Election 2008

McBama or O' Cain?


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What would a lawyer have to with the constitution?Same thing judges would have to do with it, which is try to interpret it.This idea that it is a static document that spells out in black and white the answers to all constitutional questions is totally wrong IMO.It was always intended to be a basic outline of rights that would need interpretation as we went.Thats what the supreme court was formed to do.You can argue about some of the interpretations but I don't think any serious constitutional scholar would argue that it was not meant to be interpreted.The founders I think delibertly did it this way as they were smart enough to realize that they could not forsee all eventual situations.I will just give an example of the changes in technology that have occured.There is no specific right in the constitution to not have your phone calls or e-mails monitored but it has been interpreted based on a right to privacy(another right not specifically mentioned) that it is unconstitutional in most cases to do so without a warrant.

good points you make. my concern, my fear, is in the centralization of power. the government was designed, per the constitution, with checks on power in mind. what has happened lately, is that power has gravitated to the executive branch. if a president is to be sworn in and take the oath to defend the constitution, (s)he should scale back these unconstitutional powers and put she shackles back on government.
it's human nature to seek more and more power, having tasted it. so i'm obviously concerned when a "constitutional lawyer" and his cabal take office, what shenanigans will transpire.
i don't think the constitution needs to be "interpreted", ever.
clarified? possibly. we'll trust the supreme court, for now.
amended? absolutely. if needed.
updated? let's give it a while.:2 cents:
 
How is that democracy? :dunno:

I think your not understanding me.I mean when I say "other people got to choose" the people who voted in the primaries.Your guy Paul and my guy Edwards were rejected by the majority of voters,thats democracy isn't it?
 
someone had as their sig the following aphorism:
"democracy is two wolves and one sheep voting on what's for dinner."

personally, i think our republic is the best government there is on paper.
i'm satisfied that my guy rarely gets elected. in fact, i don't think i've ever voted for a winner in a major election. it's the local stuff that is truly important to me, anyway. but with all the beatings our rights have taken at the federal level lately, now i'm pissed.
or energized.
 
it's the local stuff that is truly important to me, anyway. but with all the beatings our rights have taken at the federal level lately, now i'm pissed.
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Right. Local is where it's at. The system does work. I am a bit troubled, however, when out-of-state people run for Senate seats and out-of-state people contribute to other states Senate seats, as is the case for Franken vs. Coleman in MN. That type of **** pisses me off. When people from NY are giving Franken X amount of $$$ to identify more so with the country and not their state, that sort of shenanigans is troubling.
 
"GOP Rep: Al Qaeda Will 'Dance' If Obama Wins"

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"DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ― An Iowa Republican congressman said that terrorists would be "dancing in the streets" if Democratic candidate Barack Obama were to win the presidency. An Obama spokesman said such comments "have no place in our politics."

U.S. Rep. Steve King based his prediction on Obama's pledge to pull troops out of Iraq, his Kenyan heritage and his middle name, Hussein."





An early signal of the rhetoric the right will use if Obama is nominated.
 
"GOP Rep: Al Qaeda Will 'Dance' If Obama Wins"

Events may prove me wrong but I would think it would be the opposite. I can't imagine them playing anyone more like a fiddle than they have Bush.
 
Lady Love.....while I do not always agree with what she says, she has a knack for keeping things on the path, as it were, and does it with class and solid writing. :tongue:
 
Calling Hillary a ******* 'Offensive,' Monsters Say
Prominent Miscreants Outraged Over Remark


An Obama campaign aide's remarks in which she called Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) a "*******" have ignited a firestorm of controversy among monsters across the U.S., prominent monsters confirmed today.

Calling Hillary Clinton a ******* is "odious and offensive to monsters everywhere," said Tracy Klujian, the executive director of the ******* Anti-Defamation League, a group that monitors unflattering portrayals of monsters and miscreants in the media.

"As monsters, we are subject to defamation and stereotyping on a daily basis," Mr. Klujian said. "But being lumped together with Hillary Clinton is really a low blow."

Mr. Klujian said that he was pleased that the Obama aide had resigned over the "*******" remark, but said that more "more work will need to be done" if the Illinois senator is to mend fences with the ******* community.

"We monsters count for as much as five percent of the vote in Pennsylvania," Mr. Klujian said. "And that number is even higher in Pittsburgh."

Perhaps in an effort to steer clear of the controversy, Sen. Clinton herself dodged the issue of whether or not Sen. Obama is a ******* in an upcoming interview on "Sixty Minutes."

"He's not a ******* as far as I know," she told Steve Kroft in an interview to air this Sunday. "I mean, I take him on the basis of what he says, and, you know, if he says he's not a *******, there isn't any reason to doubt that."

Elsewhere, Rep. Ron Paul said that he is dropping out of the G.O.P. race, but would continue to run for president of Earth II.
 
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romney says. . .

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I hope they give it to the dork LOL!:rofl::rofl:
 
And in response to that remark, Clinton supporter and former VP candidate Geraldine Ferraro Premium Link Upgrade :rolleyes:

Wow. What hypocrisy.

Fuck you, :thefinger Gerri. You know what? Someone could easily say that if you had not been a woman, you would have never even been considered as a VP candidate.

Stop the fucking bloodletting already. The dems are trying their best to find a way to fuck this up. Probably will and then we'll have 4 more years of the Bush administration. Ugh!!!

Get that transporter ready, Scotty!!

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Obama wins Mississippi primary despite light turn out around the State.

The speech Obama gave in Columbus and Jackson yesterday showed how stupid and naive the Clintons are. The Clintons can treat a black man as a second class citizen and came up with the idea to offer Obama a VP job.

Well, just look no further than in New York, Eliot Spitzer will resign tomorrow, "read my lips". The Republicans will impeach Eliot Spitzer if he does NOT resign and a ***** bath in Albany. I was laughing because the late night shows have a field day with Eliot Spitzer and Bill Clinton.

Bill Clinton is an idiot running around the nation uncontrolled and say whatever he wants. Of course, Bill wants the BIG house, the White House back but it won't be easy. Well, HER MAJESTY THE HONORABLE QUEEN HILLARY loses a superdelegate if Eliot Spitzer resigns. It is good for the country but bad for the HIGHEST QUEEN HILLARY.

The country will have a second sitting black Governor Paterson (legally blind) and the first in New York State.

I actually prefer Bloomberg of NY City to run in the next NY Election (Bloomberg will make a good President but it is almosts impossible to run as an independent in America and Bloomberg has to decide to run as a Democrat or Republican in the next Election.)

Bloomberg for President in 2012 !
 
Wow. What hypocrisy.

Fuck you, :thefinger Gerri. You know what? Someone could easily say that if you had not been a woman, you would have never even been considered as a VP candidate.

Stop the fucking bloodletting already. The dems are trying their best to find a way to fuck this up. Probably will and then we'll have 4 more years of the Bush administration. Ugh!!!

Get that transporter ready, Scotty!!

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Jagger actually thats EXACTLY what she said,that is she had been Jerry Ferraro instead of Gerri she would not have been on the ticket.She was there as the 1st woman,not that she doesn't think she was qualified and that Obama is too.I saw her on TV and she warned Obama's people that she is a super delegate and a fund raiser and if they keep distorting what she said she wil notl fund raise for him if he's the nominee.You know I'm a dem but you are allowed to talk about Obama,not that stupid **** about his name but you are allowed to discuss his as a candidate.They are being super touchy about everything right now.
 
Ferraro is another idiot !

If she is not a woman, she would never be considered as a running mate (VP candidate) !

At the end of the day, McCain may probably win the Presidency if these two clowns fight like that today !

The Obama camp is fighting back hard against the Clintons and the exit poll showed the hardening of the voters against the opposite camp.

The Clinton supporters will not vote for Obama and Obama supporters will not support Clinton if she wins the nomination (according to the exit poll in Mississippi today)
 
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