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Dances with Wiener Dogs |
And Roberts caved in. They're hoping he does so once again. _______________________ “The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” Ayn Rand “If we relinquish our rights because of fear, what is it exactly, then, we are fighting for?” Sen. Rand Paul | |||
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Sigforum K9 handler |
So, the left has been worried about “obstruction of justice” for the last six months. And impeachment. I think this is a pretty strong case for both. | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money  |
Yeah... 20 years is enough. Term limits are appropriate. It's become a political job even if it wasn't supposed to be. Let's stop pretending that the Court is not political. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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| Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock  |
I didn't study Poli-Sci in college, but isn't there supposed to be separation between... ... Legislative Judicial Executive ... branches of government? Isn't that what allows the "checks and balances"? James ---------------------------- "Voldemorte himself created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!" Book 6 - Ch 23 | |||
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How about we just put policy in place that when a justice has to wear Depends 24/7/365, needs staff to wipe drool from their face, and can't stay awake through an entire state of the union address, they resign/retire.  ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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Coin Sniper |
Therein lies the problem. If you have a Democrat in the White House, a Democratic Majority in the House and Senate, and all court justices are appointed by Democrats, there is no check or balance as all three are controlled by one party. That is clearly the goal, and on that day the United States as we know it, dies. Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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I find it disturbingly interesting that the Senate Commu-crats selectively chose to use the word "heal" in their threatening statement. The homonym to "heal" of course is "heel", which includes definitions (but not limited to) such as the following - - under control or subjection - in a tight grip - into agreement or line What a coincidence, huh?! This country is very far from healing with the Commu-crats making overt threats such as this. __________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy." | |||
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I think they meant "heel", as in commanding a dog on a leash to do as you want it to.... | |||
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| Member |
Yes, that too. From the same Merriam-Webster page - - close behind (usage: called the dog to heel) __________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy." | |||
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| Ignored facts still exist |
Senator, heal thyself. ---------------------- Let's Go Brandon! | |||
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Wait, what? |
You can bet if the court was stacked to the left all you would hear is crickets. UnAmerican hypocrite trash. I’m really starting to believe that the tree of liberty is going to get a real watering in the near future. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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| Too soon old, too late smart |
It may be shortsighted to be kicking the shins of those who might be ruling on some of your cases in the near future, but go ahead if it makes you feel better.  | |||
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THIS!! Why no outrage during the Onum-nutz years when it was a Liberal majority?? "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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Just for giggles I googled IQ ratings. Found this... IQ of110-119=High Average. IQ of 90-109=Average. IQ of 70-80. Borderline Intellectual Function (aka borderline mental retardation) as "being below average cognitive ability". IQ below 70 is considered Intellectual Disability. So, if I understand this correctly, Durbin-IQ=80 Blumenthal-IQ=70 Whitehouse-IQ=65 Gillibrand-IQ=60 Hirono-IQ= Did not register. There is no emoticon to describe this situation. | |||
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| Gracie Allen is my personal savior! |
Sure, but the Founding Fathers also assumed that they needed to make the branches separate and co-equal because they assumed the three branches would be continually fucking with each other. That's why the potential problem Rightwire identified is potentially a problem. The word that keeps popping up in contemporary writings is "jealous". The meaning of the word in American English has changed over time - it used to mean, specifically, being perpetually nervous and defensive about something. Functionally, though, it works out to be the same concept whether you use a contemporary or more modern definition of the word. The big idea, of course, was that if the various branches (and levels - ie., federal, state and local - as well) were continuously fucking with each other then (1) they'd have less time to fuck with the American people and (2) the American people would both find it easier and have more opportunities to function as the intermediaries between different parts of government. That, in turn, is supposed to be a mechanical means of ensuring that the American people retain as much power and freedom as possible. | |||
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Info Guru |
They were speaking specifically to one Justice - John Roberts - and they know exactly what buttons to push. He is more concerned with the image of the court than he is in actually interpreting the Constitution, wherever that leads. And the dems know it. “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
Well, if he wants the "image of the Court" to remain positive in MY eyes, he will hue to the original meaning of the Constitution, as written, and understood IN 1781. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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Dinosaur |
The problem with term limits is having them deciding cases with a view towards their future more than the nation’s. It’s bad enough with a lot of them more concerned with their Party’s goals than those of the public. | |||
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