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By: Webloggin - Blog Archive » Oh, Those Wacky Clinton-Appointed Judges

Webloggin - Blog Archive » Oh, Those Wacky Clinton-Appointed Judges — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:01:32 +0000

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Oh, those wacky Clinton-appointed judges « Bookworm Room — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:02:18 +0000

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By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:24:57 +0000

I actually sort of agree with her. On the other hand she’s a historical ignoramus. Lincoln of course - as I thought everybody by now knew - suspended a good bit of the Constitution to get through the war with which he had to deal; and FDR had no compunction about rounding up those of Japanese descent and interning them (though not remotely in “concentration camps” as the left likes to shriek, forgetting that he was of the left) for the duration of the war his administration fought.

These realities make nonsense out of her assertions about what the Nation’s been doing for 200 years. She is, I suppose, a good example of why legal training ought never to be confused with an education.

The Constitution is not a suicide pact, and we are granted the ability to protect ourselves - but I still sort of agree with her conclusion. Nothing in this country over the last fifty years has been more “extra-Constitutional” than the courts of course - and the way she arrived at her conclusion and her reasoning is nonsense - but just viscerally I still kind of agree with her.

By: ymarsakar

ymarsakar — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:06:43 +0000

A shift to a Nation based on extra-constitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill-advised,” she wrote.

As if these people are going to be the front line defenders against European style extra-constitutional authority based upon transnational values. THey’re just spewing evasive material until it is too late to enforce Constitutional standards upon judges.

By: swampacreage

swampacreage — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:59:53 +0000

Duh . Of course the Democrats will gently chisel away at an unecessary.The Repubs only tool as they say is there blunt hammer , and then of course every problem or issue to them looks lke a nail.. Wham !
The Democrats on the other hand can use a tapered chisel without a hammer and clean out the hardened mortar. Tap tap tinker tinker.

By: Webloggin - Blog Archive » Another Clinton appointee Chisels Away At The Patriot Act

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:46:48 +0000

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