No Standing . . .

It's funny that I had go to the Buffalo News to find this bit of local news: Judge kills suit to force collection of tax on cigarettes sold by Indians.

A State Supreme Court justice has dismissed a state lawmaker’s lawsuit seeking to force the collection of taxes on cigarettes sold by Indian retailers. . . .

State Supreme Court Justice Robert A. Sackett tossed out the legal challenge by a North Country convenience store and Assemblyman David R. Townsend Jr., a Republican from Kirkland in the Utica area, saying neither had the legal standing to bring the action.

"No standing" . . . That means that Justice Sackett avoided ruling on the merits of Assemblyman Townsend's case . . .

"No standing" . . . I guess that means that State Legislators have no standing to sue to ensure that the laws they pass are enforced. . . .

"No standing" . . . I guess that means that someone who is harmed by the unequal enforcement of tax laws has no standing to see that the inequity is fixed.

"No standing?" Why bother having a Judicial System?