tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post3808459109789133365..comments2023-10-31T04:37:20.113-07:00Comments on Bloviating Zeppelin: 5 Supreme Court JusticesBloviating Zeppelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-89656661223487484542007-12-20T17:54:00.000-08:002007-12-20T17:54:00.000-08:00TF: yes, I actually do. He is one of the few Lead...TF: yes, I actually do. He is one of the few Leaders in the GOP group.<BR/><BR/>Shoprat: I completely concur.<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-71851867293647333752007-12-20T17:32:00.000-08:002007-12-20T17:32:00.000-08:00That is the best reason there is to vote GOP.The w...That is the best reason there is to vote GOP.<BR/><BR/>The worst on the GOP side is better than the best of the DEM.<BR/><BR/>It has been that way every year since 1980.shoprathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265612188236394307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-75325018931095370642007-12-20T16:27:00.000-08:002007-12-20T16:27:00.000-08:00BZ, you actually believe Giuliani??BZ, you actually believe Giuliani??TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412925337032937983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-4275147224429770432007-12-20T14:14:00.000-08:002007-12-20T14:14:00.000-08:00I would, actually, flip things around a bit and ha...I would, actually, flip things around a bit and have some basic requirements on International Law as it was before we were a Nation that we inhereted from England. That has proven to be a very interesting route, so it would go something like this:<BR/><BR/>1) Describe why and how the US falls under the Treaty of Westphalia. That should be a good head scratcher for the unwary... even better is putting forward to ask if they can demonstrate how that has been incorporated into our modern law.<BR/><BR/>2) Describe how Blackstone's Commentaries shape how US law was instituted via the common law and how that was shaped by the works of Grotius and Vattel. This should, indeed, make a liberal squirm as it gets to the basics of being a Nation. These works are voluminously cited in the early SCOTUS and are part of stare decisis, and so knowing that is paramount to being a good justice.<BR/><BR/>3) Describe how the Admiralty jurisdiction in the US parallels that of the UK and why this is so. Then describe the reasoning for why items from the British court can guide and yet be non-decisive in US cases. That, actually, would probably trip up most conservative candidates a bit and start to get some sweat present as it points to the more universal nature of Law of Nations and the Admiralty... and yet it must be administered wholly for ourselves, even given it can stretch across the oceans to other lands.<BR/><BR/>4) Describe how the US Constitution carries on these concepts and encapsulates them by creating a separate law that is wholly our own even by drawing on diverse sources.<BR/><BR/>5) Then ask a candidate *why* do we need to draw on other, outside, law beyond the Admiralty for ANYTHING.<BR/><BR/>6) Finally, describe how the functions described for the Sovereign in Law of Nations is divided between the Executive and Legislative and why these divisions are pertinent.<BR/><BR/>There, that ought to make such individuals sweat bullets.A Jacksonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-84394483191153612832007-12-20T14:07:00.000-08:002007-12-20T14:07:00.000-08:00SCOTUS appointments are my top priority in picking...SCOTUS appointments are my top priority in picking a president. And thats another reason why I think Huckabee would be a disaster.Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013166054883351020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-65816435730374821212007-12-20T05:54:00.000-08:002007-12-20T05:54:00.000-08:00TF: one thing about Giuliani, he came out early an...TF: one thing about Giuliani, he came out early and said and has been consistent in saying that he would, as he phrases it, appoint "strict constructionist" judges.<BR/><BR/>Bushwack: I am still of the opinion that a moderate or conservative SCOTUS can help to keep the country on track damned near as much as any president. Or more. And thank you.<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-5172390510988790062007-12-19T21:55:00.000-08:002007-12-19T21:55:00.000-08:00Well BZ, That is one of the reasons we got GWB for...Well BZ, That is one of the reasons we got GWB for the 2nd term. <BR/>I do believe, that was the only GOOD thing that came out of his 2nd term. Since then we have been inundated with incompetence...<BR/><BR/>As far as voting the "R" you know my feelings, and as of right now I am hoping it doesn't come to that.<BR/><BR/>We still have Hunter and FT in there so there is hope.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I heard about the fallen officer at Fred's and I truly am sorry to hear it. <BR/>Keep the faith my friend.<BR/>I'll save the rant about it till later.Bushwackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526043643313096753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-21116182681882939912007-12-19T21:46:00.000-08:002007-12-19T21:46:00.000-08:00Best reasoning yet... But who's to say that if som...Best reasoning yet... But who's to say that if some asshole like Giuliani gets in he won't go total libber, which he is anyway, and tear the SCOTUS apart in the process??<BR/><BR/>I just can't sit here and say I'll vote the 'R' no matter what, I might, and likely will vote the 'T', as in Tancredo, even though he is dropping out, I will do a write in before I settle for pure evil, I won't sit it out but I'll die and go to hell before I vote for Giuliani, Romney or McCain...TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412925337032937983noreply@blogger.com