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Bear,<BR>
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"we wouldn't have an attck on America without Bush". Really?<BR>
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M<BR> <BR>> Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 16:01:59 -0700<BR>> From: bear@moscow.com<BR>> To: london@moscow.com<BR>> CC: vision2020@mail-gw.fsr.net<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Bill,<BR>> <BR>> You should be ashamed of yourself disparaging the Supreme Court like that!<BR>> Just think what would have happened to America without Bush! We wouldn't<BR>> have had an attack on America, there wouldn't be two wars, and God knows<BR>> how his economic policies have worked out! And without allowing a nuclear<BR>> armed North Korea, you know the far east would be in a worse slump than<BR>> the middle east! *S*<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Somebody go get a rope!<BR>> <BR>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> > Roger--<BR>> > Your summary in the post below ("Five out of nine judges could then say<BR>> > elections are suspended and who they designate can rule.") is very<BR>> > perceptive. After all, that is exactly what happened in the Presidential<BR>> > election in 2000, when the Supreme Court declared Bush the President.<BR>> > BL<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > ----- Original Message -----<BR>> > From: "lfalen" <lfalen@turbonet.com><BR>> > To: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1@msn.com>; "Tom Hansen"<BR>> > <thansen@moscow.com>; <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:43 PM<BR>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >> This is a very bad pick. Any nominee should strictly follow the<BR>> >> constitution. She has said that the Appellate Court ilis where policy is<BR>> >> made. I know I am not supposed to say that, we are not supposed to make<BR>> >> laws. She has also said that a wise latino woman would normally make a<BR>> >> better decision than a white male. If this is not racist it is close to<BR>> >> it. One would never hear the end of it if a white male had said the<BR>> >> reverse.The constitution should only be applied strictly. There is<BR>> >> supposed to be a balance of the three branches of government. It the<BR>> >> court<BR>> >> makes laws the balance is out of whack. There is a proscribed way to<BR>> >> amend<BR>> >> the Constitution. It has been done twenty seven times. It is<BR>> >> deliberately<BR>> >> hard to do so. That is why we have had a stable prosperous republic<BR>> >> since<BR>> >> 1789. If 5 out of 9 justices can say the law is what ever they say it is<BR>> >> then the constitution becomes a fragile meaningless document and our<BR>> >> republic is in danger. Five out of nine judges could then say !<BR>> >> elections<BR>> >> are suspended and who they designate can rule. It would be equally as<BR>> >> bad<BR>> >> if a conservatives put their own spin on it. For example if they wanted<BR>> >> to<BR>> >> have a state proscribed prayer mandated that would also violate the<BR>> >> constitution. The justices take an outh to uphold the constitution. If<BR>> >> they site any other authority it is grounds for impeachment.The<BR>> >> democrats<BR>> >> fiibustered to stop the nomination of Miguel Estrada a strict<BR>> >> constructionist hispanic. The republicans should return the favor.<BR>> >> Roger<BR>> >> -----Original message-----<BR>> >> From: keely emerinemix kjajmix1@msn.com<BR>> >> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:41:38 -0700<BR>> >> To: Tom Hansen thansen@moscow.com, vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> >> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick<BR>> >><BR>> >>><BR>> >>> Sounds like a good pick. I just hope people pronounce her name<BR>> >>> correctly -- it's "So-to-<BR>> >>> my-YOR," not "SoTOmador," as I've already heard.<BR>> >>><BR>> >>> Perhaps the Right will amend it to "SaDAMador," or will they go<BR>> >>> straight<BR>> >>> to "Baby Killer"? And I imagine there will be enormous outcry that<BR>> >>> she's<BR>> >>> a Latina; after all, there have been so few Anglo men on the court<BR>> >>> throughout history . . .<BR>> >>><BR>> >>> Keely<BR>> >>> http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/<BR>> >>><BR>> >>><BR>> >>><BR>> >>><BR>> >>> > Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 05:54:23 -0700<BR>> >>> > From: thansen@moscow.com<BR>> >>> > To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> >>> > Subject: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Courtesy of CNN at:<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/supreme.court/index.html<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > --------------------------------------------<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Obama to name Sotomayor as Supreme Court pick<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama has chosen federal Judge Sonia<BR>> >>> > Sotomayor as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, two sources told<BR>> >>> > CNN<BR>> >>> > on Tuesday.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Obama plans to announce his nominee at 10:15 a.m. ET Tuesday, sources<BR>> >>> > told<BR>> >>> > CNN.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Obama said Saturday he wants intellectual firepower and a common<BR>> >>> touch<BR>> >>> > in<BR>> >>> > the next Supreme Court justice and said he doesn't "feel weighed down<BR>> >>> > by<BR>> >>> > having to choose ... based on demographics."<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Obama's nominee will replace retiring Justice David Souter, who<BR>> >>> > announced<BR>> >>> > this month he would step down when the court's current session ends<BR>> >>> > this<BR>> >>> > summer.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > There had been wide speculation that Obama would name a woman to the<BR>> >>> > court, which has one female justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Obama also had been under pressure to nominate a Hispanic justice to<BR>> >>> > the<BR>> >>> > court, which has never had one.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Obama's nomination will have to be confirmed by the Senate Judiciary<BR>> >>> > Committee and the full Senate.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > The nominee is not expected to have difficulty being confirmed in the<BR>> >>> > Democratic-controlled Senate in time for the new court session in<BR>> >>> > October.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > The president has said he hopes to have hearings in July, with the<BR>> >>> > confirmation completed before Congress leaves for the summer.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > ---------<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Sonia Sotomayer<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > --------------------------------------------<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Sonia Sotomayer is an independent, liberal woman; kinda like a<BR>> >>> textbook<BR>> >>> > violation of the right-wing three-strike policy.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > And she is only 55 years of age.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > Tom Hansen<BR>> >>> > Moscow, Idaho<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to<BR>> >>> > change<BR>> >>> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > - Unknown<BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> ><BR>> >>> > =======================================================<BR>> >>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> >>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> >>> > http://www.fsr.net<BR>> >>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> >>> > =======================================================<BR>> >>><BR>> >>> _________________________________________________________________<BR>> >>> Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync.<BR>> >>> http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009<BR>> >>><BR>> >><BR>> >> =======================================================<BR>> >> List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> >> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> >> http://www.fsr.net<BR>> >> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> >> =======================================================<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> > http://www.fsr.net<BR>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> =======================================================<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>> http://www.fsr.net <BR>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> =======================================================<BR><br /><hr />Hotmail� goes with you. <a href='http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Mobile1_052009' target='_new'>Get it on your BlackBerry or iPhone.</a></body>
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