tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465072391199760560.post1421293783533419065..comments2024-03-18T21:36:07.605-05:00Comments on The Wifely Person Speaks: So-Far-Right-It's-Wrong Kinda ThinkingThe Wifely Personhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255569339784573469noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465072391199760560.post-85912724620821060012014-05-17T21:37:47.465-05:002014-05-17T21:37:47.465-05:00So the judges are presently willing to give priori...So the judges are presently willing to give priority to the States' rights, above Congress, if only in order to sidestep the First Amendment... I'm on the side of General George H. Thomas. During the Civil War and after the battle of Missionary Ridge (1863), when a chaplain asked him whether the dead should be sorted and buried by state, General Thomas replied "Mix 'em up. I'm tired of states' rights." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Missionary_Ridge<br />(I would hope that General Thomas' remark would serve to establish a precedent. <br />And I am not even an American citizen! I'm temporarily here because of an error.)Dark Oldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136099513749854617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465072391199760560.post-60106627112700382772014-05-08T23:55:55.919-05:002014-05-08T23:55:55.919-05:00The opinions Scalia and Thomas have become farcica...The opinions Scalia and Thomas have become farcical - at least it is only the two of them who sign on. Scalia is 78, Thomas is 65. Our nation is over two hundred, but it remains to be seen that it can outlive these two right-wing zealots and their fanatics. <br />Scalia has made a mockery of his position in recent years, becoming more and more radical, seemingly daring the media to criticize him. For most of his time on the bench though, he's at least been rational (although wrong). But recently he crossed the line in a major way, mis-citing an opinion HE wrote in a scathing dissent in which he blasts the majority. He's now a caricature of a Supreme Court Justice. <br />Thomas on the other hand has always been a weird bird. He didn't ask a question during oral argument for nearly seven years. While questions aren't required, he stands in sharp contrast to his contemporaries. His views are scarcely mainstream and he seems to make efforts to lessen the authority of the federal government at every chance. His dissents often seem odd and based on Tea Party websites, but they have the effect of the highest jurisprudence in the land. <br />These two men will be on the court for as long as necessary so that they can insure they are replaced by right wingnuts like themselves. The Oompa Loompa House Leader and his Senate Minority counterpart try to do damage, but really they just prevent things from happening. Scalia and Thomas have the ability to change the world. <br />Are they terrorists? No. But then again, they may have more power to do extreme damage large swaths of the American public than any terrorist organization. We've seen how a terrorist act can change our lives, but the greatest impact is short-lived. When the Supreme Court rules, we are stuck with it for years, maybe decades, even if the opinion is clearly wrong. <br />I believe in the rule of law, but that doesn't mean I always have faith in the men and women charged with interpreting it. Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465072391199760560.post-91266887151062982942014-05-08T08:12:41.292-05:002014-05-08T08:12:41.292-05:00"The man is a bigot, to say the least, and no..."The man is a bigot, to say the least, and no better than the Taliban or al-Qaeda." Do you honestly believe that? Is mass murder, rape, and torture "no worse than" making a statement you find offensive or holding views that you find wrong? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465072391199760560.post-75759655424781259952014-05-05T22:47:40.728-05:002014-05-05T22:47:40.728-05:00I would call my mother on Mother's Day, but th...I would call my mother on Mother's Day, but the warden at the Psych ward she's in said she's still not allowed to use objects without safety padding.Rob Benson, St. Louis Parknoreply@blogger.com