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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 06:30 PM
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1. Thank heaven for small favors
Who in hell thinks the Constitution allows them to hold someone without a trial? I wonder if even Scalia-Thomas will go with Asskroft on this one. It's a freaking no-brainer.
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  -Newsweek-Justice Department bracing for Supreme Court defeat Gothmog  Jun-09-04 06:28 PM   #0 
  - Thank heaven for small favors  wryter2000   Jun-09-04 06:30 PM   #1 
  - What makes you think they wouldn't?  Argumentus   Jun-09-04 06:34 PM   #2 
  - This is great news -- finally  priller   Jun-09-04 06:46 PM   #3 
  - YES!  UpInArms   Jun-09-04 06:50 PM   #4 
  - It'll be a 6-3 decision with Rehnquist, Scalia and Thomas dissenting.  neverforget   Jun-09-04 06:57 PM   #5 
  - Those 3 are Criminals in Robes  saigon68   Jun-10-04 10:42 AM   #39 
  - It's high time to ask for Ashcroft's resignation  Stevie D   Jun-09-04 07:02 PM   #6 
  - Wow, if this is correct, it will have enormous ramifications on the...  Spazito   Jun-09-04 07:09 PM   #7 
  - It also means  geek tragedy   Jun-09-04 07:11 PM   #8 
  - The Constitution of the USA  Disturbed   Jun-09-04 07:14 PM   #9 
  - What did they expect? The law's the law.  Rex   Jun-09-04 07:18 PM   #10 
  - I was pleased when I saw this article  Gothmog   Jun-09-04 07:18 PM   #11 
  - Time for SCOTUS to rejoin the mainstream  teryang   Jun-09-04 07:24 PM   #12 
  - We really do need to demonstrate to the Iraqi's  zydeco   Jun-09-04 07:36 PM   #13 
  - We could use a little of that demonstration to the home folks too n/t  Eloriel   Jun-09-04 08:38 PM   #24 
  - I swear to God, if the SCOTUS didn't rule against the inJustice Dept.,...  Just Me   Jun-09-04 07:42 PM   #14 
  - BUT...How does Newsweek KNOW the SCOTUS is voting AGAINST????  KoKo01   Jun-09-04 07:52 PM   #15 
  - More to the point, how does the Justice Department know?  Spazito   Jun-09-04 07:57 PM   #16 
     - Gee,...I just friggin' wonder HOW the Justice Dept. could know!!!  Just Me   Jun-09-04 10:51 PM   #31 
        - (as they line their pockets) "This was only for the good of the nation"  nolabels   Jun-10-04 09:36 AM   #35 
  - CBS says...  party_line   Jun-09-04 08:10 PM   #17 
  - Will the wacko RW  charlyvi   Jun-09-04 08:13 PM   #18 
  - Yeah... the strict constructionists with fealty to the Constitution ...  TahitiNut   Jun-09-04 08:31 PM   #23 
     - Do you remember the days when....  charlyvi   Jun-09-04 08:40 PM   #25 
        - Yup. I once voted Republican as much as Democratic.  TahitiNut   Jun-09-04 10:23 PM   #30 
  - It'll be 6-3  dbaker41   Jun-09-04 08:20 PM   #19 
  - It will be either 6-3 or 7-2!  PROGRESSIVE1   Jun-09-04 08:24 PM   #20 
  - I hope this is true. But with this wingnut court, I'm not sure. eom  struggle4progress   Jun-09-04 08:28 PM   #21 
  - Great news! If so, a constitutional chink in this admin's lawlessness.  pinto   Jun-09-04 08:30 PM   #22 
  - If SCOTUS rules against Bush (sounds odd...  charlyvi   Jun-09-04 09:06 PM   #26 
  - Congress can't deny the Court the right to rule on any law they make.  hedda_foil   Jun-10-04 10:17 AM   #37 
  - isn't it funny how "ideological" and "idiotic" seem to go hand-in-hand  truthisfreedom   Jun-09-04 09:12 PM   #27 
  - good news!  slinkerwink   Jun-09-04 09:16 PM   #28 
  - Any ruling in favor of the "enemy combatant" category for US citizens  markses   Jun-09-04 09:41 PM   #29 
  - I really like how you articulated the basic concept of our freedoms.  Bandit   Jun-10-04 10:36 AM   #38 
  - excellent post  LSK   Jun-11-04 12:57 AM   #42 
  - Feds Exaggerated Padilla Case? - CBS  dArKeR   Jun-10-04 09:23 AM   #32 
  - Oh THANK REAGAN!  Beetwasher   Jun-10-04 09:25 AM   #33 
  - Agreed!  LeftHander   Jun-10-04 09:46 AM   #36 
  - It's a no brainer (or it should be)  56kid   Jun-10-04 09:29 AM   #34 
  - kick  struggle4progress   Jun-11-04 12:42 AM   #40 
  - The Supremes doing the right thing?  Joanne98   Jun-11-04 12:47 AM   #41 
 

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