Scalia on a soapbox

[piece-itpete]

Considering the vitriol aimed at Bush I'm surprised many lefties don't hate Obama because of the white part.

Something for everyone

Pete

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Considering the vitriol aimed at Bush I'm surprised many lefties don't hate Obama because of the white part.

Something for everyone

Pete

Yeah, but Obama is not from Texas.

Regards,

D-Ray

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by bhunter

I don't have an easy answer to our immigration problem, however, I do think that current law ought be enforced regardless of the political wishes of Obama. Prosecutorial discretion seems like an excuse to abrogate current federal law....

Prosecutorial discretion exists virtually everywhere for all laws. When the last time you got a speeding ticket for going 56 mph or arrested for tearing a label off a mattress? The INS has limited resources for arrests and deportations and focuses on those who threaten public safety. If there's a legitimate bitch about prosecutorial discretion, it should be directed at the SEC for allowing all the Wall St. miscreants to have a free pass to rape the country.

As for Scalia, I disagree with a lot of what he says and writes. However, I respect his intellect for a person that far right. Most folks that far right foam at the mouth while they rant and rave.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by noonereal

Old news John, old news.


When a supreme goes bad they need to be removed.

FDR tried to pack the court in the 30s when some of the New Deal programs were ruled unconstitutional....NRA and AAA. Probably the biggest misstep of his 12 year Presidency. Everybody remembers this and no one is going to even suggest any sort of removal or packing of the court with pro-administration judges.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by icenine

FDR tried to pack the court in the 30s when some of the New Deal programs were ruled unconstitutional....NRA and AAA. Probably the biggest misstep of his 12 year Presidency. Everybody remembers this and no one is going to even suggest any sort of removal or packing of the court with pro-administration judges.

Instead we have it half packed with corporatist judges who will twist the Constitution like a pretzel.

[icenine]

It is a slow pendulum...for years it was a centrist-liberal court and for the last few decades more conservative. It may be swinging back toward the middle. Thursday will be a good indication of where it is going. Remember the party of the appointing President does not always indicate if a judge will be conservative or liberal. Ask Eisenhower lol......

[merrylander]

Here is an example of what I wrote earlier, so far the administration has neither passed nor proposed an legislation regarding gambling, yet Sheldon Adelson says he will spend $100 million if it defeats Obama. This caused John McCain to state "The worst decision by the Supreme Court in the 21st century. Uninformed, arrogant, naive." Finally something McCain and I can agree on.

$100 million, gotta hate real bad to spend that kind of money.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Yeah, but Obama is not from Texas.

Regards,

D-Ray

Even Bob Wills had the good sense to leave Texas for Oklahoma!

John

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Even Bob Wills had the good sense to leave Texas for Oklahoma!

John

And the only reason that Texas has stayed in the union is that Oklahoma sucks.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Even Bob Wills had the good sense to leave Texas for Oklahoma!

John

Originally Posted by finnbow

And the only reason that Texas has stayed in the union is that Oklahoma sucks.

You gettin' all this, Don?

John