There's no love here!

[bblight]

Now that President Bush has been elected for a second term, and the Republicans are in solid control of both houses for the next two years or longer, I'd like to take a moment to reflect on how many Supreme Court justices could retire over the next several years.

Rehnquist should go for sure - he's 76 and has cancer and will probably retire in the next several months.

John Paul Stevens will be 80, and probably won't last another 4 years.

Sandra Day O'Connor is 70 and might last 4 more years - thay last longer nowadys - but I doubt it.

Ruth Ginsberg is 67 - and might last 4 years - and then again?

Scalia and Kennedy are both 64, and could possibly last another 8 or 10 years - but then again?

Another quetsion is who'll become the next Chief Justice when Rehnquist retires.

Geez - I can see it now - a Supreme Court stacked by the Republicans and good to last for another 25 years!

C'mon Doc and the rest of you - where's the love? I can't find any love in here!

 

[lander]

I don't have time to read all this, but I wanted to offer a belated Happy Vets day.

Even though I think you're a ... well, anyhow -- I do respect the bravery than any soldier must undoubtably have.

Thank you for your service sir.

 

[lander]

Oh yeah, Blight dont' go and get all homo on me now -- I still think you're a nut case.

 

[bblight]

How about a little hug, and maybe a small kiss? I'm just full of love!

 

[lander]

How about a little hug, and maybe a small kiss? I'm just full of love!

Blight, will you please respect my efforts to be more patriotic .. you know supressing freedom and endorsing discrimation across America?

After we discriminate homos we need to roll back the woman's right to vote, send the blacks back to 3/5th vote, then remove the 3/5th altogether, take back the reservations and reinstate slavery.

All of these liberal wacko ideas have destroyed America.

 

[bblight]

Lander - the only right I want to take away is a womans right to talk to her husband - I hear about those guys who rule their roost, and I can't figure out where I went wrong.

Maybe the new supreme court will help me after they reverse Dred Scott!

 

[lander]

Blight - as far as I know only Utah and Afghanistan have what you're looking for.

Do you think that Afghan has the same problem with imbreeding that Utah does?

 

[docmercer--banned]

Bush is unveiling the real Bush with the appt of Gonzales .. a man who backs abortions .. hmm, thought that was one of the big issues that made Bush SO SUPERIOR MORALLY to Kerry??

Since Bush was re-elected, Evangelical Christians have publicly proclaimed that they expect President Bush to appoint pro-life Judges whenever positions open up on the Supreme Court during these next four years. Some people estimate that President Bush might have the opportunity to appoint three to four judges! If he was to appoint this many judges who were genuinely pro-life, the Supreme Court could really overturn Roe vs Wade and close the huge Abortion Industry down!

However .....

1. Bush may have already shown his true colors in nominating this pro-abortion candidate

2. Conservative President Reagan was supposedly pro-life, but he nominated Sandra Day O'Connor, even though she was pro-abortion! Her support was essential when the Supreme Court legalized Sodomy on June 26, 2003

Therefore, do not be too surprised if President Bush nominates pro-abortion judges if he ever gets the opportunity to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court

 

[lander]

Bush said that he would appoint judges based on their ability to fairly interperet the Constitution. As far I know Bush never said flat out that he would only appoint pro-life judges ... although the consesus opinion was that we would.

Not sure what to make of this -- maybe Bush is trying to keep his word this time around??

 

[xpanda]

Regardless of which side of the political devide you fall, I can't understand how anyone could think it's a good idea to have the President, Congress, Senate and the Supreme Court to be dominated by a singular ideology. This de-facto One Party State that you're falling into is terribly dangerous ground.

 

[docmercer--banned]

Xpanda:

Drop the "falling" terminology ....

 

[xpanda]

Xpanda:

Drop the "falling" terminology ....

Limiting my terminology to the future tense seems to quiet the 'Liberal Pacifist!' anti-dissent rhetoric that dominates these days.

But, yes, I agree with you that the US has been a one-party state for a long time, now. There's virtually no significant distinction between the two parties, save for some mild bullcrap limited to such things as 'but my plan is better.'

 

[docmercer--banned]

what is going on in this country right now reminds me of a movie ...

The Bushies are walking around like the folks "The Night of the Living Dead .." THINGS ARE GREAT, BUSH IS WINNING THE WAR ON TERRORISM, HE HAS THE BUDGET UNDER CONTROL, HE HAS RESTORED MORAL VALUES TO THIS COUNTRY, etc

I live in Austin .. the refusal of discuss realities with the herded Masses is scary

 

[cussin'it]

Lander - the only right I want to take away is a womans right to talk to her husband - I hear about those guys who rule their roost, and I can't figure out where I went wrong.

Maybe the new supreme court will help me after they reverse Dred Scott!

I have to admit blighted, that is funny
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