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AMERICA - The Right Way!! (Day 1745) [Remember the Trade Center!!]
Various News Sources and FReepers | October 31, 2005 | All of Us

Posted on 10/31/2005 4:50:26 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!

Good morning!!

Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has called upon Karl Rove to resign, and upon the President to pressure him to do so.

In response, it appears likely the President will throw Senator Reid the Senatorial bird (as opposed to Senator Byrd, but that's another rant...) by nominating Circuit Court Judge Samuel Alito (another nominee that's going to take some typing practice to spell correctly, oh well).

A synopsis of the Judge's actual judicial opinions [Courtesy: FR's YaYa123]:

A majority opinion in ACLU v. Schundler, 168 F.3d 92 (3d Cir. 1999), holding that the Establishment Clause was not violated by a city hall holiday display that contained a creche, a menorah, secular symbols of the season, and a banner proclaiming the city's dedication to diversity.

A majority opinion in Fatin v. INS, 12 F.3d 1233 (3d Cir. 1993), holding that an Iranian woman seeking asylum could establish that she had a well founded fear of persecution in Iran if she could show that compliance with that country's "gender specific laws and repressive social norms," such as the requirement that women wear a veil in public, would be deeply abhorrent to her. Judge Alito also held that she could establish eligibility for asylum by showing that she would be persecuted because of gender, belief in feminism, or membership in a feminist group.

A majority opinion in Saxe v. State College Area School District, 240 F.3d 200 (3d Cir. 2001), striking down as contrary to the First Amendment a public school district anti-harassment policy that extended to nonvulgar, non-school-sponsored speech that posed no realistic threat of substantial disruption of school work.

A majority opinion in Shore Regional High School Board of Education v. P.S., 381 F.3d 194 (3d Cir. 2004), holding that a school district did not provide a high school student with a free and appropriate public education, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, when it failed to protect the student from bullying by fellow students who taunted the student based on his lack of athleticism and his perceived sexual orientation.

A majority opinion in Williams v. Price, 343 F.3d 223 (3d Cir. 2003), granting a writ of habeas corpus to an African-American state prisoner after state courts had refused to consider the testimony of a witness who stated that a juror had uttered derogatory remarks about African Americans during an encounter in the courthouse after the conclusion of the trial.

A dissenting opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 947 F.2d 682 (3d Cir. 1991), arguing that a Pennsylvania that required women seeking abortions to inform their husbands should have been upheld. As Judge Alito reasoned, "[t]he Pennsylvania legislature could have rationally believed that some married women are initially inclined to obtain an abortion without their husbands' knowledge because of perceived problems--such as economic constraints, future plans, or the husbands' previously expressed opposition--that may be obviated by discussion prior to the abortion." Chief Justice Rehnquist's dissent from the Supreme Court's 5-4 [corrected] decision striking down the spousal notification provision of the law quoted Judge Alito's dissent and expressed support for Judge Alito's reasoning.

A dissenting opinion in Homar v. Gilbert, 89 F.3d 1009 (3d Cir. 1996) arguing that that a state university did not violate the procedural due process rights of a campus policeman when it suspended him without pay and without a prior hearing upon learning that he had been arrested and charged with drug offenses. The Supreme Court, which reversed and remanded the case on other grounds, agreed with Judge Alito's reasoning that no hearing was required prior to the suspension because the drug charges showed that the suspension was not baseless.

A dissenting opinion in Sheridan v. Dupont, 74 F.3d 1439 (3d Cir. 1996) (en banc) arguing that a plaintiff in a sex discrimination case should not inevitably be able to survive summary judgment simply by casting doubt on the employer's proffer of legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for the adverse employment decision.

Folks--I think we have a real conservative here.

As I said on Friday, the President plays chess, and we need to stick with him.

Now, for the Gang of Seven in the Senate--we're watching. Harry Reid hates this guy. This is well worth the Nuclear Option.

In other news...

The Plamegate special prosecutor is demanding that VP Cheney testify in open court. The Administration will likely invoke Executive Priviledge--sparking a court fight on that issue.

And Prince Charles says he finds the pace of climate change is terrifying and people are becoming too dependent on technology.

For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.


TOPICS: AMERICA - The Right Way!!
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To: Carolinamom

We're always here for you if you feel like venting....or not.

((((((((((Carolinamom))))))))))))


181 posted on 11/01/2005 2:57:11 AM PST by LBKQ
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To: LBKQ; lysie

Many thanks.


182 posted on 11/01/2005 3:02:56 AM PST by Carolinamom (Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning......Psalm 30:5)
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To: Carolinamom
Good morning! I slept late so only can be here about 15 minutes...then I have to get in the shower and go to my granddaughter's. I won't be on FR again until this evening, probably. I just wanted to say hello and check in.

It's chily and raining. Brrr.

Prayers for your guidance in whatever you're wrestling with.

183 posted on 11/01/2005 3:14:02 AM PST by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's son and keep him strong.)
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To: lysie

I lost one fish - the foxface....I think what happened was - when I was in PA last week - the water evaoparated enough to stop the filter pump.....and my chems got out of whack.


184 posted on 11/01/2005 3:15:23 AM PST by The Raven
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To: Carolinamom

GOOD MORNING! Prayer coming your way from 1 each old man. Take care and let us know if there is anything you need.
Toby


185 posted on 11/01/2005 3:15:30 AM PST by gulfcoast6
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To: onyx

Where ya at!

We are getting RAIN this morning, not suppose to last long but it is falling. Since the storm we have had just a few drops and everything is dry, dry, dry.


186 posted on 11/01/2005 3:19:48 AM PST by gulfcoast6
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To: gulfcoast6; All

Good Morning.


187 posted on 11/01/2005 3:22:57 AM PST by Iowa Granny (I am not the sharpest pin in the cushion but I can draw blood.)
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To: Iowa Granny

Good morning to you as well.


188 posted on 11/01/2005 3:27:24 AM PST by gulfcoast6
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To: Carolinamom
Have you noticed that the entire efforts to run Washington on ALL things by the demoflops is ABORATION? Nothing else matters with them, nothing at all.
189 posted on 11/01/2005 3:39:26 AM PST by gulfcoast6
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To: gulfcoast6

They are obsessed w/the Right (????) to kill babies. Yet they fight tooth and nail to SAVE the lives of killers. I'll never understand this kind of thinking.


190 posted on 11/01/2005 3:44:52 AM PST by Carolinamom (Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning......Psalm 30:5)
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To: Carolinamom

That is the difference between them and us, huh?


191 posted on 11/01/2005 3:49:39 AM PST by gulfcoast6
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To: Carolinamom
Yesterday morning our little 6 year old boy neighbor came over and with a big smile on his face, opened his hand which was full of WORMS. D and Allie ughed, etc. so later on in the afternoon he went out and picked a hand full of weeds, put them in a jar and gave it to them. Gotta tell ya, I see a little of me in that boy when I was 6.
192 posted on 11/01/2005 3:56:25 AM PST by gulfcoast6
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To: gulfcoast6

That little boy neighbor of yours sounds so lovable. When they were little folks, my own kids sat on the fence feeding worms to the baby birds in a nest they had found in a crepe myrtle bush while the mother mocking bird dive bombed them!


193 posted on 11/01/2005 4:01:58 AM PST by Carolinamom (Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning......Psalm 30:5)
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To: Carolinamom

YIKES! Lighting, thin, I will get off for now.


194 posted on 11/01/2005 4:02:53 AM PST by gulfcoast6
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To: Carolinamom

Your kids were brave. Mockingbird mamas are tough!


195 posted on 11/01/2005 4:03:36 AM PST by LBKQ
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To: lysie

Isn't that the theme song for the TV show about the maid?


196 posted on 11/01/2005 4:05:02 AM PST by Jemian
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To: Jemian
LOL
197 posted on 11/01/2005 4:07:38 AM PST by lysie
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To: LBKQ; gulfcoast6
Those same 5 kids used to roam the fields and woods surrounding the lake in our backyard. Once, they came running home and hurriedly reached for one of our encyclopedias.

When I asked what they were doing, they said they wanted to find out what kind of snake they had seen hanging down from a limb over their heads was. I nearly fainted!

198 posted on 11/01/2005 4:10:09 AM PST by Carolinamom (Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning......Psalm 30:5)
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To: Carolinamom; lysie; Jemian; Peach; prairiebreeze; LBKQ; Miss Marple; The Raven; Iowa Granny; ...
Good morning ladies and gentlemen...

Hope y'all are well.

Love the memories, Carolina.

199 posted on 11/01/2005 4:17:02 AM PST by Molly Pitcher (We are Americans...the sons and daughters of liberty...*.from FReeper the Real fifi*))
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To: Carolinamom; LBKQ; All
My brother and I used to swim in a large pond when were younger. About 100 feet away we could see water mocassins swimming.

That pond had a small dam. We would dive off it into the pond and come up with leeches on our backs.

EWWW!!! Age does change my desire to swim in that pond. LOL

200 posted on 11/01/2005 4:18:09 AM PST by lysie
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