Death in a Courtly Manner

Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 5 March 2005 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

[Congressman Billybob]

Again, the subject is hot on FR and the column is ready early. So here 'tis. I think ya'll will appreciate this.

John / Billybob

[hchutch]

A couple of typos: Malvo was the suspect's name.

And this seems to be missing a word:
"Lying on the floor with a [missing word] around its neck is the 216-year-old Constitution"

[Para-Ord.45]

Since these black robed thugs think the constitution is a "living" document meaning,it means whatever we say it means,and they look to cherry-pick international law to fir their radical neo-marxist outlook,then if they ignore the Constitution what`s stopping anyone from ignoring their opinion ?

It is only an opinion,mine woul be just as valid.Even more so since it would reflect the original intent of the Constitution.

[opus86]

bump

[bikepacker67]

Good read John. Thanks.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

I'm guessing the defense will claim it wasn't murder, really, but euthanasia.

That sickly old thing had been wasting away for years. We just couldn't stand seeing the old girl suffer any more.
Had to put it out of its misery.

The as yet unanswered question is, since the sherrif has no balls, will the citizens form a posse or just grumble a little and go back to sleep.

[nightdriver]

The idiotic Supreme Court "justices" that invalidated the death penalty for teen-aged murderers should be impeached immediately.

They have put themselves in the impossible position of being in favor of only taking INNOCENT life.

[backhoe]

Always a pleasure to read your writing, John- crosslinked here:

 Men(ace) in Black? SCOTUS goes Rogue...

[King Prout]

thank you, sir!

[elbucko]

And five of them stated in their “confession” that the Constitution had it coming.

That's what hurts the most.

[prairiebreeze]

read later

[Congressman Billybob]

You were the first of several to catch the error in the last paragraph. Thank you. Here's the note that's already gone to my publishers:

Ladies and Gentlemen,

My cadre of 1,000 proof readers found an error, as usual. In the last paragraph I was in the process of changing the murder weapon (like playing Clue). I took out the old weapon but failed to insert the new one. It should read, "...the Constitution, with a silk scarf wrapped around its neck...."

Classier way to die, doncha know?

John

[hchutch]

Make sure you get the sniper's name spelled right, too.

[Bigh4u2]

It's just the 'french' version.

:0)

[Right Cal Gal]

If you get the chance, read Scalia's dissent in this decision. Slices the majority to ribbons, or as I call them, the mushy moderate middle.

[Congressman Billybob]

I read most of the majority decision and all of Scalia's dissent before writing my column. That is a particularly harsh dissent by him, and I've read all of his work.

Billybob

[MileHi]

And, but there’s this little, tiny, problem with this decision.

Found that in there. Nice read, though.

[Right Cal Gal]

Considering that he's a believer in enumerated powers and a nonbeliever in legislating from the bench, this whole idea of "U.S. get in line with the rest of the world" must have enraged him.

In another forum, I re-read the facts of the Simmons case. I will relish what happens to this charming little sociopath when he is released from solitary and into the general prison population.

[You Dirty Rats]

Time to have Congress add six more Justices to SCOTUS and then have the President pack the court with six Scalia clones.

The really scary part is that Justice Sandra Dee O'Connor isn't against looking to other countries for guidance; she just wanted more evidence of the national consensus. So there are really six out of nine who are ready to follow European Law now -- ironic since they will likely not permit even a display of the X Commandments which actually are part of our legal and moral heritage.

SCOTUS has been avoiding the plain language of the Constitution for decades, but at least in the past they hid their dirty work behind penumbras and eminations. Now they just act like a mugger in broad daylight, as they have dropped any pretense of restraint.

Frankly, this decision is effectively a judicial coup d'etat. The only mystery remaining about our Republic is if it has a Chiquita label on it or not. We may still have a Congress and a President, but we have Nine El Presidentes for Life now.