SCOTUS argument this morning.

[Deep13]

I find it very troubling. Judicial nuetrality is nonexistent. The advocates might as well have stayed home and allowed the justices to argueamong themselves. Anyway, a majority is for repealing bans on corporate campaign spending. This will essentially sideline the views of ordinary citizens (more than it already is) and replace that with corporations dominating the debate with arguments among each other.

[rurallib]

1. Any link where we could read or hear the arguments?

I would love to hear the raw stuff.

[Deep13]

5. I heard it on the radio.

I'm sure someone must have it. Perhaps SCOTUS' website.

[sl8]

12. Links.

Transcript:
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/08-205%5BReargued%5D.pdf

Audio:
http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2009/09/09/09092009_fullscotusarugment.mp3

[Blue Meany]

2. Hmm. Well, if they determine that political contributions

constitute protected political speech then perhaps they will all determine that political assassination, being a form of political expression, also cannot be regulated. After all, it just a different mode of expression, just a torture is just a "policy difference"

[no_hypocrisy]

3. It's only "free speech" if the recipient of lobby/donor money votes against

the corporation or special interest after taking the money.

How many times do you remember that happening?

[damntexdem]

4. If a corporation is a person, why wasn't Ken Lay prosecuted for manslaughter?

Let's see whether a SCOTUS majority will rule that corporations are the ONLY citizens with rights.

[blondeatlast]

6. Try the Oyez project:

http://www.oyez.org/

[melm00se]

7. Judicial nuetrality

>>Judicial nuetrality is nonexistent.<<

and you are surprised why?

Got a news flash for you: it never existed.

[Deep13]

8. I didn't say it was a new thing.

Judicial activism may have been around since the dawn of time, but it still sucks.

[kenny blankenship]

9. I support packing the court if these coup plotters strike again

A decision selling our elections to the highest bidder has to be reversed immediately.

[Deep13]

10. yup nt

[madinmaryland]

11. ** Attached is a PDF of the Oral Argument of this Case **

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/08-205.pdf

Kind of a funky link. Right click and paste the actual irl to your web browser.