Coalition of the Confused
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LGBTQI... Rights General Confusion
From: Di (amina046)
8/25/19
I know and yet it seemed to fit! She being our last “man” standing for liberal causes (cases).
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
8/26/19
Interesting take on any proposed reforms...
THE WALL: SUPREME COURT PACKING - I examine some of the Democrats' proposals to "depoliticise" the Supreme Court.
From: BerrySteph
8/27/19
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTBxPPx62s4 |
Lindsey Graham erupts: Kavanaugh hearing an unethical shamPublished on 27 Sep 2018 While questioning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slammed the hearing as an "unethical sham" and accused Democrats for using the event for political purposes. |
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said:THE WALL: SUPREME COURT PACKING - I examine some of the Democrats' proposals to "depoliticise" the Supreme Court.
The solution is simply - put the choice of judges in the hands of non-politicised professionals.
Confirmation hearings in front of Congress were always dangerous - the system is now totally broken.
Kavanaugh's confirmation was forced through in a shocking fashion worthy of a third world nation. Witnesses were humiliated attacked and threatened.
This man behaved as if he was himself very guilty and covering up for his own crimes.
Maybe this was the exact point when the US went entirely off the rails and started to plunge into a very dark place.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
8/30/19
BerrySteph said:The solution is simply - put the choice of judges in the hands of non-politicised professionals.
I don't know if there is any such thing.
You would have to find clueless idiots with no opinion on any issue - social, political or economical - and then ask them to set up the Supreme Court.
Don't get me wrong - John Oliver had a great idea...
From: BerrySteph
8/30/19
BerrySteph said: The solution is simply - put the choice of judges in the hands of non-politicised professionals.
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said: I don't know if there is any such thing. You would have to find clueless idiots with no opinion on any issue - social, political or economical - and then ask them to set up the Supreme Court.
I imagine Oz does things much like us and has none of the terrifying Kavanaugh confirmation.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
8/31/19
The Attorney general and Governor general do most of it.
I could not name a single sitting member of our high court.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
8/31/19
A study of almost half a million people has found there's no single 'gay gene'
Scientists debunk the idea of a single "gay gene" in the largest study to date of the genetics of same-sex sexual behaviour.
Read more from ABC NewsFrom: BerrySteph
8/31/19
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said: I could not name a single sitting member of our high court.
That's a bit extreme - but the knowledge that none of them have ever been politicians (nor even members of a political party?) should be hugely comforting to you.
Look again at that Graham Lindsey rant that shuts down the Kavanaugh confirmation.
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said: The Attorney general and Governor general do most of it.
Are you sure of that? Political appointees? Not done entirely by officers in the judiciary?
From: Di (amina046)
8/31/19
After Cancer Treatment, Ginsburg Says She'll Be Ready For High Court's October Term
"This audience can see that I am alive!" the justice said to a crowd at the National Book Festival on Saturday. Ginsburg underwent three weeks of radiation treatment this month.
Read more from NPR.org