From: "Duke" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: How Do I Fight the Electric Company
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:02:43 -0600

"v"  wrote in message
news:402bf312.21390845@news.verizon.net...
> On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:59:34 -0600, someone wrote:
>
>
> Actually, I think you have that backwards.
>
> Political means decided on the basis of who you friends are, who you
> voted for, what country club you belong to, "being as its you Bob we
> will make this go away".
>
> Factual, well a jury is supposed to decide what the facts are, and if
> you do not trust the jury ask for a bench (judge only) trial instead.

I don't think I have it backwards.  Yes, the legal system is "supposed to"
work this way but it is not a perfect world.  Who you know, are, what deal
can you cut etc.  It just happens.  You may not like it but it does.  See
OJ's trial for reference: The jury was "supposed to" render a verdict based
on the facts, but instead based it on "being as it's you OJ, we will make
this go away."...your definition of political.

> Personally, I don't think whether someone has to pay for electricity
> should be based on politics, at least on the retail individual level.
> But not to decide which homeowner has to pay a back bill and who
> doesn't.

I agree.  But the issue here is not whether one person should have to pay a
bill at all, it was _how much_ of a bill should be paid.  Neither side
claimed to have proof (facts) on either side (at least in this thread).

and from another post:
> "Reading between the lines", I'd surmise that the service rep is stuck
> between you and a CYA "policy" of the company.  It may be much more
> palatable for the company to have the settlement imposed on them by
> the State, than to offer it to you themselves - and then have someone
> *else* charge "discrimination" against them and/or that they showed
> you favoritism, where someone else just paid the bill and didn't
> bother to appeal.

Whaa?  How could being concerned with policy, worrying about potential
discrimination/favoritism issues not be about politics?