Judy Biggert (R-Stupid) talks of "The Boston Manicure."

[Atman]

Tweety was kicking ass, asking why Biggert (Illinois dist 13) was so afraid of putting KSM on trial in NYC, and whether or not John Adams should have defended the perpetrators of the Boston Massacre, thereby helping to set the basis for our entire system of justice. Uh, deer -- say hello to headlights.

This woman is obviously one of those who wowed her local crowd to win election to Congress, but once she got there demonstrated herself woefully in-over-her-head. Her idea of "getting back to the basics" of law (her words) means having military tribunals at Guantanamo. Astonishing. Just astonishing that people of this level of intellect, Democrat or Republic, get elected to our government.

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[OneGrassRoot]

1. I saw that...

That's a classic.

:rofl:

[ashling]

2. However, Tweety was off base bringing up the Boston Massacre

it was a stupid analogy

[Atman]

5. It wasn't so much an analogy as pointing to the roots of our legal system.

It could be analogous, but the fundamental point was that the perpetrators had the right to legal representation under our system of laws. In Adams' case, it was about affirming and confirming this system for which so much blood had been spent, thereby ultimately strengthening it. This was essential for the vision of our Democracy to work -- the rule of law.

The people who want to just kill 'em now, or let them rot in jail -- let's skip the whole part about who 'them' is -- have a blood lust for revenge, not necessarily justice, and certainly not law. They regard rule of law and our Constitution as concepts and pieces of paper, nothing more, because satisfying the lust for revenge is more important to them than upholding those very laws upon which our democracy was founded.

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[ashling]

10. analogy - comparison, the point is, that we were

English colonies then. The case was tried in Admiralty court, because King George had decreed that civil judges could not try them. This was, in essence, a military commission. Yes, Adams got them off, but if the good people of Boston had had there way, they would have swung from a Liberty Tree.

We didn't have a "version of Democracy" at that point other than mob rule. As a matter of fact, Adams abhored this "version of "Democracy"

So, no it was not a good analogy, comparison or precedent .

[KamaAina]

3. Is that anything like the French manicure?

:rofl:

[dysfunctional press]

4. it's actually the 13th district...

a sub-Urban area southwest of chicago. EXTREMELY republican, white, and white-collar.

http://judybiggert.house.gov/DistrictProfile.aspx?Section=1

[Atman]

6. Thanks!

I went to her site to confirm it, yet still typed it in wrong

Measure twice, cut once.

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[Ava83]

7. There are some

democrats in the area *cough*

This woman wins by insane margins..I sent her an email about a week ago and I thought I might have been a little patronizing...now I think I was correct to guide her a bit ;)

Do you have a link for this..I just did a quick search and nothing popped out at me. Thank you!

[HughMoran]

8. Are there more than a half-dozen Republicans in this country that aren't complete morons?

That was a rhetorical question. :)

[tblue]

9. Oh yes, Ye Olde Boston Manicure....

"Stupid" must be a huge state to have 40, no 41 Senators.