On the other hand, reading various excerpts from the judges' decisions is making me huge fans of theirs. Like that part of the system, at least, is working.
Apparantly, many judges still think that separation of powers is a good thing.
Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.
'Safe'
Natter 33 1/3
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Mar 23, 2005 11:30:29 am PST #9784 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Betsy HP - Mar 23, 2005 11:31:36 am PST #9785 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
separation of powers is a good thing.
But... but... what if there's a WRONG DECISION?
tommyrot - Mar 23, 2005 11:32:51 am PST #9786 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
But... but... what if there's a WRONG DECISION?
Oh, in that case, Jesus wants Congress and the President to fix things. Can't have those activist judges basing their decisions on the rule of law....
Kathy A - Mar 23, 2005 11:33:30 am PST #9787 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Stephen Colbert cracked me up last night.
"Separation...and POWER!"
"Uh, Stephen, don't you mean 'separation of powers'?"
"Jon...oh, Jon."
t shakes head in a "You're such an innocent..." way
askye - Mar 23, 2005 11:36:36 am PST #9788 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
I don't think the FL legislature is going to do anything. The first attempt to pass the law was over turned immediately as being unconstitutional (that was last year), this year's attempt didn't get enough votes. It doesn't look like anyone is going to change their vote because anything that's passed will probably be deemed unconstitutional as well.
Alibelle - Mar 23, 2005 11:37:52 am PST #9789 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Tom, that was awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Of course, now I want to put artwork up in the major NY museums. Of course, I'm foiled by my lack of appropriate artwork to hang.
Cindy and Kristin are making me giggle.
Brenda is making me feel ignorant. I haven't the faintest clue who Bob Barr is, or of when they started rolling back the powers of the patriot act.
msbelle - Mar 23, 2005 11:40:14 am PST #9790 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Tom, that was awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, this.
I just coverted someone to fitday like a spaz.
I also just did work that is not mine to do, just to be nice. my own work is sitting here being ignored.
brenda m - Mar 23, 2005 11:43:38 am PST #9791 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh don't worry, Alibelle, they haven't. Barr is a former congressman from Georgia, normally one of the craxies, but (as Ginger rightly points out) being a stand-up guy in this fight. They [his newly formed coalition] want to - get this - restore checks and balances.
Nutty - Mar 23, 2005 11:47:55 am PST #9792 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Tom's link is teh funneh. Especially cause 2 of the 4 artworks are still up.
I remember Bob Barr being a nut, but wasn't he kind of a libertarian nut? Anyway, I have vague memories of his harebrained tax ideas, most of which sounded like, "Oh go pave that road yourself, you victim of the parent-state." Or am I confusing him with someone else?
Alibelle - Mar 23, 2005 11:48:04 am PST #9793 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Oh don't worry, Alibelle, they haven't. Barr is a former congressman from Georgia, normally one of the craxies, but (as Ginger rightly points out) being a stand-up guy in this fight. They [his newly formed coalition] want to - get this - restore checks and balances.
Oh, okay. I suppose it's good to know that the world is still all upside down and backwards then?