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Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
I can almost sympathize. Almost. Because if things were reversed right now, I'd probably be thinking about jumping overboard and diving underwater directly into my ship's screws. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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Age Quod Agis |
    "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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Unflappable Enginerd |
Conservative Lebanese descent female, heads would explode! __________________________________ NRA Benefactor I lost all my weapons in a boating, umm, accident. http://www.aufamily.com/forums/ | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
That's my point, he didn't get the one he needed in 8 years to tip the court... Thank goodness, | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
Justice Kennedy had the class and respect to go to the White House and meet with the President to give him this letter.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "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 | |||
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God will always provide |
The left "Has" already lost it's mind over this! +++LINK+++ Liberal activists and journalists are melting down over Justice Anthony Kennedy announcing his retirement from the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Kennedy, who has served as the court’s swing vote for decades, has now opened the door for President Donald Trump to finally give conservatives their long-desired court majority. (RELATED: Kennedy Calls It Quits: Longtime Swing Justice Hands Trump The Biggest Gift Of His Presidency) Progressives immediately reacted to Kennedy’s retirement with fear, anger, and sadness. It's worth the look to read their tweets at the link.  | |||
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Fly High, A.J. |
We should be so lucky as to have him nominated. I've known him personally since he was a U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of KY. He is a brilliant jurist and is young enough to sit on the bench for another 40 years. He is only the 2nd Indian-American to sit on a federal appeals court. The Dems in the Senate would have a PR nightmare holding up such an appointment. Unfortunately, he was only confirmed to the Sixth Circuit about a year ago. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Well, gosh, I guess he can't retire, then. | |||
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JALLEN, could you explain what "senior status" means? -------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18 | |||
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This was one of my problems with never trumpers. In 2 years he will have gotten to pick 2 new judges and hopefully RBG’s replacement soon. Gorsuch is only 50 And hopefully the new judge is younger as well. Realistically we could change the direction of the court for DECADES. In 30 years we will be saying our prayers thanking the Lord for DJT’s Supreme Court picks. Just think of the nightmare of a stacked court full of dedicated commies if the 2016 election result had been reversed. Oh my. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
There is an argument (and I have made it) that we need some justices who are not from the Ivy League/SCOTUS clerk/Justice Department/big law/DC Circuit path to the Supreme Court. But I don't see anything in Pirro's background that indicates she is the right choice. She has a politician's resume more than a judge's. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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I am excited like the rest of you guys, but never underestimate a Republican president's likelihood of picking faux conservative. It has happened plenty of times before. | |||
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Legalize the Constitution |
Paraphrasing a rancher friend of mine (talking about the fragility of sheep): She’s already dead, just looking for a place to lay down. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process |
A lot will depend on which of these potential nominees is willing to withstand what is almost certainly going to be a savage no-holds-barred relentless attack on their record, character, haircut, shoe shine, the way their tie is tied and the color thereof. Mike Lee is on the list, and would be entitled to what used to be known as “Senatorial courtesy” like Hillary Clinton and John Kerry were afforded in their confirmation process. That is so last administratin, though. Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "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 | |||
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Elaine Atwell ✔ @ElaineAtwell we may have just left the point at which we could rely on democratic norms to fix our government, and are now on the road to literal revolution! #kennedy 2:09 PM - Jun 27, 2018 Say when sweetheart!  | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine |
He gets to come in and eat in the cafeteria and shoot hoops at the highest court in the land. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_status He won't take part in the decisions made by the Supremes. He may serve, on a part time basis, on lower courts by appointment to certain matters, but I don't really recall any Supremes doing that. Maybe it is because many don't leave the court until they are of truly advanced age. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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From the Wikipedia article, it looks like the best benefit is that he keeps getting his full salary, doesn't have to settle for 70%.  -------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18 | |||
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Can we count on McCain, Collins, and Flake to do the right thing? | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process |
Justice Sandra Day O’Conner did that, at least for awhile.
It may be that once a Supreme, always a Supreme. Judge Alex Kozinski resigned from the 9th Circuit in the wake of allegations of sexual improprieties, no senior status, to ward off investigations, I infer. Senior status sounds like a good deal.. you get an office, clerk, secretary, probably other government good deals, work when you want, take assignments to case load as you like, after so many years, you get full pay, health care either way. Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "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 | |||
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I say a large group of us should book a celebration at The Red Hen. I am willing to drive a couple hundred miles for a glass of ice water or coffee.Of course we could stay the entire evening and take up much space. Anyone in? _________________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." Mark Twain | |||
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