyers engage in legal writing, as part of their curriculum, but they do nor write dissertations! I am familiar with the entire concept of legal writing; after all, you don't know my background. Dynamo above gave you an exam ... read full comment
Lawyers engage in legal writing, as part of their curriculum, but they do nor write dissertations! I am familiar with the entire concept of legal writing; after all, you don't know my background. Dynamo above gave you an example from Yale University the difference between a J.D and Ph.D. in law, yet your pride can't let you admit that you are wrong. Thurgood Marshall Law has no dissertation component in its curriculum. I am also aware that the Texas Bar Association in 2004 voted to not bar its members from appropriating the title "Dr." but it is against convention. Overall, a J.D. is less than a Ph.D., although lawyers, especially smart ones, make a lot more money than academic PhDs who have to rely on a fixed salary at the university.
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
1. I am happy that you are familiar with State Bar of Texas Rule 550 which fully authorizes JDs to call themselves "Doctor". I hope you will acquaint yourself with similar opinion by the American Bar Association.
2. The JD r ... read full comment
1. I am happy that you are familiar with State Bar of Texas Rule 550 which fully authorizes JDs to call themselves "Doctor". I hope you will acquaint yourself with similar opinion by the American Bar Association.
2. The JD requirement is more challenging than many Ph.D requirements, and in fact, many JD candidates who flunk out of Law School pursue the Ph.D.
3. The JD is on level with the Ph.D. although the Ph.D is different.
4. We deal with laws and rights, not your narrow opinion about "conventions". the fact that some people with doctorates don't call themselves "doctor" has nothing to do with my right to call myself "doctor", having earned the appellate by dint of hard work.
5. By now, you should be humble enough to accept that:
a. I am a doctor of law.
b. I have the full RIGHT to use the honorific title.
2. I will not debate with you about "dissertation" because you are behaving as an ostrich. I can inform you that apart from the extensive legal writings in Law school, we write other forms of dissertation. I can post you my dissertation if you like. Your problem devolves on your simplistic notion of dissertation.
PKO 10 years ago
The overwhelming opinion on this forum is that it is not the convention for you to address yourself as "Dr". If you can swallow your pride, you'll admit this and stop arguing that you have a right to call yourself "Dr".
W ... read full comment
The overwhelming opinion on this forum is that it is not the convention for you to address yourself as "Dr". If you can swallow your pride, you'll admit this and stop arguing that you have a right to call yourself "Dr".
We are talking about the prevailing conventions that everybody follows. You cannot put yourself above the others who have similar qualifications as you do but do not address themselves in the same way. It is just like in the UK where specialist surgeons are called "Mr" as an age old convention which has nothing to do with the amount of effort they put into their studies.
Just swallow your pride - for once!
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
You are no longer arguing; you are hallucinating. Ideas pass through your slim head undigested like a grain of corn through the stomach of a little bird! The forumers decided? I must have been sleeping.
Let us begin all over ... read full comment
You are no longer arguing; you are hallucinating. Ideas pass through your slim head undigested like a grain of corn through the stomach of a little bird! The forumers decided? I must have been sleeping.
Let us begin all over again:
a. Do I have a JD?
b. Do I have the RIGHT to call myself a doctor?
You should address the pertinent questions and stop hiding under your trumped-up notion of convention. That term is very relative and its meaning space-specific.
To me, forumers will agree that you have not made a single case as to why I am not entitled to the honorific designation of "doctor". Shouldn't it be humbling to you that specialist surgeons are called "Mr." in UK? Can you say the same for the rest of the world?
PKO 10 years ago
I understand your predicament. It is difficult for you now to admit that calling yourself "Dr" was ill advised. After all, you could still have written the things you wrote and made the same arguments whether you call yoursel ... read full comment
I understand your predicament. It is difficult for you now to admit that calling yourself "Dr" was ill advised. After all, you could still have written the things you wrote and made the same arguments whether you call yourself Dr or not.
You can call people names as a defense mechanism but, brother Sarfo, you're now alone in this. This matter has been resolved!
Baffour Agyemang 10 years ago
Dr SAS are you asking someone to support his statement? Since when did I ask you to mention just one lawyer in the US to support you article Part 2?
Dr SAS are you asking someone to support his statement? Since when did I ask you to mention just one lawyer in the US to support you article Part 2?
PKO 10 years ago
Nutifafa, you really don't have any need to continue arguing this point. The FACTS are clear. It is not conventional for people with JD to address themselves as "Dr". Even those of us in Europe have seen that. Let Sarfo Adjei ... read full comment
Nutifafa, you really don't have any need to continue arguing this point. The FACTS are clear. It is not conventional for people with JD to address themselves as "Dr". Even those of us in Europe have seen that. Let Sarfo Adjei continue addressing himself that way and we shall continue thinking he's odd - to put it mildly.
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
I have had my fun with you lot and will continue to do so. You start a foolish argument and run away from a fair rebuttal. We are talking of the right to appropriate a title and you are talking of convention. Is it convention ... read full comment
I have had my fun with you lot and will continue to do so. You start a foolish argument and run away from a fair rebuttal. We are talking of the right to appropriate a title and you are talking of convention. Is it conventional for a Ghanaian who has a doctorate to not use the title?
You have done all your research and come to the conclusion that:
a. I studied for my JD.
b. I passed the Bar upon one sitting although many from so-called ivy schools fail after several sittings.
c. The laws authorize me to use the honorific title "doctor".
Now you must hide behind an abstraction like "convention" to argue a purely legal matter. I hope you now know why I insult you lot!
PKO 10 years ago
Continue dreaming, Mr Sarfo Adjei.
Continue dreaming, Mr Sarfo Adjei.
jim 10 years ago
i will challenge your contention that the College of Sate Bar of Texas comprises lawyers who are scholars. Because any legal scholar who thinks you can insults and threathen the family members of judges sitting on a case such ... read full comment
i will challenge your contention that the College of Sate Bar of Texas comprises lawyers who are scholars. Because any legal scholar who thinks you can insults and threathen the family members of judges sitting on a case such bas the Al Gore vrs Bush case and go free is not worth his scholarship. Simply he is policitian and not a lawyer. People like you think that democracy is a licence to bahave. Dr democracy derive it source from the constitution of the state and not an open field to chart your own political agenda.
Can forward to me the address of the College so that I forward your write and the response to them for assessment. Thank you.
jim 10 years ago
i will challenge your contention that the College of Sate Bar of Texas comprises lawyers who are scholars. Because any legal scholar who thinks you can insults and threathen the family members of judges sitting on a case such ... read full comment
i will challenge your contention that the College of Sate Bar of Texas comprises lawyers who are scholars. Because any legal scholar who thinks you can insults and threathen the family members of judges sitting on a case such as the Al Gore vrs Bush case and go free is not worth his scholarship. Simply he is policitian and not a lawyer. People like you think that democracy is a licence to misbahave. Dr, democracy derive it source from the constitution of the state and not an open field to chart your own political agenda.
Can you kindly forward to me through this medium the address of the College so that I forward your write ups and the response to them for assessment. Thank you.
Kosoko 10 years ago
Now respond to enable the gentleman forward it , so that we see the legal implication
Now respond to enable the gentleman forward it , so that we see the legal implication
Akadu Mensema 10 years ago
Years ago, you made mockery of those with doctorate degrees. I never thought that you would gleefully preface your name with DR. In your case after struggling all these years to pluck one from a backyard college!
Years ago, you made mockery of those with doctorate degrees. I never thought that you would gleefully preface your name with DR. In your case after struggling all these years to pluck one from a backyard college!
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
Akadu, now that I have sent those frozen-headed lot running for cover, let me turn my attention to you...
Sometimes you amaze me. You are the one who used to insult people like Okoampa-Ahoofe for flaunting their Ph.D. I neve ... read full comment
Akadu, now that I have sent those frozen-headed lot running for cover, let me turn my attention to you...
Sometimes you amaze me. You are the one who used to insult people like Okoampa-Ahoofe for flaunting their Ph.D. I never questioned anybody's right to use the accolade.
My university may not be ivy-league but it gave me the education that has made me a very good lawyer, far ahead of others. I studied in both the University of Ghana and the University of Cape Coast. If these institutions exist for one thousand years, they can never catch up with Thurgood Marshall School of Law where a semester's work far exceeds all the seven years of education I had in Ghana.
Akadu Mensema 10 years ago
I have called Okoampa's ideas into question, not his degree! Refering to Okoampa does not answer the qiestion! Why is is that you who mocked PhD holders are now proudly flaunting your over the counter degree?
I have called Okoampa's ideas into question, not his degree! Refering to Okoampa does not answer the qiestion! Why is is that you who mocked PhD holders are now proudly flaunting your over the counter degree?
Albin 10 years ago
So you are really a lawyer and a scholar as you claim, there is a difference between what you cited as DR raymond atuguba and kwabena adjei and the status quo. Raymond atuguba and kwabena adjei's own is what is called freedom ... read full comment
So you are really a lawyer and a scholar as you claim, there is a difference between what you cited as DR raymond atuguba and kwabena adjei and the status quo. Raymond atuguba and kwabena adjei's own is what is called freedom of speech. sir john and adorye's case is also freedom of speech but breach of court proceedures because at this time the court have drawn a redline to calm down the tention that was being sparked by provocative comments people were making. and this is not only in ghana, its everywhere, remember laws are shaped by ethics and without ethics there would be no law, so in our society if such procedures were not put before by the supreme court maybe by the there is war before even the final verdict. maybe you were not following the situation in ghana and if you followed too maybe you were engulf by ignorance. Before ray and kwabena adjei's comment, there were no redline drawn by the supreme court for some reason, so how could they charged them with contempt for expressing their views? but sir johns case a red line was drawn as part of the procedures of the court with regards to the landmark case and therefore justifiable. I will plead that to maintain your integrity as a scholar as you claim and a US trained lawyer dont be putting such sided and bias but ignorance articles to the public as it brings your integrity into disrepute. I m not even a lawyer, maybe i am now thinking of going into the law school, i am just a 27 yr old boy and have been able to school you this much.
Peter Ghana 10 years ago
You are doctor of law so what.
Go home and help build Ghana if you are what you say you are.
You are doctor of law so what.
Go home and help build Ghana if you are what you say you are.
Whatever 10 years ago
A doctor of law should be able to present event and situations objectively and succintly even as he advance reasonable arguments on them. That is NOT what you did in your last article. Your last article did the opposite and d ... read full comment
A doctor of law should be able to present event and situations objectively and succintly even as he advance reasonable arguments on them. That is NOT what you did in your last article. Your last article did the opposite and disgrace the badge of doctors. In place of the impotency of your arguments, you can reduce the stature of your readers to the level of prisoners in chains, cite the experience of philosophers to that effect, use your mouth to elevate yourself to the stature of even an arch angel, fact is that won't make your horrible opinions even a fraction sensible to our eyes and ears.
KOKI 10 years ago
Hmm! We have a very special nut to crack in the country! And a hard nut it is. When you have people who by their training and profession fail to draw the line between contempt of court and freedom of speech it threatens the v ... read full comment
Hmm! We have a very special nut to crack in the country! And a hard nut it is. When you have people who by their training and profession fail to draw the line between contempt of court and freedom of speech it threatens the very foundation of liberty in the country.
I may not be the lone bewildered soul crying for my beloved country. Reason, though I extremely admire the beauty and weight of extraordinary intelligence sprawling the corridors of our judicial system I'm honestly at lost when it comes to evaluating the interpretation or definition of liberty and responsibilities of citizens in the mirror of law in days to come! Are we being ushered into a new era of heavy-handed judicial control or unbridled freedom of speech or rather a contradiction of the two? At what point should freedom of speech be regulated or it should be "free" at all times under any circumstances? And how much power should the judge have to exercise in a bid to muzzle the tongue?
We want responsible freedom of speech but we should look out for unbridled exercise of judicial power. Should any of the two be out of phase it could be a recipe for serious discontent.
Kosoko 10 years ago
Komi, I think the judges in our case in Ghana have exercised this "power" very judiciously. Remember at the very beginning people were accusing them of not biting after several warnings. At the time they stress that "not th ... read full comment
Komi, I think the judges in our case in Ghana have exercised this "power" very judiciously. Remember at the very beginning people were accusing them of not biting after several warnings. At the time they stress that "not that they cannot exercise power but power is only exercised for the benefit of humanity". And think all their sentences are very lenient. and I don't think they have any motive to intimidate anybody simply because they have power.
KOKI 10 years ago
I hope so, my dear.
For me, I stand against unbridled or free fall sort of free speech. At the same time I shudder to think of a situation where citizens would be scared to the bone of stepping on the sensitive toes of th ... read full comment
I hope so, my dear.
For me, I stand against unbridled or free fall sort of free speech. At the same time I shudder to think of a situation where citizens would be scared to the bone of stepping on the sensitive toes of the top-notched legal gurus of the land! In that case where do we seek redress.
Who will watch over the watchman? The Constitution, I guess.
The principles of Feedback Mechanism must have its course else there could be excesses in the not-too distant future! Who knows we may witness the President of the Republic being hauled to answer for his/her "harmless" remarks deemed "harmful" to the Judiciary.
No one is above the law but would anyone be glad to see their President copiously ridiculed publicly in the bowels of feather-weight legalities?
It would be gratifying the judges exercised this "power" very judiciously to curb the exercises of freedom of speech.
baba 10 years ago
i hope if NPP paty win the election in ghana again NDC paty will take NPP paty to court and i like ghana jugde to no that
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cote d'voire abidjan reich ville
i hope if NPP paty win the election in ghana again NDC paty will take NPP paty to court and i like ghana jugde to no that
from
cote d'voire abidjan reich ville
Kwobia,Toronto 10 years ago
What happened to balanced comments?All the comments are one sided in favour of the opinion piece writer.You call that Truth?Give me a break.
What happened to balanced comments?All the comments are one sided in favour of the opinion piece writer.You call that Truth?Give me a break.
Kwesi 10 years ago
You are out of touch.Come home and say what you are talking about. Foolish man
You are out of touch.Come home and say what you are talking about. Foolish man
Ben 10 years ago
Thank you my brother. These people having been trained with our money travel to the Americans and think they know better than those in the country. Do they love Ghana when they abandoned her by collecting America citizenship? ... read full comment
Thank you my brother. These people having been trained with our money travel to the Americans and think they know better than those in the country. Do they love Ghana when they abandoned her by collecting America citizenship? They should SHUT UP.
CONCERNED GHANAIANS 10 years ago
Hmmm, Justice Atuguba's utterances indicate one thing - he and his team are increasingly becoming autocrats. Ghanaians must draw his/their attention to this and take necessary steps to stop him/them before it is late. The con ... read full comment
Hmmm, Justice Atuguba's utterances indicate one thing - he and his team are increasingly becoming autocrats. Ghanaians must draw his/their attention to this and take necessary steps to stop him/them before it is late. The constitution of Ghana has room for this. Had Ghanaians had the boldness to draw Afari-Gyan's attention and to stop him, there might not have been the alleged elections fraud, alleged compromise and cover-up attempts; and so there might not have been the ongoing court issues that are weighing on Ghana and Ghanaians.
WE MUST STOP HIM/THEM FROM BEHAVING AUTOCRATICALLY BEFORE IT IS LATE.
watch out!
AND YES, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED HAD AKUFO ADDO RIGGED BECAUSE THE NPP WOULD NEVER HAVE LET A CASE LIKE THIS SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY!!! WELL WE WON FAIR AND SQUARE, AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE AND ARE PROVING IT IN ...
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What constitutes contempt is in the law books. And indeed, if there was no contempt; why didn't their learned counsel argue thus. Remember that law is paperwork and remains so with its interpretation being highly subjective. ...
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IDRIS PACAS alias Pink sheet, Analysing the writer's article and your rhetoric, we your statement should be directed to yourself.
Hmmm, Justice Atuguba's utterances indicate one thing - he and his team are increasingly becoming autocrats. Ghanaians must draw his/their attention to this and take necessary steps to stop him/them on this before it is late. ...
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DONT BLAME ATUGUBA!!! I WOULD HAVE JAILED THAT FOUL-MOUTHED SIR JOHN FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF DAYS TSATSU AND PEPRAH SPENT IN JAILED ON TRUMPED UP BOGUS CHARGES BY THE NPP JUDGES K4 KRONFOUR APPOINTED JUST FOR THAT PURPOSE!!! B ...
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Dear Dr SAS it's almost 24 hours now and I am still waiting for you to name just one lawyer in the USA to support your long article SUPREME COURT OR SUPREME GODS II written in perfect english.Name just one please.
i am a layman, i am not a lawyer but i can say without mincing words that your level of reasoning is so low irrespective of your qualification. God have mercy
You challenge a man's level of reasoning yet you offer no rebuttal of your own whatsoever to the points he has made in the article. Nor, do you offer correction to what you think is wrong about the article. Instead, your only ...
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I was very impressed to find that many people, like the liberated philosopher, see the truth in its purest form and have broken their chains of ignorance and transcended from gazing the wall of judicial tyranny represented by ...
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Thanks Doc. absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I wonder which planet your reasoning originated from. Are you very sure of your qualification because it is embarrassing to read such a myopic argument from you. You just wasted your time and energy because this argument cann ...
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Where even the governor cannot remember a whole lot of stuff, especially the three government agencies he had promised to cut if he became president.
This is good reason for the wise .
The way the judges are behaving is like dont talk about us becos we are perfect.
what a justice system is this?
God help ghana
As3m b3ba dabi,we have only one supprem GOD,rely on him and he will never fail u.Im very sad for mther GHANA
“I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” ? Harriet Tubman
The parable of Plato's cave could be compared with what happened to Tubman and some slaves in America ...
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Dr SAS ,your disappointment,anger, amazement and worries about our legal system, perceived expectations, future of our nation and all and sundry has plagued and continues to plague many, giving many sleepless nights.
Swapp ...
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You quote nicely but apply it wrong. There is no learned helplessness. Can you go and insult your chief and expect NO repercussion? This law is a common law or traditional law . SaS is mischievous and you are blinded by loyal ...
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Just look at this tribal bigot coming here to debate with me. We are not under any chieftaincy system, but a democratic country. Gbemela, so what has insulting the chief got to do with what is on the table for discussion. And ...
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After watching this video, I hope you will learn something about civilized people and rule of law.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksBA11k6xvQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DksBA11k6xvQ&nomobile=1
i have read all this shit and i bet you are all NPP.what is the matter with you,i thought your case in the SC was solid,so why sound so worried ? i think you are all worried that you might loss,so you are shit stairing so yo ...
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You’re very arrogant!
Real intellects or "Philosophers" are humble. They often make their case in a simple sentence and it overwhelms all souls.
As I said yesterday, common sense is common but not common to all peop ...
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Kosoko, Sarfo does NOT have a PhD. He has Juris Doctor, a qualification that is recognised only in the USA and nowhere else. Even those in the US who have that qualification, like Obama, do not call themselves "Dr". Only Sarf ...
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Idiotic deductions and analysis from a half-baked scholar
Lawyers in America are designated as having a J.D. So, formally, Sarfo will be known as Samuel Adjei Sarfo, J.D., but not Dr. Samuel Adjei Sarfo. Sarfo himself knows that convention does not permit lawyers to call themselves ...
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Here's an example of how to get a Ph.D. in Law. This was taken word for word from the Yale website.
"The Ph.D. in Law is designed to prepare J.D. graduates for careers in legal scholarship through three years of coursework ...
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I have some time on my hand, so I can digress to debate you a wee bit about my doctorate:
1. Are you saying that I don't have a doctorate in Law?
2. Are you saying that I don't have the RIGHT to annex "doctor" to my name?
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He's saying you don't have a PhD in Law. Do you dispute that?
I never claimed I had a Ph.D in Law. In fact I don't want a Ph.D in Law, an entirely different animal sometimes called JSD or DJS.
I have a JD which means Juris Doctor which means Doctor of Law.
Now, are you saying I am a D ...
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You guys have to stay with me. Let us dispose of this argument once and for all; don't run away please!
Unlike what Mr. Sarfo told us the other day, J.D. holders do not write dissertations. Dissertations are written only by people pursuing academic doctorates!
www.tsulaw.edu/admissions/TSU_Recruiting_Brochure.pdf
Part of the brochure reads,
"Requirements for a J.D. Degree
The Law School offers a full-time day program only and no option for part-time or evening study. To gr ...
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Did the brochure say that Juris Doctor candidates don't write dissertations?
a. Don't assume a contrapositive which is a fallacy in legal arguments.
b. Stay with me on this argument because I am going to have my fun with yo ...
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www.minnpost.com/minnpotus/2011/08/while-candidate-called-herself-dr-bachmann
Here's my answer for you! This is from a reputable news source. Apparently, you're not the first and likely will not be the last to appropriate ...
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For a while, the candidate called herself Dr. Bachmann
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By Joe Kimball | 08/19/11
Ten years ago, when she was seeking education reform in Minnesota and running for the state Senate, Michele Bach ...
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No need to impress anybody, Sarfo. This is not about engaging in argument to see who will outdo the other' this is about FACTS, the way things are done in academic circles in the U.S. I am not going to post anymore; I think I ...
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You made a clear statement that Juris Doctor candidates do not write dissertations, and I asked you to support your statement, and now you are all over the place....
Do you still think JD candidates do not write dissertatio ...
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Some of you come here to make clueless assertions and then quickly run away when we take you on.
1. You stated that JD's do not write a dissertation.
2. You stated that I don't have the right to call myself "Doctor".
Now ...
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Lawyers engage in legal writing, as part of their curriculum, but they do nor write dissertations! I am familiar with the entire concept of legal writing; after all, you don't know my background. Dynamo above gave you an exam ...
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1. I am happy that you are familiar with State Bar of Texas Rule 550 which fully authorizes JDs to call themselves "Doctor". I hope you will acquaint yourself with similar opinion by the American Bar Association.
2. The JD r ...
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The overwhelming opinion on this forum is that it is not the convention for you to address yourself as "Dr". If you can swallow your pride, you'll admit this and stop arguing that you have a right to call yourself "Dr".
W ...
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You are no longer arguing; you are hallucinating. Ideas pass through your slim head undigested like a grain of corn through the stomach of a little bird! The forumers decided? I must have been sleeping.
Let us begin all over ...
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I understand your predicament. It is difficult for you now to admit that calling yourself "Dr" was ill advised. After all, you could still have written the things you wrote and made the same arguments whether you call yoursel ...
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Dr SAS are you asking someone to support his statement? Since when did I ask you to mention just one lawyer in the US to support you article Part 2?
Nutifafa, you really don't have any need to continue arguing this point. The FACTS are clear. It is not conventional for people with JD to address themselves as "Dr". Even those of us in Europe have seen that. Let Sarfo Adjei ...
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I have had my fun with you lot and will continue to do so. You start a foolish argument and run away from a fair rebuttal. We are talking of the right to appropriate a title and you are talking of convention. Is it convention ...
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Continue dreaming, Mr Sarfo Adjei.
i will challenge your contention that the College of Sate Bar of Texas comprises lawyers who are scholars. Because any legal scholar who thinks you can insults and threathen the family members of judges sitting on a case such ...
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i will challenge your contention that the College of Sate Bar of Texas comprises lawyers who are scholars. Because any legal scholar who thinks you can insults and threathen the family members of judges sitting on a case such ...
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Now respond to enable the gentleman forward it , so that we see the legal implication
Years ago, you made mockery of those with doctorate degrees. I never thought that you would gleefully preface your name with DR. In your case after struggling all these years to pluck one from a backyard college!
Akadu, now that I have sent those frozen-headed lot running for cover, let me turn my attention to you...
Sometimes you amaze me. You are the one who used to insult people like Okoampa-Ahoofe for flaunting their Ph.D. I neve ...
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I have called Okoampa's ideas into question, not his degree! Refering to Okoampa does not answer the qiestion! Why is is that you who mocked PhD holders are now proudly flaunting your over the counter degree?
So you are really a lawyer and a scholar as you claim, there is a difference between what you cited as DR raymond atuguba and kwabena adjei and the status quo. Raymond atuguba and kwabena adjei's own is what is called freedom ...
read full comment
You are doctor of law so what.
Go home and help build Ghana if you are what you say you are.
A doctor of law should be able to present event and situations objectively and succintly even as he advance reasonable arguments on them. That is NOT what you did in your last article. Your last article did the opposite and d ...
read full comment
Hmm! We have a very special nut to crack in the country! And a hard nut it is. When you have people who by their training and profession fail to draw the line between contempt of court and freedom of speech it threatens the v ...
read full comment
Komi, I think the judges in our case in Ghana have exercised this "power" very judiciously. Remember at the very beginning people were accusing them of not biting after several warnings. At the time they stress that "not th ...
read full comment
I hope so, my dear.
For me, I stand against unbridled or free fall sort of free speech. At the same time I shudder to think of a situation where citizens would be scared to the bone of stepping on the sensitive toes of th ...
read full comment
i hope if NPP paty win the election in ghana again NDC paty will take NPP paty to court and i like ghana jugde to no that
from
cote d'voire abidjan reich ville
What happened to balanced comments?All the comments are one sided in favour of the opinion piece writer.You call that Truth?Give me a break.
You are out of touch.Come home and say what you are talking about. Foolish man
Thank you my brother. These people having been trained with our money travel to the Americans and think they know better than those in the country. Do they love Ghana when they abandoned her by collecting America citizenship? ...
read full comment
Hmmm, Justice Atuguba's utterances indicate one thing - he and his team are increasingly becoming autocrats. Ghanaians must draw his/their attention to this and take necessary steps to stop him/them before it is late. The con ...
read full comment