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[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by bobabode

I thought it was the 'Pubbies who abhorred legislating from the bench? (Except when it suits them. )

"Legislating from the bench" is just more Newspeak from the usual source.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

"Legislating from the bench" is just more Newspeak from the usual source.

Actually, it was a phrase that became popular to criticize the Warren Court, with it's landmark decisions on discrimination, the Fourth Amendment and other restrictions on law enforcement practices. The irony of course is the Warren was a former Republican Governor of California, and he was nominated by Republican President Eisenhower.

Regards,

D-Ray

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Actually, it was a phrase that became popular to criticize the Warren Court, with it's landmark decisions on discrimination, the Fourth Amendment and other restrictions on law enforcement practices. The irony of course is the Warren was a former Republican Governor of California, and he was nominated by Republican President Eisenhower.

Regards,

D-Ray

Right-o! Pretty much nonsense except as an expression of personal opinion against enforcing the BOR over popular nullification.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

"Legislating from the bench" is just more Newspeak from the usual source.

Just letting my snark out before I bail to the High Sierra's, my friend. I have a suspicion that WiFi is going to be scarce up there in the Sequoias.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Actually, it was a phrase that became popular to criticize the Warren Court, with it's landmark decisions on discrimination, the Fourth Amendment and other restrictions on law enforcement practices. The irony of course is the Warren was a former Republican Governor of California, and he was nominated by Republican President Eisenhower.

Regards,

D-Ray

The last decent 'pubbie governor from the late great state of Californication. Of course, some around here think Guvnor Jerry is a chincy DINO.

[bobabode]

Hell John, where's the fun in deleting so many posts?

[JJIII]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Hell John, where's the fun in deleting so many posts?

I was trying to put a picture up... and failing miserably!

It had to do with you being offline and Carrier Pigeons.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by JJIII

I was trying to put a picture up... and failing miserably!

It had to do with you being offline and Carrier Pigeons.

I'm always online waiting to pounce, buwahahahaaaaa!

[Tom Joad]

People should be taking to the streets for some serious civil disobedience over this. But instead our Democracy has been sold to the highest bidder and no one seems to even notice.

Almost limitless political donations coupled with America’s dramatically widening inequality create a vicious cycle in which the wealthy buy votes that lower their taxes, give them bailouts and subsidies, and deregulate their businesses – thereby making them even wealthier and capable of buying even more votes. Corruption breeds more corruption.

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[Boreas]

The problem is that we have 9 unelected "lords" sitting on the Supreme Court. They have the power to revise, repeal or make law as they, and they alone, see fit. These powers aren't granted to them in the Constitution. They're ones that they arrogated to themselves in Marbury v. Madison. They are totally unaccountable. They serve for life unless impeached, a thing we have never tried in the entire history of this misbegotten country. Do you really think they would give a shit if we took to the streets? I don't.

John