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Go figure (NJ Supreme Court Says Reading Constitution Literally Is WRONG)
Washington Times ^
| August 6, 2003
| John McCaslin
Posted on 08/06/2003 5:32:35 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:05:56 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Thom Golab, a vice president at the nonpartisan Competitive Enterprise Institute, observes: "In defending the Democrats' unconstitutional legislative redistricting map, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a bizarre statement in their opinion: 'Literalism must be avoided because there is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally.' "
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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: constitution; courts; judges; justice; liberals; mdm; newjersey; scotus
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And this is the same state supreme court that allowed a senatorial candidate replacement after the state constitution clearly said it couldn't be done.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:32:35 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
To: PJ-Comix
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:33:40 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I will defend to your death my right to say it)
To: PJ-Comix
Welcome to Bizarro-World!
WTF!
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:34:30 AM PDT
by
ctlpdad
(When life hands you lemons, ask for Tequila & salt)
To: ctlpdad
Damn and I thought Maryland up until recently was screwed up. New Jersey is just f**ked, I need to remind myself not to visit or spend money there.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:36:49 AM PDT
by
Trueblackman
(Check out http://www.quixtar.com)
To: PJ-Comix
Clearly the collective feelings of the court is much more important than the actual constitution or law.
To: Always Right
What the NJ Supreme Court feels about reading their constitution is EXACTLY what the liberals think about the U.S. Constitution. When they say the U.S. Constititution is a "living document" they mean they can interpret it any way they want. People who believe that the constitution should be interpreted just the way it is written are called "strict contructionists" who are unwilling to read into it interpretations that just don't exist as it is written. Anyway, the NJ Supreme Court let the cat out of the bag with their recent statement. And remember, all liberals have the SAME thought about the U.S. Constitution. It MUST NOT be read as it is written.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:41:03 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(He who laughs last was too dumb to figure out the joke first)
To: PJ-Comix
'Literalism must be avoided because there is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. I am not sure how to read this statement.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:41:29 AM PDT
by
Huck
To: PJ-Comix
there is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literallyBWAHAHAHAHAHA!
We have just reached a new level of illiteracy excused by the lack of necessity to understand the written word.
BTW, feel free to make this mean whatever you want.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:41:35 AM PDT
by
Camachee
(`)
To: PJ-Comix
Thou shall not kill
I wonder if that should be taken literally?
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:42:53 AM PDT
by
CCCV
To: Camachee
there is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally It's NEWSPEAK! Jersey Freepers should lead a movement to have this quote engraved on the wall of the New Jersey Supreme Court for all to see. Give this quote the WIDEST publicity in NJ.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:46:20 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(W)
To: PJ-Comix
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I gotta read this again after some coffee.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:46:35 AM PDT
by
WSGilcrest
(R.........9th generation Californiano)
To: PJ-Comix
Remove these idiots from their benches.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:47:17 AM PDT
by
ICE-FLYER
(God bless and keep the United States of America)
To: PJ-Comix
the nj sublime court has just given the state over to the anarchists... what is law, but its interpretation, erego and ipso facto, there is only law in the mind of the beholder....
all our law are belong to us
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:47:39 AM PDT
by
teeman8r
(i moved from nj to md and now look forward to a third move...)
To: PJ-Comix
"...there is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally." - New Jersey Supreme CourtThis is Great! I will certainly use this legal opinion around April 15th!! Now where is their telephone number so that they can defend me around audit time?
Also, we can now read "No Guns Allowed" signs anyway we want to because, after all, there is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. Whatever that sign says, it surely can't be a prohibition against guns.
Traffic stops will be the next great frontier to apply this principle:
"Officer, the sign read 65."
"Then why were you doing 90?" "The New Jersey Supreme Court says that 'there is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally'. I assumed that we could substitute RPMx100 for MPH, and I was still under 6500 RPMs when you stopped me."
To: WSGilcrest
ALL Presidential candidates MUST be read this quote and asked if they agree with it. It would be fun to watch the Demmycrat candidates squirm.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:49:56 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(He Who Laughs Last Was Too Dumb To Figure Out The Joke First)
To: Huck
Don't take what it says literally.
I would suggest channeling the NJ supremes to try and understand the REAL meaning.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:50:15 AM PDT
by
Kozak
(" No mans life liberty or property is safe when the legislature is in session." Mark Twain)
To: Trueblackman
New Jersey is just f**ked ?
Maybe they should put that on their license plates. ;)
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:52:59 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
To: Dr Warmoose
Anybody who gets a traffic ticket in NJ should use this NJ Supreme Court quote as a defense. Since nothing should be read literally you can interpret any law the way you want. You went 70 mph in a 55 mph zone? Well, 55 mph is only the literal way to read the sign. You interpreted it as meaning only 55 mph during school hours.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:53:03 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(He Who Laughs Last Was Too Dumb To Figure Out The Joke First)
To: PJ-Comix
Remember, everything I say is a lie!
To: secret garden
Somebody should forward this NJ Supreme Court quote to Rush, Hannity, O'Reilly, etc.. This quote MUST get the widest publicity possible. BTW, at least the NJ Supreme Court does live by that philosophy as demonstrated last year when they completely ignored state law (translation: did not read it literally) and allowed a candidate replacement in the election after the deadline established by law was passed.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:57:07 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(He Who Laughs Last Was Too Dumb To Figure Out The Joke First)
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