tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post7400815631331764008..comments2024-03-28T11:15:32.069-05:00Comments on Althouse: Judge Posner "corrects" his statement that only Justices Ginsburg and Breyer are "qualified" to serve on the Supreme Court.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38909314505549223562016-10-31T14:17:01.029-05:002016-10-31T14:17:01.029-05:00Addams Family Values: Uncle Fester has been captur...Addams Family Values: Uncle Fester has been captured, physically and spiritually, by his wife Debbie. This has caused emotional dysfunction in the Addams household. Baby Pubert is pink, light-haired and glowing, instead of having the sallow, Halloween look that the Addams all associate with good health.<br /><br />Grandma, who comes closest in the family to being a witch, has tried various charms and potions, but nothing has worked. <br /><br />Grandma (Morticia’s mother): Unless Fester comes back, we're talking dimples.<br /><br />Gomez: Not in this house.<br /><br />Grandma: He could stay this way for years. Forever. He could become...<br /><br />a lawyer...<br /><br />Gomez: I won't listen!<br /><br />Grandma: An orthodontist...<br /><br />Morticia: Mama, stop!<br /><br />Grandma: President.<br /><br />[Baby Pubert Laughs]<br /><br />Morticia: Please! I beg you!<br /><br />Gomez: Take me!<br /><br />The joke of the Addams Family is funniest when it isn't just good=evil, evil=good, but that many noble things like love, risk-taking, and possibly wisdom, are on the dark side. Becoming President probably requires that one be a weak, sellout kind of person.Lloyd W. Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963270643554199695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91486210739297865502016-10-29T18:17:30.674-05:002016-10-29T18:17:30.674-05:00Walk north of the Dirksen building to the standard...Walk north of the Dirksen building to the standard oil club, go to the buffet on the second iirc floor. he'll be sitting eating a light lunch up near the front. He's always happy to learn something new, a new perspective how something works. Asks good questions. And never forgets. He knows very well how we get what we reward, not what we want, even fervently believe we want and will achieve, and he's truly and deeply disgusted with the U.S. justice system where we reward plea bargains rather than cases one in front of a jury with a human victim who suffered real harm, and a witness or overwhelming circumstantial evidence. A jury denied is justice denied in his book. Else we reward frightening defendents with boxes of paper records, with selcom a human harmed in view. We'll have lost a great American and real intellect when he's gone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50362510564974769432016-10-29T18:03:39.653-05:002016-10-29T18:03:39.653-05:00Wrong question. Who do you think the top ten list ...Wrong question. Who do you think the top ten list of non-jurists should be appointed to the supreme court? Given judge Posner's general disgust with the state of Justice in the U.S. I'd wager he'd welcome a change, who'd make changes. As he would have had he been appointed if he wasn't so radical, and old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57969702690312936512016-10-29T16:50:21.833-05:002016-10-29T16:50:21.833-05:00Someone needs to advise Judge Posner of the First ...Someone needs to advise Judge Posner of the First Rule of Holes: When you find yourself at the bottom of one, stop digging.<br /><br />Or, just go ahead and insult the Presidents who nominated and the Senators who voted to confirm Kennedy, Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan.<br /><br />btb, as he points out with respect to Justice Jackson, a law degree is not a required credential. In fact, any law school at all, or even membership in the bar is not required. Article III establishes NO requirement other than the agreement of the President and the Senate. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617687006180956861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38498924234499808712016-10-29T07:32:39.078-05:002016-10-29T07:32:39.078-05:00You lost me at "Judge Posner."You lost me at "Judge Posner."HThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164697644251374452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67491764811567081752016-10-29T01:18:02.692-05:002016-10-29T01:18:02.692-05:00Tonight I was reading an interview with Posner tha...Tonight I was reading an interview with Posner that appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of Harvard Magazine and came across his explanation as to why he disagreed with a majority decision of the Seventh Circuit not to reconsider as a full court a decision that upheld Wisconsin's voter ID-law. It read in part: "There is evidence both that voter impersonation fraud is extremely rare and that photo ID requirements for voting, especially of the strict variety found in Wisconsin, are likely to discourage voting. This implies that the next effect of such requirements is to impede voting by people easily discouraged from voting, most of whom probably lean Democratic."<br /><br />Extremely rare? In Chicago? I'm gobsmacked anyone would claim this. In the interview he clearly prides himself for what he calls a pragmatic approach of exploring legal issues beyond the bounds of the courtroom to "get at the truth." I'd say he should walk around Chicago and see for himself how much voting fraud takes place...and has always taken place. In any event, his point is not a law argument, it's a cost-benefit analysis. As a judge, shouldn't he stick to the legal issue of whether the Constitution permits the state to require a voter to identify himself and leave the analysis of costs and benefits to the legislative branch of government?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23005198972992587982016-10-29T01:16:55.046-05:002016-10-29T01:16:55.046-05:00This could be misunderstood to mean that I think t...<i>This could be misunderstood to mean that I think the others lack the necessary paper credentials, of which the most important are graduating from a law school and passing the bar exam </i><br /><br />While there is an obvious need for some of the Justices to be trained in the law, there is no reason, statutory or otherwise, why all of need to be. I personally would like to see people from other walks of life, with experiences other than attending an elite college and then Harvard or Yale Law. Perhaps a mathematician or even a plumber. You don't have to attend an elite law school to be rational and a clear thinker. (In fact given recent history, I think it probably helps if you don't.)<br /><br />Chief Justice Roberts Harvard Harvard Law<br />Justice Kennedy Stanford Harvard Law<br />Justice Thomas College of the Holy Cross Yale Law<br />Justice GinsBurg Cornell Harvard Law<br />Justice Breyer Stanford Harvard Law<br />Justice Alito Princeton Yale Law<br />Justice Sotomayor Princeton Yale Law<br />Justice Kagan Princeton Harvard Law<br /><br />Do we really want this type of insular elite controlling one of the three branches of government?Gahriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795449308207016641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28579196368322869082016-10-28T23:53:49.039-05:002016-10-28T23:53:49.039-05:00It's too bad that Henry Friendly never made it...It's too bad that Henry Friendly never made it to the Court. He was the finest appellate judge of his day. It's also too bad that Frank Easterbrook has never made it to the Court - he's the finest appellate judge sitting today. Douglas B. Levenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916420802096618688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32762356142398731962016-10-28T21:32:44.009-05:002016-10-28T21:32:44.009-05:00To reach that goal, the jurist much be able to &qu...To reach that goal, the jurist much be able to "lie like a trooper"---Or, a Clinton.James Pawlakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186313444291703809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50823090819966166362016-10-28T20:54:14.121-05:002016-10-28T20:54:14.121-05:00"Are they nine of the best 100? Obviously not..."Are they nine of the best 100? Obviously not."<br /><br />Because your people disqualified them over private comments they made about pubic hair on a coke can.<br /><br />And then your people pretended the rape of 3 women and obstruction of justice and perjury as part of your side's coverup was "just about sex, MoveOn".<br /><br />Are you seeing the common denominator here? Corruption. We don't have the nine best because you and yours are just as intellectually dishonest, morally bankrupt and corrupt as Hillary Clinton.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48703359679554731962016-10-28T20:53:13.596-05:002016-10-28T20:53:13.596-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91518179253295427392016-10-28T20:29:15.167-05:002016-10-28T20:29:15.167-05:00Well, I didn't assume, to my detriment, I woul...Well, I didn't assume, to my detriment, I would out my overtly hascist racism via fashions herewith: alas.<br /><br />http://youtu.be/Q65KZIqay4EGuildofcannonballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352588747567045751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18452389772718916892016-10-28T20:25:27.546-05:002016-10-28T20:25:27.546-05:00According to history I read CNN was right to say R...According to history I read CNN was right to say Randy Weaver and especially his wife ought been murdered earlier.<br /><br /><br />Why are white folks allowed to live at all?<br /><br />I don't doubt they do, but why?<br /><br />As ginger I always thought of my freckles and red hair as different from others: others view us "whites" the same I have taken to understanding.<br /><br />There were, if the done memory done serve ya know, gingers like me in Taylor Swift's hit video, entitled "Shake It Off."<br /><br />Guildofcannonballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352588747567045751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63115135064580065852016-10-28T19:44:16.039-05:002016-10-28T19:44:16.039-05:00Mirable dictu.Mirable dictu.Guildofcannonballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352588747567045751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12323137181625774012016-10-28T19:23:28.434-05:002016-10-28T19:23:28.434-05:00"Selling babies" do that to you"Selling babies" do that to youJose_Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719969512996039279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20772766133660791752016-10-28T19:21:41.107-05:002016-10-28T19:21:41.107-05:00Free Speech supporters owe DaTrump a big award for...Free Speech supporters owe DaTrump a big award for reawakening boldly speaking truth in the face of a politically correctness epidemic that ruled the timid culture.<br /><br />And many still<br />hate him for having the courage and skills to do it battle until<br />The fight was won.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39370470440202251552016-10-28T19:21:03.404-05:002016-10-28T19:21:03.404-05:00The wide Latina.The wide Latina.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3973087660647968552016-10-28T19:19:49.958-05:002016-10-28T19:19:49.958-05:00That's why there are nine justices. We lose a...That's why there are nine justices. We lose a little on every decision but make it up in volume.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24031825385996026142016-10-28T19:09:04.148-05:002016-10-28T19:09:04.148-05:00Some cunt lawyer can get me my $7 Billion from UW ...Some cunt lawyer can get me my $7 Billion from UW for not teaching me Latin, as I had argued I wanted to learn to no avail because of sexual harassment, then we can talk.<br /><br />As is, ass is too verily Freud would/has said, I WILL LEARN LATIN ON MY OWN AND DEFEAT ALL ENEMIES IN EARNEST.<br /><br />EO IPSO.Guildofcannonballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352588747567045751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51048669902564391112016-10-28T18:42:09.839-05:002016-10-28T18:42:09.839-05:00Sotomayer can know wise Latinas are worthy of verb...Sotomayer can know wise Latinas are worthy of verbalization, but Bork is WAY beyond the pale.<br /><br />Like a POTUS talking about doing some blow used to be uncool.<br /><br />But when Obama does it, it was a mistake and he is sorry. The law is his bitch now as it was then: Ultimo Alpha King Barry! Hah he showed how the system is corrupt because HERO.<br /><br />Your cousin in Chino? That fucker threatened the Nation as exactly did Escobar and shit, man. DRUGS KILL SON, HOW MUCH YOU BEEN DEALING BOY?Guildofcannonballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352588747567045751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11290110753574061512016-10-28T18:36:28.548-05:002016-10-28T18:36:28.548-05:00Yeah Saints offend the all powerful.
Idiots.
I c...Yeah Saints offend the all powerful.<br /><br />Idiots.<br /><br />I cannot heap the abuse needed to prevent your trips to the gassy non-ass chambers, shan't even try no more.<br /><br />Others that can be teach/reach-ed listen up: Justice is a game. Anyone, win oR lose, who gambles a dime on a sport is more heroic than any legal mind save Justice Thomas.<br /><br />Cogs cogging merrily.<br /><br /><br />Now you rich fucks reading this pay Laslo like I told you to, or Justified.<br /><br />Call me Boyd or Raylen or Nic Searcy I don't give no fucks, unless I prove to myself I am Dewey Crowe. Mom and dad raised me better than that.<br />You put youR money where your heart is you win life's game.<br /><br />Guildofcannonballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352588747567045751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84053809212136566412016-10-28T17:45:41.994-05:002016-10-28T17:45:41.994-05:00I like the going to law school and passing the bar...I like the going to law school and passing the bar credentials.<br />Wonder what he thinks of those schools where if you pay the big <br />bucks and make it to graduation you don't need to take any bar test.<br /><br />BudBrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586584610767031572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13793058989538660602016-10-28T17:44:37.304-05:002016-10-28T17:44:37.304-05:00He probably thinks that he should be on the court....He probably thinks that he should be on the court.RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60962697164208819572016-10-28T17:36:42.550-05:002016-10-28T17:36:42.550-05:00Thomas is the only iconoclast/traitor.
He does se...<i>Thomas is the only iconoclast/traitor.</i><br /><br />He does seem to be the only one who thinks his job is to apply the constitution to the cases at hand. What a dummy!Bob Loblawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081916786770290968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16181815751984829092016-10-28T17:22:17.102-05:002016-10-28T17:22:17.102-05:00A psychiatrist said I was crazy. I said I want a s...A psychiatrist said I was crazy. I said I want a second opinion. He said OK, you're ugly too.Barry Dauphinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808109325931309525noreply@blogger.com