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1 posted on 07/02/2010 2:15:25 AM PDT by Scanian
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bump


2 posted on 07/02/2010 2:36:47 AM PDT by lowbridge (Rep. Dingell: "Its taken a long time.....to control the people.")
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FIFA hires these types of referee’s all the time!


3 posted on 07/02/2010 2:48:09 AM PDT by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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Great article! Thanks for posting it. I just cannot believe what happened in the hearings for this woman! She was not only less than candid - on several occasions, she out and out LIED. Although I agree that elections have consequences and that a POTUS is entitled to appoint those whom he chooses, the appointees should NOT be confirmed if they are so obviously UNAQUALIFIED and UNSUITABLE for the appointment - particularly a LIFETIME appointment!!
4 posted on 07/02/2010 4:10:24 AM PDT by srmorton (Deut. 30 19: "..I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing;therefore choose life..")
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The court is balanced between good and bad. I dread this one getting in replacing one of the bad with worse. At the least Republicans should do want the RATS already did to them: filibusterer.

5 posted on 07/02/2010 4:28:32 AM PDT by Nateman
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she was nominated because she is unqualified...and has no judicial record...And Repubilcans on committee will not defend the country or the constitution.


7 posted on 07/02/2010 4:44:58 AM PDT by dalebert
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Thoroughly unqualified is a requirement for the progressive liberal movement see Obama&Co.


9 posted on 07/02/2010 5:22:17 AM PDT by Vaduz
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An umpire must sometimes formulate his own rules if a situation arises which the drafters of the official rules did not anticipate. An umpire should endeavor to be consistent in such rulings, but should yield to official rule makers if official rules are added which contradict the umpire's own rules. Very seldom should the umpire's rulings contradict the official rules.

About the only time I can think of where an umpire should clearly act contrary to the official rules would be if necessary to counteract the actions of another umpire who was grossly out of line. For example, if the Home Plate Umpire called "strike" on the first nine pitches, all of which rolled over the plate before motionless batters, and the umpire suddenly had a heart attack and needed to be replaced, it might be appropriate for the replacement umpire, after openly consulting with both teams' managers, to announce he would call strike on the first nine pitches from the other pitcher.

The practical effect of such an announcement would be that both teams would get to play a fair eight-inning game. While the second umpire's actions would be even more clearly contrary to the rules of baseball than the first's, in fact they would achieve a result far more consistent with the rules than any other course of action. Note, however, that the second umpire should be open about what he's doing. Allowing umpires to make up for "mistakes" of other umpires without having to declare that they are doing so, or what the supposed mistakes are, would turn sports judging into a free-for-all.

10 posted on 07/02/2010 3:25:26 PM PDT by supercat (Barry Soetoro == Bravo Sierra)
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