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To: atlaw

His crime? My word. He referenced international norms regarding execution of juveniles in the process of deciding the case before him under U.S. law. I frankly don't see the purpose in that, and question whether international norms should have any bearing on U.S. death penalty cases, but that's called disagreement. People who disagree with you haven't committed a "crime" for crying out loud.


To bypass the US CONSTITUTION, in favor of utilizing and leaning on INTERNATIONAL LAW, to rule on a US SUPREME COURT case, is a CRIME in my book!

I don't live over seas, do you? I EXPECT American Judges, to utilize AMERICAN LAW when deciding AMERICAN court cases!

As for the INTERNET? Again, an inhouse data base, is quite different than accessing a VULNERABLE Internet!

Can you say with 100% certainty that all info on the Internet is 100% accurate and 100% safe?



124 posted on 04/21/2005 7:53:10 AM PDT by IleeneWright
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To: IleeneWright
"To bypass the US CONSTITUTION, in favor of utilizing and leaning on INTERNATIONAL LAW, to rule on a US SUPREME COURT case, is a CRIME in my book!"

How did he "bypass the U.S. Constitution"? Do you have in mind some particular part of the Constitution that he ostensiby "bypassed"?

And while you personally think that making reference to international standards is a crime, where (other than your idiosyncratic "book") is that crime codified?

"I EXPECT American Judges, to utilize AMERICAN LAW when deciding AMERICAN court cases!"

He did.

"As for the INTERNET? Again, an inhouse data base, is quite different than accessing a VULNERABLE Internet!"

Are you imagining that the Supreme Court actually has an in-house database that incorporates all of the available information on the internet from governmental agencies, legislatures, libraries, state and federal courts, etc. etc.? That would be quite a database.

And what do you mean by "vulnerable"? Are you afraid that if the Justices do any research on the internet they might have their thoughts stolen or highjacked?

"Can you say with 100% certainty that all info on the Internet is 100% accurate and 100% safe?"

What kind of nonsensical argument is this? Can you say with certainty that all of the information contained in printed form is 100% accurate? And what does "100% safe" mean? Are you afraid that Justice Kennedy is getting "unsafe" information?

Neither you nor Justice Kennedy are children. It is generally expected of adults that they will vet, filter and use information with discretion and perspicacity, especially well educated adults.

Now, you still haven't told me what, precisely, is so outrageous about a Supreme Court Justice doing research on the internet.

128 posted on 04/21/2005 8:35:39 AM PDT by atlaw
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