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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:36 PM
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Inscribed over the Supreme Court



What does it say at the top of the Supreme Court Building? "Equal Justice Under Law"

I laughed when I read that when visiting DC last November with my "French" daughter.
Now, after today's decision, I am sad. Very sad.

It would seem that the Justices need to step outside the Court Building, take a look up and
read what is inscribed there. How can they possibly believe that "Equal Justice Under Law"
can be obtained, given the decision they made today?

:wtf:
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:37 PM
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1. Yes, it can...
It just takes a lot more money than either of us has.
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:38 PM
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2. Maybe they could hire some workers to change the inscription to
Best Justice Money Can Buy
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jillan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:47 PM
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6. Exactly!
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:39 PM
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3. Wow. Look how fast the unrecs add up!
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:43 PM
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4. Shameless bump
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:45 PM
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5. Thanks for the recs!
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PufPuf23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:48 PM
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7. Share your sentiment k&r
Equal justice was already a fiction but now $ explicitly buys justice.
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Trillo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:51 PM
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8. Ugh, "birds not allowed"?
(my crude attempt at humor)

First, they came for the birds....
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BeHereNow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:51 PM
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9. Recommended/ Two set of laws in this country.
It's disgusting.

BHN
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 04:51 PM
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10. "The Goldman Sachs Supreme Court Building"
Sponsorships and all.
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 05:03 PM
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11. LOL! They PAID for it.
Gee, come to think of it, Goldman Sachs owns all three branches of govmint.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 05:17 PM
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12. You seem to be very confused.
You may disagree with the premise, but legal corporate personhood is a reality.

Today's SCOTUS decision simply gives corporate persons "Equal Justice Under Law" as it pertains to political campaigning.
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 05:34 PM
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14. I'm confused? I don't think so, and neither did four other justices.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 05:42 PM
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15. 5, however, did.
Whether you want to admit it or not, this is a sound legal interpretation of existing law.
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 05:32 PM
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13. At the other end of the Mall, in the Lincoln Memorial, where the words of the Gettysburg address
are inscribed, they could change "government of the people, by the people, for the people"
to "government of the corporation, by the corporation, for the corporation"

Lincoln must be rolling over in his grave.
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