JoeWeber 2,317 #1 Posted October 13, 2020 “We’re talking about justice Scalia, the staunchest conservative on the court”, Ms Barrett said in the interview. We’re talking about him being replaced by someone who could dramatically flip the balance of power on the court,” she continued. “It’s not a lateral move.” Amy Coney-Barrett on why Merrick Garlands nomination a bad idea. Please, no more pretense that she'll be fair and follow precedent. Please, no more court packing hypocrisy from the right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 198 #2 October 13, 2020 You should get used to addressing her as Your Honor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 913 #3 October 13, 2020 1 minute ago, airdvr said: You should get used to addressing her as Your Honor. Touche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,257 #4 October 13, 2020 2 hours ago, airdvr said: You should get used to addressing her as Your Honor. That means you think her nomination will fail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 340 #5 October 13, 2020 All the talk about judges "having no agenda" and just "calling balls and strikes" is just so much crap. Every case that is accepted by the Supreme Court comes up because lower courts are unable to agree, so the issue must be more complicated than "a plain reading of the statute". Appeals court judges are quite able to read. Nominees to the Supreme Court cannot, of course, promise in advance how they would rule on specific cases such as the ACA or Roe v Wade. However they are nominated because their judicial history makes it clear that they are highly likely to vote a certain way. Judge Barrett has a track record that makes it almost unthinkable that she would vote to uphold Roe v Wade, to do so she would have to repudiate her entire judicial philosophy. She does not have to promise Republicans that she will vote that way, so she can maintain a veneer of "judicial impartiality" while still being a vote they can take to the bank. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,135 #6 October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, jakee said: That means you think her nomination will fail. Yeah, but now you are relying on a little bit of education. Republicans have already indicated they would prefer people not to be educated. Not often you meet people who are that proud of being that stupid. just watch this...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 198 #7 October 13, 2020 2 hours ago, jakee said: That means you think her nomination will fail. My mistake. I should have said that you guys should get used to addressing her as Justice Coney-Barrett. Either way I think you get the idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 198 #8 October 13, 2020 28 minutes ago, SkyDekker said: Yeah, but now you are relying on a little bit of education. Republicans have already indicated they would prefer people not to be educated. Not often you meet people who are that proud of being that stupid. just watch this...... It's not hard to find goat-fuck-stupid folks from both sides. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,135 #9 October 13, 2020 19 minutes ago, airdvr said: It's not hard to find goat-fuck-stupid folks from both sides. Did you figure out yet that Supreme Court Justices in the US are not addressed as Your Honor? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,136 #10 October 13, 2020 23 minutes ago, airdvr said: It's not hard to find goat-fuck-stupid folks from both sides. Nope. But hard-core conservatives are far more likely to downplay education, intelligence, and actual knowledge in favor of “street smarts” and “rough.” Who is more likely to think college is a waste of time? College isn’t the be-all and end-all, but as a place to learn more than the minimum needed for ones next job it’s hard to beat. And I’d much rather have a population that has more than the bare minimum knowledge — they’re generally harder to manipulate. Not impossible, but harder Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,918 #11 October 13, 2020 41 minutes ago, airdvr said: It's not hard to find goat-fuck-stupid folks from both sides. But for some reason one side loves the poorly educated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,257 #12 October 13, 2020 31 minutes ago, SkyDekker said: Did you figure out yet that Supreme Court Justices in the US are not addressed as Your Honor? To be fair, he already fessed up to that mistake which is great to see and very welcome, thank you Airdvr. ..... I am still kinda wondering if he knows she's already a Judge though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 198 #13 October 13, 2020 17 minutes ago, jakee said: ..... I am still kinda wondering if he knows she's already a Judge though I thought she was the former director of the FBI's sister. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,257 #14 October 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, airdvr said: I thought she was the former director of the FBI's sister. I heard she was a theme park heiress. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 291 #15 October 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, airdvr said: I thought she was the former director of the FBI's sister. So she was the sister's hand maiden ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,317 #16 October 13, 2020 48 minutes ago, jakee said: To be fair, he already fessed up to that mistake which is great to see and very welcome, thank you Airdvr. ..... I am still kinda wondering if he knows she's already a Judge though Absolution from jakee plus 7 bucks will get you a beer in any bar in town. Congratulations airdvr. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,257 #17 October 13, 2020 2 hours ago, JoeWeber said: Absolution from jakee plus 7 bucks will get you a beer in any bar in town. Congratulations airdvr. But it appears that one indiscretion in Joe's eyes and that's that. It's Joe's way or the highway and don't you forget it! I mean, you realise that's the point you're making now, don't you? Wait, no? Ok. Wow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,317 #18 October 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, jakee said: But it appears that one indiscretion in Joe's eyes and that's that. It's Joe's way or the highway and don't you forget it! I mean, you realise that's the point you're making now, don't you? Wait, no? Ok. Wow. C'mon Turtle, you know better than that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,257 #19 October 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: C'mon Turtle, you know better than that. My god man, what is your deal? You got caught talking shit, suck it up and move on like a normal person. Even Turtle's ego isn't that fragile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,918 #20 October 13, 2020 (edited) Keep on pissing guys. I still can't tell who has the biggest dick or the longest stream. PS, Joe, it is not possible to have the last word with some people. Remember, the best part of valour is discretion. Edited October 13, 2020 by gowlerk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,317 #21 October 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, gowlerk said: Keep on pissing guys. I still can't tell who has the biggest dick or the longest stream. PS, Joe, it is not possible to have the last word with some people. Remember, the best part of valour is discretion. As usual Ken, your counsel is wise. It's just so damn odd to find a Brit without a sense of humor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,136 #22 October 13, 2020 There's that last word again Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,918 #23 October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, JoeWeber said: Brit without a sense of humor. Brits NEVER have humor. They are like Canadians and have humour. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,257 #24 October 14, 2020 9 hours ago, gowlerk said: PS, Joe, it is not possible to have the last word with some people. Since he's just chased me round three different threads to bitch about the same single thing I think we both know that person is Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites