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O'Connor Decries Republican Attacks on Courts
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Posted on 03/10/2006 9:43:20 AM PST by TexasAg1996
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To: TexasAg1996
---"she said Republican leaders' attacks on the courts threaten the constitutional freedoms of Americans."---
Are you kidding me?!?! I mean, are you freaking KIDDING me?!?!?!
The very fact that they are criticizing IS a constitutional freedom of Americans!!! How the HELL does the exercise of the freedom to criticize government THREATEN freedom?!?!?!?!?!?!
What the HELL is wrong with her?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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posted on
03/10/2006 10:11:58 AM PST
by
TitansAFC
("'C' is for 'cookie,' that's good enough for me" -- C. Monster)
To: TexasAg1996
Go have another gin and tonic Sandra and shut up, you are no longer relevant.
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posted on
03/10/2006 10:13:13 AM PST
by
boomop1
(there you go again)
To: jude24
The "problem" of free speech? O'Connor was one of the worst justices in the history of the SCOTUS. She deserves no respect.
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posted on
03/10/2006 10:13:14 AM PST
by
NinoFan
To: TitansAFC
To libs such as O'Connor, protests by conservatives are hate speech and must not be tolerated. Remember their whining when we used our free speech rights to destroy Dixie Chicks CDs? Why, that was downright EEEEVIL!
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posted on
03/10/2006 10:15:38 AM PST
by
NinoFan
To: TexasAg1996
I just listened to the clip and SDO's criticisms were directed toward Tom DeLay and John Cornyn. What tripe! Thank God that lib lover is retired!
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posted on
03/10/2006 10:15:55 AM PST
by
demkicker
(democrats and terrorists are familiar bedfellows)
To: Tzimisce
Attack on courts??????? The people have a right to criticise their government. The people have a right to try to change their government if they don't like what it's doing. It's fundmental to our system - sorry if our Constitution offends you. Scary to think that this person is a judge....
Amen! Oops, can't say that... it might offend Justice O'Connor.
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posted on
03/10/2006 10:17:45 AM PST
by
NinoFan
To: TexasAg1996
Good riddence b*tch. Glad your gone.
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posted on
03/10/2006 10:30:22 AM PST
by
Vaquero
(time again for the Crusades.)
To: jude24
Those kinds of remarks are irresponsible and unjustifiable.You want irresponsible and unjustifiable?
Try Kelo - that did far more damage to our republic than any offhand utterance by a Congresscritter.
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posted on
03/10/2006 10:46:53 AM PST
by
dirtboy
(I'm fat, I sleep most of the winter and I saw my shadow yesterday. Does that make me a groundhog?)
To: TexasAg1996
O'Connor believes in the supremacy of the courts over the Constitution. It is good that she is retired.
To: TexasAg1996
We critizied her, and that's threatening the judicial system.
HaHa!
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:06:08 AM PST
by
auggy
( http://www.wtv-zone.com/Mary/THISWILLMAKEYOUPROUD.HTML)
To: NinoFan
O'Connor was one of the worst justices in the history of the SCOTUS. She deserves no respect. I agree completely!
To: TexasAg1996
Hey Sandra, you retired! Go visit the grandkids, go grab the early bird special at Denny's! Anything! just shut up.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:07:57 AM PST
by
SAMS
(Nobody loves a soldier until the enemy is at the gate; Army Wife & Marine Mom)
To: NinoFan
O'Connor was one of the worst justices in the history of the SCOTUS. That's certainly myopic. No matter how much you may disagree with O'Connor, she certainly was no Abe Fortas.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:11:25 AM PST
by
jude24
("Thy law is written on the hearts of men, which iniquity itself effaces not." - St. Augustine)
To: theDentist
Dear Sandra, You retired. Your opinion no longer matters.
Wrong.
Her opinion now counts as much as mine does.
However, The present Supreme Court doesn't even know she has an opinion.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:12:41 AM PST
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
To: dirtboy
Try Kelo - that did far more damage to our republic than any offhand utterance by a Congresscritter. Kelo is actually an example of the system working.
Emineant Domain has long been allowed for economic revitalization, even for private development. Kelo cites several authorities that showed it was allowed even in the 1800's, and was hardly innovative. The Supreme Court ruled conservatively - that it wasn't their place to say it couldn't happen. The system then took over - and there are very few jurisdictions that will exert that power. Many states are quite likely to prohibit within their own constitutions the exercise of Eminent Domain under these circumstances - and they can do that.
The system worked.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:15:11 AM PST
by
jude24
("Thy law is written on the hearts of men, which iniquity itself effaces not." - St. Augustine)
To: dirtboy
Try Kelo - that did far more damage to our republic than any offhand utterance by a Congresscritter.Kelo only bolstered the power of our government,given by the XVI amendment,to take property from one citizen and give it to another.
To: jude24
Kelo is actually an example of the system working. Emineant Domain has long been allowed for economic revitalization, even for private development. And that's wrong. If private property can be taken by the state simply to generate more tax dollars, it really isn't private property any longer - and we have no real property rights and are one step closer to serfdom.
If you actually believe what you just wrote, we really don't have much of anything in common to discuss. Even O'Connor viewed Kelo as an abomination.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:24:04 AM PST
by
dirtboy
(I'm fat, I sleep most of the winter and I saw my shadow yesterday. Does that make me a groundhog?)
To: lugsoul
"There is a lot of class being displayed on this thread."
And the amount class went right through the floor when you showed up....
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:24:57 AM PST
by
safeasthebanks
("The most rewarding part, was when he gave me my money!" - Dr. Nick)
To: jude24
No matter how much you may disagree with O'Connor, she certainly was no Abe Fortas.Abe Fortas never made it on the court.
Boy, you're just full of deep thoughts, aren't you?
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:25:12 AM PST
by
dirtboy
(I'm fat, I sleep most of the winter and I saw my shadow yesterday. Does that make me a groundhog?)
To: TexasAg1996
Not that she couldn't have said something like this, but considering the source, I have to wonder what O'Connor really said. Remember, this in Nina Totenberg reporting on NPR. The distance between what Nina reports and what really happened is typically measured in light years.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:25:53 AM PST
by
Ditto
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