threatening the lives of federal judges a crime?
Dan
 | Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years. Thanks, CNET Support |
General discussion
" I believe that the judiciary is the focus of Evil in our
So, having defeated the "Evil Empire" and the "Axis of Evil" apparently America wishes to devour its own judicial system having mistaken it for an external source of trouble. Apparently the GOP has adopted the auto-immune disease model of government; react against and try to destroy vital elements of your own body, in this case the body politic.
"I'm a radical! I'm a real extremist. I don't want to impeach judges. I want to impale them!" said the chief of staff of Oklahoma's GOP Senator Tom Coburn as quoted by http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050425&s=blumenthal
Well at least he admits he's a radical which is more than his Republican brethren do. They all maintain they're moderates, and middle of the road, all evidence and appearance to the contrary.
Rob Boyter
Discussion is locked
21 Posts
- Collapse
- Collapse -
-Wing-Nuts. Who's going to prosecute, Bush!!!????
Rob
- Collapse -
He didn't ask if bush was going to be prosecuted, he asked if bush would prosecute anyone.
Dan
- Collapse -
Of course you're right.
But he does have a guy who works for him that handles that stuff.
Dan
- Collapse -
... doesn't "work for the President", he serves at his appointment/pleasure. Unlike some Presidents before him, Bush has not resorted to directing his AG to initiate politically motivated investigations. It shouldn't be the President that orders the AG to investigate certain crimes. *Sigh* backatcha.
- Collapse -
Since you live in Canada why do you care???
Not like anything here effects you all that much!
- Collapse -
I care because it was my home for most of my life, and because however much I may be a "citizen" of Canada, I'm still an American first, last, and always. As I mentioned before, I see the world through American eyes, and when things go wrong I feel embarassed for my country. That feeling isn't nearly as intense with Canadian mistakes and actions. That's why in the face of intense criticism here at SE I maintain that I am an American because that's how it feels inside me.
There's a difference between whining and complaining, I am trying to do the latter.
Rob
- Collapse -
es? 
Rob
Great response BTW. It'll keep me smiling all day.
- Collapse -
Delay, Cornyn and co are now trying to dismantle the inependent judiciary at the heart of our system of checks and balances. The biggest whine fest I've ever seen was that all-night Congressional session with the Republicans whining about the Dems blocking less than 10% of Bush's nomin ees as they'd blocked of Clinton's!
Even Cheney has distanced himself from Delay's whinefest about the Federal judges!
-- Dave K, Speakeasy Moderator
click here to email semods4@yahoo.com
The opinions expressed above are my own,
and do not necessarily reflect those of CNET!
- Collapse -
It's NOT the Right that has been singing the blues thru how many elections now??? Thanks for the laugh Rob
- Collapse -
remember your hyperbole explanation when your guy is on the receiving end.
Dan
- Collapse -
The argument Ive heard agains judges is that they tend to create law, when thats not their job.
- Collapse -
designed our government that way. Too bad if many of you dont like it and thankfully it keeps the nuts from dominating forever!
- Collapse -
does it say to impale judges as a check on them?
Oh, wait. It's just hyperbole.
Dan
- Collapse -
feared the strength of an unfettered Administration they isolated it from the Legislative and Judicial branches so that both those branches could check and balance its actions. The Judiciary is independent of the Administration and the Legislature by design, and what the Republicans are campaigning for is to make the Judiciary subservient to the Administration's view of law, and social issues. This is explicitly forbidden in the Constitution.
Rob Boyter
CNET Forums
Operating Systems
Software
Electronics & Gadgets
Hardware
Tablets & Mobile Devices
General Help
Roadshow Autos
Chowhound
Comic Vine
GameFAQs
GameSpot
Giant Bomb
TechRepublic