Katherine Harris says failure to elect Christians will `legislate sin'

KRT Wire ^ | 8/25/2006 | Jim Stratton

[Mojave]

And which states existed at the inception of the common law, then?

Which non sequitur are you struggling to imply?

[nopardons]

ROTFLOL !

Thanks for the laughs and good night again.................

[jf55510]

Do you know where the common law came from?

[Senator Bedfellow]

Which non sequitur are you struggling to imply?

As opposed to the exceptionally relevant point that "common law exists at the state level"?

LOL.

[Mojave]

As opposed to the exceptionally relevant point that "common law exists at the state level"?

Yep. States have common law. Your reference to the United States Constitution was a red herring.

[Senator Bedfellow]

Your reference to the United States Constitution was a red herring.

LOL again. A red herring with respect to what, exactly?

[Mojave]

Do you know where the common law came from?

The precedents, standards and customs practiced in the various states. No two states were identical in their common laws.

[Mojave]

LOL again.

Strained laughter.

What does the United States Constitution have to do with state common law?

[Senator Bedfellow]

What does the United States Constitution have to do with state common law?

Where did I say it did?

[jf55510]

The precedents, standards and customs practiced in the various states. No two states were identical in their common laws.

Incredibly wrong. The common law was around hundreds of years before there were even English colonies in North America.

[stands2reason]

Yeah, she didn't say only moral people should be public representatives.

She specified Christians.


Are you under the impression that only Christians have morals?

[Mojave]

1. BTW, my guess is that Jefferson and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom had some influence on the drafting of the Constitution

2.Where did I say it did?

Red herring followed by evasion.

[Mojave]

The common law was around hundreds of years

The precedents, standards and customs practiced in the various states varied. The common law wasn't static or uniform.

Read a book.

[Senator Bedfellow]

1. BTW, my guess is that Jefferson and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom had some influence on the drafting of the Constitution
...
2.Where did I say it did?

Red herring followed by evasion.

You mean where I addressed a question to you, under the assumption that you are capable of entertaining more than one single issue?

My mistake, I guess.

[Mojave]

It was an irrelevant evasion followed by evasion, rather than a deliberate red herring followed by evasion?

Fascinating.

[jf55510]

The precedents, standards and customs practiced in the various states varied. The common law wasn't static or uniform.

Common law is uniform, that doesn't mean that the individual states can't change the requirements for the different causes of actions or torts. Proximate cause and cause in fact, from way back in 1300's England is the building block for all tort causes of action. However, Texas and New York can have different definitions of what constitutes proximate cause. However, more often than not it is the same. The same applies to the general rule of capture, the rule against perpetuities, and many other legal areas.

[Senator Bedfellow]

It was an irrelevant evasion followed by evasion, rather than a deliberate red herring followed by evasion?

It was a question, as indicated by the question mark --> ?

Try not to strain yourself overthinking these things.

Although I do notice that you evaded answering said question. Projection, perhaps?*

* Also a question - note the question mark.

[Mojave]

Common law is uniform

California's common law encompasses the alcalde. Does Virginia's?

[Mojave]

It was a question

Which had what do do with the discussion of the common law?

Do you need to take a deep breath?

[jf55510]

California's common law encompasses the alcalde. Does Virginia's?

I have no idea and it is not relevant to anything. Common law can be tossed aside or changed by statute.