Posted on 10/12/2005 3:30:33 AM PDT by ejdrapes
thanks! :)
What a mess.
"...in measures exclusively of a political, legislative, or executive character, it is plain, that as the supreme authority, as to these questions, belongs to the legislative and executive departments, they cannot be re-examined elsewhere. Thus, congress having the power to declare war, to levy taxes, to appropriate money, to regulate intercourse and commerce with foreign nations, their mode of executing these powers can never become the subject of reexamination in any other tribunal."
"...our law is justly deemed certain, and founded in permanent principles, and not dependent upon the caprice, or will of particular judges. A more alarming doctrine could not be promulgated by any American court, than that it was at liberty to disregard all former rules and decisions, and to decide for itself, without reference to the settled course of antecedent principles."
But Story also wrote:
"And if the judicial department alone should attempt any usurpation, congress, in its legislative capacity, has full power to abrogate the injurious effects of such a decision. Practically speaking, therefore, there can be very little danger of any such usurpation or deliberate breach."
Little did Story know that the 17th Amendment would come along and strip the power over the Senate from the state legislatures, leading to all power being consolidated in Washington, and, eventually, in the Supreme Court. The situation we have now in the federal government is exactly what George Washington warned us against in his Farewell Address, as follows:
"It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free Country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its Administration, to confine themselves within their respective Constitutional Spheres; avoiding in the exercise of the Powers of one department to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism."
And a real despositm is what we have, folks.
We wield it in the 06 and 08 elections when 2/3rds of the senate will be elected..(or relected...). We have no leverage on Bush since he is alame duck, but I wouldn't give Jeb a chance in heck of ever going for the WH if George blows this one.
If he reneges on his promise not to run for the presidency-which I sincerely hope he does not-it will be a disaster for the entire Republican Party.
I am sorry...did you think I was accusing you of being a democrat? Certainly not, and I am sorry if you took it that way.
Note to self: make sure quips do not insult people!!
I understand. Do you have a practical way to get a more well-known conservative through the Senate? I am all for doing so if you can guarantee a win. I do not want a conservative shot down by the Rats and RINO's, because then we will be marginalized both within the party and to the general public as well.
These are the results of the Pew Poll that is linked at the Washington Times website and published Oct 11, 2005:
Opposition to Miers is largely partisan, but she has not drawn enthusiastic support from conservative Republicans. A narrow majority of conservative Republicans (54 percent) favor her nomination.
So, 100% minus 54% equals 46%. But it doesn't equal 46% opposed to Miers:
Digging into the poll, 54% of conservatives support her nomination, 9% did not and 37% were undecided.
That's been my suspicion for a long, long time...
I don't believe Nafta would have passed without a Democrat (Clinton) in the White house...I don't believe the gov't will succeed in opening the borders from Canada to the South Pole without a Dem in the White House...
How do those numbers compare to the initial reaction among the same group when the John Roberts nomination was announced?
I'm sorry to have misunderstood you, Miss Marple. LOL!
I think that I could name a few of the Northern European still life paintings of the 17th Century in her home.
If you ever need to know if she's still feeling the "medicinal qualities" of those white raisins, please let me know.
Again I'm sorry to have misunderstood you........... Ms. Rutherford!
:-)
Does Bernard Kerik ring a bell?
Kerik withdrew himself.
Laura and George Bush are now the co-equals of Jesse Jackass.
Outraged is not the word. It is time for conservatives to tell Bush that we will not stand for further betrayal.
Laura "Jesse" Bush. The White House has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for 2006 and 2008. Just think folks, this is what Bush has done to us after WINNING an overwhelming victory.
Hey folks, Bush does not care about attacking his "core supporters"--Bush is a liberal (certainly a fiscal liberal) and he flips the finger to core supporters (conservatives) because Bush is NOT a conservative.
Wake up, party loyalists. This is what you get when you fight for an individual instead of fighting for the nation's future by only supporting TRUE conservatives.
"Here are the troops you want to take into battle:
Lincoln Chaffee
Arlen Specter"
There's no room to bitch about these people when it is the president who is supporting them. He supported Toomey over Specter out of "tradition". Sorry-this is about pushign a conservative agenda, and specter is only a thorn in our side and has proven it time and time again.
additionally-bush is supporting chaffee over a more conservative challenger in RI for 2006.
its obvious that these are the troops THEY want
Afraid so.
That's why we're currently discussing the merits of installing Aunt Harriet onto the Court, instead of the eminently qualified Judge Edith Jones.
*sigh of resignation*
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