dmarc117 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 all aboard!!!!!! the america express is about to leave the station!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_gop_liars Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 all aboard!!!!!! the america express is about to leave the station!!!!! 1297291[/snapback] First stop Warrantless Wiretapping!!!! hmmm, maybe we should check the brakes first on this train... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaumont Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 First stop Warrantless Wiretapping!!!!hmmm, maybe we should check the brakes first on this train... 1297418[/snapback] Well, now we will find out just why the Neocons wanted this guy ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I can understand someone wanting a conservative on the bench. But I can't see how anyone can get excited about this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 all aboard!!!!!! the america express is about to run into the station!!!!! 1297291[/snapback] fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted January 31, 2006 Author Share Posted January 31, 2006 (edited) fixed 1297661[/snapback] lol...right thru the station and keep on truckin!!! chooooo chooooo Edited January 31, 2006 by dmarc117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I can understand someone wanting a conservative on the bench. But I can't see how anyone can get excited about this guy. 1297654[/snapback] why wouldn't people who want a conservative on the bench be excited about this guy? it's kind of ironic really. you guys could have had harriet miers. granted, it's the lack of support from the right IN ADDITION to the opposition from the left (on the grounds of croneyism, qualifications, etc.) that ultimately killed her nomination. but the left's knee-jerk opposition to anything bush puts forward really wasn't very forward-looking in this instance. miers was the most moderate nominee we were ever going to get from bush, a sweet deal the left should have embraced with zeal. you got alito instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driveby Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 why wouldn't people who want a conservative on the bench be excited about this guy? it's kind of ironic really. you guys could have had harriet miers. granted, it's the lack of support from the right IN ADDITION to the opposition from the left (on the grounds of croneyism, qualifications, etc.) that ultimately killed her nomination. but the left's knee-jerk opposition to anything bush puts forward really wasn't very forward-looking in this instance. miers was the most moderate nominee we were ever going to get from bush, a sweet deal the left should have embraced with zeal. you got alito instead. 1297696[/snapback] I think Harry Reid praised Miers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I think Harry Reid praised Miers. 1297698[/snapback] yeah that clearly wasn't the right move either. if he was smart, he woulda been about her being a right wing religious extremeist intent on overturning roe. if the right sees harry reid , their knee-jerk reaction is to do the exact opposite. then when she came up for a vote he coulda been like, well, she's not perfect, but the senate's role blah blah blah demonstrated a respect for precedent blah blah blah and voted to confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarina Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 all aboard!!!!!! the america express is about to leave the station!!!!! 1297291[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 fixed 1297661[/snapback] ficksed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 (edited) Yay. We get a guy whose ideals are so out of whack that he consistently was in the dissenting opinion of major cases that came before him. Strip search a 10 yr old girl without a warrant? Go for it. Shoot a 15 yr old unarmed kid who stole 10 bucks in the back of the head. Hey, our cops need to use whatever force necessary. Etc, etc. This guy is a freaking joke. It's a sad day for America. Edited February 1, 2006 by CaP'N GRuNGe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 you got alito instead. 1297696[/snapback] You got him too, sunshine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driveby Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Yay. We get a guy whose ideals are so out of whack that he consistently was in the dissenting opinion of major cases that came before him. Strip search a 10 yr old girl without a warrant? Go for it. Shoot a 15 yr old unarmed kid who stole 10 bucks in the back of the head. Hey, our cops need to use whatever force necessary. Etc, etc. This guy is a freaking joke. It's a sad day for America. 1298701[/snapback] Still on Ted Kennedys fax list I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Still on Ted Kennedys fax list I see. 1298737[/snapback] These are actual cases, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_gop_liars Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Still on Ted Kennedys fax list I see. 1298737[/snapback] Mega dittos my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 do conservatives owe john mccain an apology? When John McCain brokered a bipartisan compromise among seven Republican and seven Democratic senators to avoid a showdown over the filibustering of judicial nominees, conservatives flamed him. This was curious, since at the time it wasn’t known whether the votes were there to abolish the ability to filibuster judges. Moreover, the agreement cleared the way for the confirmation of three solidly conservative judges – William Pryor, Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown – who were being held up by the Democrats. I wrote at the time that conservatives were misjudging the “Gang of 14” deal. The ability to risk a vote on abolishing the filibuster for judges remained. But what the McCain deal did was eliminate the effective veto liberal groups had over judicial nominees through a Democratic filibuster. Previously, Democratic senators felt obligated to support a filibuster if one was supported by a majority of their caucus. And if liberal activist groups objected to a nominee, a majority of the Democratic caucus wanted to filibuster. The real essence of the “Gang of 14” deal was a declaration of independence by seven Democratic senators, putting in doubt the ability of the Democratic leadership to sustain a filibuster. The deal pledged the 14 not to support a filibuster except under “extraordinary circumstances.” The subsequent approval of Pryor, Owen and Brown established the precedent that just being clearly conservative wasn’t an “extraordinary circumstance” meriting a filibuster. The deal cleared the way for the relatively easy confirmation of John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Roberts wasn’t filibustered and the Democrats could only scare up 25 votes to filibuster Alito. There was another benefit to the “Gang of 14” deal that I didn’t anticipate. By making conservatism itself not a disqualifying condition and giving some degree of Democratic acquiescence, the deal gave pro-choice Republicans more political cover to support clearly pro-life nominees. In Alito’s case, that proved important in getting the votes for his confirmation. Only one pro-choice Republican ended up voting against him. In reality, McCain’s compromise provided a smoother and surer route to the confirmation of conservative judges than the showdown his critics preferred. A more conservative judiciary may well prove to be the most important conservative accomplishment in the post-Reagan era. President Bush deserves the lion’s share of the credit, since he’s the one making the nominations. But McCain’s much disparaged deal paved the way. Conservatives owe him an apology. interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driveby Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 These are actual cases, no? 1298745[/snapback] And you've accurately summed them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 it's kind of ironic really. you guys could have had harriet miers. granted, it's the lack of support from the right IN ADDITION to the opposition from the left (on the grounds of croneyism, qualifications, etc.) that ultimately killed her nomination. but the left's knee-jerk opposition to anything bush puts forward really wasn't very forward-looking in this instance. miers was the most moderate nominee we were ever going to get from bush, a sweet deal the left should have embraced with zeal. 1297696[/snapback] Nice. So liberals should have jumped at someone who clearly wasn't qualified to be on the court? Alito appears qualified, but his politics don't jibe with mine. I think that's a better option personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 A morning in the life of our newest Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Alito 6:45: Awoke, had a cup of coffee, looked over a couple of briefs 7:17: Took his morning “porcelain constitutional” 7:53: Called his temporary clerk; citing “inherent authority” given the executive under the Constitution, demanded work begin on compiling a database on “non-traditional uteri”—defined by Justice Alito as “those potential gestational chambers that are used for purposes that do not include GOD’S MANDATE that we ‘be fruitful and multiply.’” This includes such abominations as the introduction into the giddyslit of synthetic or organic objects that have the potential to do grievous damage to future conception(s). 8:17: Prank phonecall to Cameron Diaz in which he identified himself as “the Patriarchy Police” and informed her that, now that rape has been legalized, she would need to leave Tuesdays and Thursdays open between 11am and 2 pm (with a working lunch, which would “likely consist of strawberries, whipped cream, honey, or flavored gels"). 8:24: Called his car service; readied his briefcase (Saltines, Ativan, legal pads, coat hangers, 9mm Glock), and gave his wife a wholesome missionary kiss. 8:30: Off to bring fascism and theocracy back where it belongs. Because remember: you can’t spell “THIS IS GOD’S LAND, AND THE HEATHENS SHALL LEARN TO TREMBLE AND GENUFLECT BEFORE THE LAWS OF THE LORD” without “USA." link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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