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I think the thinking (I'm not defending it) in some circles is that the courts are slow and expensive. Anything that keeps disagreements out of the courts is a win for society. If accidentally run into your mailbox, rather than requiring you to sue me, we can come to an agreement outside the courts. This is much more efficient.

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Right, and if the two parties, of their own volition, decide to use arbitration instead of courts, that's a good thing. But it should never, ever be required to sign away your rights for redress in the courts as part of any agreement.

> Right, and if the two parties, of their own volition, decide to use arbitration instead of courts, that's a good thing. But it should never, ever be required to sign away your rights for redress in the courts as part of any agreement.

Or it should always be a separate agreement from any other, that can be signed or not depending on if both parties have the same view of the court system, without affecting other business between them.

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