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New Pres Will Move Supreme Court Sharply
Mon, 10/27/2008 - 9:59am | mal contends
Several Supreme Court (SC) justices will likely retire or pass away in the next eight years and replacements will be appointed by a President Obama or McCain.
The composition of the SC will bear directly on the legally protected liberty (and the related capacity to pursue happiness) of our fellow citizens.
Do you like the choice to decide whether to have a baby? Like feeling secure and safe in your home and person away from the prying eyes of police? Like the fact that if you are arrested you get to contest in a court the rationale behind your arrest? Like sharing consensual intimacy with whom you choose. Of course you do. Guarantees exist to protect your liberty. You are a person with rights.
One fact of American society is that a mass movement for authoritarianism flourishes, dedicated or indifferent to the diminishment of rights and liberties.
Knowing which justices hold a high regard for the liberty interest of Americans, and knowing which type of justices in this regard a President Obama (high on liberty) and a President McCain (hostile to liberty) will appoint, some facts are listed below to take into account when you consider contributing your time and money to Obama in these last days of the campaign.
The composition of the SC will bear directly on the legally protected liberty (and the related capacity to pursue happiness) of our fellow citizens.
Do you like the choice to decide whether to have a baby? Like feeling secure and safe in your home and person away from the prying eyes of police? Like the fact that if you are arrested you get to contest in a court the rationale behind your arrest? Like sharing consensual intimacy with whom you choose. Of course you do. Guarantees exist to protect your liberty. You are a person with rights.
One fact of American society is that a mass movement for authoritarianism flourishes, dedicated or indifferent to the diminishment of rights and liberties.
Knowing which justices hold a high regard for the liberty interest of Americans, and knowing which type of justices in this regard a President Obama (high on liberty) and a President McCain (hostile to liberty) will appoint, some facts are listed below to take into account when you consider contributing your time and money to Obama in these last days of the campaign.
Tags: Supreme Court Piece Gets Revealing Angry Response from Bigot
Mon, 06/30/2008 - 6:33am | mal contends
The following text (in two e-mails) below was received from a blog reader, commenting on a brief analysis (SC Decision Striking Down Gun Control Is Fine with This Progressive) on the Supreme Court decision, District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290), that was picked up in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Sunday.
Well, let's hope this guy doesn't own a gun.