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historian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 03:49 PM
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Give this rat a lawyer
Edited on Tue Sep-15-09 03:55 PM by historian
Source: slate magazine

In 1510, the respected French lawyer Bartholomew Chassenée made his name by serving as legal counsel for a horde of rats. Now Beck claims that this type of action will soon take place in the USA if we dont take care.

Read more: www.slatev.com.



This cant be true. Is it possible that the repbulicans have sunk to such a low level of despair and stupidity that they are appealing to medieval law and superstitions to warn us against obama completely taking over the government, including the judiciary. Sad thing, this type of verbal diarrheia will sell with sell. Heaven help us
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AlbertCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 04:35 PM
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1. s it possible that the repbulicans have sunk to such a low level of despair and stupidity
that they are appealing to medieval law and superstitions...

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Creationism anyone? Or how about an argument for when the soul enters the zygote? the blastocyst? Perhaps some "End Times" dogma.
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AlbertCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 04:52 PM
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2. Here's the link to the real article.... which is interesting
and subtle. No wonder Glenn doesn't get it!


http://www.slate.com/id/2228259/
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sofa king Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 04:59 PM
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3. Why not? Isn't that "the good old days" for which they pine so?
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