tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post6334690786085867401..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Josh Hawley's Speech On Bostock And The Conservative Legal Movementmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-71189095593638448992020-06-18T14:53:28.707-05:002020-06-18T14:53:28.707-05:00To a significant extent it's been redefined wh...To a significant extent it's been redefined while true virtue has been denigrated. I'm sure your readers would greatly appreciate a post from you on the current state of virtue in our post-truth — and now legally enforced post-reality — world. I know I would.<br /><br />"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-57532767582609375312020-06-18T12:33:00.344-05:002020-06-18T12:33:00.344-05:00Virtue, of course, derives from the Latin "vi...Virtue, of course, derives from the Latin "vir" meaning a man/male. It's the qualities associated with manliness. No wonder nobody talks about virtue any more.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-66567152817128084302020-06-17T20:48:32.794-05:002020-06-17T20:48:32.794-05:00I'm about to publish a new post that attempts ...I'm about to publish a new post that attempts to go into this a bit further.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-46556014814499068232020-06-17T19:47:06.978-05:002020-06-17T19:47:06.978-05:00There is no voting our way out of this. It is now...There is no voting our way out of this. It is now obvious that the choice is shut up and submit or face ruination. The GOP leadership and much of the rank and file don't think any of the decisions handed down from our rulers is a big deal because, in the main, they agree with them. And what they don't agree on is simply not worth the effort of fighting it. <br /><br />There was a timeDesert Ratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-84132478939636910702020-06-17T14:34:01.944-05:002020-06-17T14:34:01.944-05:00the 3rd party also gets us a Bill Clinton when the...the 3rd party also gets us a Bill Clinton when the majority are voting for conservative principles.mistcrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-41448264973244101322020-06-17T14:18:41.391-05:002020-06-17T14:18:41.391-05:00@Joe, do you really want to vote for bad candidate...@Joe, do you really want to vote for bad candidates to defend against mediocre candidates?<br /><br />Believe me, I get your frustration. I voted for Obama in '08 due to my frustration with Bush and the Republicans. My only solace is that I live in deep blue and my vote makes no difference, but still I get to live with that shame for the rest of my life.<br /><br />But more to the point: we mistcrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-11275603971508132372020-06-17T13:00:48.016-05:002020-06-17T13:00:48.016-05:00Perfect is the enemy of the good.
Voting libertar...Perfect is the enemy of the good.<br /><br />Voting libertarian is the same as not voting. Our federal system makes 2 party the default. Any significant 3rd party gets assimilated or displaced to become a 2nd party.Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-41414060127330015422020-06-17T12:36:51.907-05:002020-06-17T12:36:51.907-05:00There's the Constitution Party. There's a...There's the Constitution Party. There's also write-in names. <br /><br />Please tell me what do the Republicans do for me?Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-38791145128651843492020-06-17T12:10:25.967-05:002020-06-17T12:10:25.967-05:00That and the fact that third party voters are inva...That and the fact that third party voters are invariably former Republicans. Splintering off so that the Democrats are assured a win.Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-52633517081894774382020-06-17T11:24:01.472-05:002020-06-17T11:24:01.472-05:00Here's my problem with that. Third party means...Here's my problem with that. Third party means Libertarian. Which means voting for the kind of thinking that got us where we are now. Check 'em out.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-714950611866856162020-06-17T11:02:57.597-05:002020-06-17T11:02:57.597-05:00Bebe,
I'm sticking to that last paragraph. I...Bebe,<br /><br />I'm sticking to that last paragraph. I'll vote third-party. What do I get for my vote? Bad Supreme Court justices and 30 trillion dollars of national debt.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-66928275237352117302020-06-17T10:08:15.237-05:002020-06-17T10:08:15.237-05:00Understand Joe’s frustration, but that last paragr...Understand Joe’s frustration, but that last paragraph? With all Democrats (do you know an honest one?) all the time, every day would be a Bostock day in some form or other. What they promise and deliver, we don’t want...Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-7909993495932173322020-06-17T08:14:19.639-05:002020-06-17T08:14:19.639-05:00As always, it starts with the voters. If we conti...As always, it starts with the voters. If we continue to elect the same old same old, we will get the same old same old. Primaries are the ideal time for voters to study and vote for the candidate who best embodies the values that they are seeking.<br /><br />Too often, voters coalesce around the candidate that the establishment favors (think "electability", which is really a euphemismJoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-1920823122273703522020-06-17T00:03:50.320-05:002020-06-17T00:03:50.320-05:00Wow - clerked for John Roberts.
Thanks Mark for ...Wow - clerked for John Roberts. <br /><br />Thanks Mark for the insightful post, the Supreme Court decision is going to have a huge amount of repercussions. Did Roberts And Gorsuch just not see this?Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-50803454972858627312020-06-16T21:24:39.413-05:002020-06-16T21:24:39.413-05:00There's a bit of a punch line to this: Hawley ...There's a bit of a punch line to this: Hawley clerked for John Roberts, so he knows a bit about the "conservative" legal movement.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-18096130354345447342020-06-16T21:13:29.609-05:002020-06-16T21:13:29.609-05:00>Section 1.
The judicial power of the United S...>Section 1.<br /><br />The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.<<br /><br />In an imaginary world, Congress would pass legislation that the Supreme Court would handle directly each and every court case created by this decision.<br /><br />D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17060639162688328166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-86900705033989499982020-06-16T21:02:37.349-05:002020-06-16T21:02:37.349-05:00Congress, hello Congress. The Supreme Court has ju...Congress, hello Congress. The Supreme Court has just usurped your power. What are you going to do about this? I don't think sticking your heads up your arses is a solution. You have the power to do something, but do you have the will?<br /><br /><br />Rob SAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656932549374089899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-46747371128782742582020-06-16T20:29:30.314-05:002020-06-16T20:29:30.314-05:00About time.About time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-61241243346553981022020-06-16T20:12:12.596-05:002020-06-16T20:12:12.596-05:00Regardless of Hawley's ambition, he is a risin...Regardless of Hawley's ambition, he is a rising and shining star in a senate comprised of rich, mediocre, elitist politicians who would enjoy nothing more than continuing the status quo. But that status quo keeps shifting beneath their leaden feet - shifted by a judiciary that is unafraid to act, no matter their unconstitutional usurpation of legislative power. There is only one way forwardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com