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Docter
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 Posted: 09/03/05 - 23:18 Post subject: Chief Justice William Rehnquist has died
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He was a good man. 
Guess Bush gets to appoint TWO Supreme Court Justices now. 
Start crying you demonrats!!!
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Plat4PoP
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Posted: 09/03/05 - 23:21 Post subject:
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damn, time to move to another country
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Docter
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Posted: 09/03/05 - 23:22 Post subject:
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Hey Kbarr...
| Quote: | William Hubbs Rehnquist was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 1, 1924. He enjoyed a relatively undistinguished childhood in his middle-class suburban home. The son of a paper salesman, Rehnquist grew up in a heavily conservative household in which popular Republican leaders such as Alf Landon, Wendell Wilkie, and Herbert Hoover were idolized. World War II erupted before Rehnquist had a chance to complete his education and the future chief justice enlisted in the air force branch of the army as a weather observer. He served in North Africa.
Like many Americans in his generation, Rehnquist attended college after World War II with the support of scholarship money from the GI Bill. At Stanford, he earned both a bachelor and a master of arts degree in political science. A distinguished student, Rehnquist was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1948. He continued his education at Harvard where he received another master of arts degree -- this time in government -- two years later. Rehnquist returned to Stanford Law School in 1950; he graduated at the top of his class. (Sandra Day O'Connor, who would eventually serve with him on the Supreme Court, graduated third from that same class.)
At law school, Rehnquist started down the path that would eventually take him to the Supreme Court. Having already established a reputation among his instructors and peers as a brilliant legal thinker and an able scholar, Rehnquist impressed one professor sufficiently to earn a private interview with Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, who was visiting the law school. Rehnquist's professor, a former clerk for Jackson, arranged the meeting in hopes that his favored student could convince Jackson of his qualifications for a clerkship. Rehnquist walked away from that meeting feeling he had failed to impress Jackson in the slightest. However, his fears proved false as Jackson eventually selected him for clerkship that year. Rehnquist's clerkship under the moderate Jackson did not alter his conservative beliefs in any noticeable manner. Instead, his exposure to the other clerks may have served only to confirm his conservativism.
Rehnquist married Natalie Cornell, whom he had met during his law school years, after his completing his clerkship. He also moved to Phoenix, Arizona to work for a law firm there. Rehnquist chose Phoenix for its pleasant weather and favorable political leanings. The next few years passed uneventfully for Rehnquist. He, together with his wife, raised a son and two daughters. Following advice given to him by Justice Felix Frankfurter, Rehnquist began his participation in the Republican Party. He became a Republican Party official and achieved prominence in the Phoenix area as a strong opponent of liberal initiatives such as school integration. Rehnquist campaigned for Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater during the 1964 elections. During that time, he befriended Richard Kleindienst, another attorney from Phoenix. When Richard Nixon rose to the presidency a few years later, he appointed Kleindienst deputy attorney general of his administration. Kleindienst sought Rehnquist for the position of deputy attorney general in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. When Justice John Marshall Harlan retired in 1971, the Nixon administration chose Rehnquist as Harlan's replacement. A Democratic Senate overwhelmingly confirmed his nomination. On January 7, 1972, Rehnquist -- and fellow nominee, Lewis Powell -- took their oaths of office. |
...Rehnquist was a WWII veteran. May God rest his soul.
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Docter
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Posted: 09/03/05 - 23:23 Post subject:
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| Plat4PoP wrote: | | damn, time to move to another country |
We've heard that before...I don't think one liberal ever moved to Canada after Bush got elected, like they all promised. 
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Brael
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Posted: 09/03/05 - 23:31 Post subject:
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Megalo might have, he just kinda... disappeared.
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Plat4PoP
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Location: USA
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Posted: 09/03/05 - 23:32 Post subject:
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GWB just announced he would appoint the Michael Brown of FEMA to the Chief Justice position!!!
| Quote: | U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla) has urged President Bush to fire Michael Brown as undersecretary of the Homeland Security Department in charge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Wexler cited reports in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that FEMA under Brown's management inappropriately gave away $30 million in disaster relief funds to people in the Miami, Florida, area even though they were not affected by Hurricane Frances, which made landfall more than 100 miles away.
In his letter to Bush, Wexler wrote: "According to several news accounts by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 'FEMA has written checks to cover new wardrobes, cars, lawn mowers, vacuum cleaners, furniture and thousands of televisions, microwave ovens, stoves, air conditioners and other appliances.' In addition, the Sun-Sentinel cites that FEMA paid $4,500 for one resident’s funeral, even though the county medical examiner recorded no storm-related deaths. Another Sun-Sentinel article stated that two residents received aid for 'dental treatments due to dental injuries received during the disaster.' In six other cases, FEMA reimbursed residents for damage caused by 'ice/snow.'"
In a Jan. 24 news release, Wexler added: "On Monday, January 11, FEMA held a news conference acknowledging that they made $12 million in overpayments to 3,500 individuals — blaming these overpayments on a 'computer glitch.' FEMA, however, continues to deny additional systematic problems and cites the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to prove that there were legitimate hurricane conditions in Miami-Dade. Yet, according to the Sun-Sentinel, NOAA has refuted the weather maps FEMA claims to
have obtained from them. As the head of FEMA, Under Secretary Brown oversees federal disaster response and recovery operations, and it is negligent of him to refuse to accept responsibility for its agency mistakes."
“Rather than taking responsibility for FEMA’s mishaps and moving expeditiously to correct the
problems, Under Secretary Brown has further undermined his agency’s reputation by stymied
investigations and inquiries into fraud allegations," Wexler added. "FEMA’s massive misallocation of recovery aid is a gross waste of taxpayer monies, which must be immediately addressed by the Bush Administration,” Wexler said. —Donald H. Harrison |
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Orbit
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Posted: 09/03/05 - 23:35 Post subject: Re: Chief Justice William Rehnquist has died
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| Docter wrote: | He was a good man.
Guess Bush gets to appoint TWO Supreme Court Justices now.
Start crying you demonrats!!! |
Pretty pathetic that you had to say the stuff at the end. But what can you expect from your kind..
Sorry he died..
And if you understood the court a tad more.. He really wasn't the wild card as much as O'Connell..
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Silvermouse
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 02:25 Post subject:
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I think he should appoint Ralph Reed.
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Owyyn
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 03:09 Post subject:
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Sweet. More nonelected officials to back whatever party nominated them until they die.
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Zonk
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 03:43 Post subject:
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haha @ Orbit!
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kbarr
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Location: New York, now go fuck off...
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 05:00 Post subject: Re: Chief Justice William Rehnquist has died
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| Orbit wrote: | | Docter wrote: | He was a good man.
Guess Bush gets to appoint TWO Supreme Court Justices now.
Start crying you demonrats!!! |
Pretty pathetic that you had to say the stuff at the end. But what can you expect from your kind..
Sorry he died..
And if you understood the court a tad more.. He really wasn't the wild card as much as O'Connell.. |
Wow, how stupid are you. He was pointing out that Bush gets to fill 2 slots now.
Isn't that wonderful?
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Eindar
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 05:05 Post subject:
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It's wierd that they are appointed by the president in office at the time. The lifetime term was put into place so that later presidents couldn't threaten the justices into changing laws or the constition. But if you have a "lucky" break of justices who die/retire while your party is in office, you could easily have an entire supreme court that shared your views. Just strange. I guess it's the best solution, however. Most of american can't even name a Supreme Court justice, much less do the research neccessary to vote on who should be one.
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themy
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 06:16 Post subject:
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| Eindar wrote: | | It's wierd that they are appointed by the president in office at the time. The lifetime term was put into place so that later presidents couldn't threaten the justices into changing laws or the constition. But if you have a "lucky" break of justices who die/retire while your party is in office, you could easily have an entire supreme court that shared your views. Just strange. I guess it's the best solution, however. Most of american can't even name a Supreme Court justice, much less do the research neccessary to vote on who should be one. |
or if you luckily "add" some new spots
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Frehya
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 10:08 Post subject:
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Onward to the theocracy! The invisible man in the sky wins!
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kbarr
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Location: New York, now go fuck off...
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 14:55 Post subject:
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| Frehya wrote: | | Onward to the theocracy! The invisible man in the sky wins! |
haha!
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Eurotrash
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 15:53 Post subject:
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He will rot in hell ... much like all Americans and Arabs who depart this world.
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Ikkan
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 15:58 Post subject:
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| Eurotrash wrote: | | He will rot in hell ... much like all Americans and Arabs who depart this world. |
You're f*****g pathetic.
RIP Rehnquist
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kbarr
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 16:01 Post subject:
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| Eurotrash wrote: | | He will rot in hell ... much like all Americans and Arabs who depart this world. |
Hell is that micro second before nothing.
I can deal with it.
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Docter
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 16:06 Post subject:
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| Eurotrash wrote: | | He will rot in hell ... much like all Americans and Arabs who depart this world. |
No, he's not moving to Europe.
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Silvermouse
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 16:08 Post subject:
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| Frehya wrote: | | Onward to the theocracy! The invisible man in the sky wins! |
Huzzah! Before you know it, we'll have Hebrew slaves and pyramids.
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Silvermouse
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 16:10 Post subject:
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| Eurotrash wrote: | | He will rot in hell ... much like all Americans and Arabs who depart this world. |
Was that supposed to rile us up?
"Hey! HEY!! Take that back!"
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Obmar
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 16:31 Post subject:
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| Kbarr wrote: | | Eurotrash wrote: | | He will rot in hell ... much like all Americans and Arabs who depart this world. |
Hell is that micro second before nothing.
I can deal with it. |
Here is hoping yours lasts longer than most 
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kbarr
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 19:49 Post subject:
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| Obmar wrote: | | Kbarr wrote: | | Eurotrash wrote: | | He will rot in hell ... much like all Americans and Arabs who depart this world. |
Hell is that micro second before nothing.
I can deal with it. |
Here is hoping yours lasts longer than most |
LOL, my good karma pile is so deep I have no worries, no matter how things turn out.
You on the other hand are a useless liberal.
Good for nothing.
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Docter
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 19:59 Post subject:
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Still a few more years to go...maybe another SCOTUS justice will retire...that would just burn the demonrats badly.
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kbarr
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 20:18 Post subject:
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| Docter wrote: | | Still a few more years to go...maybe another SCOTUS justice will retire...that would just burn the demonrats badly. |
I think the libs/dems are a blob of molten goo now. Nothing is going their way.
Its great!
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Obmar
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 20:25 Post subject:
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| Kbarr wrote: | | Obmar wrote: | | Kbarr wrote: | | Eurotrash wrote: | | He will rot in hell ... much like all Americans and Arabs who depart this world. |
Hell is that micro second before nothing.
I can deal with it. |
Here is hoping yours lasts longer than most |
LOL, my good karma pile is so deep I have no worries, no matter how things turn out.
You on the other hand are a useless liberal.
Good for nothing. |
your blind hate has more than depleted whatever meger supply of good karma you had (and I doubt you are a buddhist anyway).
I pity you sir
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Eindar
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 20:25 Post subject:
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Despite the fact that officially we don't observe a 2 party system, reps and dems should alternate appointing judges, regardless of who is prez at the time.
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kbarr
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Posted: 09/04/05 - 20:36 Post subject:
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| Obmar wrote: | | Kbarr wrote: | | Obmar wrote: | | Kbarr wrote: | | Eurotrash wrote: | | He will rot in hell ... much like all Americans and Arabs who depart this world. |
Hell is that micro second before nothing.
I can deal with it. |
Here is hoping yours lasts longer than most |
LOL, my good karma pile is so deep I have no worries, no matter how things turn out.
You on the other hand are a useless liberal.
Good for nothing. |
your blind hate has more than depleted whatever meger supply of good karma you had (and I doubt you are a buddhist anyway).
I pity you sir |
If karma is real I have tons of it in reserve. You have no clue.
You on the other hand are a good for nothing liberal.
A whiner.
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