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Theater Of The Absurd

July 14, 2009

Watch Senator Clown's opening act here.
Connecticut firefighter, Frank Ricci, will testify on Thursday in the Sotomayor confirmation hearings. What he knows about Supreme Court Justice qualifications, I have no idea. But he'll make a good prop for the circus Republicans are hoping to run in the Senate hearing room this week.
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Frank Ricci is a [...]

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Defending The Beseiged Majority

June 30, 2009

If you were to accept the thinking of the 5 Supreme Court Justices who overturned the Appellate Court ruling yesterday in the so-called Ricci Case, you would think that America's open sore of two plus centuries of enslaving and discriminating against blacks had healed itself completely in the last 45 years…..and now it's majority whites [...]

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American Taliban

June 1, 2009

Remember this?
April 15, 2009, Foxnews.com…
The government considers you a terrorist threat if you oppose abortion, own a gun or are a returning war veteran.
That's what House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith, R-Texas, said Wednesday in response to a Department of Homeland Security report warning of the rise of right-wing extremist groups.
Smith, who said the [...]

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Refresher For Conservatives

January 21, 2009

Consider this post a language-syntax refresher for conservatives.
President Obama today…
"Information will not be withheld just because I say so. It will be withheld because a separate authority believes my request is well grounded in the Constitution. Let me say it as simply as I can, transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones [...]

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Why Bush Can't Accept Supremes Ruling

June 16, 2008

George W. Bush, on hearing the results of the Supreme Court ruling re-instating basic habeas rights to prisoners held for years in Guantanomo and elsewhere…
"It was a deeply divided court, and I strongly agree with those who dissented." He said he would consider whether to seek new laws in light of the ruling [...]

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More About Supreme Court Ruling, Scalia, McCain

June 15, 2008

For those who might suggest Guantanomo is not under U.S. control and therefore the detainees we're holding there are not entitled to the most basic of habeas rights…
"In a concurring opinion on Thursday, Justice Souter said the ruling was 'no bolt out of the blue,' but rather should have been anticipated by anyone who read [...]

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Rogue Jurists Rule For GOP

April 28, 2008

UPDATED BELOW
On January 8th, 2008, The Reverend typed this….
How can it be explained away? How can the Supreme Court force an issue front and center, especially during a general election year, that IS NOT A PROBLEM IN THE SLIGHEST? The only answer I can come up with is that, once again, the conservative jurists know [...]

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McCain: "I Want To Find Clones Of Roberts And Alito"

February 28, 2008

Let's review Chief Justice John Robert's tender and caring feelings for the plight of the wealthy and powerful.
Today, from Dana Milbank of the Washington Post….
Nineteen years after the Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound and spilled 11 million gallons of oil, the 32,000 plaintiffs — mostly fishermen, cannery workers and Native Alaskans — have [...]

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Is The Republican Party A Criminal Organization?

January 19, 2008

In today's post some background is needed on the little known and littler heard story of Republican felonious activity in the 2002 election in New Hampshire. I still find it curious that the 2002 felony convictions for vote suppression activity by the Republican Party is still kind of a secret to the American people.
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Supremes Rush To Aid GOP Over Voter ID

January 8, 2008

Supreme Court Justices make a difference. In 2000 they sure made a difference, didn't they? Now with the addition of the early 20th century minded Chief Justice Roberts and Strip-Search Sammy Alito, it looks like the Supreme Court, kind of like FOX "News", is only an extension of the Republican Party……
Not since the Supreme Court [...]

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