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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
You've identified two (2) minorities, period, and one of them hasn't been filibustered yet. From this, you have concluded that the Dems are opposing all conservative minorities, and that they are racist. This may fly in a Federalist Society meeting, but that's about it.
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I haven't concluded that based on this. What I have concluded is that they are opposing these minorities for political purposes because they can't be in the position of approving them for the appellate court but not the SCt. And they have already approved whites that are more conservative than either Gonzales or Brown, so don't tell me they are acting purely on principle.
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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop What ideas? The man is, justifiably, so afraid of appearing stupid that he won't even ask questions from the bench when he sits on a moot court. And who's calling him an Uncle Tom? I'm not going to
O'Connor and Ginsburg are in a completely different league, although it's curious that you picked the two women on the court as targets. What's your problem with Ginsburg? Of the many things I've heard said about her, that she is a "plain idiot" is not one.
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Whether he asks questions or not is immaterial. I've read his opinions and they are generally extremely well reasoned and cogent, unlike e.g., Ginsburg's or O'Connor's. Or Kennedy's, for that matter (note that Kennedy is (a) male and (b) a Republican appointee).
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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop There is no reason to think that vouchers work . . .Vouchers are a wedge issue designed to appeal to middle-class voters who can't quite afford to send their kids to private schools.
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No reason other than those districts where they are in use and have had great success. Our current public school systems are failing. Take a look at where we score against other nations. Are Americans just not as smart? I don't think so. It's also NOT a money problem, we spend more than most if not all other countries on education. It is a problem inherent in the system - there is no accountability. If you can think of a better way to put accountability in the school system that would work better and more efficiently than a market based system, I'm all ears.
