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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:04 PM Original message |
Obama Won't Weigh In On Georgia Execution |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Even though it might have been the right thing to do. Once again I am very |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Of course you are....n/t |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. And your not huh? You should be! n/t |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. No, I shouldn't be and am not but thanks for your concern. n/t |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Whatever! n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. I beg to differ. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. +1! hear hear, CP! |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. If he disappoints you when he does something right... |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. If you were president, what would you do? |
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iandhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. Its not in the Presidents power... |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. .. |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Whether it is or isn't, he could certainly lend a hand in what we all know is unjust. n/t |
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FedUp_Queer (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. There is this thing... |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Did you and your partner get bus passes to get here? n/t |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Look I get it, your a devoted Obama supporter, thats obvious. I want to see him reelected |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. And who would that be? n/t |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The obvious 8 stooges on the right. Whats your point here anyway? |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. An alternative to Obama would come from the left. You need to get |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. No it wouldn't, I'm talking about Repug/Tea Bagger wining the election, not |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #20 |
73. I disagree strenuously. If he intervened here, he would no doubt have to intervene in TX.... |
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FedUp_Queer (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. Another red herring. |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. Not my "red herring". But racism would have been the charge had the |
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FedUp_Queer (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Huh? |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Oh yeah, "the bully pulpit". Why? So you and the others can say... |
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FedUp_Queer (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #84 |
86. I love toadies. |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Don't you "activists" bring attention to your own "issues"? Or do people just tune you out, |
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FedUp_Queer (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. I'm not the president. I don't have myself one of those bully pulpits. |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Do you want me and my 10000 posts to say it? |
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FedUp_Queer (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
78. Nice red herring. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. it's not in your power, either, |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
34. yeah, because if he does weigh in, it may influence some to think twice |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
42. I believe he/DoJ could halt it with a call for a civil rights investigation. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 09:06 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. ...which would go to the same federal district and circuit that has already examined this claim |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
56. No, but it is within his power to comment. Whether or not he should have commented |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
17. All that is required for evil to prevail |
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B2G (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
18. Suddenly he cares about states' rights. |
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Itchinjim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
52. 221 |
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David Sky (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
25. Obama is supposed to weigh in on and fix EVERY INJUSTICE |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Sorry but I disagree in this particular case. If this execution goes forward as is, the US is going |
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David Sky (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. So you are willing to throw away the U.S. Constitution and the laws of |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. All I'm saying is that he could have been out there to help our country in this case. |
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Kennah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Well said! Governor Nathan Deal has the power, and I haven't heard his name mentioned. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:37 AM Response to Reply #39 |
61. I'm not sure. Georgia law seems to give the Parole Board the power, not the Governor. |
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FedUp_Queer (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
80. Actually, no. The power lay solely with the parole board. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:34 AM Response to Reply #32 |
60. Which state and federal laws does expressing a position violate again? |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Well said..n/t |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:29 AM Response to Reply #25 |
57. The problem with the Gates case was not that Obama weighed in, but |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
28. But it was appropriate to weigh in on Skip Gates and the Cops |
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d_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. qft |
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julian09 (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. If Obama said execute him, they would let him go just to be |
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David Sky (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. No, it was NOT appropriate, and Obama paid the price for his |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
33. Willie Horton, anyone? |
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David Sky (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Facts notwithstanding, Horton was out on furlough..I doubt even |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 07:57 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. I got the idea abt soft on crime attacks |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
41. Dammit can anyone read?? "Obama has long worked to ensure accuracy and fairness |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:40 AM Response to Reply #41 |
62. I wonder what form that work took, specifically. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
44. In other news: Water Remains Wet. Generalissimo Franco Remains Dead |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
45. "Not appropriate" unless he could use it politically- like the "Beer Summit"? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 03:01 AM Response to Reply #45 |
69. Yeah, that worked well. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
46. Once again the "Blame Obama" crowd emerges. It's sick!! |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 09:56 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. It is. ANY excuse to keep their anger boiling. Something. ANYTHING. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Separation of Powers doesn't mean shit to them. They are worse than the Tea Baggers!! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 01:47 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Surprisingly, it's not a Constitutional violation for Obama to have a conscience |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:50 AM Response to Reply #54 |
67. +1 A POTUS taking a position violates no laws whatever, unless his position is |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:48 AM Response to Reply #50 |
65. Speak for yourself. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #65 |
74. Difference is: I use rational thought and hysterics. Bottom line: this president |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:56 AM Response to Reply #50 |
68. Oh, please, Louise. Nothing about separation of powers prevents a President |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #68 |
75. They don't know shit about me, so stop assuming what I think and believe! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 01:46 AM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Yes, sick the way people hold Obama responsible for Obama. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:42 AM Response to Reply #53 |
63. I could be mistaken, but I think he did something similar in at least one other case as well. |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
47. Might hurt re-election chances |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
48. Here's a great thread on this... |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
51. i'm sure he has an opinion but |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Larry Cox, the CEO of Amnesty International said both the Supreme Court's |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #55 |
76. yes ... |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #55 |
88. That may be Cox's opinion but I for one disagree with him. Cox is not God and just his saying it |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:44 AM Response to Reply #51 |
64. A POTUS can't speak because it might be turned into politics? Do you want to think about that |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #64 |
77. uh, you think about it ... |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
58. Nor should he have. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:48 AM Response to Reply #58 |
66. Yes, a POTUS should never speak about anything because something political might be made of it. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 03:11 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. You're being extreme. |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
59. If it smells like cowardice, sounds like cowardice, feels like cowardice, well |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 03:10 AM Response to Original message |
70. He could have said more, or something different. However, off the top of my |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 05:23 AM Response to Original message |
72. If you want to blame someone for this...blame the Supreme Court of the United States. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #72 |
89. If they were against the majority why didn't they have the courage to publish a dissent? |
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EndElectoral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
83. He continues to dissapoint...So much for "Hope" for Davis. |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
85. Your perspective can change when you are sworn to uphold the |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-24-11 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
91. because that would require the courage to take a stand? |
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