Kagan Hearings

TheMercenary · 06-29-2010, 06:56 PM

They have been interesting. In the end I think she will be confirmed. NPR is doing a good one hour assessment each day at 7pm.

classicman · 06-29-2010, 09:07 PM

Shes as much a shoe-in as they come. She has no rulings to object to since she has no judicial experience. Tough to argue anything when there is nothing, doncha think?

monster · 06-29-2010, 10:37 PM

Too knackered to photoshop, please take Klingon Herrings clone as read.

kthxbai

Happy Monkey · 06-30-2010, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Shes as much a shoe-in as they come. She has no rulings to object to since she has no judicial experience. Tough to argue anything when there is nothing, doncha think?

They're so desperate to attack somebody that they're badmouthing Thurgood Marshall.

classicman · 06-30-2010, 12:45 PM

HAHAHHA - Are they really?? What a complete waste of time. Don't they have something better to do?

Gravdigr · 06-30-2010, 03:50 PM

Kagan's a man, baby.

Pie · 06-30-2010, 08:15 PM

At least she has more balls than you, digr...

classicman · 06-30-2010, 08:23 PM

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"You wouldn't answer anything," Specter complained to Kagan after she refused for perhaps the 100th time over the past two days to "grade" past cases or to offer her perspective on the validity of certain legal principles and standards.
When Kagan deflected a question by saying she'd first have to read briefs for background, Specter responded: "Why do you have to read briefs on a standard" of legislative interpretation, his voice rising with anger. "This is not a specific case. This is a standard as to whether the rational basis is sufficient or whether you are going to have congruence and proportionality." The answer is: she didn't have to read any briefs. She knows precisely what standard she thinks ought to be applied. She just doesn't want to say.

Gravdigr · 07-02-2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

At least she has more balls than you, digr...

Now, see you've taken a perfectly innocuous statement full of humor (and directed at no one), and returned with a personalized insult. Why would you do that? That makes at least a couple of times you've went out of your way to direct an insult at me personally. What the fuck? What did I do to you?

TheMercenary · 07-04-2010, 08:02 AM

I use to think it was a bad idea for someone with no bench experience to make it to the SCOTUS but I heard that some 44 previous Justices were in the same boat.

TheMercenary · 07-04-2010, 12:05 PM

Well stated on the opposition side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5w-E...layer_embedded

FTR, I support "Don't ask, Don't tell". But I do not support the discharge of any member of the services because they have different sexual prefernces. We have lost way to many well qualified and well trained individuals for that stupidity.

Happy Monkey · 07-06-2010, 12:37 PM

Huh? "Don't ask, don't tell" IS discharging any member of the services whose homosexual preferences become known.

classicman · 07-06-2010, 01:29 PM

I'm still not sure why they didn't call it STFU instead of DADT?

Sundae · 07-06-2010, 01:37 PM

Don't understand a word, sorry.

TheMercenary · 07-08-2010, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Huh? "Don't ask, don't tell" IS discharging any member of the services whose homosexual preferences become known.

I just mean the general policy of "I could give a rats ass about your sexual preference", so I won't ask you and you don't need to tell me. Other than that, the process of discharging someone because of sexual preference needs to stop, we are wasting manpower and money. If you are caught in violation of general UCMJ you should be punished, regardless of sexual orientation, not because of it.

06-29-2010, 06:56 PM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Kagan Hearings They have been interesting. In the end I think she will be confirmed. NPR is doing a good one hour assessment each day at 7pm.

06-29-2010, 09:07 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Shes as much a shoe-in as they come. She has no rulings to object to since she has no judicial experience. Tough to argue anything when there is nothing, doncha think? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-29-2010, 10:37 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Too knackered to photoshop, please take Klingon Herrings clone as read. kthxbai __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-30-2010, 12:45 PM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	HAHAHHA - Are they really?? What a complete waste of time. Don't they have something better to do? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-30-2010, 03:50 PM	#6
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Kagan's a man, baby. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-30-2010, 08:15 PM	#7
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	At least she has more balls than you, digr... __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

07-04-2010, 08:02 AM	#10
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I use to think it was a bad idea for someone with no bench experience to make it to the SCOTUS but I heard that some 44 previous Justices were in the same boat. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-04-2010, 12:05 PM	#11
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Well stated on the opposition side. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5w-E...layer_embedded FTR, I support "Don't ask, Don't tell". But I do not support the discharge of any member of the services because they have different sexual prefernces. We have lost way to many well qualified and well trained individuals for that stupidity. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012! Last edited by TheMercenary; 07-04-2010 at 12:14 PM.

07-06-2010, 12:37 PM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Huh? "Don't ask, don't tell" IS discharging any member of the services whose homosexual preferences become known. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-06-2010, 01:29 PM	#13
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm still not sure why they didn't call it STFU instead of DADT? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-06-2010, 01:37 PM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Don't understand a word, sorry.

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