tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post1574049958068659892..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Briefly Noted: The SCOTUS Confirms Its Abdicationmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-87108360049986181392021-02-24T22:54:13.722-06:002021-02-24T22:54:13.722-06:00Justice Thomas has exemplified the high road here ...Justice Thomas has exemplified the high road here - but bear in mind there is no confusion around the lack of commitment to the constitution.<br /><br />SC decimated any potential with Texas, and closed the door on the way out with Pennsylvania.<br /><br />At this point can an individual bring suit against the remaining justices for failing to perform? <br /><br />Can anyone say term limits?<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-46575514852113890452021-02-23T18:04:29.034-06:002021-02-23T18:04:29.034-06:00Curious to see what becomes of Powell and Wood, I ...Curious to see what becomes of Powell and Wood, I don't think the court could have taken in all of the cases, if it had, I think it stood the possible outcome of inadvertently over ruling an election 9 - 12 months after the fact.<br /><br />I'm not suggesting they could or would give any relief as such, but could you imagine 3-4 cases winning that would add up to enough electors to have devilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256049667739001018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-63877473539271355242021-02-23T17:40:38.847-06:002021-02-23T17:40:38.847-06:00President Nixon was not involved in the Watergate ...President Nixon was not involved in the Watergate break-in. Having won a landslide election he thought it was his prerogative to sweep the matter under the carpet. He was mistaken. There are Judges and other entities who were not involved in the theft of the 2020 election, yet feel it is their prerogative, even their duty, to cover the matter up so as to avoid unpleasantness. They are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-42851970139985734412021-02-23T16:54:49.953-06:002021-02-23T16:54:49.953-06:00A "streetwise Professor" wrote (10 days ...A "streetwise Professor" wrote (10 days ago)<br />"Time Magazine... published a piece that admitted–in a triumphalist way–that there was indeed a “conspiracy” involving a “cabal”, to affect the outcome of the 2020 presidential election....<br /><br />... these changes *fast-tracked the most fundamental* change to voting processes in the US ever adopted–a wholesale shift to mail in aNanyMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452492302514671882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-70013327472211090712021-02-23T15:15:41.928-06:002021-02-23T15:15:41.928-06:00I suspect there will be nothing, until suddenly th...I suspect there will be nothing, until suddenly there's a realization among people, and then there'll be something.<br /><br />FrankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-33313899059674784622021-02-23T13:46:39.946-06:002021-02-23T13:46:39.946-06:00The continuing adventures with Garland, the IHOP K...The continuing adventures with Garland, the IHOP King. Or “I tell them nuh-thing” Sgt. Schultz?:<br /><br /><b>AG Nominee Garland Waffles on Whether Illegal Border Crossing Should Remain a Crime</b><br /><br />https://www.theepochtimes.com/ag-nominee-garland-waffles-on-whether-illegal-border-crossing-should-remain-a-crime_3707599.html?<br /> Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-18309928520868477702021-02-23T13:24:23.511-06:002021-02-23T13:24:23.511-06:00Yeah, PD. Yeah, PD. mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-78918262165359121822021-02-23T13:21:38.451-06:002021-02-23T13:21:38.451-06:00"Gorsuch has pleasantly surprised me. I thoug..."Gorsuch has pleasantly surprised me. I thought he’d be the washout."<br /><br />He's done quite enough legal, societal, and cultural damage for his lifetime appointment with his asinine Bostock v. Clayton County majority opinion. That alone will roil the entire court system for decades--if the country lasts that long. It seems time to start replacing lawyer judges with people with PD Quighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00454197219107241444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-36607758886655888312021-02-23T12:42:38.828-06:002021-02-23T12:42:38.828-06:00The Supreme Court is concerned that possibly, mayb...The Supreme Court is concerned that possibly, maybe and if you go through the records with a fine tooth comb there could be illegalities in DJT's financial transactions (Fourth Ammendment be damned) but changes of rules, suspicious early morning ballot drops, lack of supervision of the counts, machines that were demonstrably capable of being hacked in ten minutes remotely and statistical Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-56324779199171053322021-02-23T11:15:15.061-06:002021-02-23T11:15:15.061-06:00Don't look for any great shake-ups among the s...Don't look for any great shake-ups among the solidly red states. They'll keep on doing what they do, the feds will probably do the same. If things get bothersome then expect some, or a lot, of nullification w/o a big fracas. SOCTUS has made itself irrelevant. That's my take for what it's worth.<br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-82699518758151728242021-02-23T10:01:16.293-06:002021-02-23T10:01:16.293-06:00Conservatives and the states who claim to be so ne...Conservatives and the states who claim to be so need to get it in gear. I still question what type of pain it's going to take to get people to move their butts. devilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256049667739001018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9338327008462606262021-02-23T09:20:46.723-06:002021-02-23T09:20:46.723-06:00I'm having a very hard time wrapping my brain ...I'm having a very hard time wrapping my brain around the majority's dismissal without a word of explanation. Especially in light of the many important questions raised by Thomas (and Alito and Gorsuch). As others are saying, tens of millions of Americans believe the election was stolen. Cases have been presented to the Supreme Court raising unanswered constitutional questions and the Cassanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255275730299959627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-45226015279646290682021-02-23T08:49:23.421-06:002021-02-23T08:49:23.421-06:00For a guy who's supposed to be concerned for t...For a guy who's supposed to be concerned for the institution of the SCOTUS--remember, that was pretty much his rationale re Obamacare, too--one wonders what Roberts and his two acolytes could possibly be thinking. mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-36584640011019066342021-02-23T08:32:18.458-06:002021-02-23T08:32:18.458-06:00Does Kavanaugh not remember what the Stalinists di...Does Kavanaugh not remember what the Stalinists did to him? Does he somehow believe they won't do it again? <br /><br />Really. Does he somehow believe they won't do it again? <br /><br />Barrett? Scalia must be turning in his grave.<br /><br />OTH, Thomas' dissent says it all. He is a giant. Cassanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255275730299959627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-51612196940623000512021-02-23T06:33:59.354-06:002021-02-23T06:33:59.354-06:00It is now official. The election was stolen. Mov...It is now official. The election was stolen. Move on. Nothing to see here. If you need any more proof that this election will not stand up to scrutiny...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-17370864225458705172021-02-23T00:55:43.545-06:002021-02-23T00:55:43.545-06:00Apparently Coney Barrett was lying when she said t...Apparently Coney Barrett was lying when she said the legislatures make the laws and the Courts apply them. What a coward.CTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716968497758364477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-84971938362033488232021-02-22T23:10:08.096-06:002021-02-22T23:10:08.096-06:00That SCOTUS decided not to hear the election cases...That SCOTUS decided not to hear the election cases deprives at least 75 million voters of their right to hear the case; to know that justice was served.<br /><br />mso<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-59013852084602389412021-02-22T21:43:49.579-06:002021-02-22T21:43:49.579-06:00If we no longer have a legitimate court-- we will ...If we no longer have a legitimate court-- we will descend into rival tribes, and wind up making the laws by who wins in the streets.<br />phillyrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359881233945468049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-86806215487506423302021-02-22T21:08:57.190-06:002021-02-22T21:08:57.190-06:00Biden AG Nominee Downplays Portland Riots, Compare...<b>Biden AG Nominee Downplays Portland Riots, Compares Capitol Riot to OKC Bombing</b><br /><br />https://trendingpolitics.com/biden-ag-nominee-downplays-portland-riots-compares-capitol-riot-to-okc-bombing-knab/Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-91068840961533728062021-02-22T19:50:17.442-06:002021-02-22T19:50:17.442-06:00Guess court packing will be off the agenda for the...Guess court packing will be off the agenda for the next 4 years. I mean why bother.AmericanCardiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905240590569993870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-17529506164710650222021-02-22T19:48:43.577-06:002021-02-22T19:48:43.577-06:00Hell, with the way this court is going we'd ha...Hell, with the way this court is going we'd have been better off with Avenotti and the blonde Kavanaugh ditz on the court. Would there be a difference in the latest rulings we've witnessed? I think not...<br /><br />DJLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-62568641055942551642021-02-22T19:37:36.439-06:002021-02-22T19:37:36.439-06:00It's still disillusioning to come to the reali...It's still disillusioning to come to the realization of how bereft the conservative side is of men of real integrity.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-8758065926420299612021-02-22T19:30:00.317-06:002021-02-22T19:30:00.317-06:00Meh, didja think Barr would do any different?
Wel...Meh, didja think Barr would do any different?<br /><br />Well, I did at one not long ago which seems decades ago.TexasDudehttps://tdnew10.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-31435784873411432862021-02-22T19:21:16.420-06:002021-02-22T19:21:16.420-06:00Remarkable that you can rise so high in a professi...Remarkable that you can rise so high in a profession where integrity is supposed to matter, yet have no self respect. But then there's our own people, too.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-46637682925440963522021-02-22T19:04:40.503-06:002021-02-22T19:04:40.503-06:00And then there’s Merrick Garland, who might well h...And then there’s Merrick Garland, who might well have ended up on the Court:<br /><br /><b>Merrick Garland May Hide Durham Report From Public</b><br /><br /><i>President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, former federal Judge Merrick Garland, refused a pledge before lawmakers Monday to refrain from interfering with the Justice Department probe into the origins of the Russia hoax run by specialBebenoreply@blogger.com