I know a Democrat from California who holds the honest belife that the constitution is to vague, to old, and to narrowly defined and thus the Supreem court is not confined by it. What is scary is that he is not alone, and more scary is that it is likely some justices secretly or not so secretly hold this belief aswell.
When you look at rullings over the ages, do you think they always live up to their duties? I often feel the high court fails to. --- In [email protected], <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Part of the function of the Supreme Court is to judge laws and determine if the are legal in the context of the constitution. If they determine that it is not then they are within their duties to strike it down. > > BWS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Stroebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 12:01 pm > Subject: Re: [Libertarian] New Bush Supreme Court Justices Begin To Show Their True Faces. > > > Abandon my previous environmental focus? > > > > You misunderstand. I will try to be more clear for you and anyone else > > stubbornly holding onto the 'environmental focus' segment of my > > post... > > It does not matter to me what the law is....it is THE LAW. If you > > do not > > agree with the law, change or abolish it. My pose concerned the > > SupremeCourt as a function of the Bush White House and the dangers > > we are facing. > > My point was that you can abolish all the laws you choose and it > > will not > > matter a tad when Martial Law is imposes...as I am sure it will > > be...in the > > next 2 to 3 years. > > > > The origional post did nto focus on environmental law but on abuse > > of power > > by the Supreme Court. > > Clear now? > > > > > > On 6/20/06, mark robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > John, > > > > > > What do I think? As I said, I agree with the LP's position on > > > environmental laws on that page. And since you didn't repeat your > > > support of environmental laws, I agree with every word you just > > > said. If you wish to abandon your earlier environmental focus, > > > that's not only fine it's great. Yes, our rights are certainly in > > > danger. > > > > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > ************ > > > {American jurors have complete Constitutional authority to vote > > > "not guilty" based on nothing more than a disagreement with the > > > case, no matter the evidence - despite the judge's instructions. > > > There is absolutely no obligation to vote "guilty" to arrive at a > > > unanimous verdict. Get on a jury, stand your ground, and fulfill > > > its other main purpose: to counteract abusive government and > > > unjust lawsuits. > > > See www.fija.org > > > [Please adopt this as your own signature.] } > > > > > > --------------------- > > > > > > > > > What do I think? > > > > > > I've been fairly direct I believe. > > > > > > I think that, in 6 years or less if we are not careful, your > > > views and mine > > > about laws will be moot. > > > > > > Our Government is about to melt down due to the neoconservatives. > > > > > > We are about to loose all our rights. > > > > > > I think that is the issue I want to concentrate on. > > > > > > so what do you think? > > > > > > On 6/20/06, mark robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <colowe%40iquest.net>> wrote: > > > > > > > > John, > > > > > > > > I do not support a violent overthrow of govt or laws, nor do > > > any > > > > libertarians I know. So let's not make undue assumptions. Let's > > > > stick to environment and drug laws. Instead of me re-hashing > > > > basics, how about checking this out first: > > > > http://www.lp.org/issues/environment.shtml > > > > It's a primer, which I pretty much agree with, on the > > > libertarian > > > > view of environment laws. What do you think? > > > > > > > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ***************************************** > > "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang > > separately!" ...Ben Franklin > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ------------------ -- > > ~--> > > Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email > > design.http://us.click.yahoo.com/yHUd1C/hOaOAA/cUmLAA/KlSolB/TM > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > -~-> > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
