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Bear,<BR>
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So the attacks on the USS Cole, Embassies in Sudan and Yemen, plus the Somalia conflict, along with threats my unit recieved will in Kuwait in 98', are Bush's problems too?<BR>
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Or, we can agree with Bush being an idiot, but not everything in this country cannot always be blaimed on the "evil conservatives". <BR>
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M<BR> <BR>> Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 16:51:23 -0700<BR>> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick<BR>> From: bear@moscow.com<BR>> To: mattd2107@hotmail.com<BR>> CC: bear@moscow.com; london@moscow.com; vision2020@mail-gw.fsr.net<BR>> <BR>> Matt,<BR>> <BR>> WHO's watch did it occur on? WHO had been President for NINE MONTHS when<BR>> it happened?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> > Bear,<BR>> > "we wouldn't have an attck on America without Bush". Really?<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > 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<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> say<BR>> >> > elections are suspended and who they designate can rule.") is very<BR>> >> > perceptive. After all, that is exactly what happened in the<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> is<BR>> >> >> made. I know I am not supposed to say that, we are not supposed to<BR>> >> make<BR>> >> >> laws. She has also said that a wise latino woman would normally make<BR>> >> a<BR>> >> >> better decision than a white male. If this is not racist it is close<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> 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.<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> told<BR>> >> >>> > CNN<BR>> >> >>> > on Tuesday.<BR>> >> >>> ><BR>> >> >>> > Obama plans to announce his nominee at 10:15 a.m. ET Tuesday,<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> ends<BR>> >> >>> > this<BR>> >> >>> > summer.<BR>> >> >>> ><BR>> >> >>> > There had been wide speculation that Obama would name a woman to<BR>> >> the<BR>> >> >>> > court, which has one female justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.<BR>> >> >>> ><BR>> >> >>> > Obama also had been under pressure to nominate a Hispanic justice<BR>> >> to<BR>> >> >>> > the<BR>> >> >>> > court, which has never had one.<BR>> >> >>> ><BR>> >> >>> > Obama's nomination will have to be confirmed by the Senate<BR>> >> Judiciary<BR>> >> >>> > Committee and the full Senate.<BR>> >> >>> ><BR>> >> >>> > The nominee is not expected to have difficulty being confirmed in<BR>> >> 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<BR>> >> 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>> > _________________________________________________________________<BR>> > Hotmail® goes with you.<BR>> > http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Mobile1_052009<BR>> <BR>> <BR><br /><hr />Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. <a href='http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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