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2010-07-28T23:09:01.076-04:00

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2010-07-05T14:29:56.666-04:00

This is good, a step in the right direction!

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2010-02-06T06:31:40.821-05:00

Easily I assent to but I think the brief should acquire more info then it has.

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2010-02-03T18:23:47.558-05:00

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2010-01-31T16:08:02.809-05:00

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2010-01-27T05:35:00.676-05:00

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2010-01-08T15:01:25.006-05:00

nice post. thanks.

Gay Marriage: I am a bit biased in this respect, b...

2009-12-21T09:33:53.608-05:00

Gay Marriage: I am a bit biased in this respect, being a lesbian. I'm for it at the federal level, but I don't think that this will ever happen. Ideally I'd like for government to stay out of marriage completely. Marriage should be a civil contract with no explicit religious meaning. You can then go have whatever ceremony you like. No religious organization would be required to marry

We have Al Gore to thank for all this nonsense. T...

2009-12-19T11:12:25.408-05:00

We have Al Gore to thank for all this nonsense. The lack of serious debate has allowed this scientific fraud to happen. The truely disturbing fact about this "climate-gate" discovery is that it doesn't seem to discredit the alarmist community argument enough. Instead, they and their supporters simply adjust their arguements. Global warming becomes climate change. Florenscent

Thank you, Exiled Sympathizer for hitting all the ...

2009-12-06T10:44:11.112-05:00

Thank you, Exiled Sympathizer for hitting all the points I have been unable to convey to this point re: abortion.
As far as legislating morality goes; state law might dictate "blue laws" for booze on Sunday, but it doesn't stop people from drinking (we have the same laws in GA). You just buy more on Saturday in anticipation of Sunday or you go to a restaurant. JS

So why doesn't Congress just resolve the issue by ...

2009-12-05T18:28:19.174-05:00

So why doesn't Congress just resolve the issue by passing legislation legalizing the trimester-framework?

Shouldn't it be the States that legislate morality and not the Federal state?

Why attach the word "legislate" to a judicial deci...

2009-12-03T07:38:46.760-05:00

Why attach the word "legislate" to a judicial decision (Roe v. Wade)? Many would say, that's exactly the problem. The argument runs:
1. the Constitution says nothing about abortion;
2. it took a very expansive reading of the 14th Amendment to find a right to abortion (listen for the dog-whistle word "penumbra," although I think it actually came from Casey v.

Practically speaking, I think it got somewhat stea...

2009-12-03T07:26:46.750-05:00

Practically speaking, I think it got somewhat steamrolled by the expanding Commerce Clause. But it is also something of a 'truism,' serving to remind that the Federal government (unlike the states) needs to find a Constitutional hook-in for everything it does.

- Exiled Sympathizer

John, could you state what you said another way? ...

2009-12-03T00:25:24.964-05:00

John, could you state what you said another way? It has me scratching my head. When you said: "It appears as though the legality of some things determines its morality."

Right, but even under it's "legal" status, it's st...

2009-12-02T22:19:44.520-05:00

Right, but even under it's "legal" status, it's still regulated, in some cases, by statewide government programs (Planned Parenthood, eventhough PP does not promote abortion, it is an option). It appears as though the legality of some things determines its morality.
JS

I looking at a few of these. It's a lot! I read ...

2009-11-29T23:08:59.001-05:00

I looking at a few of these. It's a lot! I read the summary of Griswold v, Connecticut (1965) on Wikipedia. I read how Roe v Wade based the right to privacy on both the 9th Amendment and the 14th Amendment via Griswold v, Connecticut (1965). I didn't go very deep into it as I am in the midst of reading "Just and Unjust Wars" to question my Iraq position and it has me deeply

I just bought "Mastering the Art of French Cooking...

2009-11-29T23:03:52.441-05:00

I just bought "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child. Looks like a good one. Recipes forthcoming.

So I totally agree with you except on the issue of...

2009-11-29T23:02:46.720-05:00

So I totally agree with you except on the issue of abortion. For all others, it is clear that they only involve the person in question. In the case of abortion, there is the mother and the fetus. The issue is whether a fetus is allowed the protections (rights) of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Amendments. In Roe v Wade, Section 9 of the opinion, it is stated that a

Rob, sorry in the delay in response to your reques...

2009-11-29T10:03:20.945-05:00

Rob, sorry in the delay in response to your request. I hope you and yours had a good thanksgiving. Here is a quick rundown of the “right of privacy” as opined in Roe v. Wade.

- Boyd v. United States (1886)
- “The Right To Privacy”, Harvard Law Review, Dec. 15, 1890, L. Brander and S. Warren
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Botsford (1891)
- Meyer v. State of Nebraska (1923

Ah, the sticky wicket. I'm quite in the same boat ...

2009-11-28T13:13:19.328-05:00

Ah, the sticky wicket. I'm quite in the same boat as you. Legislation does not make people moral, whether it's drugs, abortion, prostitution, gambling. I think true freedom comes from having these things at your desposal; people demostrate morality by not choosing to participate. But government is going to be involved even if the aforementioned areas are "legal." The

I used to own Escoffier, but I never used it. My ...

2009-11-24T18:58:27.749-05:00

I used to own Escoffier, but I never used it. My French Onion Soup is from Madeleine Kamman, which is the French cookbook I own ("The New Making of a Cook").

I had no idea that it would be French cooking though, for American cuisine circa 1850s.

So give us a recipe. :)

If you're talking about food from the period, Clas...

2009-11-24T16:14:14.928-05:00

If you're talking about food from the period, Classical French is the place to start. Techniques and ingredients might vary a bit, compared to today's,but the end result would be the same. Karlo would be a good person to ask, too. LaRousse's Gastronomique or the Escoffier Cookbook would be great places to start. JS

Here's what I have so far: Whig Recipes.

2009-11-24T08:40:18.457-05:00

Here's what I have so far: Whig Recipes.

Will, my sincere apologies! I assumed since you we...

2009-11-23T21:37:19.870-05:00

Will, my sincere apologies! I assumed since you were so knowledgeable about these various laws and decisions that it was your profession! Please share your recipe. :) So what do you do? I am a software engineer.

It does not spell out the "right to privacy" indeed! I had no idea it was so convoluted. If you have the time, I would be interested in a brief break down of how

Mr. Withers, how dare you slander my good name… ho...

2009-11-23T18:29:13.643-05:00

Mr. Withers, how dare you slander my good name… how dare you call me a… a… a lawyer! :)
For such indignities I shall not share my recipe for Southern “Fried” (baked actually) Chicken! {A Joke, I am not upset} But seriously I am not a lawyer; I guess I am just a jerk. That said let’s get into your question on the 14th Amendment.

The amendment itself does not spell out your