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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:16 PM Original message |
An interesting day at the United States Supreme Court today.. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hope you went to the Tune Inn afterwards! Thanks for this interesting report. nt |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Oh, man! Haven't thought of the Tune Inn for a long, long time. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. "Chez Tune" is where all the Sherrill's refugees ended up. nt |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. This was a case out of Alaska, right? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Yes that was the case. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. This case seems to be a matter of "principle" more than anything, |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. Thomas, for all the hype given him by the right |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. He has asked only a handful of questions in all the years on the court, correct? nt |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. We were all struck by how disengaged Thomas was. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Interesting. Next time, stop by Tastee Diner, Bethesda on the way home |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Thomas has been a real disgrace |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. As much as I dislike the right leaning justices, they at least were involved |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Scalia is a very, VERY smart guy, actually. That's what makes him so powerful. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I was amazed that he could actually get the whole court to laugh when |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. What do you mean by 'going on between them'. Rivalry? Agreement in this case? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Definitely a rivalry, and not a friendly one at that. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Wow! Best of luck to Souter in that one - he'll need it. Very interesting. |
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Ocracoker16 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. the supremes disagree often, but they do get along with each other |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Wanna see someone come unglued? Put me alone with Scalia and let him tell me "Get over it" |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. He has actually complained in public that he doesn't much like being a S.C. Justice |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. He has enough kids to make a National League baseball team. No DH. nt |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. LOL......I KNEW it would be Clarence. Do you think he knows how |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:11 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. No. His eyes appeared to be closed at times. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
24. Very cool. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Thomas was completely disengaged to what was being argued. |
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