wordsworth

 I had a great day today. I felt great all day. And it was odd. It was odd to feel so good after a day that felt so bad. I think it was constipation that made yesterday so bad. And the constipation may have had something to do with eating fried chicken four meals in a row. When it ended this morning, all was well!

Anyway, today I really felt more at ease with my thoughts on oral argument. And I came up with an idea – three corners. Or, points. A triangle.

1. We came to federal court because there was no state remedy.
2. We are claiming precisely what defense says we cannot – that defendants’ violation of Florida’s Constitution, specifically Art. IV, §9, Fla. Const., did deprive us of rights guaranteed by the First, Four, and Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
3. The two most important words for us in this appeal are "custom" and "policy," and the most important question is – "Were defendants enforcing an ordinance or a custom and policy.

Tomorrow’s another day. I hope I can make as much of those points then as I felt I did today.