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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:22 PM Original message |
How the current Supreme Court works, and what the current goal is. |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. How about we replace Thomas, Alito, Roberts and Scalia? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yeah..... |
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sweetloukillbot (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 03:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
34. Seems to me I read somewhere that 9 was an arbitrary number of justices... |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Kennedy is the only vote that makes a difference on the current court. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. this is all certainly true, though there is an obvious trade-off |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Of course, that is with you assuming that Kagan is Center left, |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. my instinct is to agree -- |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. I agree. It's all about Kennedym, not Roberts. Olbermann and Maddow |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. So when it is said that she woud be serving as counterbalance to Roberts is not meant as literally |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
35. Exactamundo. She is counterbalancing his intelect, ability to persuade Kennedy and Alito. |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. False assumption that the reich-wing assholes on the court are receptive to logical |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Good thing the OP never even came close to making that "false assumption". |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. That your opinion, and you are welcome to it.... |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. you can't persuade people that have an agenda. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. You are correct to a great degree, but Kennedy is not exactly like |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. But they on the other hand do not have to win them all. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. So what would you do? |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 01:49 AM Response to Reply #18 |
33. Well I am not qualified to do anything |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. K & R! |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. One of the first steps taken by the Conservative Movement was |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. True....... |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
19. I see it as a tug of war. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
20. Semi-worthless since Kennedy is pretty far right but just happens to not be |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. That's your analysis and your opinion. |
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ultracase24 (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. Im getting this reasoning now |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. No one is talking about needing a centrist. |
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ultracase24 (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Oh. she is certainly not a centrist, alright. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Actually, I don't think you know. |
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ultracase24 (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Geez, that's not a very warm welcome |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
22. She understands the difference between being an advocate and a judge, |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. That would be the current party line... |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Justice Kennedy wasn't referred to last night, |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. The inference is obvious, and the "strategy" has been discussed numerous times in the past |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Well, I'm not as smart as you........ |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. It's a "theory" put out there |
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