Offering constructive criticism to the social cripples in our midst since early 2005.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Iron Steve
Why can't you admit it was a crappy case.

Because the marginal value of my time is too great for me to have spent any time paying attention to the trial.

[Replaced_Texan]

Why don't Republicans like the Constiution?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Iron Steve
he said, she said, she said.

You wouldn't even pretend to believe it if it wasn't about Hillary.

She was the self-proclaimed smartest woman in America and yet, she could not discern that she was being lied to by her husband.

Exactly. People have been writing literature about shocking events like these for, oh, millenia. Put down those Regnery comic books and trying picking up Oedipus Rex, for example.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Plessy was decided by decided by six Republican appointees and three Democratic appointees:

Chief Justice Melville Fuller, appointed by Grover Cleveland, a Democrat
Justice Stephen Field, appointed by Lincoln
Justice Horace Gray, appointed by Chester Arthur, a Republican
Justice John Harlan, appointed by Rutherford Hayes, a Republican
Justice David Brewer, appointed by Benjamin Harrison, a Republican
Justice Henry Brown, appointed by Harrison
Justice George Shiras, Jr., appointed by Harrison
Justice Edward White, appointed by Cleveland
Justice Rufus Peckham, appointed by Cleveland

Though Harlan gets mad props for dissenting.

Having made this post should embarasss you on a few levels. This is the kind I might wake up and edit. WTTW.

[Iron Steve]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Plessy was decided by decided by six Republican appointees and three Democratic appointees:

Chief Justice Melville Fuller, appointed by Grover Cleveland, a Democrat
Justice Stephen Field, appointed by Lincoln
Justice Horace Gray, appointed by Chester Arthur, a Republican
Justice John Harlan, appointed by Rutherford Hayes, a Republican
Justice David Brewer, appointed by Benjamin Harrison, a Republican
Justice Henry Brown, appointed by Harrison
Justice George Shiras, Jr., appointed by Harrison
Justice Edward White, appointed by Cleveland
Justice Rufus Peckham, appointed by Cleveland

Though Harlan gets mad props for dissenting.

Brewer abstained and Harlan dissented. the republicans appointees were only 66% in favour. The dem appointees were 100% there. The Dems have a strong bad seed running through them, no pun intended. Join us on the light side Ty. Red or white?

[Iron Steve]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Because the marginal value of my time is too great for me to have spent any time paying attention to the trial.

I didn't either, I just watch a few minutes (as long as it takes) of Nancy Grace every night (you don't remember my cheese grits sock?).

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Why don't Republicans like the Constiution?

I just called Senator Feinstein's office to say that if she votes for that, I won't vote for her again.

[Iron Steve]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Why don't Republicans like the Constiution?

I could not be more strongly against this and have frequently and vociferously criticised this effort over the last 16 years. I feel like a burning a flag right now, but may just settle for peeing on the Koran I keep in my trash basket.

It is a disaster for the First Amendment, which is a close second to the Second Amendment as the only Amendment that really matters.

Good thing we still gots our guns.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Plessy was decided by decided by six Republican appointees and three Democratic appointees:

Chief Justice Melville Fuller, appointed by Grover Cleveland, a Democrat
Justice Stephen Field, appointed by Lincoln
Justice Horace Gray, appointed by Chester Arthur, a Republican
Justice John Harlan, appointed by Rutherford Hayes, a Republican
Justice David Brewer, appointed by Benjamin Harrison, a Republican
Justice Henry Brown, appointed by Harrison
Justice George Shiras, Jr., appointed by Harrison
Justice Edward White, appointed by Cleveland
Justice Rufus Peckham, appointed by Cleveland

Though Harlan gets mad props for dissenting.

Another fun game to play is looking at which states tended to vote Democrat vs. Republican in the late 1800s. It's a Blue State/Red State flip-flop.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Iron Steve
Brewer abstained and Harlan dissented. the republicans appointees were only 66% in favour. The dem appointees were 100% there. The Dems have a strong bad seed running through them, no pun intended. Join us on the light side Ty. Red or white?

Red, of course.

A GOP-dominated court decided Plessy. Harlan gets his props, but not Brewer, since he did not hear the argument or participate in the decision of the case. Four Republicans were in the majority, and the three Democrats went along. Even if the three Democrats had changed their vote, the Louisiana statute would have been upheld.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Iron Steve
Good thing we still gots our guns.

Notwithstanding the Second Amendment, my bet is that you won't be able to shoot the flag.

[Iron Steve]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
You wouldn't even pretend to believe it if it wasn't about Hillary.

Wrong-o. I believe Jacko fondled boys and that's a he said-she said too.

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Exactly. People have been writing literature about shocking events like these for, oh, millenia. Put down those Regnery comic books and trying picking up Oedipus Rex, for example.

nice deflection, I will take that as agreement that she owes us an apology, but I won't hold my breath.

[Iron Steve]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I just called Senator Feinstein's office to say that if she votes for that, I won't vote for her again.

thank god, that should ensure we (I'm on your side here) get her vote.

Back in 86 I voted for Dodd, I think I will call that chit in now.

[Iron Steve]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Notwithstanding the Second Amendment, my bet is that you won't be able to shoot the flag.

When they kick in your front door, how you gonna come, with your hands on your head or on the trigger of your gun?

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Iron Steve
We might not have needed the civil rights act were it not for decades of Southern Democrats subverting the results of the Republican prosecuted Civil War and the intent of 14th and 15th Amendments. Can't have it both ways Sidd, your party is at least as complicit and probably more. Given my choice of low level associations, I'll take the party that once tried to block the civil rights act (with Democratic assistance, Senator Byrd) over the party that tried to perpetuate slavery and has a former Kleagle as its Conscience.

Half the Sneetches in Sneetch Land had bellies with stars and the rest of the Sneetches had none upon thars.